I do agree that Hattrick does emphasis the midfield a little too much, but you might find these articles interesting. Midfield shouldn't be everything, but without some semblence of ball control, it is very difficult to win:
http://www.teekosey.f2s.com/HT-Issue...es/000013.html
http://www.sini.co.uk/gaelic/documen...elic%20Aug.pdf