Why, Why, Why......???

[niacin]

When I go to train any of my outfield players and choose to give them training points to boost their defending stats I find it pointless that the points sometimes get accredited to the handling stat.

So technically I could make a defender better than my GK so will he play better in goal than my GK?

Maybe outfield players handling stat should go up to a maximum of like 50 or something then becomes in-active as in real life outfield players dont have a touch on outright goal keepers.

[El Pistolero]

Atleast you'll be a beast from throw-ins.. oh wait..

[niacin]

It just pointless having handling stats for outfield players imo and a waste of points

[Keith Gaule]

Handling, for an outfield player, may improve their overall 'handling' of the ball, as in control. I don't know this, but it would make sense.

[Ljepoje]

Handling, for an outfield player, may improve their overall 'handling' of the ball, as in control. I don't know this, but it would make sense.

That's how I see it as well. Handling could be understood as, knowing when or how to handle the ball in a specific given situation ("the act or an instance of picking up, turning over, or touching something").

[reddeviljohn]

Maybe for when they go in goal!