Young Target Men

[martinb36]

The key to a quality target man isn’t just a physical specimen but also one with great bravery, aggression and determination. I find it relatively easy to find older target men who have these mental attributes.

In my 4th season with Auxerre I’ve managed to sign Marco Tuminello who seems to be the only young target man with the required mental attributes who was willing to join.

There appear to be plenty of young tall players who are strong but lack the mental attributes. In training you can’t increase aggression and bravery, so the questions is this - are these attributes set in stone (or will have mild natural increases)? Or can they increase significantly through experience and playing time?

Need to know whether to give up on some youth prospects now or give them time.

Also for a break from the norm I’m playing direct football utilising a target man so retraining to be a poacher for example won’t do.