Just cannot fathom this game.  Starting to think it is just me, and my inability to be consistent?

One session I am stroking the ball around, and sides cannot touch me, and then the next session I cannot score a goal, or buy a win.

Got to the brink of promotion to D6 for the first time on F17.
Needed one win from two games... we all know how this pans out...

Lost the first one from a winning position, in the 90th.
Went ahead in the second one 1-0, and was bossing it by half time.
Oppo spent half time messing with his team, then came out and slaughtered me in the second half.
Could not get out of my half, or retain the ball. HOW do they do that???
Managed to keep him out until the 89th and then drew 1-1... promotion failed.

Got relegated to D8 the next season, then to D9.