PACE OF THE GAME!!! again....
It's a little better than the pace of FIFA 99, but still too fast. Here's what I noticed: after playing the game in WORLD CLASS setting and SPRINTING the whole game long, my players were fairly fresh after 90 minutes, with FATIGUE level from low 70's to low 80's. In AMATEUR setting, they never drop below mid 80's.
There's NO REASON to pace yourself, like in FIFA 98 or WC 98 versions. Also, I tried changing players attributes, such as FITNESS and STRENGTH, but the results were the same.
If someone can create a PATCH to make the FATIGUE more realistic, that would make the players ration their energy and make the pace more realistic as well as TEAM MANAGEMENT more MEANINGFUL.
Lets face it, unless your player has a yellow card, there's really no reason to sub for him, because he never gets tired.

What do you think?

You can increase the fatigue of the players by decreasing their fitness.

In theory, maybe.

I changed every player's FITNESS attribute to 1 and nothing changed. Try it for yourself.

how many minute halfs were you playing? In the past if you played 4 minute halfs hardly anyone got tired, but if you play 10 minute halfs at least one or two players were completely exhausted.