My experience with midfield players is that you always try and make sure they have more attacking points than defending and physical/ mental. I had a few attacking midfielders, so I decided to create a defensive beast, 2 full points more defensive than attacking and physical/ mental. But, he kept getting 4 and poor morale. I used him on both sides, in the middle, blue arrows and red arrows. No difference. This guy was a stinker. Once I have increased his attacking skills, he has consistently hit 7s with an eight or two.