3d match and player movement

It often gives me the feeling im playing with woods...a player takes posession of the ball, and stays at place before he just passes, and the next player with the ball then stays on place till he passes to the next one, like sticked woods, it usualy happens with defenders.

Controlling the ball and moving seem to be independent moves, none of my players seem to be able to do both at the same time - hence why all my through balls fail because my players have to stop to control it before then starting their run.