Quote Originally Posted by whiterabbit View Post
That is bollocks....of course it's better to make him better in the attacking phase than in the defensive one. Why would it be important for a striker to know tackling? or handling? give your points only for what that player's position is....a striker is better if he as 50 defence 70 attack and 60 physical. My best scorer and league's best scorer with 1 goal ratio every game in all competitions is 22 defence 42 attack and 29 physical.
I have read that if your attacker is decent defensively he can block shots from the opposition. Not sure how useful it is mind, but I have seen in my games my strikers name cropping up on the commentary in this way. Not sure if it really makes a difference to the overall result though.