Quote Originally Posted by khris View Post
all depend of who can play with who. I'm convinces that the game creates a "ranking" of players, as we know we never see a team with players at "excellent level" due this ranking, like when we select a man for corners/fouls that works, and when we buy a new player sometimes these players start failing because the ranking changed... well.. is ma theory... so, you have to keep the better player and who can be the best companion, or, at least, can keep the same level if the better ST is injuried.
And till here ma space where I tryed to explain ma theory. LOL
That's an interesting theory. Probably after a new player joined a team, the roles of original players or the formation may be altered and this affects the performance of original players.

I tend to believe that players have cycles of good and bad form with difference variance. The changes in performance is affected by movements in this cycles. And I think ages or general qualities of opponents have some effect because some players have prominent change in performance in new season.

At all times, the most important factor for players is their proven performance. But age (training efficiency) is also important factor especially for higher level because this affects how long a player can be kept.