Career Mode: Injuries, Stamina, Dynamic OVR and Transfer Requests
I am experiencing what appears to be several serious issues in Manager Career Mode in FC 27.
My current save is with Liverpool. The team is performing very well, currently fighting for the Premier League title and Champions League, but the squad management systems are creating an extremely frustrating and unrealistic situation.
The main problems are:
- Excessive injuries: I am experiencing injuries in almost every match. In some matches, more than one player gets injured. Injuries can occur during normal situations such as sprinting or the first physical challenge of a match. I recently signed Dembélé and he was injured during his first match for the club, in his first physical challenge. In the following match, my left-back suffered an injury simply while sprinting. In another match, a player recovered from an injury during the game, only for another player to become injured during the same match.
- Very slow stamina recovery: Most matches are scheduled only two days apart. Players frequently remain heavily fatigued despite being rotated and given rest. This makes it extremely difficult to maintain a healthy squad throughout the season.
- Dynamic OVR inconsistencies: Players can receive significant OVR penalties despite performing well. The Dynamic OVR system appears to be strongly affected by fatigue and other factors, sometimes producing results that do not seem consistent with the player's recent performances.
- Transfer requests despite regular playing time: Multiple players have requested transfers despite being regularly used, including important first-team players. Some had recently played matches, had good morale, or had even renewed their contracts. For example, a player requested a transfer immediately after playing a match. This is especially problematic because the game forces the manager to rotate players due to fatigue and injuries, while simultaneously penalizing the manager through transfer requests for not giving those same players enough playing time.
- Morale and playing-time inconsistencies: The squad can be performing extremely well while the game reports significant dressing-room dissatisfaction. In my current season, Liverpool is near the top of the Premier League and has an excellent Champions League campaign, yet multiple players are dissatisfied and requesting transfers.
The combination of these systems creates a vicious cycle:
Slow stamina recovery → forced rotation → reduced playing time → transfer requests → squad dissatisfaction → increased pressure to play fatigued players → more injuries.
This does not feel like normal squad management. The systems appear to be working against each other.
I understand that some of these mechanics may be intentional, but the frequency and interaction between them currently make Career Mode extremely frustrating and unrealistic.
Please investigate the interaction between Stamina, injury frequency, Dynamic OVR, Playing Time, Morale and Transfer Requests. In particular, please verify whether players are incorrectly requesting transfers despite receiving adequate playing time and whether fatigue/recovery is contributing excessively to injuries and Dynamic OVR penalties.
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UPDATE after Title Update v1.0.4 – Excessive injuries remain a serious problem
Unfortunately, Title Update v1.0.4 has made no noticeable difference to the injury problem in my Manager Career save. If anything, the situation feels just as bad or even worse.
I keep experiencing a frustrating cycle: one player finally recovers from an injury, only for another player to get injured in the very next match. The recovery time is also almost always two weeks, regardless of the player or the circumstances.
My Liverpool Career Mode inbox clearly documents how frequently this happens. Between April 7 and April 28 alone, I received at least five injury notifications, alongside several messages confirming that players were returning from injuries. The squad is constantly affected, making it extremely difficult to maintain a stable starting XI, manage player fitness, and rotate the squad properly.
This problem becomes even more frustrating when combined with the extremely slow stamina recovery and the short intervals between matches. There is barely enough time to recover the squad before another player gets injured.
Please investigate the injury frequency and recovery-time balancing in Career Mode. These issues are seriously affecting the experience and making long-term squad management unnecessarily frustrating.
The v1.0.4 patch notes do not mention any fixes for injury frequency or recovery times. Can the development team acknowledge this issue and clarify whether it is being investigated?
This is not an isolated incident in my save. It is a recurring pattern that continues to undermine the Career Mode experience.
Platform: PC
Mode: Manager Career
Club: Liverpool
Game: EA SPORTS FC 27
Title Update: 1.0.3
