Players do not develop at all

[noincophydr]

I am playing FM19 and my players are not increasing their attributes at all or extremely slowly. I have plenty of examples. Initially thought that the lack of play for some youngsters was the reason this was happening. However, I checked the regular players of the main squad and found out that nobody is growing in attributes. For example, the development of a just turned 20 years old central defender that played 20 games in LaLiga last season has been flat. Any ideas why this is happening?

Edited April 19, 2021 by noincophydr

[CARRERA]

How are well are your training facilities developed and your staff members?

[noincophydr]

Great training facilities. For the main squad training I have 6 general coaches, 5 fitness coaches, 2 gk coaches, the assman and myself. Good quality overall I would say. Last season was the first season of the team in LaLiga. I won LaLiga, Cup and Supercup.

Edited April 19, 2021 by noincophydr

[CARRERA]

Does your player get enough playtime at an appropriate level? His personality and determination seem to be fine.

[noincophydr]

Yes, the problem is not only about this player, it happened to all the players in the team.

[noincophydr]

Another example, Mahlonoka, a bargain from some obscure Southafrican club. He was the key player of the team last season with only 20 years, and crucial for the title conquest. He played 34 matches scoring 11 goals, however, his development has been disappointing as well, and almost flat.

 

 

[ArthurFM]

I can suggest a few possible reasons.

1. Firstly development takes time. A players attributes actually develop at intervals, so whereas you see the attributes in whole numbers, e.g. 10 or 11, the game may recognise his development has gone from 10 to 10.5. However on the 'progress' screen it won't show that he has improved until he has gone up a whole attribute point which usually takes around a year. This means if you buy a player who is 18 then after 6 months you might see very little development, but wait 12 or 18 months and the development should be there. Also remember players develop in stages, so the physicals will develop very quickly when they are young like 17-18, then the mentals and technicals will go up more in the 19-22 age range but much slower. Its rare to get really fast development unless the player is really young.

2. There are so many factors that effect development. Facilities have been mentioned as well as hidden attributes/personality, but the dynamics can also effect it. If he is not happy at the club or he doesn't fit into a social group this can effect development. Equally some players are 'late bloomers' or just don't develop at all. This element of randomness if in the game as it reflects real life. There will always be some players that don't live up to their potential. Also make sure you use the assign coach roles thingy under training to make sure your coaches are coaching the right areas for their attributes. Downloading some better training schedules might also help if you currently leave training to the assistant manager.

3. Their PA might not be as high as you think. The star ratings are the opinions of your scouts or assistant manager so if they have a bad attribute for judging PA it can be a problem. You seem to be at a decent level so you probably have good scouts, but if your assistant manager has bad judging PA this could also be a reason.

However if this is a consistent problem then point 1 is probably most relevant, it takes time

[Domus Clamantium]

Show your training schedule. It could be a scheduling issue.

[Experienced Defender]

I don't know what you expect in terms of player development, but what I see in the screenshots looks pretty realistic IMHO. 

[zyfon5]

Might just be a little bit of bad luck with players with quite low professionalism. Fairly professional is not the best either. Do you have other examples with players like resolute or professional personality having this issue? Could also be a case of players already hitting close to their peak at a younger age especially with Augustine. You will need players with really good personality especially in professionalism to reach those black stars level of potential. 

Alternatively you can try to criticize their training if their training rating is low or if they do not show much progress use the option that criticize that they are not improving over the past few months. Cannot stress how important this is especially to players that do not have the best personalities.

Edited April 20, 2021 by zyfon5

[Rashidi]

From what  I can see you are tracking a player over 6 months and his attribute development is actually quite decent, there are quite a few attributes that have increased by a factor of 1.

[noincophydr]

I peeked into the ability of these players to check your assumptions.

Mahlonoka CA 137 PA 150, professionalism 13

Barros CA 127 PA 132, Professionalism 16

Two weeks of training schedules:

 

Edited April 20, 2021 by noincophydr

[noincophydr]

I think training might be one of the issues. Do you have the workload of your coaches in "light", or "average"? I assume anything beyond "average" will decrease the progress of the players.

[Experienced Defender]

47 minutes ago, noincophydr said:

Do you have the workload of your coaches in "light", or "average"? I assume anything beyond "average" will decrease the progress of the players

I always aim for the light. It means most dedication by coaches. 

[silentwars]

I've noticed on my current save on FM21 players with low work rate progess more slowly. I usually give them endurance training (especially if their stamina isn't great) and mentoring to try to boost it up. 

[herne79]

1 hour ago, silentwars said:

I've noticed on my current save on FM21 players with low work rate progess more slowly. I usually give them endurance training (especially if their stamina isn't great) and mentoring to try to boost it up. 

Unless something changed, work rate has nothing to do with development nor is it affected by mentoring.  What you noticed there is probably nothing more than a coincidence .

[silentwars]

5 minutes ago, herne79 said:

Unless something changed, work rate has nothing to do with development nor is it affected by mentoring.  What you noticed there is probably nothing more than a coincidence .

Probably, it's only one player he's 18 and didn't improve much at all whereas others who didn't play improved a lot. It might well be down to my training more than anything else. 

[noincophydr]

I rarely place "Rest" slots for my players, could this hinder their development?

[DarJ]

2 hours ago, noincophydr said:

I rarely place "Rest" slots for my players, could this hinder their development?

don't they get injured?