ITunes Match forces download from iCloud when iPhone is attached to my Mac?

I got iTunes Match just before christmas and I, like a lot of people have been having trouble with the artwork. So I decided to reset my iPhone to wipe all the music off...everything is backed up and I've done this before and it's fixed problems.
My phone is physically attached to my Mac and I go to sync my playlists and I face a screen saying "iPhone can access music in iCloud. Songs can be downloaded and played via wifi" Why am I forced to download off iCloud when it HAS to be easier to sync off my Mac?
The phone point of getting iTunes Match was to add to my music listening experience not to take away from it. Now I have to manually add songs and playlists when before it was just selecting a few tick-boxes and saying sync. Why am I paying for this service?

83years wrote:
Why am I paying for this service?
I assume because you signed up for it.
I'd leave feedback with Apple, as this is a user to user forum so they will not necessary see your comments.
There is a way round adding lots of music onto your phone by USB. I haven't done it personally, so you may want to do a search on here, but I believe that basically you turn off Match on your phone, sync as previously and then turn it back on.
As I say, I haven't tried it myself, so best do a quick check first.

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