I think people having issues here with the tactic have missed the importance of morale and dynamics for this years FM.
it is VERY VERY VERY important to make sure morale is good. if that means that you loan out or sell a first team player so be it.
to build morale and increase players faith in you you should use the shout mechanics correctly.
https://www.reddit.com/r/footballmanagergames/comments/9rod10/shouts/
this is a guideline.
After testing myself, using praise after every goal is very very benificial.
and show some passion/Demand more when you are performing well under expectations.
individual shouts suited to players personality is also something you need to pick up on.
Like on my vitesse save i have Buttner, hes decent quality LB and my first choice, but i cant win him over no mather what so i loan him out and play my 2nd choice.
On Rosenborg i have similare issue with Bendtner.
Just get rid of players that will disrupt your plans for the campaign you set.
there are plenty of fish in the sea.
Low ratings on striker and AMC is happening occasionally and what cause it i have yet to discover as i have had great success with Grønli and Botheim playing AMC and striker, while in vitesse its hard to get Ødegaard to consistently beast it as AMC (so i use him mostly rotation) aswell as Darfalou tho with a rating og 7.38 is very inconsistent at times.
i am currently loaning brenner to see if i can lift him up there, but Halil Altintop has better ratings *(7.73) and when he play i use him as DLF (old champ).
There might be hidden stats or PPM's affecting this that we have yet to fully map so just keep trying and posting so there is more info to base conclusions on
Just an update of my Vitesse Save.
Sitting 21nd in Eredivisie 4 points behind PSV but 9 clear of AJAX. Bryan Linssen ML is 2nd on avr chart and top POM in league.
in 22 i have 17-3-2 with +34 GD
i think with a better keeper i would be on top because Eduardo has done some terrible TERRIBLE involvments that will makew you laugh if u saw it
Best of luck boiz and gals <3