![]() For this test, I’ll be looking at the ‘Big Six’ Premier League teams, plus three major clubs in each of the other major European leagues. As such, we should see youngsters improve their attributes and reputations more quickly – and older players should drop off a bit sooner.įirst up, I’m going see how the average ages of Europe’s top teams change over time. In addition, older players start off with lower Natural Fitness, injury rates have increased (which could hasten any declines). As the name suggests, Dave’s megapack makes some significant changes to improve FM22’s long-term playability.įor example, several countries have better youth ratings and improved training facilities. On my second test save ( Save B), I’ve added the “Increase Realism” Megapack by the brilliant Daveincid. On my first test save ( Save A), I’m loaded just the standard Winter Update database with NO add-ons, other than sortitoutsi’s Real-Name Fix. I’ve then holidayed up until the start of the 2030 World Cup, to see how the in-game universes have changed since July 2021. I’ve set up two save games in which I’ve loaded all the ‘Big Five’ European leagues – the Premier League, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga – and all European international players, giving me a database size of just under 30,000 players. THE EXPERIMENT N’Golo Kanté – still one of the Premier League’s fittest midfielders at 39. There’ve been reports that too many top players stay at the top for too long – and that young talents struggle to even break into an elite club or national team, let alone become a regular starter.Īre the changes to player development working as intended, or are these concerns justified? Is it too hard for youngsters to break through on FM22? Let’s investigate… However, some FMers believe that these changes have gone too far the other way. ![]() This has been significantly slowed down on FM22, and so a top prospect generally won’t realise their full potential until they’re around 25 to 29. Anyone lacking in those departments will still struggle to continue past their mid-30s, but it’s now quite common for super-athletes like Romelu Lukaku and Thomas Müller to play top-flight football until they’re pushing 40.Īt the other end of the scale, on FM21, young players could develop so quickly that they could easily peak at 21 or 22. ![]() Players now decline more slowly, especially those with high Natural Fitness and Professionalism. Gianluigi Buffon was shutting out Lionel Messi in the Champions League at 42.įM22 reflects this a lot better. Zlatan Ibrahimović was capped by Sweden at 40. Cristiano Ronaldo is scoring Premier League hat-tricks at 37. This isn’t always the case in real-life, as better nutrition and advances in sports science are allowing elite footballers to keep playing into their late-30s and beyond. Once a player turned 32, their physical attributes would fall so fast that they’d be almost worthless by their 35th birthday. In Football Manager 2021 – and in most previous FMs – many people complained about older players’ attributes declining too quickly. A 35-year-old Joshua Kimmich on FM21… and the same player on FM22.
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