Physical, Mental or Technical?

[Nixon]

When I start at lower league football I find that physical stats are very important for the players. But maybe that's due to my rigid route one style... As I prgress up the divisions I find mental and technical stats become more important compared to physical.

 

[eFusion]

In top leagues, a balance of all three is necessary. But eventually, mental attributes edge out over the other two.

 

[Angus1]

Depends on position for me, I don't like wingers that lack pace so i always look to physicals first, mentals for my cm's, and good technicals and physicals for my strikers

 

[Raikan007]

Upper League Management:
1) Mental
2)Technical
3) Physical

Lower League Management:

1) Technical
2) Physical
3) Mental
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[winfield]

depends on the position for me I use limited defenders/anchormen a lot so I put more emphasis into physical and mental. eg I'd rather have guys with a 13 marking and tackling and 20 positioning and 20 anticipation. rather than vice versa I'd rather they be in the right place at the right time and break up the attack before it gets too dangerous. It' all about balance though although I avoid players with speed/acceleration of less than 11

 

[Ronan]

It does depend on positions but overall:

1. Mental
2. Technical
3. Physical

 

[Mike.]

This really.

At the very top clubs, you want a balance of all three, because you're able to buy the very best players in the world. But for lesser clubs, it helps to have some idea of what you need and what the weaknesses within your team are and how to balance them out.

So you may have a central defender who has no pace, but if you set up your team to help cover that, then you may be able to take advantage of his ability to break attacks up before they start and then distribute the ball brilliantly on the counter etc etc.

Personally, I like rounded players at all levels. FM heavily penalises physical stats by assigning them a much greater weight within the CA. Better to have those CA points elsewhere for many players unless you're willing to play to a specialised player's strengths.

they are trying to fix the bias towards physical stats for fm11, all hail players likes giggs

 

[ecfc2810]

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[BradP]

I tend to manage in the lower league and i've expermented with different styles of play and team skill bais i.e a tecnical team etc but tbh i've found that a physically strong, fast and fit team will do really well despite what the rest of the stats might be (within reason obviously) - big advantage on set pieces but the amount of one on ones thrown away is embarassing :'(

 

[Max]

Depends what league your in, and what position the player is, and what type of player you want them to be.

 

[Squidy]

I always look at technical first, then physical then mental

 

[Tankqull]

well i don´t think you can rate them more or less important, the higher the league your playing at the more important it is to have high stats in every aspect. depending on the role the player has to full fill they change dramatically.
a box to box midfielder with crappy physics will be near death after one half coughing his lung on the green.
a striker with low pace and acceleration values won´t be able to ever score after a counterattack regardless how high his mental or technical attributes are - as well as a striker with superb physics won´t score if he´s having a nervous brakedown in front of the goal...

 

[arun]

True, but sometimes situations will arise where you are not sure how good a player is. Should you only be willing to shell out $10M for him? Should you break the bank for him? Can you trust your scouts about this player when they that he will be a leading star or something. Just consider the following comparison:

As you can see, Ochoa is better because his mental stats are better. The physical attributes are similar and Henriques has an advantage in the GK attributes section. But how much better is he? Well, unless you know the importance of mental stats, it is difficult to know that Ochoa is far superior. Not only is he much less likely to make a mistake, but he reads the game very well, is almost always in the right position and makes some truly fantastic saves.

If one player has better technical stats while the other has superior mental ones, go for the mental guy

Edit: When I say that they have similar physical stats, I mean the ones most relevant to a GK.

 

[Mike.]

bang on. the one with with better mental skills will actually be better at excuting the same move/pass/shot than the one with the better technical skills

 

[Tankqull]

well thats a bit of comparing apples to oranges. fernando is lacking a hughe amount of total attribute points within the mental and technical attribs.

to make them comparable i edited fernandez a bit to match the total attributes



i ask you now who is the better keeper (yes i know an attrib of 25 is impossible but i cant allocate the points worthwhile in another way )

 

[Mike.]

well thats a bit of comparing apples to oranges. fernando is lacking a hughe amount of total attribute points within the mental and technical attribs.

to make them comparable i edited fernandez a bit to match the total attributes



i ask you now who is the better keeper (yes i know an attrib of 25 is impossible but i cant allocate the points worthwhile in another way )

still ochoa. for all his sheer ability, fernando is poor at knowing when to rushing out etc (7 decisons), he will get caught out more (concentration 12) he has a poor blend with his defence (teamwork 5) hes slow of the mark to react to when to come and punch etc (andticipation 6), and he may know even want to come out attack attack the feet of the striker or punch for the ball (bravery 6)

 

[arun]

well thats a bit of comparing apples to oranges. fernando is lacking a hughe amount of total attribute points within the mental and technical attribs.

to make them comparable i edited fernandez a bit to match the total attributes



i ask you now who is the better keeper (yes i know an attrib of 25 is impossible but i cant allocate the points worthwhile in another way )

I can't see the photo but I can guess what you are saying. BTW, I would say that I was comparing apples and better apples, while what you are (probably) showing is apples versus oranges

Anyway, I am a newbie so I will quote an experienced poster from the SI forums, heathxxx:

I would say that Ochoa is far superior to Henrique. There are a couple of areas in the GK attributes where Henrique is slightly better, but Ochoa's mental attributes are far superior. The key physical attributes for the two are pretty similar, they being jumping, balance, agility.

With any player, GK or outfield players, mental attributes underpin technical attributes. That's also the explanation as to the big difference in scout/coach ratings.

As an example, compare two strikers, defenders or midfielders. If one is technically better, while the other is mentally better, though are of the same age and position, I would expect the one with the better mental attributes to be rated more highly.

Coincidentally, I've also got Henrique at my current club. I have since signed another keeper with slightly lower GK attributes, but superior mental attributes. My replacement keeper is a much better keeper, especially in key GK mentality areas such as composure, concentration, decisions, positioning. This is evidenced by his much better performances overall, compared to Henrique. I actually found Henrique's poor mental attributes in those areas, made him a bit of a liability, often making poor decisions when to come for the ball, lacking composure when faced with 1v1 situations, or suffering poor concentration/positioning when opponents hit on the counter... see what I'm getting at?

The best goalkeepers, are also the ones with the best mental attributes.