Thanks a lot. I used Hard Tackle for the first time in 4 seasons in the reverse CL match against a slightly lower rated team. I had lost the away match 2:3. All I needed was 1:0 or 2:1 at home. My go-to guy, the two-way DMC got a YC in the 1st minute and a second one in the 2nd minute! Down a man, I played to a 1:1 draw on "Normal tackle" and got knocked out.
Of course, in the first match (the 2:3 loss) my MC got a red card at the 36 minute mark (on Normal) and the same star DMC got injured at the 19 minute mark (no PK or FK given). It's almost like if the game wants you to lose, it will find a way to make it happen. Ever saw two defenders running parallel (or away) from the opposing forward who runs unopposed to goal and scores on you? That was the goal the opposition scored on me today.
There are troll games and then there are take the knobby stick and club you over the head games.
And yeah, I am not playing Hard Tackle again. It may work for you, it has never worked for me.