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Just the top 5 european nations: England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France

Yes but the award winners can often not be from for the big 5 European nations (e.g. the award winner is from Portugal or Egypt), so it doesnt solve the problem for the big 5 nations. The award issue is still an issue that contributes to it but I dont think its the main cause. I think @Daveincid may have a different opinion to me though

Increased the home/world reputation of the awards given to the best player and young player of the year in the big 5 European nations for any awards where it was set to. Also did the same for some other awards such as Top Goalkeeper awards

I initially thought it was only due to the incorrect reputation scores for awards, but I did a test with fixed reputation scores and it didnt solve the problem. I think newgens arent getting the required game time so dont develop to become first team starters even though they clearly have potential to be top players.

How long has it been without him making any first team transfers and how long had the transfer window been open during this period? If it's only been days or possibly even weeks then it's not a problem, but if a whole transfer window has passed, especially the main transfer window, and there havent been any signings then there might be an issue.

Yeah youre doing well already. People that find it too easy are people that wouldnt spend more than 2 seasons in a league. In real life its very rare for this to ever happen

I want iran to score get this pen and score. Would be a nice end to the match for them after they made such a big statement against the government

Cant believe people didnt have Saka in the England XI

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Whats this from?

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How is that not a penalty loool

Kane does need runners ahead of him tbh, so I understand. Foden would fit better in a midfield position. Foden on the wing would work if we expected controllde possession similar to Man City/Arsenal which I dont think England are capable of, or at least havent shown they are capable of it.

Kane drops so Southgate wants runners ahead of him

The only use of it would be for training matches to try new tactics and set pieces. However this is a very big reason to have it included in the game as this is the core of a Head Coaches/Managers job, right after managing on match days.

We should be able to view training matches so that we can try tactics out before we try them in a game. This is one of the biggest parts of being a Head Coach/Manager and it isnt in the game at all, so for me its a very important and very needed feature.

As the OP said people that are talking about injuries for human controlled teams are missing the point. This is about injuries for AI teams and yes they are way too low. Lots of teams even have no injuries. Please SI give us the option to have realistic a realistic injury rate instead of the reduced 80%. Was really disappointing to see that injuries were reduced from a realistic rate because people complained, yet they wont return the match timeline because of 'realism' reasons. Also times have changed since when SI made the 80% change. Now we have the medical centre which allows humans to better management there players fitness.

Thanks for the great work! Is it possible to manage the youth and H.S. teams? I couldnt see them as an option to manage

Would be grateful if someone from SI could answer this as its not explained in the manual or in the game: Where do the numbers come from in the squad comparison screen where you compare the attributes of your team to the average of the rest of the league (It's under Squad Planner -> Report -> Comparison). If my scouts haven't scouted every player in the league then how do they know the attribute scores of all the players in the league? Is there a degree of error in this based on our scouts knowledge? Would be grateful if this could be answered, as I dont know if its what my scouts think or if its factual.

A youth player getting lots of training time at a high standard and ALSO playing at an appropriate level for their skill level is what you should always be aiming for

Strengthen the weakest position in your starting 11 and pick out some youngsters that you will try to integrate into the first team.

One thing is clear to me:The ME is easily the best it's ever been imo. I think the ME team have been doing a fabulous job each year progressing the ME, especially with so little development time between games.

Very good to hear this!