National team

[gogs67]

The 2nd free player (after get that 10 points again) also have 80% rating! I was right in the very beginning. (1st post)

Why the hell we doing this if we have no player rewards?????
For the album tokens? So do only that but stop brainwash all players who think will get great players after all...not even for bench warmers LOL
Yes Our players will retire eventually and we get only 80-90% rating players in our team? How can we beat the high level INT teams?
This is #1 Bulls%it

Yep, I was the same last week.
Am only two points off my third 'free player' so should have the choice tomorrow, will let you know if it's another 80% one!

[Reece p FC]

Yep, I was the same last week.
Am only two points off my third 'free player' so should have the choice tomorrow, will let you know if it's another 80% one!

mine was 80% again. beat the hard team 4-0 with my reserve playing in every position, the oppos don't seem to play to their world class quality against me for some reason, not really struggled to beat any of them since it started, but now coz of a bug I am waiting 14 days for new opponents unless they fix it, i'm not holding much hope

[Ludo_Mansio]

I assume Nordeus are thinking long term here. It kind of makes sense if current teams are gradually replaced with 80% players that get better as you train them. With the way the international games are working they would just revise the AI opposition to match the quality of your team.

If National Teams are here to stay long term, and they don't lose stars every season, they need a way to continually bring the quality level back down, which seems to through retirement.

So probably best to take a few of the younger 80% players, otherwise you might end up with no team in a few seasons.

[jcohen42]

I assume Nordeus are thinking long term here. It kind of makes sense if current teams are gradually replaced with 80% players that get better as you train them. With the way the international games are working they would just revise the AI opposition to match the quality of your team.

If National Teams are here to stay long term, and they don't lose stars every season, they need a way to continually bring the quality level back down, which seems to through retirement.

So probably best to take a few of the younger 80% players, otherwise you might end up with no team in a few seasons.

Unless these are players with ungodly training abilities, there is no way an 80% player will be able to reach 120% anytime soon.

[Ludo_Mansio]

Unless these are players with ungodly training abilities, there is no way an 80% player will be able to reach 120% anytime soon.

Agreed. But long term why should a National Team be at 120%? As long as the AI is matched and everyone is in the same situation this might be an attempt to bring National Teams down to closer to 100% as the norm.

To be honest, who knows! It's Nordeus... I'm never really convinced there's a plan behind anything they do.

[gogs67]

I assume Nordeus are thinking long term here. It kind of makes sense if current teams are gradually replaced with 80% players that get better as you train them. With the way the international games are working they would just revise the AI opposition to match the quality of your team.

If National Teams are here to stay long term, and they don't lose stars every season, they need a way to continually bring the quality level back down, which seems to through retirement.

So probably best to take a few of the younger 80% players, otherwise you might end up with no team in a few seasons.

That's a good point, but the only players I have over 30 are my low 6* ones, from the first batch when this format started.
All my high 6* and 7* players are 28 and under so it could take quite a while for the average to reduce significantly, 5 or 6 seasons?
You're right with them not thinking this through, it could be a good part of the game if done correctly.

[gogs67]

So........just got the third lot of players offered, guess what? Yep, all three 80%......1 22 yo, a 24 yo and a 26 yo,

[Leedsmariner]

I had the same offer 😠

[Mitja fc]

I dont like the fact that all players are 80% aswell

Opponents are easy tho if you have trainings at 40%...
Hopefully next national event will be more fun...

[norbuci]

I don't see so much hope either.
I just don't get the 80% ratings after so much effort we do compare the 120% avg players we have already in the team...so much difference.
Long term planning? Still doesn't get it. If they keep the album with the hardest opponents how can we beat them with an avg 80-85% team rating?
Lets face it...was a bad idea ...
I like the album and collect the teams (and buy the jersey / emblems) but the free player 80% rating players are unnecessary useless option.