Scout Market captures can be dependable but occasionally you get slow starters that need encouragement, just like Amane says. I had an either footed FK SA Striker who took 8 games to get off the mark - 3 games for me to realise he wasn't working out of the box & that he needed more care; and 5 more of getting 20+ mins game time for me to see, from sub ratings, when he was ready. He finished after 3.5 seasons with over a goal a game and decent assists - which while not outstanding it was very good in the 'same 6 teams' competitive league I had for 5 seasons.

I have been in the habit, from around Season 2 (or maybe it was 3) of signing 1 or 2 impact players from Scout list. With recent experiences/changes to Scout Market I don't think I can justify that anymore as a strategy. But I might still turn to it in desperation (game cos like the desperation factor XD)

In the background I always think of a 'performance factor' as an unseen stat. This can be made up of a number of things producing a value(s) that can be applied to (relevant) actions. It might include: 'motivation'; morale; team co-efficient; a player stat multiplier of weight/height/age; suitability for role; fit with team; player 'event' aptitude; etc etc.

I don't claim any or all of these are correct but when I look at the numbers we are given and try to think of game mechanics that could be extracted from them then its some of the tings I come up with to provide the 'reason' I would not otherwise have. eg why is X better than Y at FK when Y has SA and better shooting crossing? = better aptitude/performance/voodoo factor on X than Y >.<

Although this is going way off-topic now I often talk of "more chance of using defence or attack and physical attributes being in constant use" when thinking of arrows, mentality etc But I also believe that these changes scale for role and position so for example a DC might have a default of 80% def and 20% att 'action choice' chance and a Striker the reverse....which either scaling up and down as applicable for poitions in between. (The numbers just given are by way of example - I couldn't possibly know

But I digress.