Originally Posted by
pcmacdaniel
The key to not changing out players every season is Nordgens! Focus upon the young fast trainers (they'll have higher market value).
Nordgens usually go on the market 1 to 2 hours after the daily change. The higher their market value, the faster they train. Since they train faster, I invest in green packs to power train them to 6/7 stars. You'll probably only be able to power train one player per season, w/o buying tokens. Best way to get them is by playing a lot of friendlies and upgrading facilities.
Normally I target strikers, for the power training, since I believe a big skills gap between defense and offense/physical and mental is very benefittal, relative to the other positions. Ex. my current 5 star striker is (41.6, 61.6, 61.6) and scout is (42.8, 62.8, 62.6). Strikers also seem more reliable in regards to having consistent good ratings than the other positions from my experience. Players also seem to get better ratings the longer one invests in them.
Another key to getting players that last multiple seasons, is by bidding on players whose quality rating ends in "4' or "9". You might be better off focusing on lower numbers like "2" and "7" to lessen the risk of getting into bidding wars with token buyers though. Just be forewarned, just because a player has "5" stars doesn't mean he's better than one with "3". Some players are programmed to get bad ratings and others good ones, and the how well programmed they are is more important than their number of stars, especially at higher levels.