I am about done with this online, it seems i am missing something my passes are always cut out, i cant play a through ball from ten yards away yet my opp are constantly pinging them pin poit from about 100yards, i cannot press x to tackle without a foul and mostly a red card, i always seem to have more possesion but end up losing to people who arent even good mostly thanks to something mentioned above.
Is there a certain way to play this online or what?
stick with it, reggie. accept that you're going to lose lots of games to begin with, especially against players that have played a lot more games than you have. keep persevering and eventually, it will 'click'.
try messing around with different tactics offline (not just the formations and sliders, but also marking, strategies, assistance settings, etc).
also, i don't mean to be patronising (i'm not particularly good myself), but make sure you learn the new defensive moves in the training mode.
if you're playing mlo, it certainly gets a bit easier once you have some (slightly) better players. if you're not playing mlo, give it a try as you still get some reward for not winning and have the pleasure of acquiring players.
finally, check the forums for advice on dealing with through balls.
cheers.