[Scoting Questions: Performance Analysts "vs" Recruitment Analysts [FM23] | DoF role]

Dear FM Friends,

I have 2 questions that I have not been able to Google or analyze my way to the answer. Some context is that I have played more or less every FM(CM) since 2000, so I have a very structured routine of how I do stuff which might make me overlook some obvious things and gaps - please break out my flaws if you find them.

Question 1:
The core of the question is whether Performance Analysts and Recruitment Analysts "compete over" or cooperate on reports.

When I set up my Scouting system, I select a country or a selection of 2-3 countries that I assign to 1 Scout, with Ongoing priority. At the same time, I assign 2 Analysts to each Scout's assignement - one recruitment analyst, and one performance analyst.

My question, in more detail, is whether these 2 assigned analysts will "compete over" (or probably more precisely divide amongst them) the scouted players, or if they cooperate on compiling the analyst report on every player. This is, obviously, quite the difference. And since the performance analyst role is fairly limited outside of recruitment purposes - only Own Team Analysis Report and Opposition Analysis Report - it seems that most Performance Analysts go to waste if they are not helping with recruitment.

Question 2:

This question here is a bit more complicated to formulate precisely. Despite the focuses described above (1 Scout + 2 Analysts per assignement), it seems that my DoF is the one actually scouting people. When I go through all my recruitment staff, my scouts have 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 15, 23 reports etc., while my DoF sits on a grand total 670 reports. When I go through my Shortlists, they are also almost always "Last Scouted by DoF", and "Last Scouted by" the Performance analyst, ironically enough, assigned to do Own Team reports.

Why is this the case, that the DoF seems to be doing the scouting while my scouts do not provide many reports? Or is this simply because my DOF is "Handling" the reports? 

In advance, thanks

[Football Manager 2019 Official Feedback Thread]

5 hours ago, Amarante said:

Your playing at a higher level now so your team will be under different pressure and up against better players so they will be making mistakes that they didn't make in league one. 

I've done some additions, yes, but I've played a sufficient amount of friendlies, so they new players are familiar with their team mates and the tactical aspect. 

Regarding pressure - that's my point exactly -  they're not under "different pressure". These mistakes are completely unrelated to their opponents. Mistakes that happen, in fact, whilst under no pressure at all. I've played FM for over 20 years now, and I've never seen it this bad. We're talking several personal mistakes that lead to a goal or a huge change every game.
Which is why it leads me to think that the game has 'dumbed down' my players to make them do more mistakes. 

[Football Manager 2019 Official Feedback Thread]

This is more of a question, rather than a feedback per se:
 

I've just promoted from League 1 to the Championship with Salford (2023/2024), and out of nowhere my players are making unbelieveable mistakes they made maybe once or twice during an entire season. Is this some sort of mechanic within the game to make the team 'artificially worse'? We're talking about completely unacceptable mistakes, like e.g. my central defender mistiming his header, then refusing to run after the lose ball despite not being under pressure, my GK not rushing out to clear free through-balls, despite being Sweeper-Keeper, Wingbackers missing on 10 yard passes going straight to the opponent's strikers, defenders seemingly forgetting how to man-mark etc. This is extremely infuriating, and it makes me want to quit playing. I dominated the League 1, and my team is not worse now -  rather  the opposite;  significantly improved. These mistakes are not due to the opponent's skill level, but rather because my team seemingly has forgotten how to play football.  
What is going on here?