Tips for enjoying FIFA 12

I'll start this off by saying that I'm a PES guy. When they went 'next gen' I just stuck with the '06 version (playing on PC, so visuals are still good). I have PES11 and really like it. I've been trying to get the hang of the FIFA 12 demo and I just can't seem to keep possession or score goals.

The passing seems incredibly slow, even when I completely fill the pass strength gauge. I just can't seem to break defenses down, and even though I've gone through the tutorial I just can't seem to defend reliably, giving up really cheap tap in goals.

I want to like it, but I can't figure it out. Help!