CrD Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 What do you look for in your captain of your team? All I got is Influence and Decisions, any more that be taken into consideration? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom14 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Age, amount of years of club, determination, well respected by rest of squad, personality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coentrao Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I think his personality is also important, ideally you want someone that is determined and can handle pressure well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUTactician247 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Your backroom staff may be able to help too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcornell68 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Three things: determination, determination and determination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quacky Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Influence, determination, someone who if fit will be in the starting 11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake Appeal Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Influence > Personality/Determination > Squad Status > Age/Experience > Personal Preference (incl. factors like their loyalty to the club, favoured personnel, etc.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackter Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I consider pretty much every mental attribute to be important for a captain, but I'll usually choose whoever the Assistant recommends, cause I'm lazy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOG Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Influence and Determination are important, but so is professionalism and pressure-handling. That means looking for personalities like Resilient, Resolute and Spirited. Either Evasive or Unflappable media-handling types are also a must. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golaxi Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 i made a 26 year old amazing midfielder who has high influence and personality is 'leader' captain. Everything seemed perfect, hes been at the club years. Yet the assistant always reports that the team struggle to motivate with him captain. I am confused? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigfacemonkeyman Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 i made a 26 year old amazing midfielder who has high influence and personality is 'leader' captain. Everything seemed perfect, hes been at the club years. Yet the assistant always reports that the team struggle to motivate with him captain. I am confused? Where does he rate on the drop down captain list in tactics? (assuming it is in FM11) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxself Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Influence, and that's about it. I prefer someone who's a defender (I find they make the best captains) and someone who's a native of the nation in which my team is located. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOG Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Influence, and that's about it. I prefer someone who's a defender (I find they make the best captains) and someone who's a native of the nation in which my team is located. The thing to remember about Influence is that it's a neutral attribute. It can be both good and bad depending on the overall personality of the player. There are a few players (Darijo Srna, for example) with extremely high influence and problematic mental attributes that, even if they're not given the captaincy, can have a detrimental effect on team motivation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieVilla Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Influence and decisions imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scab Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Influence, determination and a good personality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake Appeal Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 i made a 26 year old amazing midfielder who has high influence and personality is 'leader' captain. Everything seemed perfect, hes been at the club years. Yet the assistant always reports that the team struggle to motivate with him captain. I am confused? Either his reputation is much lower than theirs, or he has had problems with tutoring, or he causes trouble in the dressing room (low temperament, high controversy?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnjo Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Influence and teamwork think i read that in the manual somewhere back in the day. Determination would be a good idea. Wouldn't choose anyone under 23ish and they would preferably have been at the club for at least 6 months. I don't think the perfect personality is necessary for captains, they need to be able to pull the other guys into line sometimes. Just look at Roy Keane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnjo Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 i made a 26 year old amazing midfielder who has high influence and personality is 'leader' captain. Everything seemed perfect, hes been at the club years. Yet the assistant always reports that the team struggle to motivate with him captain. I am confused? Another thing that could be happening is your captains personality isn't meshing with the squads personality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedas Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 The position of your captain is also important. If you want score more goals, choose a captain striker. Take care of teamwork attribute but the most helpful thing to choose a captain, look at the favorite player of your squad and if "think has a good influence" is mentionned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Influence, attitude and determination. Players in their prime are usually favoured. Realistically, though, I've planned how my captaincy will move for the next few years. I've never signed anyone to "become captain". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 The should have a few friends in the squad, nobody they don't really get on with, and high influence and determination. I think it helps if they're the sort of player who wins matches, as players tend to like the guy who scored four goals in a crucial game or won MOTM three times in a row. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaru5 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 The should have a few friends in the squad, nobody they don't really get on with, and high influence and determination. I think it helps if they're the sort of player who wins matches, as players tend to like the guy who scored four goals in a crucial game or won MOTM three times in a row. Ok... so explain this one... Whether they like it or not, I don't think it would be a good idea for me to change Barcelona's captain... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Erm... bug! (Just to clarify, this is a joke, although I may well be right). