I'm in my third season of FM07 now and every year I've seen the same pattern of development in my players: During pre-season their attributes improve well to reach a peak in mid September, when I usually start seeing red arrows which sees most drop a point or so, regardless of the minor changes I've made in the workload/training schedule. After this early peak I find it very difficult to get my players back up to the same level again during the rest of the season.
Most of my players (including a few older ones) are improving year by year though and come next season most reach a peak at a higher level than the previous year. I just can't keep them up there longer than the first few games of the season!
Does anyone recognise this issue and know how to deal with it?