There is no global setting. EA has a hard on for manual aim. Even if you play a Be A GM season, you still have to set it, every single game.
Also, Auto aim is also not an option in any online mode, HUT, or even GM Connected. Not even if you are playing solo.
It's a frustrating position E has taken. the best part are all of the online will complain that they game doesn't give them enough clean goals or represent their true aim. So when they can't score, they want EA to make manual aim better.
But what they really want is more auto aim, because they can't aim for crap. But they don't want to know they are getting help. It's ridiculous.
Unfortunately, I am really loving HUT, so I have had to spend more time getting used to manual aim. And even though I've improved, Winning online HUT games last night with 5 and 6 goals, it's still less satisfying than auto aim.
Yes, I showed mad skills by aiming to the corners every time! But when I us auto aim, Iam forced to think way more situationally and to take into account who I am using far more. And the results are way more variety in the ways goals are scored.
But don't hold your breath waiting for EA to provide more love for those of us that use auto aim. I've already have one friend who would play in online leagues ditch the series because he got sick of scoring less than a goal a game on average.
Why can't friends play each other with whatever stye they want?