Training with first team...?

[louiscfc]

I tend to put any promising youngsters to training with the first squad. If they're never likely to play for the 1st team i'll make them available for the u21's.

But, I like to have a fairly small first team squad so team selection is easier/more convenient.

I was wondering, does a promising youngster training with the first team actually help their development? I know it would IRL but is it implemented in FM?

Ideally, i'd like to just stick them in the U21s so they are out the way but I dont want to stunt their growth...

 

[zindrinho]

that's a good question!

I've noticed when I put a young player in the first team squad AND have him available for u21 he appears in both first team individual training AND u21 individual training.
So which TEAM he actually trains with beats me.

 

[mersk]

The team you have him in only decides the training he does, which means it's a matter of how good your coaches are. If you have weak U18 coaches, then moving him up to U21 or first team could help his development along. If you check training->coaches you'll see that the first team coaches also train the U21 players.
But the only thing that really improves his CA is actual playing time - afaik training doesn't affect CA, but it affect fitness and attribute distribution.

His personality is also important, especially as far as development goes. You want a player with high professionalism, so personalities like professional/fairly professional/model professional are good, as are driven and resolute. Ambition is also helpful. Determination is not important as far as development goes. You can read more about personalities here: Ajax - When Real Life Meets Football Manager - FM14

I'm also fairly sure I read somewhere that match rating no longer affects CA, but I can't find that thread again so don't quote me on it. In fact, the only thing I'm able to find about it is that it does indeed affect CA, and a player needs at least 15 minutes as a sub in order for it to aid in his development.

 

[WJ]

I don't think match ratings affect CA either. Training does and so does game time.

 

[louiscfc]

So if they're unlikely to play it would make no difference if i put them with the u21s? I have 4.5-5 star coaches.

 

[devosjn]

i do the same, not sure if it makes a difference but enables me to keep a close eye on them. Once in a while i'll put them on the bench for a cup game.