There is a team that is among the best quality teams in the same league as mine this season. It uses a decent formation too, and no players out of position. With that quality and that formation, you would expect this team to be among the top four, and yet, it is among the bottoms. Could it be because he did not train as recommended by the game?
Also, remember that you said that you have noticed some sort of negative effect when you trained only lightly for the recommended number of training sessions before the matches? I have noticed that too. Coincidence?