i encounter this problem and i wonder if is the game default. i have set my formation and i adjust everything to manual. by using the ''select'' + direction of the arrow, i will be able to control the strategy i want. however, in this case, during the game play, the com automatic unable me to control my strategy, and i went to view my formation, my adjusted formation was change. and when i load back my formation, the com change my captain to another player. the other thing i want to ask is, is PES 2009 the same function as PES 2008 that when we change the strategy we want, we will see the arrow of what we wanted at the bottom beside the player name.?