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On the team training screen, the 'fitness' focus says it prioritises strength, fitness and conditioning. Strength and fitness are obvious, but what exactly does it mean by conditioning? Am I right in thinking that this would actually reduce jadedness and therefore injury proneness, or is that only achieved by rest?

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Another silly question!! Are playmakers any good really? I ask because I have Tom Huddlestone and Mark Noble who have excellent creativity and passing stats but I just cannot get them playing well. Tried DLP S, DLP D, AP S all sorts. In fact I actually wonder if a DLP D in the DM slot is much use at all because according to the advice he rarely gets involved in attacks which seems a bit pointless for a playmaker. I'm actually thinking of trying them at Anchor Man adding various passing PPM's. So has anyone really had any success with a playmaker of any kind?

I had a DLP(D) in the CM slot paired with a BBM, to give defensive protection, and a good passing outlet. He will also drop a bit deeper to get the ball off of the defenders. I've not really seen him have high match ratings(unlike the BBM) but I think he is still doing a good job when I watch his play in the highlights.

Also, I have recently changed my AML from an inside forward(S) to an AP(A) and with the right player(Coutinho for me), I get many assists and even Plaher of Match awards.

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Alot has been said of philosophy for this game, but is it in any way more important in fm14 than in previous versions? I haven't seen anywhere near as much debate in the past few years compared to now.