All of my wide men are in poor form and have been all season. It's baffling because I have two players who I alternate on the left and another two on the right. All four have a season rating of less than 6.7.

I play 3-2(w)-3-2 and I'm second in the table, into the CL semi and reached the QF of the Cup. So I'd consider that I am doing very well in terms of results, however it's strange that my wingers rarely get ratings higher than 6. All other players have averages above 7.2. The wingers are all talented enough (3 x 5* and 1 x 4*) so I'm wondering if perhaps they'd be better suited in a different role.

Maybe if I played them further forward, as ML and not DML for example they'd play better. It worries me because when I don't win they have a poor rating so I wonder if I would've won had I played a different system. Furthermore if I win a game 7/8-0 they still only get a 7. Never 8 or 9.

Any suggestions? The formation is one I've always used and it's so far gained me 6 promotions in a row so is it just that in reading too much into the ratings when they're actually not that important??