charker

Would raising the slider to Intensive for my training make a player become "Match fit" or can this only be acheived by playing matches?

Cleon

Think about what your asking

For any player to get match fit, he needs matches.

FMTacticus

Match fit is not only their level of fitness but also if they are 'practiced' at playing football games for 90 minutes.

I suppose if there was a feature for players to play a training 'practice game' then in theory players could achieve match fitness this way.

SI may have modelled the training engine to represent intensive training as a way to do this, but only they could confirm if that was the case.

Millie

Nothing is a substitute for actually playing proper matches. I don't think playing practice matches is really going to cut it.

Friendly matches are really the only acceptable way to gain match fitness when not playing competatively, simply because you'll at least get a proper game. Playing against players from your own club isn't quite the same.

Smac

I've never understood why this is so strictly implemented in FM, though it seems better in FM07 than 06. Certainly some players won't be able to keep sharp without regular competitive games, but should do fine with practice matches.

The idea that being match-sharp is the same as match-fit seems utterly wrong to me. Being able to go 90+ minutes is something for semi-pro teams to worry about, not full-timers. Any pro athlete should be able to go 90+ barring injury.

Pet Peev, carry on....

Smac

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