Match preparation - team blend and width & tempo

Hey now,

so how do i improve width and tempo? I suppose it's team blend, or not? Also team blend should be good when there are many new players in the club?

Also when everything is fluid should the slider be to none? How do i even see the progress of attacking set.p. and defensive set.p.?

Time... starting the game they all start out zero'ed like the team has never played before, lame... but just have to play matches and keep some practice level in match prep and they will increase, takes forever though.

I assume the bars fill up the more they play your formation, but fill more quickly with 'team blend' ticked. I've gone for just one formation and maximum workload for team blend to get those bars filled as quickly as possible. Looks like Christmas should do it.

The other options - defend set pieces etc. don't affect the bars; they are good just for the next game and don't carry over into the future.