Football Manager 2020 – Moulding Players Effectively

by Falagar / Articles, Football Manager / 02 Nov 2019

Moulding Players Effectively

You can mould your players as a group in team training and individually in individual training.

To mould your players effectively in team training:

Schedule only 10% (one notch from the left) match preparation training after your team has gained full tactic familiarity in order to prioritise general training. However, good match performances and results are also important for player development (due to their direct effect on match progression and their indirect effect on both training progression and match progression via player morale). Therefore, before full tactic familiarity has been gained for your main tactic (for example, in pre-season) it is advisable to schedule more match preparation training and set the match preparation main focus to Match Tactics so that tactics are learned more quickly, then afterwards Teamwork is advisable to improve team cohesion).

Make sure that you set the tactics to be trained during match preparation training.

For your reserve squad and youth squad it is not necessary to schedule more than 10% (one notch from the left) match preparation training at any time as match performances and results are less important (but they are still beneficial, so again you may want to use Match Tactics until full tactic familiarity has been gained and then Teamwork).

To mould your players effectively in individual training:

Use appropriate role training and additional focuses for each player who needs to improve particular playing attributes in order to become more suitable for his tactical role (or a tactical role you intend to assign him in the future) and your playing style.

It is advisable to focus on lower rated playing attributes as higher rated attributes are more difficult to improve and are already relatively good.

It can be particularly beneficial to improve players’ weak points and prepare them for a tactical role before they reach the age of 18, as this can make it easier for them to gain good match experience in your senior squad or out on loan. Role training and heavier additional focuses can therefore be considered to be more important for players in your youth squad.

Aim to set a heavier individual training intensity for a player and reduce it as necessary to manage his individual training workload.

Falagar

He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.
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