Author Topic: Injuries and suspensions (Read 13852 times)

Kr10s · « **Reply #25 on:** February 28, 2014, 08:56:34 AM »

Quote from: Drifter on February 28, 2014, 05:56:13 AM

Not sure how I would perform in your league, but I wouldn't fear the challenge. I've set the bar by teams like those in your league. If I should make it back to the WCC, we will see how they do against the best of them.

What i actually meant is that, if you want to compete with teams like that, you will have to get more quality players (buying them or raising them), and more quality means more expenses, when you get them or after you completely raised them, and a competitive team like that can't have 40 players. You can have 40 players if you want (i would too) but not 40 maxed players, and at this level, playing 90 minutes with a CA4 player is paid with many lost points, that's all i meant.

If you want to succeed at international level, you will eventually have to change your focus and you will have to get rid of many players, keeping only the really good ones (not less than CA6, considering CA6 players as substitutes) and a squad like that takes high expenses, there's no way to avoid high wages in that situation.

Ruta · « **Reply #26 on:** February 28, 2014, 11:08:22 AM »

Quote from: CarlosT on February 28, 2014, 08:56:34 AM

If you want to succeed at international level, you will eventually have to change your focus and you will have to get rid of many players, keeping only the really good ones (not less than CA6, considering CA6 players as substitutes) and a squad like that takes high expenses, there's no way to avoid high wages in that situation.

I can't to succeed with CA9+ players so you were very cautious.

to give more info , I pay 221 k for players' wages

Drifter · « **Reply #27 on:** February 28, 2014, 03:12:57 PM »

I have already changed my focus. I agree with Ruta to a point in that CA6 is not good enough to compete at international level. I visited the show with CA5 players who were well trained and have already restricted the team only two years later having sold many of the players who took me there in the first place. I am not naïve about the wages of players nor the level they will need to be to be competitive. You have confirmed what I have said about players. You can't have a team of complete players and expect to have a reasonable wage bill. I think my wage bill is high now, and when it become higher than I would like, I sell a player and buy one who is younger with more potential. This means my team is constantly filled with youth players. Players who get to old or don't reach a level I expect for their training are sold or cut, even if their skills and ability are good.
Some players are very good so they require higher wages. Young players do get older and demand higher salaries. This is a consideration for all clubs. Good management is an important part of insuring that the budget and financial concerns of the club are in good order.
The better you can manage the finances of the team, the more players you can fit inside your budget.
It's also important to think of things like injury in the training of your team as well. You don't need a superstar as a replacement for an injured or suspended player. You just need someone who can keep the team playing well. To do this, I have some players that are only good at one or two things. Players like this don't usually demand very high wages due to many deficiencies they may have. If you can build these kinds of players, i.e. defensively strong or with very high team numbers, you was avoid paying high wages for a bench warmer.
Everyone must deal with the situation of injuries and suspensions. The amount of cards in games in ridiculous but it adds another challenge for managers and also opens this game up to a variety of strategies for dealing with it. My strategy has been to keep the bills low with low waged players, mostly young players, and a semi-frugal financial policy.

Brian Clough · « **Reply #28 on:** March 01, 2014, 04:35:10 AM »

I must admit, I used normal tackling in past seasons, but this season I changed and now use easy tackling and I seem to have had far fewer injuries in matches than before. Sure there's some randomness to it, but I think it still helps reduce the number & severity of injuries.

Drifter · « **Reply #29 on:** March 01, 2014, 02:24:19 PM »

That doesn't stop players from being injured in training. I have had one player injured 3 times this season already. I think that is ridiculous but at least all the damage is being done to one players career and not being spread out. Hey, it still sucks.