Sorry bud, but if weaker teams are dominating you in midfield..... as much as it might hurt..... they are doing something better than you. I would reconsider your midfield strategy if you really are dominated by weaker teams and don't feel you can influence the match by much. Good skills are great but usually not enough to cut it.
Unfortunately, these "nonsense" manager note's were the key to developing elements of the game not easily seen in statitics