Traits

Storyline / Campaign

• The subtitles don’t describe a narrative storyline. Instead, the content focuses on Football Manager gameplay systems, specifically striker “traits” and how they affect performance.

Gameplay Highlights (What the video is about)

• The video tests striker traits to determine which traits are good vs. bad for scoring, while keeping striker roles and stats consistent.

Testing approach

• Place strikers into a “test league” where:
  • All strikers share the same attributes
  • All teams share the same attributes
  • The only meaningful difference is the trait loadout
• Measure impact by comparing:
  • Goals scored with no traits
  • Goals scored with each trait

Key Findings: Traits to Avoid (Bad for strikers)

The video lists several traits that reduce striker output compared to having no traits:

• Comes deep
• Looks for pass
• Tries tricks
• Runs with ball rarely
• Likes to try to beat the offside trap
• Moves into channels (noted as potentially harmful unless using an appropriate forward type)
• Shoots from distance (described as ineffective / “long shooting’s just pants”)

Notes / reasoning included

• Dribbling is implied to be weak for strikers in this context: while the subtitles mention dribbling as “powerful in this game,” the tested dribbling-related behaviors/traits were not productive under the experiment’s conditions.
• Beating the offside trap and moving into channels can lead to:
  • More offsides
  • Worse off-ball usefulness
• These tests were done using two standard center forwards, not a specialist role like a channel forward.

Key Findings: Traits to Use (Good for strikers)

Top-performing / strongly recommended traits:

• Plays one-twos (highlighted as especially valuable; possibly because the setup used 4-4-2 with two strikers)
• Shoots with power
• Curls ball
• Runs with ball through center / Dribbling through the center (described as very effective; dribbling is repeatedly called “overpowered”)
• Arrives late in the box (likely depends on how often you play crosses)

Additional “borderline” traits

• The video mentions a few additional traits described as borderline / within testing error, but the subtitles don’t enumerate them beyond the main list above.

How to Train Traits (Step-by-step from the subtitles)

• Go to:
  • Traits
  • Training
  • Start new trait training
  • Finishing training
• Select the example trait mentioned:
  • Shoots with power
• If prompted during training:
  • The game sometimes suggests it, sometimes it won’t
  • The video advises you to ignore assistant manager prompts and proceed anyway

Strategies / Practical Advice

• For pacey forwards / fast strikers, the video recommends:
  • Prefer rounding the keeper over:
    • Lobbing the keeper
    • Trying to beat the offside trap
• Trait effectiveness may depend on:
  • Your formation/tactics (the video references 4-4-2)
  • The striker’s role (tests used bog-standard center forwards; moves into channels may work better with a channel forward)

Gamers / Sources Featured

• No specific gamers, streamers, channels, or external sources are named in the subtitles.