With the new fitness system already providing managers with new challenges in "management" of their squads, I was wondering if people would want an effort choice on the team sheet form. It would be a drop down along with the other tactics. It could give a manager the chance to go 100% effort with the team he has, or alternatively maybe he asks his players to play at 70% effort to avoid spending needless energy.

The positive could be if you work it out right and plan well, you can use your better players more often, picking games against weaker teams to play at a lower effort to avoid losing as much fitness for that game. People who don't plan well could end up losing games against weaker teams despite playing their best players, if they ask them to play too casually.

The negative would be for me, more throwing of games in that people put out free agent teams on 70% effort in matches they don't feel they can win, and if you're a relegation fighting team putting out free agents on 70% effort against a title chasing team... well enough said.

Anyway, thoughts for next season welcome now you can all see how the fitness is working. Please remember comments are more useful if you comment on the general ideas, not just looking about whether it will benefit you right here right now - as things change and it may not be so good in the future if you vote that way.

Richard.

-- Edited by Football Academy on Sunday 19th of December 2010 03:00:15 PM