Some news about by own experience so far (middle of season 2).

I added DMC to my 20 years old MC. He's probably a fast trainer (he's in my team from the start).
So HEADING, AGGRESSION and STRENGTH have been "unlocked".
After 2 weeks, I noticed his defensive skills have been skyrocketing. He was really bad at defensive skills (around 52% average). He's now at 76%.
While 2 of th 3 unlocked skills are from the fitness category, the biggest impact is clearly from the defensive category. Is it because he learnt a more defensive position ?
I train him equally in defensive sessions (with my defenders) and offensive sessions (with my AMX + ST + GK), and I don't powertrain him.

He started with 3 stars during first season, he's now 5 stars and going forward 3 weeks later (with a completed new position). Maybe that's something common for a fast trainer, but he's catching up another MC fast trainer (same age, the recommanded guy when you start the tutorial).

I'm trying something similar with a young AMC who just learnt MC as a new position (tackling, marking, positionning and bravery unlocked). He's 53% in defensive skills right now (90% OFF, 78% FIT). I will watch him grow up and see where it goes. Problem : he's a substitute, so it might take a while before I notice anything serious.

Anyway, if you guys have tokens/green packs to waste, please try some combinations of new positions and watch if your player is growing faster than it should be.
The more we are on this, the more we'll know. And maybe we'll realize it's a waste of time... OR NOT ??


Out of topic, my AMR recently scored 5 goals in a single game and earned +4% in shooting (I won 5-0). I don't know if it's common, usually my players get +1% from several skills but hardly more from a single skill. Are skills randomly allocated after a game or does it depend on the player impact during the game (goals, assists, whatever-u-name-it) ?

Halp !