It has not improved it. Defending is rotten, despite playing a pressing style, defenders literally just stand passive as people run past them and the long punt from the keeper is just mind blowing.....defenders either never win a header or when they are in 30 yds of space with players either side, they just head it back into no mans land and opposition counter on you.
The shots/goals thing will never be fixed but its something that I just accept now....don't get bothered by it as its pointless. There are games in FM you simply will not win, I just move on now. Pointless dwelling on one game, tactic tweaks, obvious changes just don't have an effect in certain games. I doth my cap to players I see and read who are getting players into the 60+ goals a season, just don't see how its possible.