
Improving passing will enhance playmaking abilities and assist in controlling the midfield.
Better stamina will allow for sustained performance throughout the match, especially in a box-to-box role.
Increased composure will improve decision-making under pressure, crucial for a central midfielder.
This trait will help control the pace of the game, enhancing playmaking from midfield.
Encourages more attacking runs, suitable for a central midfielder with an attacking duty.
Tactical context for the CM: roles, partnerships, and the attribute floors that decide fit.
Double pivots and flat pairs in 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2: when each pairing works, when it collapses, and the AMC unicorn that rescues both.
Holder, runner, creator: the role distribution rule for three-man midfields, the AMC variants, and the antipatterns that break them.
The 13/15/17 working tiers in FM, hidden attributes that scouting won't show, and the per-role priorities that actually matter.