FM Scout Reports

[Vargo]

Here I'll post my scout reports of free agents that I'll come across while I'm hosting and recording. Note that this is just one man's opinion based on a small amount of game time, so try not to get offended. The attribute system are taken from Football Manager. Others are ofc welcome to submit their own reports.

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Name: XL
Positions: Midfielder
Games Scouted: 2 (last date: 2012-02-23)

Corners 13
Crossing 12
Dribbling 11
Finishing 13
First Touch 12
Long Shots 11
Marking 8
Passing 10
Tackling 5
Technique 11

Agression 10
Anticipation 15
Concetration 17
Creativity 10
Decisions 14
Determination 16
Flair 13
Off The Ball 14
Positioning 15
Team work 14
Work Rate 12

Best attribute: Reading the game. XL seems very focused throughout the game and his ability to anticipate the play makes him valuable in midfield.

Worst attribute: Stopping opponents. Poor tackling and marking makes XL weak in defensive situations.

Recommendation: XL has the potential to be a good 1st Division player, but should probably start in 2nd Division for more game time and possible improvement.

[naby]

Scouted him months ago, always thought he was brilliant. However, he can't make Sundays and may miss some Thursdays due to Uni work. :(:(

[Vargo]

Name: Boyshock
Positions: DM, GK
Games Scouted: 2 (last date: 2012-02-23)

Corners 6
Crossing -
Dribbling 11
Finishing -
First Touch 14
Long Shots -
Marking 16
Passing 13
Tackling 17
Technique 10

Agression 9
Anticipation 12
Concetration 8
Creativity 8
Decisions 12
Determination 7
Flair 7
Off The Ball 10
Positioning 9
Team work 12
Work Rate 10

Best attribute: Stopping opponents. Boyshock's ability to mark and tackle players makes him very effective as a Defensive Midfielder.

Worst attribute: Corners. His poor ability to handle defensive corners often exposes his own team to dangerous crosses and shots.

Recommendation: Boyshock has the potential to become a good Defensive Midfielder for division 2 or a decent back up GK.

[Maddude]

Do me coach, but seriously what are the ratings max limit as then we cannot see how good you think they are?
Gj though :>

[Vargo]

Name: Ж [FL]
Positions: Forward
Games Scouted: 3 (last date: 2012-02-23)

Corners 15
Crossing 16
Dribbling 17
Finishing 16
First Touch 15
Long Shots 16
Marking 7
Passing 14
Tackling 6
Technique 16

Agression 11
Anticipation 14
Concetration 15
Creativity 15
Decisions 16
Determination 18
Flair 17
Off The Ball 8
Positioning 9
Team work 12
Work Rate 17

Best attribute: Ж's determination to win is shown in his hard work rate.

Worst attribute: Off The Ball. Ж tends to want to be in control more than what is useful instead of trusting his teammates.

Recommendation: Ж [FL] has the potential to become a leading star for any 1st division team.

[Vargo]

Do me coach, but seriously what are the ratings max limit as then we cannot see how good you think they are?
Gj though :>

The attributes are rated from 1 to 20. I'm not doing overall ratings though, merely "recommendations".

[Vargo]

Name: Gazza
Positions: Midfield (Forward)
Games Scouted: 1 (last date: 2012-02-23)

Corners -
Crossing 7
Dribbling 6
Finishing 13
First Touch 14
Long Shots 9
Marking 6
Passing 8
Tackling 7
Technique 8

Agression 10
Anticipation 12
Concetration 10
Creativity 10
Decisions 12
Determination 10
Flair 6
Off The Ball 8
Positioning 5
Team work 9
Work Rate 11

Best attribute: First Touch. Good reaction times make Gazza dangerous when offered a fast cross or rebound.

Worst attribute: Positioning. Gazza tends to roam too much out of position and often ends up in locations where he'll make no impact or even block a teammate.

Recommendation: (2nd Div) Gazza would be a decent choice for a 2nd division midfielder with the potential of becoming a good forward.

[Fabien]

Can i be scouted ;D

[noj]

Great idea vargo

[Edgar Davids]

these are really good, exactly how these ratings should be. proper indepth ratings and strengths/weaknesses afterwards. top class.

[Guest]

Nice Vargo :)

[MoMo]

You stole this from football manager! :x joke can i get scouted? or better yet can i scout myself :PP? xD

[Vargo]

I'm surprised I've gotten so many positive responses These reports can easily be very inaccurate should it be based on just 1 or 2 games. For those who wants to be scouted, just look for me in any FM room. I usually host myself in the afternoons, (remember to check for a danish flag)

[Cookies]

These are great, Vargo!

[Shockboy]

Mfw boyshock is actually me and got told my nations defensive corner play was amazing by Aidan, other than that GG vargo

[Vargo]

Mfw boyshock is actually me and got told my nations defensive corner play was amazing by Aidan, other than that GG vargo

As I said, these reports are only based on the games I've recorded, so they may not be accurate. Everyone can have a bad day or maybe just fooling around while I happen to record.

[Griffin]

These are very good Vargo.

Might I suggest some further clarification on the work rate score - I think that an effectiveness and efficiency score would go further to help clarify this rating, e.g. a midfield player can work extremely hard, pressuring and chasing, but at the same time not be at all effective or efficient in what they do. A keeper can move very little, but be extremely effective and efficient by making saves and good distribution.

[TT]

e.g. a player can work extremely hard, pressuring and chasing, but at the same time not be at all effective or efficient in what they do.

If there were a score for that one Griff, i'm sure i'd warrant at least a 19 - call it the headless chicken rating :)

[Vargo]

These are very good Vargo.

Might I suggest some further clarification on the work rate score - I think that an effectiveness and efficiency score would go further to help clarify this rating, e.g. a midfield player can work extremely hard, pressuring and chasing, but at the same time not be at all effective or efficient in what they do. A keeper can move very little, but be extremely effective and efficient by making saves and good distribution.

I see your point, but rating effectiveness/efficiency is kinda like giving them an overall rating and would require me to combine several attributes and rank them accordingly to the position in question, which is a lot more complicated. However, if you do combine several attributes and look at them as a whole, you might be able to make your own conclusion of how effective a player really is for the given position. A simple example would be a typical "ball chaser" - highly aggressive player with lots of work rate but low anticipation. This combination of attributes makes a bad player while another combination can make a good one.

Work Rate - How mentally driven a player is to work hard throughout the match.

[Vargo]

Name: ~Dooms~
Positions: Forward
Games Scouted: 2 (last date: 2012-02-24)

Corners 8
Crossing 10
Dribbling 6
Finishing 10
First Touch 12
Long Shots -
Marking 11
Passing 9
Tackling 6
Technique 7

Agression 8
Anticipation 11
Concetration 14
Creativity 8
Decisions 10
Determination 14
Flair 5
Off The Ball 14
Positioning 10
Team work 13
Work Rate 12

Best attribute: Off The Ball. ~Dooms~ knows how to move in to a good position to receive the ball.

Worst attribute: Dribbling. ~Dooms~ have a hard time getting past his opponents, also because he's very predictable which is shown in his low flair.

Recommendation: (2nd Division) ~Dooms~ would make a decent forward.