Do players need to play to develop quickly?

[kiba24]

If I were to put a player with good potential just in the first team despite not being on the bench would they develop quicker than being in the reserves or do they have to get minutes in order to develop quickly?

 

[XbeastMx]

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/foot...mplete-how-train-tutor-my-players-thread.html

 

[kiba24]

Thanks.