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The game is just giving its' opinion based on the apparent ideal attributes for each role. What it can't do is match our own perceptions of attributes that we may want in roles. Sometimes those opinions coincide, sometimes they don't.

We can pick and choose, the game simply follows rules.

Yeah, that's a fair point, as I said at the start I just wanted to confirm it wasn't going to derail a players development by playing them/training them outside of their 'best position'. You've answered the question, so thank you very much guys.

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It seems strange to me that the game would include a feature which is essentially saying 'this players best position is....' if it doesn't really mean anything, or perhaps putting it another way is less important than the overall tactic/formation/strategy itself. It just creates further confusion when trying to create a tactic.

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I ignore it. A player's attributes are far more important for the role that you want him to perform. Case in point - I play Angel Di Maria in my ML position as a Wide Midfielder (attack). According to the game he is only "competent" at playing in that position and his bar isn't even half full for WM(A). However, he's won the Golden Boot award for the last 2 seasons and this season won the Balon D'Or after being runner up the previous season.

Then why do they put these things in the game if they are so inaccurate, and there are several examples (looking at this forum) and your example above that a player will do even better in a position the game is advising you he cannot perform in? It just looks confusing when you set a team up and you're being advised everyone is out of position.

Star ratings are a) an opinion of your coaches or scouts and so are only as good as they are; and b) are only relative to the players at your club - somebody could have a 5 star rating at Plymouth Argyle, but out them into Arsenal's team and they'll be lucky to get half a star. Use them as an indication only - read the detailed scout or coach report to get a better indication of potential and ability. And their attributes of course.

He was the only right back the club had, in the first team at least, and he was the first choice RB for the Italy national team also so couldn't have been that bad, but I'm also surprised my scouting team, who had ratings of 19/20 for JPA, and JPP couldn't find a higher rated player

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Stupid question on suited player roles/star recommendation;

How important do you consider a players 'most suited' role to be? For example Dele Alli is shown with full bars for role suitability as a RPM, now I have never had any success with a RPM, even in previous versions when I signed Pogba who can play anywhere, so I don't want to have to force a tactic set up to accommodate this role, but will it prevent him achieving his full potential if I don't?

On star recommendations from scouting, in a previous save I was 5 years into the game and I became Chelsea manager, the best right back at the club was Di Scagglio, who had a star rating (CA) of 2, despite average season ratings just above 7 in the previous two seasons, I sent my scouts out to find a player with a minimum of 3.5 stars for CA and even after 6 months they came back with no suitable players, why would this be?