Silver moon,

I agree completely that this update/patch should not have been applied mid-season. That was wrong and clearly an indication that someone does not care about the commitment players are putting into the game. This should have happened at the beginning of the next season so that everyone can start with any new behaviors and adjust their teams accordingly. This timing was for crap.

As far as what mentality you should be applying. That I cannot say. I am having similar issues. Just lost 0 - 1 against a team I defeated 4 -2 in the first game and I had a higher quality difference (+20%) this time around. The only thing I would look out for is that this late in the season some teams may be playing with the finance bonus in order to get the wins they need to finish higher in league or farther in the Cups. If you are not tweaking that parameter you may want to consider it.

Anyway my main point, more to the devs than to you, is that these updates should not happen mid-season.