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Discipline

This trait affects how well a player conducts himself.

Argues With Officials

The player will be more likely to dispute decisions that go against his team.

This is a negative trait that will see the player pick up needless bookings. However, it is often a trait of players with high Aggression and Determination who will be unlikely to unlearn the trait but will often have a positive impact when your team is struggling or playing in big matches.

This trait can only be learned through tutoring but can be unlearned through player trait training.

Defending

These traits affect a player’s decisions when the opposition team is in possession.

Dives Into Tackles

The player will be more likely to attempt earlier and more risky tackles.

  • Required abilities: good tackling ability (Tackling, Anticipation and Decisions) and physical presence (Strength), and preferably good defensive positioning (Positioning and Teamwork).
  • Useful for: midfielders expected to defend more aggressively (such as midfield aggressors).
  • Unsuitable for: defenders, particularly central defenders, since an unsuccessful tackle could lead to an attacker being allowed through on goal or being fouled in a dangerous position; and players, particularly more defensive players, expected to adapt their defending according to your opposition instructions.
  • Complementary tactical instructions: Get Stuck In (team), Tackle Harder (player), Tackle Hard (opposition).
  • Contrasting tactical instructions: Stay On Feet (team), Ease Off Tackles (player), Tackle Easy (opposition).

Does Not Dive Into Tackles

The player will be more likely to attempt later and less risky tackles.

  • Required abilities: low Aggression.
  • Useful for: more defensive players expected to defend more cautiously; and players with poor tackling ability.
  • Unsuitable for: midfielders expected to defend more aggressively (such as midfield aggressors); and players, particularly more defensive players, expected to adapt their defending style according to your opposition instructions.
  • Complementary tactical instructions: Stay On Feet (team), Ease Off Tackles (player), Tackle Easy (opposition).
  • Contrasting tactical instructions: Get Stuck In (team), Tackle Harder (player), Tackle Hard (opposition).

Marks Opponent Tightly

The player will be more likely to tightly mark an opposition player.

  • Required abilities: good marking ability (Marking, Anticipation, Decisions and Positioning), tackling ability (Tackling), physical presence (Balance and Strength) and endeavour (Aggression and Work Rate), and preferably good aerial presence (Jumping Reach) and clearing ability (Heading), especially for a central defender when he is playing in a deeper defensive line, and mobility (Acceleration, Agility and Pace), especially for a central defender when he is playing in a higher defensive line.
  • Useful for: midfielders and attackers expected to defend more aggressively; wide defenders expected to stay back and defend more aggressively rather than support the attack; strong attackers expected to act as a target for passes, as they should generally be close to an opposition defender when they receive the ball so they can more effectively hold him off and make a pass.
  • Unsuitable for: players expected to be in space to receive a pass after possession is won, such as more attacking players and players expected to create chances; more defensive players expected to hold their defensive position when your team is defending rather than track an opposition player; and players, particularly more defensive players, expected to adapt their defending style according to your opposition instructions.
  • Complementary tactical instructions: Use Tighter Marking (team), Mark Tighter (player), Always Tight Mark (opposition).
  • Contrasting tactical instructions: Never Tight Mark (opposition).

Technique

These are additional traits that affect a player’s decisions when he is on the ball.

Attempts To Develop Weaker Foot

The player will work on improving his weaker foot so that it becomes stronger.

This is not actually a move as such, but simply a pre-requisite for a player’s weaker foot to be improved.

  • Useful for: players with one weak foot, particularly more attacking players as they will become more of a threat when on the ball (they will have more potentially effective options to choose from and opposition defenders will be less able to restrict their threat by showing them onto their weaker foot).

Avoids Using Weaker Foot

The player will be more likely to use his stronger foot, even when using his weaker foot is more appropriate.

This can result in him making fewer mis-hit passes and shots on his weaker foot, but good opportunities that fall on his weaker foot will often not be taken and he will be more likely struggle when shown on to his weaker foot by an opposition player.

It is a risky trait to possess and it is probably not worth a player adding to his training workload in order to learn it.

It should be unlearned for any player whose weaker foot is any better than very weak.

Curls Ball

The player will be more likely to add spin to the ball, curving its movement, particularly when attempting long shots, long passes or crosses, or when taking corners or free kicks.

This trait can only be learned through tutoring and cannot be unlearned.

  • Required abilities: very good Technique.
  • Useful for: corner and free kick takers; players instructed to attempt long shots; wide players expected to make crosses; and players expected to make creative passes (such as midfield creators and number tens).

Dwells On Ball

The player will be more likely to spend a long time on the ball before making a decision.

It is slightly different to Stops Play, where a player will more purposefully hold up the ball to allow teammates to move into better positions.

It is therefore a negative trait as he may easily concede possession, particularly if closed down quickly by an opposition player. It is especially detrimental to high tempo tactics.

This trait can only be learned through tutoring but can be unlearned through player trait training. Ideally, it should be unlearned by any player who possesses it.

  • Complementary tactical instructions: Waste Time (team).

Possesses Long Flat Throw

The player will be more likely to launch long flat bullet throws from throw-ins in advanced positions. Such throws will be lower, more powerful and travel further than a standard long throw.

This can allow him to cause havoc in the opposition penalty area.

A player with this trait should be set as your preferred throw-in taker on both sides of the pitch.

  • Required abilities: very good Long Throws and good Balance and Strength.

Tries To Play Way Out Of Trouble

The player will be more likely to attempt to dribble into space when he is on the ball and surrounded by opposition players, rather than attempting to pass or clear the ball.

This trait can only be learned through tutoring but can be unlearned through player trait training.

  • Required abilities: good dribbling ability (Dribbling, Technique, Anticipation, Decisions, Flair and Balance) and preferably good mobility (Acceleration and Agility).
  • Unsuitable for: more defensive players expected to play more cautiously on the ball, although it is generally a risky move to possess for any player.
  • Complementary tactical instructions: Run At Defence (team), Dribble More (player).
  • Contrasting tactical instructions: Dribble Less (player).

Useful Combinations

  • Shoots With Power, Shoots From Distance and Curls Ball.
  • Hits Free Kicks With Power, Tries Long Range Free Kicks and Curls Ball.
  • Hugs Line and Runs With Ball Down Left or Right.
  • Comes Deep To Get Ball and Dictates Tempo.
  • Cuts Inside and Runs With Ball Through Centre.
  • Cuts Inside, Shoots From Distance, Shoots With Power and Curls Ball.
  • Likes To Try To Beat Offside Trap or Runs With Ball Through Centre, and Likes To Round Keeper, Likes To Lob Keeper, Places Shots or Shoots With Power.
  • Marks Opponent Tightly and Dives Into Tackles.
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