ralph1903 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Do you ever believe that the average age of the squad influences the success? With my Napoli team, I have bunched up the experienced players with some young talents and got the success in the first season. I have been the champions at the Serie A and Italian Cup, and got to the quarter finals in the Champions League and eliminated. In the beginning of the second season my average squad age is 26.8, my oldest player is Morgan De Sanctis who is at the age of 35(still first selection) and my youngest player is Benjamin Siegrist who is at the age of 19 (another goalkeeper ) Looking forward to hearing what you think of? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuryBlade Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 My Sheffield United team have won back to back Premiership titles and a Champions League (2 runners up as well in the last 4 years) with an average age of 21.6. Majority of my players I signed at the age of 16-18 with a couple of experienced heads (25-26 year olds) to add that experience and captain the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I don't think it has any effect, I've played as numerous teams with various average age and didn't spot any differences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Doing a save at the moment with only signing players U21, at the top level I've had to wait a bit until the core has been 22/23 but otherwise have done well with a majority teenage side at a few clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 on my blackpool save i had a young average age, but a few experianced players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPlanet Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 [video=youtube;3Es-RIBnba8] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph1903 Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 I strongly agree with CaptainPlanet. You cannot win anything with the Kids... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schotsmannetje Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I find that if you don't have experienced players in your defence, you concede a lot more goals then with experienced players, no matter how good they are and/or how much potential they have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOUGHGUY Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 No effect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chestermike Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Experience matters, not average age of the squad. An 18 year old with 100 games will be more developed than a 22 year old with 50 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage94 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Most of my players have good experience despite a squad average age of 22.40. Just off the back of a 3rd straight La Liga title so I don't think it makes any difference Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Billy-Jay Jones Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Experience matters, not average age of the squad. An 18 year old with 100 games will be more developed than a 22 year old with 50 games. Pretty much this. My average squad age at Sunderland is only 22 because my first team is filled with academy products (my oldest player is only 29 or 30, I believe), and yet last season we had our highest league finish (4th), did well in Europe and won the FA Cup. In the 8 seasons i've been with Sunderland i've only made 4 changes to my starting 11 since my first summer window, I believe the longer a squad is held together and the more settled they are, the more consistent your results will be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aderow Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 For me, personality matters the most. Thing is, at least in my experience, I've found more older players who have the right mentality than I have younger ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
INV Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 A team made of let's say 150CA&PA 22 year-olds can play as well as a team made of 150CA&PA 29 year-olds and the other way around. Any difference beside that you can use 22 year olds a couple of seasons longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
podium86 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I've noticed that players with the same ca whom are in their prime eg. 30yr old vs 18 yr old have much better stats mentally. It can make a positive difference. Unless your youngster is superb mentally otherwise a good decision stat which older players tend to have and can't be trained makes a world of difference imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonky Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I strongly agree with CaptainPlanet. You cannot win anything with the Kids... The video he linked to was where Alan Hansen said, "you can't win anything with kids", and then the Man Utd team he was talking about went on to win the Premier League title. So it's very possible CaptainPlanet actually believes the opposite of what you thought you were agreeing with. In my opinion, age doesn't matter in the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph1903 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 The video he linked to was where Alan Hansen said, "you can't win anything with kids", and then the Man Utd team he was talking about went on to win the Premier League title. So it's very possible CaptainPlanet actually believes the opposite of what you thought you were agreeing with.In my opinion, age doesn't matter in the game. thank you for the explanation. IRL I believe the average age of the squad does matter the success of the team. But in game, comments about the personality seems to be the most logical I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
isignedupfornorealreason Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I've noticed that players with the same ca whom are in their prime eg. 30yr old vs 18 yr old have much better stats mentally. It can make a positive difference. Unless your youngster is superb mentally otherwise a good decision stat which older players tend to have and can't be trained makes a world of difference imo. But the way the game is geared, a world class potential youth usually needs strong mental stats to reach his potential. So if you're investing in youth as a top club there's no sense keeping the older players when their legs go, at least if you've invested in the world class potential youths. That'll never change until you can reach the top potential with crappy stats (see Balotelli...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harper Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 The issue with the game is that young players progress mentally, physically, and technically at an equal pace, so it is very possible to have a world beating side with an average age of 21. In real life, players are technically and physically gifted at a young age. The mental side of the game progresses at a slower pace for a majority of players. Specifically decision making, anticipation, influence, and teamwork. Some of these things are tied to game experience (decision making). Some being in a squad for a time (anticipation, influence, and teamwork) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_ACE Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I suppose in theory it could make a difference if many of your young players have low hidden stats like consistency, or whether they like playing in big matches, however, having said that I am yet to actually encounter really significant problems by having young squads. In my current career save with Athletic Club Bilbao I've won the treble with a squad who's average age is just 21. As the saying goes, "if you're good enough, you're old enough". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers1991 Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 No, I always have the lowest average age in the league and I always do well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I've won 5 league titles (4 back to back) and 3 UCL's (2 back to back) as well as 17 other cups (Supacopas/UEFA Supercups/Copa del Reys/Club World Cups) with Athletic Club in 8 seasons, while maintaining an average age of 20. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deserter Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 There are the hidden stats. Most importantly consistency. I have a feeling that it develops just like the visible stats do. That would certainly make a difference. I can't see why age itself would have been factored in into the match engine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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