Creative freedom instructions

[Pepe Blackmetal]

Do these options affect only the final third or overall creative freedom? In-game it looks pretty clear that these are final third options, but reading the forums a lot of people seem to be certain that it affects every player in the team regardless of the zone of the pitch.

[Johnny Ace]

I've always classed it as affected the final third 

[Pepe Blackmetal]

5 hours ago, Johnny Ace said:

I've always classed it as affected the final third 

Me too, but the manual also suggest that there's a more broad effect ("Be More Expressive increases the overall fluidity score, while Be More Disciplined reduces it.").

Sorry, I'm kinda new and want to know exactly what instructions do so my players don't do anything weird xd

[Johnny Ace]

2 hours ago, Pepe Blackmetal said:

Me too, but the manual also suggest that there's a more broad effect ("Be More Expressive increases the overall fluidity score, while Be More Disciplined reduces it.").

Sorry, I'm kinda new and want to know exactly what instructions do so my players don't do anything weird xd

Hmmm, try it out and see, I can't see it having any effect on centre backs and goal keepers 

[Pepe Blackmetal]

2 hours ago, Johnny Ace said:

Hmmm, try it out and see, I can't see it having any effect on centre backs and goal keepers 

Actually I realized the final third options probably only applies for the crosses and such, so apparently it affects overall creative freedom, though the creative freedom effects are mostly seen in the final third I guess

[NineCloudNine]

I think the setting applies to everyone, but its effect is going to be much more obvious on more creative players, which means attackers.

I would expect though, that a GK with (for example) higher than average flair and passing will be slightly more likely to try high risk passes with BME on. But the effect would be tiny, especially since that GK would probably already be playing as a SK.