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaru5 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Erm... bug! (Just to clarify, this is a joke, although I may well be right). I thought the same... it seems odd that lifelong Barca players would find it difficult to motivate themselves for Puyol, himself a lifelong Barca player and a club icon... Mr. Barcelona I've heard some commentators call him... and Bojan and Iniesta can't motivate themselves for him... complete tosh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golaxi Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 the guy is world class 26 year old that has been here since a teenager. His media handling may have been volatile. Maybe that was it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHairyAndy Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 As above, plus consistency. You want to -know- your captain's going to turn up every week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfa120374 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I personally look for Influence & Determination as the main attributes for captains. Then I look to see what they are thought of by other players in the player personality tab. I don't go purely for the Influence & Determination because I have some players that are high in these but are new to the club so the players don't know him yet so I don't think that would be a good idea. I usually try and weigh up who each player likes, plays well with, who enjoys playing with etc as well AS Influence & Determination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxself Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 The thing to remember about Influence is that it's a neutral attribute. It can be both good and bad depending on the overall personality of the player. There are a few players (Darijo Srna, for example) with extremely high influence and problematic mental attributes that, even if they're not given the captaincy, can have a detrimental effect on team motivation. I did not know that, so thanks. I always looked at influence and I've never had a problem with any of my captains. I've never had a squad revolt against my captain or anything. Squad harmony is usually just peachy. Maybe I've just been lucky, though, haha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggusD Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I did not know that, so thanks.I always looked at influence and I've never had a problem with any of my captains. I've never had a squad revolt against my captain or anything. Squad harmony is usually just peachy. Maybe I've just been lucky, though, haha. Normally, existing players with high influence are good captains because they are thought by someone with insight in the club and league to be an influential person. The problem occurs after 5+ seasons when the random influence attribute allocation (it is not a weighted attribute) has been at work for a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercutio Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Influence is the most important stat for sure, then comes determination. I also make sure I don't give the captaincy to someone who is "ambitious" as you don't want your captain to start kicking up a fuss when a bigger club comes in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedas Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Normally, existing players with high influence are good captains because they are thought by someone with insight in the club and league to be an influential person.The problem occurs after 5+ seasons when the random influence attribute allocation (it is not a weighted attribute) has been at work for a while. I think determination is more important than influence for a captain but I never tested the game with a captain having good influence but poor determination or teamwork for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggusD Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I think determination is more important than influence for a captain but I never tested the game with a captain having good influence but poor determination or teamwork for example. As has been stated above, Influence is merely how much the Captain's personality "rubs off" on other players. What rubs off is completely independent of the Influence attribute. Consider the captain's Consistency, Will to win (Determination), Big Match, Loyalty (For the Fans) and Pressure attributes as giving a sort of weighted bonus to the rest of the team. Influence determines the size of that bonus. If the bonus is negative then a high Influence attribute will make that negative number bigger, damaging the team even more. So whatever the motivation bar is saying the captain is in a game, that is what he will impose on the other 10 guys. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedas Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 As has been stated above, Influence is merely how much the Captain's personality "rubs off" on other players. What rubs off is completely independent of the Influence attribute.Consider the captain's Consistency, Will to win (Determination), Big Match, Loyalty (For the Fans) and Pressure attributes as giving a sort of weighted bonus to the rest of the team. Influence determines the size of that bonus. If the bonus is negative then a high Influence attribute will make that negative number bigger, damaging the team even more. So whatever the motivation bar is saying the captain is in a game, that is what he will impose on the other 10 guys. It's surely hard-coded like that and it's interessting to know the influence bonus concern also attributes like bravery, composure or concentration by captain ratings. I think hard code of SI is realistic in that case because reminds me for example Zidane in real life when he was captain of France 2006 and talked on the field to Gallas to attack and press more whereas Gallas and Thuram disagree and wanted defend lower. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSGTroyer Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Influance is important, but you need to consider that if his other attributes are bad, the greater influance will have a greater negative effect... I go for all the things mentioned above and add aggression, sportsmanship, and dirtiness. I've noticed that frequently-carded captians lead to more cards for the entire team...Aggression can't be too high or too low. For me, a range of 9-13 is needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedas Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Another point, reputation is also important for a captain. In my party, I had Gabriel Milito who is in my club since a lot of years, regulary titular and had huge determination and influence attributes but the majority of my players think Kun Aguero (much younger, lower influence and came later than Milito) has better influence. The real difference between them was the reputation (national for Milito, continental for Aguero). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caccio Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Regarding this topic, I need an advice: I have an experienced older player, (36 years old), with somewhat higher determination (14), but I just recently signed him. He has a 12 leadership value. On the other hand, I have a younger player, (29), with a bit lower determination, (10), but with long career history playing for my team. He also has a bit higher leadership than the older one. (14) Which one of those 2 is more suitable to the vice captain role? (I already have a 38 years old captain) So. the newly joined, experienced 36 y.o. with ldr. 12 and det. 14, or the 29 y.o. long time team member, with ldr. 10 and det. 14? I cannot rely on my staff's opinion in this matter, since their choice is a 18 years "old" young player with much weaker both ldr. and det. stats, so I have no intention to follow their advice this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 It's already been written about exactly how to pick your captain http://www.guidetofootballmanager.com/tactics/appointing-a-captain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboyray Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I would pick the younger guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavessi Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Just go along with the top recommendation. It makes everyone happy that way and you can move onto more important things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossbarchallenger Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Call me prejudiced, but I also take nationality into account for cultural identity and language purposes. I'll pick an English captain for an English team, Brazilian captain for a Brazilian team, etc. And now the lawsuit is coming in 3... 2... 1... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbchuz Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Regarding this topic, I need an advice: dat necro tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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