I changed to hard tackle this year as a test and I rarely get yellows. It is all about possession and counter attacks. I am not telling you to go hard tackle, I am saying that I would do it if I were in your place, because it is working for me. If he has no freekick specialist then its a no brainer, but I do it even when the other team has one, just on principle. I like to hard tackle and injure the other team. MWahahahahahahahahahaha!