A related question - does role suitability ever actually increase? Assuming the player is trained in that role and plays it. Also, if a player isn't natural in the select role, does it hit his decisions like an unnatural position or is there another penalty?
Role suitability increases based on . . . how suitable the player is for the role. If you choose the role in the Training screen, you can see what attributes affect suitability for the role. If you focus on training up those attributes, role suitability can and will increase. Honestly, role suitability doesn't really matter . . . it's the attributes and fit in your system that matter.
If you've got a 5'4 Striker whose attributes say he's a Target Man, he's still not going to be very good in the air. If your system requires your striker to win balls in the air, it doesn't matter if the game "thinks" that he can be a Target Man . . . he can't. On the other hand, if the reason the game thinks your 5'4 striker is a TM is because he's got good Strength, Balance and Dribbling, then perhaps you can still use him as a TM by getting him the ball farther from goal and at his feet.
Role suitability is a general estimate . . . it's not a complete be-all end-all.
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Role suitability increases based on . . . how suitable the player is for the role. If you choose the role in the Training screen, you can see what attributes affect suitability for the role. If you focus on training up those attributes, role suitability can and will increase. Honestly, role suitability doesn't really matter . . . it's the attributes and fit in your system that matter.
If you've got a 5'4 Striker whose attributes say he's a Target Man, he's still not going to be very good in the air. If your system requires your striker to win balls in the air, it doesn't matter if the game "thinks" that he can be a Target Man . . . he can't. On the other hand, if the reason the game thinks your 5'4 striker is a TM is because he's got good Strength, Balance and Dribbling, then perhaps you can still use him as a TM by getting him the ball farther from goal and at his feet.
Role suitability is a general estimate . . . it's not a complete be-all end-all.