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Training Priorities
Improving Finishing will increase his goal-scoring ability, crucial for a forward.
Enhancing Off the Ball movement will help him find better positions to receive the ball.
Increasing Pace will allow him to better exploit defensive gaps and counter-attacks.
Improving Strength will help him hold off defenders and maintain possession.
Trait Suggestions
This trait would complement his Finishing and Composure, making him more effective in front of goal.
This would utilize his Pace and Off the Ball movement to exploit defensive lines.
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Guides for this position
Tactical context for the ST: roles, partnerships, and the attribute floors that decide fit.
Striker Partnerships in FM
Target Man and Poacher, False 9 and Inside Forward: the striker partnerships that solve isolation, plus the pairings that contradict.
Reading FM Attributes for Tactical Fit
The 13/15/17 working tiers in FM, hidden attributes that scouting won't show, and the per-role priorities that actually matter.
Recruitment by Tactical Fit
Scout for system fit, not stat stars. The shortlist filters in FM that map to your tactic, and the role-attribute matrix to use.