Thanks for the info, I was hoping there would be decent people out there like myself that are willing to help each other out.
If I was one of the top teams I would want to help everyone out so the competition is as high as possible.
You have to think about it in a tactical approach, I wouldn't expect someone to give out all the advantages they know to their opponents, it doesn't make sense. If we were both classmates and I did your coursework for you and you got a higher grade then me, I'd be happy for you ofcourse as a friend but I would also be like wtf that doesn't make sense and the same principle can be applied here.
I had to find out many things myself and once you see 1000s of match reports, your eye starts catching things you would have not noticed before. Making a spreadsheet can also help bigtime but that is a long process.
It's not about people being decent or not, most managers will probably not like to share their knowledge and I wouldn't blame them at all. Your post was created yesterday and has been viewed over 48 times yet nobody has replied back.
You need to look at other things in your match report and not just the difference in boots. Mclinktok was referee meaning and as his bio says, he is a sucker for the underdog.... that could mean a bunch of different things such as favouring an away team or the weaker side. Moreover, I am not sure if you put offside on or off, that needs to be taken into account as your 2 defenders in your 2-5-3 have different pace levels and it could have affected your performance. I have had successful results in both situations offsides yes and no with Mclinktok, and my decision depends on conditions of the match and team strength of my opponent.
As for certain styles favouring refs that is true and if you want an example of this, I'll tell you that Terrence Frisk favours continental play
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I've come to learn that if you want to be at the very top you have to build and train a very strong team... that is the number one thing, ignore all these ref impacts etc and keep it simple, train a team to 800+ and you will see the difference. Match engine can be a shambles at times but it is what it is.
Hope that helps.