This thread is a collection of good tutorials: http://forum.topeleven.com/tutorials...ls-guides.html

Also you should read the Top Eleven Official Wiki

The star rating is to compare raw Q between players on your level.

The Q number is total of three attributes groups, Defense, Offense and Physical. Looking at attributes will tell you a little about what a player is good at. Younger players tend to have fairly even numbers across those columns, guys that have been playing awhile may be quite uneven depending on how his manager assigned points.

When playing on limited tokens, it is best to be patient and check the transfer list often to try to find when less people are bidding, and only bid on someone no else has, and only right before his time is up.