Whenever I assign skill points to my goalie, I only strengthen his defensive abilities and his mental ones. I don't assign any skill points to his offensive abilities since he is not an outfielder (why should he know how to score, shoot or cross?)
I use the same logic for strikers or offensive players in midfield : I only assign skill points to offensive and mental abilities (eg, why should a striker know how to defend?)
And likewise, when assigning skill points to my centerbacks , I ignore the offensive ones coz I want my centrebacks to be defensive beasts.
My question now is; does the game engine want me to assign skill points to all three abilities (defensive, offensive, mental) in order for the players to perform to their max? For example, who is the best goalie in the game:
1) 30 in defense, 15 in offense, 30 in mental
2) 25 in defense, 25 in offense, 25 in mental