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FIFA/FM& #39;s Influence on Judgement:
Back in the good old days, players & teams were judged by the naked eye & some basic stats.
But with FIFA/FM, every fan got a chance to play manager & the way we judge players, teams & transfers fundamentally changed.
Let me explain:
FIFA/FM& #39;s Influence on Judgement:
Back in the good old days, players & teams were judged by the naked eye & some basic stats.
But with FIFA/FM, every fan got a chance to play manager & the way we judge players, teams & transfers fundamentally changed.
Let me explain:
Judging Players:
FIFA/FM gave players ratings & attributes. A 90 rated player is better than a 75 rated one, while one with 18 passing passes better than one with 12. Although there is a degree of accuracy to this, it ignores the most important aspect of a player: the human side
FIFA/FM gave players ratings & attributes. A 90 rated player is better than a 75 rated one, while one with 18 passing passes better than one with 12. Although there is a degree of accuracy to this, it ignores the most important aspect of a player: the human side
Everytime a player gets the ball he has a few microseconds to decide what to do. It& #39;s a decision which is not just influenced by what his passing or first touch rating is, but also: the news he heard on the tv, the fight he started with his family or even the bad breakfast he had
FIFA/FM has made us forget that footballers are also human beings with insecurities, fears, hopes & dreams like the rest of us. When they play, doesn& #39;t matter what their rating is, every single experience that they& #39;ve had in their lives up to that point is going to influence them
How it influences them is down to the individual, some can only perform when they& #39;re happy, some can turn adversity in their personal lives into fantastic performances. But on FIFA/FM, complex human being have been generalized & simplified into a bunch of arbitrary numbers
Judging Teams:
FIFA makes you believe a team of 11 90 rated players is always better than 11 75 rated ones. Anyone who follows national teams knows this isn& #39;t true. Their personalities, languages, egos, beliefs, politics & philosophies dictate if they can be a good team or not.
FIFA makes you believe a team of 11 90 rated players is always better than 11 75 rated ones. Anyone who follows national teams knows this isn& #39;t true. Their personalities, languages, egos, beliefs, politics & philosophies dictate if they can be a good team or not.
A team of 11 great players who are all timid & shy might be great in bits but might get bullied & lose. A team of 11 great players who are all born leaders might have some great individual performances but might rarely play as one & could end up with infighting & loss of harmony.
Judging Transfers:
On FM/FIFA you pay a fee, negotiate a contract & the player is yours. In real life, a players asks himself:
- do I like the city I& #39;m moving to
- do I like the weather
- are there good schools for my kids
- will my wife find a job she likes
Among many others.
On FM/FIFA you pay a fee, negotiate a contract & the player is yours. In real life, a players asks himself:
- do I like the city I& #39;m moving to
- do I like the weather
- are there good schools for my kids
- will my wife find a job she likes
Among many others.
When a player transfers, he& #39;s uprooting his entire life from one city to another: his home, friends, family & belongings. Anyone who& #39;s ever moved cities knows how difficult it is, now imagine moving to a new city & instantly you& #39;re expected to impress 50k new people in a stadium.
Please don& #39;t say FM has a & #39;personality trait& #39; & & #39;team cohesion& #39;, I know, I& #39;ve played it for years and you& #39;ve completely missed the point. The idea isn& #39;t to say these games are bad, absolutely not. They& #39;re fantastic fun, they teach you a lot abt the game & I play them a lot too!
But at the end of the day you press a button at the right time with the joystick in the right angle & you get a goal. You pick the right team & click on the right tactics and your team wins.
No matter how realistic you may think that is, at the end of the day, it& #39;s just a game.
No matter how realistic you may think that is, at the end of the day, it& #39;s just a game.
So next time you wonder why a player didn& #39;t come, maybe his kids didn& #39;t like the schools or why your fav player didn& #39;t score, maybe he& #39;s feeling guilty for fighting with his wife, or why your team isn& #39;t winning with so many good players, maybe they just don& #39;t like each other.
