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[khris]

You can use friendlies for some things, as test players fto pick corners/fouls + against weaker teams you can know if is worth to keep a player in your team, because wgainst weaker teams (-3/4 levels) their contribution is magnified, so a good ST with good internal proggramming will score 3-4 goals often against these teams.


edited; the ratings show you the way in what a player works, but you always have to see the contribution of this player to the team. if have 8-8-8-8-8 been MC but no goal or assistances... is like to say; ok, you are very nice and cute like a cookie, but no more LOL

[muskrat]

You can use friendlies for some things, as test players fto pick corners/fouls + against weaker teams you can know if is worth to keep a player in your team, because wgainst weaker teams (-3/4 levels) their contribution is magnified, so a good ST with good internal proggramming will score 3-4 goals often against these teams.


edited; the ratings show you the way in what a player works, but you always have to see the contribution of this player to the team. if have 8-8-8-8-8 been MC but no goal or assistances... is like to say; ok, you are very nice and cute like a cookie, but no more LOL

right but i mean friendlies that are away, ones we didn't schedule to play. I had a friend challenge me and i won 4-0. but do the ratings mean anything since i wasn't the home team in a friendly.

[khris]

right but i mean friendlies that are away, ones we didn't schedule to play. I had a friend challenge me and i won 4-0. but do the ratings mean anything since i wasn't the home team in a friendly.

As Ive said (edited)... ratings, only show you the way in what a player works, lets say "type of player".
These types can be, key player (8-9-10)+goals and assistances, near 1 per match at least of one of these 2 things,, between 6-7-8 that can, contribute, maybe some match a MC in defense , or at least 1 goal/assistance in 2 matches, + some MoM... or do not contribute despite 8-8-8-8-8.... and low rated players, that usually, do not contribute (only exceptions).

Always is the same, home-away-attend-or not, what say all about a player, are the stats (MC-ST) and for defense and GK take a look at MoM, is good to have defenders that obtain these + live matches you can see if they fail or not, + if a MC work in defense.

So my answer basically is, no, but at same time yes. lol