Question about Condition...

I've recently given a 17 year old wonderkid a few games in centre midfield with forward runs, he's done well but is shattered about an hour into the game. My question is, will his ability to last longer in games develop with age or is that one of the things that is probably going to be like that for his career?

What are his Stamina and Natural Fitness stats?

Stamina 11, Natural Fitness a disappointing 9.

Remember he is only 17 and has a pretty light training schedule, atm, when he starts more intensive training next year, these stats will hopefully improve

In that case, he will last longer as he gets older but with those stats, he will need to be subbed virtually every game, even when he is at his peak, and he will need regular rests.

My personal experience is that low Natural Fitness doesn't need to be high at all. One of my world-class, play-every-game strikers has a natural fitness of 6 and he never gets to a low condition. He has very high closing down and he's always bombing through the opposition defence. His stamina of 20 is the key thing there, I think.

Ok, cheers guys. He can also play on either side of midfield so I guess he may be better suited to the AMR slot, without forward runs.