Been playing around 130 hours now, mostly manager mode. Liking it so far, there are certainly some improvements but many of the problems still persist, most of which are evident when you're actually playing out on the pitch.
I spent a ridiculous amount of time hoarding youth talent, both from my own scouts and by purchasing others', my entire starting 11 has a 5 star weak foot, which is a major blessing both in shooting and passing and I've also managed to build a team where the shortest man is around 6'4", so my guys are pretty much unbeatable on corners and headers in general.
The new scouting and youth academy system makes almost every player type besides "physically strong" useless, the technique skills can be trained anyway and become less important. That said; I've managed to get some great youth players without training them at all, the highest I got without training was a 76 rater 18 year old CF. Unfortunately, he only had a 2 star weak foot and 3 star skill moves so I sold in the next transfer window.
Defending is easier than ever and almost every goalie can be trained into a global superstar in a matter of two seasons or less.
I had a 15 year old keeper talent in my youth academy and spent three seasons training him (and others as well, of course), he came out of the academy 93 rated and at 6'7" tall and with good jumping and strength and even decent pace, he was pretty much the best goalie in the world... 
Training adds depth for sure, but in its current form, it's completely overpowered as it can make even proper duds into superstars and it kind of defeats the purpose of potential overall.
Pro-tip: buy the Greek right midfielder Charis Mavrias; I have him at 90 rated and 26 years old, no training! And get Julian Draxler from Germany on the other side; fast, technique, tall and with 5 star weak foot! 
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