TFF, isn't CA however a bit irrelevant compared to the actual attributes?
I mean, for example, a Left Back with all the attributes that you say a full-back needs in the first post at 20 and everything else at 1, has about 80CA, however, ingame, he plays excellent because he has the attributes he needs in order to cover what the tactic needs.
CA and the actual attributes are connected so CA just can't be irrelevant.
CA represents the total amount of points that a player has to spend on his attributes.
For example, the cost of some attributes for different positions might look like this(please notice these numbers might be different for the current game version):
Full Backs:
2.15 - Tackling, Concentration, Decisions, Positioning, Acceleration, Pace
1.2 - Marking, Anticipation, Agility, Stamina, Strength, Weak Foot
0.53 - Crossing, First Touch, Heading, Passing, Technique, Bravery, Composure, Creativity, Teamwork, Work Rate, Balance, Jumping Reach
0.125 - Corners, Dribbling, Finishing, Free Kicks, Long Shots, Long Throws, Penalty Taking, Leadership, Off The Ball
Central Defenders:
1.9 - Heading, Marking, Tackling, Concentration, Decisions, Positioning, Acceleration, Jumping Reach, Pace, Strength
1.5 - Weak Foot
1.05 - Anticipation, Agility, Stamina
0.42 - First Touch, Passing, Bravery, Composure, Leadership, Work Rate, Balance
0.125 - Corners, Crossing, Dribbling, Finishing, Free Kicks, Long Shots, Long Throws, Penalty Taking, Technique, Creativity, Off The Ball, Teamwork
Wide Midfielder:
2.55 - Acceleration, Pace
1.8 - Crossing, Dribbling
1.63 - Weak Foot
1.05 - First Touch, Technique, Anticipation, Composure, Creativity, Workrate, Agility, Stamina
0.42 - Finishing, Long Shots, Passing, Tackling, Concentration, Decisions, Off The Ball, Teamwork, Balance, Strength
0.125 - Corners, Free Kicks, Heading, Long Throws, Marking, Penalty Taking, Bravery, Leadership, Positioning, Jumping Reach
As you can see if a full back has "15" for Positioning, Acceleration, Pace and Tackling attributes then it already "costs" him about 130 CA! So a full back with total 80 CA amount would never satisfy the OP's attributes requirements.
When you see that any wide midfielder has "17" Acceleration, Pace, Agility, Dribbling and the rating of his weak foot "Fairly Strong" then it tells you that his total CA already just can't be less than 130 CA.
What I'm trying to say is that, when looking for players, I just look for them to have as high stats as possible in the attributes mentioned in the first post. Sometimes, it has happened for me to buy a player with 100CA, who however had almost all attributes near to the recommended ones.
Heh... I doubt that only 100CA would be enough to satisfy the OP's attributes requirements but I tried to make the filters and the attributes at the OP to be useful not for only top clubs such as Barcelona or Real Madrid but also for the mid and bottom table clubs of major leagues so these attributes can't be the end of dreams and as top club you want these attributes even higher.
You are right CA isn't the only thing you should look at, it just shows the total amount of points that players have to spend but it isn't less important "how" these points are spent. For example, it isn’t rare to see how two players have the similar CA but one of them is much better for the role because his CA is spent better for the job which this role requires.
