My usual tactic is to not sign players for the U18s and remove the U23s from their respective league. This means that both teams end up filled with fake players. I ignore the U18s and arrange friendlies for the U23s to keep first team players fit
The obvious problem this causes is the development of club grown players. I usually avoid this by signing 18 year olds and putting them straight into my 1st team but they never reach their potential because they dont play enough
I've never let the AI control the U18 and U23 teams because I dont trust them and think it will end up chaotic.
What are peoples experience with this? Does it work?
The reputations of U18s and U23s leagues aren't high enough to allow players reaching their full potential playing in them.
To reach their full potential players must play in very high reputable leagues as English Premier League, La Liga and other similar league.
The same rules apply to real life football, Messi would never become the person who he is now if he played only 5-10 matches for Barcelona in La Liga every season. So to reach their full potential players must play as many competitive matches as possible.
Nikko said: The reputations of U18s and U23s leagues aren't high enough to allow players reaching their full potential playing in them.
To reach their full potential players must play in very high reputable leagues as English Premier League, La Liga and other similar league.
The same rules apply to real life football, Messi would never become the person who he is now if he played only 5-10 matches for Barcelona in La Liga every season. So to reach their full potential players must play as many competitive matches as possible. Expand
Yeah I understand this. How do you manage your U18s and U23s?
Nikko said: Yes, I delegate it to the assistant manager
As I said, U18s and U23s teams are completely irrelevant to me Expand
How does this work out in the long term? Does the AI move players who are too old for the U18 to the U23s? What happens when players are too old for the U23s, does the AI sell them?
This is my concern, that the AI will turn the club into chaos
Middleweight165 said: How does this work out in the long term? Does the AI move players who are too old for the U18 to the U23s? What happens when players are too old for the U23s, does the AI sell them?
This is my concern, that the AI will turn the club into chaos Expand
Picking eligible players for matches is the only duty AI has in that case
If I'm not mistaken you also can delegate the training of U18 and U23 to the assistant manager
The assistant manager doesn't do any transfers and he doesn't move players between U18, U23 and the main team. He just picks players for matches and that's all.
Nikko said: Picking eligible players for matches is the only duty AI has in that case
If I'm not mistaken you also can delegate the training of U18 and U23 to the assistant manager
The assistant manager doesn't do any transfers and he doesn't move players between U18, U23 and the main team. He just picks players for matches and that's all. Expand
Middleweight165 said: Move the players from U18 to U23, sell players who aren't good enough for the 1st team, etc Expand
No, as I said I completely ignore U18 and U23 teams.
If U18 and U23 lack players for matches then the game generates "grey" players and adds them to the teams ( they don't cost anything ) so it's always have enough players for matches.
My usual tactic is to not sign players for the U18s and remove the U23s from their respective league. This means that both teams end up filled with fake players. I ignore the U18s and arrange friendlies for the U23s to keep first team players fit
The obvious problem this causes is the development of club grown players. I usually avoid this by signing 18 year olds and putting them straight into my 1st team but they never reach their potential because they dont play enough
I've never let the AI control the U18 and U23 teams because I dont trust them and think it will end up chaotic.
What are peoples experience with this? Does it work?
The reputations of U18s and U23s leagues aren't high enough to allow players reaching their full potential playing in them.
To reach their full potential players must play in very high reputable leagues as English Premier League, La Liga and other similar league.
The same rules apply to real life football, Messi would never become the person who he is now if he played only 5-10 matches for Barcelona in La Liga every season. So to reach their full potential players must play as many competitive matches as possible.
Nikko said: The reputations of U18s and U23s leagues aren't high enough to allow players reaching their full potential playing in them.
To reach their full potential players must play in very high reputable leagues as English Premier League, La Liga and other similar league.
The same rules apply to real life football, Messi would never become the person who he is now if he played only 5-10 matches for Barcelona in La Liga every season. So to reach their full potential players must play as many competitive matches as possible.
Yeah I understand this. How do you manage your U18s and U23s?
Middleweight165 said: Yeah I understand this. How do you manage your U18s and U23s?
I never manage U18s and U23s because I find it's too boring.
If I see a massively talented U18s player then I put him straight into my main team
I don't bother with developing average U18 players
Nikko said: I never manage U18s and U23s because I find it's too boring.
If I see a massively talented U18s player then I put him straight into my main team
I don't bother with developing average U18 players
Do you let the AI manage those teams?
Middleweight165 said: Do you let the AI manage those teams?
Yes, I delegate it to the assistant manager
As I said, U18s and U23s teams are completely irrelevant to me
Nikko said: Yes, I delegate it to the assistant manager
As I said, U18s and U23s teams are completely irrelevant to me
How does this work out in the long term? Does the AI move players who are too old for the U18 to the U23s? What happens when players are too old for the U23s, does the AI sell them?
This is my concern, that the AI will turn the club into chaos
Middleweight165 said: How does this work out in the long term? Does the AI move players who are too old for the U18 to the U23s? What happens when players are too old for the U23s, does the AI sell them?
This is my concern, that the AI will turn the club into chaos
Picking eligible players for matches is the only duty AI has in that case
If I'm not mistaken you also can delegate the training of U18 and U23 to the assistant manager
The assistant manager doesn't do any transfers and he doesn't move players between U18, U23 and the main team. He just picks players for matches and that's all.
Nikko said: Picking eligible players for matches is the only duty AI has in that case
If I'm not mistaken you also can delegate the training of U18 and U23 to the assistant manager
The assistant manager doesn't do any transfers and he doesn't move players between U18, U23 and the main team. He just picks players for matches and that's all.
So you do that?
Middleweight165 said: So you do that?
Do what?
Nikko said: Do what?
Move the players from U18 to U23, sell players who aren't good enough for the 1st team, etc
Middleweight165 said: Move the players from U18 to U23, sell players who aren't good enough for the 1st team, etc
No, as I said I completely ignore U18 and U23 teams.
If U18 and U23 lack players for matches then the game generates "grey" players and adds them to the teams ( they don't cost anything ) so it's always have enough players for matches.