I think we have to accept that, at the moment, the match engine is well and truly broken...
just a quick look at the change-list for the 11.2 patch demonstrates that.
as it stands right now I have my full-backs getting dragged into the middle to close down the strikers leaving the opposition winger in acres of space and an easy pass for said striker; my centre-backs are getting dragged to the winger, leaving space for centre-mids to run into; 3 men seem to get dragged to the ball at all times leaving 2 men unmarked and in acres of space; set-pieces are a joke, both ways... I fear corners against because no matter how much match-prep on defending set-pieces I almost always concede at least one per game to a set-piece yet can hardly score from them myself.
I'd love to know how you guys have managed to get a 'solid defence' because mine, which was solid last season, is now leaking goals like nobody's business and nothing I do seems to be able to make a difference! I can't buy a clean-sheet for love nor money and now my two main strikers are injured I can't score either...
19 games unbeaten including a win against L2 Torquay for my BSP Eastleigh has now turned into a run of defeats that I can't seem to halt... I concede every game, with the exception of 2 against weaker opposition during the 19 game run, and the goals are ALL avoidable, bar none!
edit:
so I keep a clean sheet in the very next game.. and score two to boot! But there were only 3 recognised first-team players in the starting 11 plus a 4th who has played a lot of games due to form/injuries. None of the defence including the GK were "first-team" players... I should have dropped them all sooner!!