Choosing Special Ability

[El Pistolero]

I've had 2 freekick takers this season. A striker and a DC/DMC and my defensive one is the only one to score 1 freekick so I need to practice with my team members and try find one who finds the net.

What's a realistic stat, 5 freekicks to 1 goal?

[t11_fan]

If you train a DMC with freekick ability then train him to play DC does it ruin his ability?

No. I have never trained special ability. All those players which have SA in my teams are bought with that SA.
Even if I had enough boosters to train SA, I wouldn't train FK or corner kick for defensive minded players.

Whenever that DC-DMC FK specialist from my team takes FK, ball goes wide. I've never noticed in comments that he had shoot on goal and wall blocked it or GK saved shoot.

[t11_fan]

I have to disagree with your FK experience. some of my best FK SA have been DM(s) and scored more goals than the strikers or AM(s)

Some of mine friends had few fullbacks FK specialists which were solid scorers, but I think it isn't often. I mean, there are some defensive minded players with FK Sa which score a lot, but in global, such players are rare. Offensive players are by default better FK takers than defensive.

[Gert Funck]

I am pretty happy with those I have had

[El Pistolero]

Are all his goals freekicks? :O

[Gert Funck]

Are all his goals freekicks? :O

No, he is allowed to score if he gets the chance other wise

[Amane Ito]

I stockpile huge amount of SP on my players.

I rarely give players new star since that will ruin their resale value until they come close to the next star again.
Mostly I give SA to players who accumulated enough SP for it when they are 1 point from the next star, often free youth from the academy.

Since SA require 40 or 50 points while new star requires 75, getting SA has better availability if you want to keep your player at the nego list.

Just sold in negotiation a 23y academy youth with CK ability for 4 tokens
I have 3 players sold this way this season, generating some tokens and 400m

[El Pistolero]

I don't have the patience or space to sell trained players. Id rather download free apps for tokens

[Arion]

Never had a playmaker (also training one), but if you want assist, then head for corner specialist. Luke Rose has 16 assists in 20 games.

[El Pistolero]

I have a world class corner taker so it wouldn't make sense to have another.