Coaches disparaging about older players . . .

[stockwellpete]

Quite often when I try to develop a playing trait for an older player (30+) the coach will say that the player is too old to learn anything new. While this may be true of some players who are set in their ways, it is certainly not true of all players. One of the main reasons that veterans thrive in the game in their 30s is precisely because they are able to adjust the way that they play to compensate for a gradual loss of stamina and pace.

 

If I get told that by a coach, should I just take their word for it, or should I persist with my training idea? is it possible in the game for players who are 30+ to develop new traits? I appreciate it may not be possible for some players, or that it might take more than one attempt (as it sometimes does with younger players).

[Iggy Hassan]

Totally agree with this. When players reach a certain age their reading of the game improves and some of their physical stats drop off. I think writing off players over 30 has been an issue for a while in fm, hence why there's an obsession with wonderkids and selling anyone over a certain age due to an alarming in-game deterioration. I think in future versions, you should be able to suggest to older players to 'unlearn' in tandem with learn new traits to suit their declining/improving attributes in some areas.

[stockwellpete]

Yes, I am not clear if an older player's traits can still be developed if you just ignore the negativity of the coaches. With younger players the coach sometimes says it is not a good idea to develop a particular trait, but I go ahead anyway and sometimes get a positive result.

[DarJ]

You can always ignore what your coaches say 

[phd_angel]

Ignore your coaches and sue them for ageism.

[Brasilia88]

Everyone talking about how they don´t want older players, perhaps don´t play often in the lower leagues xD... For me, as long as you can kick a ball, run and don´t die after 70 minutes, you´re up!