I don't agree with playmaker.

My wife bought at 2.week a playmaker from recommended player list, and he got ~2nd goal the PM-icon, was 23 time MoM. You also can set him as CK and/or FK and you will see the icon every time, it leads to the goal.

But I also saw many playmakers, which didn't work or didn't perform like the PM of my wife.
I have a pm on my own, but I don't, if he is a playmaker for real. His performance is around 7, was last season only one time MoM. But he earned the most cards of all... (7) -.-