New Position Training

just wanted to ask, is it ever possible to allow a player to train for a new position till it becomes his natural position, instead of being stuck at "accomplished", and they sometimes even drop to "competent" after a while.

No, they won't get to Natural. Because it's unnatural for you to have to train them to be there.

you'll have more success playing them in the position you are training them in

Accomplished is as high as it will go. It's probably 19 out of 20 in terms of rating. Which is really quite good

I try to give any player 16 or younger another position, regardless of how long it takes. It might make them a slightly later bloomer for the first team but they're far more useful and even more likely to be drafted in as cover which improves their development no end.

Wasn't thierry henry a midfielder before wenger got him playing up front ? he's now a natural striker

I've had a futre upgrade it to Natural but on a rare occurance. I'm happy with Accomplished.

Wasn't thierry henry a midfielder before wenger got him playing up front ? he's now a natural striker

Thierry Henry has been a FLC in CM/FM since 1997

i just thought he used to play midfield when he was younger and wenger started playing him upfront,obv i was wrong

henry definetly played left midfeild for Juve and in the 1998 World Cup when he came off the bench the odd time

i just thought he used to play midfield when he was younger and wenger started playing him upfront,obv i was wrong

He did, Monaco used to play him on the wing, but that's because they had David Trezeguet and Sonny Anderson at the time

henry definetly played left midfeild for Juve and in the 1998 World Cup when he came off the bench the odd time

I thought he did,so it proves a player can be a natural in a new position,but in all honesty its very rare

Henry has always been a forward, regardless of whether he was played there often. It is 'winger' that is his 'accomplished' position, and it's arsene wenger at Monaco who clicked the 'train new position' button for him to use his speed and control on the wing too.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2004/oct/03/newsstory.sport1

i'm asking cos there was this once when i just took over as manager of atletico madrid midway through a season, and i got a news update that david silva has learnt to play as a left winger after putting in hours of hard work learning that position, or sth to that effect.

1998 World Cup when he came off the bench the odd time

He was France's top scorer in the 1998 World Cup :/

yeh he got 3 or so goals but am i right in saying he didn't start a match?

wasn't peter schmeichel a natural centre forward? Toure was a right winger, lauren was an attacking midfielder