Why is my team so bad this season?

[Matteo de Clemente]

Hi,I usually try to learn what kind of season will globally be for my team from Cup preliminary round results (first 2 days of new season).
Since i play Cup matches against teams 1 or 2 levels over mine,if results are good (this season the preliminary round was ok,but I failed the Qualification round), i desume my season may be ok.

2 seasons ago I won league and CL (as you did last season),arriving in Cup semifinal.
Last season,instead, I failed preliminary Cup round, in League I was second (-11 points from the first) and I won Champions League.
During the first half of last season,however,I had a lot of bad defensive performances even against teams much weaker than mine.

To betterly analize your teams performances you should play as many as friendly matches you can so that:

1) You see which players are in bad conditions and what the frequency of low performances is.

2) You may decide:

a) to elaborate an alternative formation where those players are more suitable
b) if bad performances come from unmotivation,after a long period of satisfation,you may need to sell and replace them

From what I see,your unmotivated players seem to be GK,DMC and 1 MC,1 ST,while other defender performance is neither bad nor good,but nothing exceptional.

Consider also their moral level,and don't charge them too much between 2 official matches...