ri916 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 DISCLAIMER: PA SPOILERS IN THIS THREAD Introduction For quite a while I’ve been interested in the limitations of training in FM. I’ve always wondered just how far you can shape a player’s attributes to how you like them. I’m not talking about improving a player as such, by increasing their CA though. I’m referring to turning an already good player with a high CA that’s a striker into a good central defender. I’m interested to see just how much of a players CA the game will let me shift onto a group of attributes for a different role. The Plan I will start as manager of Manchester United, due to their good facilities, coaches and wealth of 20-24 year olds with high CA’s that are close to their PA’s. 5 players will be selected by me between the ages of 20 and 25 (to allow plenty of time for their attributes to be shaped). I will then choose a position and role for each of them which I believe their current attribute set is least suited too. So an attacking player is very likely to be some sort of defensive player. The player will then be trained in this position until they become natural in it and trained in the role until the end of their career. To add further interest I’ll pick a couple more players of similar age and a high CA and will solely train them in their lowest attribute. All players involved in the experiment will start every game whenever possible in the position I am training them in. I’ll be holidaying for the duration of this game and will only return once a month to check on each player and ensure the game isn’t screwing the experiment up by changing the training or not playing the right players. Presentation I’ll be doing January and End of season updates featuring each player showing their development. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Player progression screenshots Javier Hernandez Game Start Rafael Game Start Jonny Evans Game Start Nani Game Start Anderson Game Start Wayne Rooney Game Start Antonio Valencia Game Start Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 The Players Javier Hernandez New Position: Centre Back New Role: Limited Defender Starting CA: 156 Starting PA: 170 Despite being fairly old now Hernandez still has lots of PA to fill out. Perhaps we'll see him improve as a limited defender for a little while before any gains he makes trail off. Jonny Evans New Position: Striker New Role: Poacher Starting CA: 154 Starting PA: 164 Another with a bit of PA left. It'll be interesting to see how his Finishing, Off the ball and Crossing develop. Rafael New Position: Striker New Role: Target Man Starting CA: 156 Starting PA: 168 Some PA still to fill out, he's a pretty allround player but his strength and heading ability are definitely leaving a bit to be desired for. Anderson New Position: Striker New Role: Advanced Forward Starting CA: 148 Starting PA: 160 Another poor finisher. Nani New Position: Centre Back New Role: Limited Defender Starting CA: 165 Starting PA: 170 The closest to his PA. It'll be interesting to see if we can get points off his other attributes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreassonp Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 This is very interesting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taunton Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Interesting experiment. Looking forward to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 The other Two Wayne Rooney Attribute: Marking Starting CA: 178 Starting PA: 182 Antonio Valencia Attribute: Heading Starting CA: 158 Starting PA: 160 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Interesting experiment. Looking forward to this. Thanks, it'll be nice to know the results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogogo golem Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Scrap what I said about January updates, I'll just do one at the end of every season. Some interesting progress has already taken place. May 2013 update will be tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nie jem frytek Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 very original idea! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgruli Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Interesting! I suppose their CA will not progress/increase as "normal", because probably their ability in important attributes of their original roles will decrease as the others increase. But maybe I'm wrong. I suppose you will give them first team experience as much as you can, so I'm also curious to see your team results with that many "displaced" players and how much time they will need to get used to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri916 Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Interesting! I suppose their CA will not progress/increase as "normal", because probably their ability in important attributes of their original roles will decrease as the others increase.But maybe I'm wrong. I suppose you will give them first team experience as much as you can, so I'm also curious to see your team results with that many "displaced" players and how much time they will need to get used to it. Well unfortunately my ass man refused to play them where I wanted him too despite ticking use current team selection, so I had to switch them to their natural positions to make sure they played. When they've developed a good familiarity with their positions I'll switch them back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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