My brother got this game for me yesterday, it's not great but it's probably the best manager game out for the ps2 the now.
What i'm getting really frustrated about though is the training. I let the head coach take care of it but still players are training bad. They occasionaly lose some of their stats, e.g shot power. It really is a pain in the backside. Another thing i'm not too keen on LMA is that assists for players mean absolutely jackshit. You can't search for a creative midfielder who has a certain amount of assists, so you have to waste your time looking at each players creativity bar.
The more i play it though the more i should like it, hopefully.