The only fun I got out of FIFA 09 was with Clubs - it's the mode where there's the least AI input so that's probably why...
Online against random people was shite because of assisted controls and the extreme effectiveness of closing down, offline against the AI was shite because of the awful AI and rubbish game modes... That's before I mention that 90% of goals are one-on-ones (even on manual), every shot being weak and floaty, most long balls being too floaty, long shots are next to impossible, players falling over all the time, the only difference between any team below the 3 stars being kits and names, online glitches not getting patched, the "lock-on" thing for aerial battles, AI teammates always sticking to their little patch on the pitch, staying next to defenders and not trying to make space for themselves, every player playing the same apart from pace/strength/shot power...
I could go on, loads of stuff stopped FIFA 09 being an enjoyable game for me, I felt like I was playing it for the sake of playing a football game because I had done for so many years previously, not because I actually wanted to play the game...