Re. "-Are your AML-C-R scoring but not your ST ?" - See this thread I started 2 years ago:
https://forum.topeleven.com/top-elev...-strikers.html
I remember I once saw a "hint" in the game, when I played without strikers at all - it said that strikers' main goal is to keep the defenders busy, or something like that. That kinda explains it. You can try it yourself. By the way, it's one of the achievements, to win without the strikers/