Youth Academy player quality progress

[HeavensAAA]

I tried multiple 6T strikers on my teams. None of them were FTs, the chance to get FT out of youth is zero in my testings with hundreds of players.

Yes, that was also my previous experience with several tries with T-costing youths from academy as well.

But then with 6T players specifically I only had tried 3-4 times with all non-FTs, and was told that there is a chance. And so I will try several more times just to confirm if there is any possibility. Worst is wasting some 60Ts, which is expected for a rather definite confirmation.

[Der_Ryan_M]

Yes, that was also my previous experience with several tries with T-costing youths from academy as well.

But then with 6T players specifically I only had tried 3-4 times with all non-FTs, and was told that there is a chance. And so I will try several more times just to confirm if there is any possibility. Worst is wasting some 60Ts, which is expected for a rather definite confirmation.

For me it's not about the fast trainers from the youth, but if they perform well. I heard many times that they do and I know some successful managers mainly using these youth players. They are often beating similar and stronger teams.
But how to test in an competitive environment? I'm too scared to waste my greens on a slow trainer and then he might play badly.

[HeavensAAA]

For me it's not about the fast trainers from the youth, but if they perform well. I heard many times that they do and I know some successful managers mainly using these youth players. They are often beating similar and stronger teams.
But how to test in an competitive environment? I'm too scared to waste my greens on a slow trainer and then he might play badly.

Yes, heard about the better performance possibility as well.

Personally, maybe I am lucky, or perhaps I somehow have found a good blend of the right mix of players skills + players combinations + use of formation & tactics, that my main AM always scores 2, ST scores 1 and the other front-2 scores another 1.5 to 2 between them per match over every single season. They also perform accordingly to their expected standards in asso matches, as shown by results.

That is an identical pattern with both current teams and previous team, and never did I face with performance issue with those close to 15+ FT attackers who are & were all FT buys from auctions. Obviously, I’d be absolutely over the moon if youths from academy can provide even better outputs than my current choices (to prove that I am wrong that the current choice is not optimal) and so I would not hesitate in paying some 60T, or even 200T, to even try for that better youth performance possibility.

1 possible way to test is play them against weaker oppositions in league matches and also in 2nd ties where 1st leg lead is already insurmountable. I often test those 40-70%+ 18yo defensive-positioned FTs in those matches. How well they perform in those tough matches (for them) will decide if they would be powertrained. Attackers FTs never caused me issues, thankfully.

[InvincibleGinger FC]

Yes, heard about the better performance possibility as well.

Personally, maybe I am lucky, or perhaps I somehow have found a good blend of the right mix of players skills + players combinations + use of formation & tactics, that my main AM always scores 2, ST scores 1 and the other front-2 scores another 1.5 to 2 between them per match over every single season. They also perform accordingly to their expected standards in asso matches, as shown by results.

That is an identical pattern with both current teams and previous team, and never did I face with performance issue with those close to 15+ FT attackers who are & were all FT buys from auctions. Obviously, I’d be absolutely over the moon if youths from academy can provide even better outputs than my current choices (to prove that I am wrong that the current choice is not optimal) and so I would not hesitate in paying some 60T, or even 200T, to even try for that better youth performance possibility.

1 possible way to test is play them against weaker oppositions in league matches and also in 2nd ties where 1st leg lead is already insurmountable. I often test those 40-70%+ 18yo defensive-positioned FTs in those matches. How well they perform in those tough matches (for them) will decide if they would be powertrained. Attackers FTs never caused me issues, thankfully.

I have been using my academy to recruit most of my players. Typically they preform good for the first season or two before unveiling elite performances My ST/AMR has the most MOM awards this season on his 3 season since academy. The advantage is that they grow in accordance to your training scheme which means they get the skill distribution that you engineered for your squad.