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Love the work mate. Look forward to what comes next!

Been playing FM for a long long time now, and you alternating the role they will be training in every month is the first time that idea has ever crossed my mind! Love learning the different ways people approach Youth Development. Both of them look very handy, will be keeping an eye on how they go at the end of the year!

In a FM world where most people like to hold back the youngens until they are 18 to give them first team minutes, it is refreshing to see the other approach of "if they are good enough, then they are good enough" for Pape Seck!

The type of player that if I was an European club I'd be thinking that release clause is an absolute bargain! What a player.

Had a longer look at them and here's my thinking on each Vrignaud - I think has the potential to play any role in the DEF/CDM positions. Any crossing in the double figures makes me excited, and his mentals and physicals are solid allround, so any CB, FB/WB and CDM role could do based on your tactics. I also thinkhe has the potential to be a handy player if you wanted to change from a traditional WB to a IWB, assuming his ball playing related attributes improve over time. Miath - I agree Mezzala is his best current role, but I agree with you that RPM should be his endgame. His determination and aggression does also wonder whether he could also be handy in the PF-S role if you wanted to be a bit leftfield, however in some playmaker role is my overall suggestion. Amara - LW/RW/ST I think is the best for him. Got some work to do to be effective, but I'd focus on those areas. Bensmann - Agree, even with his low determination and casual mentality, he does excite me. FB/WB/LM/RM and the CDM role to use that potential engine would be my thoughts on that. I did do a Vaduz save a few FMs ago so any Liechtenstein player gets a bump in my eyes! Mohammed - basically the same as Vrignaud but a little less exciting.

Favourite - Vrignaud and on a blank slate and play him in a Half Back Role - solid heading and bravery and could be handy with experience to play that role. I'd get Bensmann in a BWM role as well with some mentoring, he could be handy there.

*Chefs kiss* - love the analysis here. I must confess, the last few years I have been a stickler for doing my tactic and not tinkering based on the opposition, but this type of analysis does make me think about a different style of playing it!

Herman looks like an absolute bargain! Hope he can perform at the higher level.

Other than fatigueness re Gijon, are there any teams that take your fancy?

I did wonder how putting the units on training that was more relevant to the other unit would go! They sure weren't happy. I have been a recent convert to doing the individual training for the whole unit rather than indivdually so I love the way you've shown it here and linked it to the DNA. I may have missed it, so I apologies, but is this solely for the kids or across the whole squad?

Just like Robert Downey Jr's Oscar win today - I think it's time.

Likewise. I'm slow when I'm at normal pace, so I try not to feel too pressured that I'm not churning the updates out. So much respect for those who do!

I'd cull personally - those are pretty significant positions and I find the midfield is often more than not the ones to drag teams over the line, solely from vibes rather than any analysis.

Just caught up with the save - exciting times in Chile!

I'm one of those players who uses an attribute calculator that breaks down their best roles by their attributes as part of my arsenal, so take it with the usual caveats (e.g. unknown PA, personality, adaptability etc), but his best roles currently are: PF(A), W(S) and W(A) - 64% AF(A) and CWB(S) - 63% TRQ(A), IF(A), RMD(A) and CWB(A) - 62% PF(D), PF(S), FN(S), SS(A), IF(S), WP(A), IW(A), MEZ(A) and AP(A) - 61% ENG(S), IW(S) and MEZ(S) - 60% Looking at your formation above, W(S) and IF(A) seems to be the best ones, but if I was to pick a role to train him, I'd say the CF-(S) or CWB(A) role for a more rounded approach.