Ive had the same thing happen every now and then on fifa 07 online xbox360 and it was annnoying.The only thing i thought it could be was that my guys fatigued to early in the game bcoz i was using sprint every time i ran.So now i try and only use it when i really need 2 say if im trying to run down christiano ronaldo on the wing b4 he can cross it.So id try that not to use sprint so much and check the players stamina ratings

I feel the same way, I am usually Pittsburgh in NHL 09 and they are a pretty speedy team but i just lost to Anaheim who is a big rough gritty team with no speed. They beat me to every puck without hitting me

lol. I know how you feel on both counts. I only have 8,000 points and I'm playing against guys with 150,000+. I'm not sure but I wonder if the more points you have the faster or better you can play similar to how you improve in be a pro season.