Specialities
You pick one speciality when you create your player, and it follows you for the whole career. It speeds up some training, slows down other, tilts your position ratings and changes how the match engine uses you.
The ten archetypes
- Quick — Flies down the flank, wins races and dribbles. Weaker in central duels and in the air.
- Technical — Keeps the ball in tight spaces and creates chances. Less of a physical presence.
- Powerful — Wins duels and headers, holds the ball up. Not the fastest over the ground.
- Team player — Steady in every role, better key passing, no glaring weakness — and no extreme strength.
- Unpredictable — Moments of magic and moments of madness. High reward, high variance.
- Clinical — Takes more shots and converts more of them. Contributes less outside the box.
- Header specialist — Dominant on corners and crosses at both ends. Needs service to shine.
- Leader — Lifts the whole team's composure in decisive moments. Modest personal numbers.
- Workhorse — Runs all 90 minutes, tackles constantly. Trades flair for endurance.
- Reflexes — A goalkeeping speciality — sharper shot stopping between the posts.
Finding the perfect combination
A speciality is only as good as the attributes and position around it. A header specialist wants crossing team-mates and aerial duels; a quick player belongs wide, where pace and crossing decide games; a leader is worth most in a side that reaches penalty shootouts. Part of the game is hunting for the combination nobody else has found yet.