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hamamlover
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2 days ago

Let us add Playstyles in Manager Career

Please allow us to add and develop PlayStyles for created players in Manager Career.

At the moment, we can customize many aspects of a created player — attributes, position, weak foot, physical characteristics, appearance, etc. However, we cannot properly customize one of the most important parts of modern FC gameplay: PlayStyles.

This creates a strange situation in Career Mode.

For example, I can create a striker with 90 Finishing, 90 Shot Power and 90 Curve, but I cannot simply give him Finesse Shot to make him actually play like a player who specializes in finesse shots.

Meanwhile, a randomly generated player can appear with exactly the PlayStyles I want.

This feels particularly restrictive in Manager Career, because it is fundamentally an offline sandbox where players should have more freedom to build their own teams, players and stories.

My suggestion:

Add a PlayStyles section to Create Player where we can choose:

  • PlayStyles
  • PlayStyle+
  • Skill Moves

Alternatively, PlayStyles could be something that players develop during their career, rather than something that must be selected at creation.

For example:

18-year-old created player

Starts with 1–2 PlayStyles.
Develops through training, matches and milestones.
Unlocks additional PlayStyles.
Eventually has the opportunity to develop a PlayStyle+.

This would fit perfectly with the existing Career Mode progression systems.

Why I think this would improve Career Mode:

PlayStyles are not just numerical attributes. They give players a distinct identity and change how they actually feel on the pitch.

A created player should be able to have an identity such as:

"A fast winger with Rapid and Technical"

or

"A striker who specializes in Finesse Shot"

or

"A midfielder who develops Incisive Pass and Tiki Taka."

Right now, we can create the attributes for these players, but we cannot properly create their playing identity.

I also believe this would make long-term Manager Career saves much more interesting. Players could create prospects and gradually develop them into unique footballers instead of simply increasing their numerical attributes.

With FC 27 introducing further changes to generated players and player development, this would be a great opportunity to expand Create a Player and make it a much deeper part of Career Mode.

Please consider adding editable and/or developable PlayStyles for created players in Manager Career.

This would be a relatively small addition compared with a complete Career Mode overhaul, but it could make a huge difference to players who enjoy building their own clubs, squads and stories.

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