Numpty >>
saturday november 5 - 08:43, Edited
saturday november 5 - 08:44 There seem to be lots of different views on how to train a DM, but my view is not to bother giving them any Passing at all. This is why.
Unlike Blocking a little bit of Passing is of almost no value as it's always the higher Passing of the 2 players involved which count, so any players with low Passing have little influence in a pass.
A moderate amount of Passing has some value as it will be enough to help retain possession as fewer passes will go astray, but not enough to get any or many assists against stronger opponents. But that means you have less to spend on Duelling, so he's now not so good at tackling, which is his main priority.
If you spend a lot on Passing so he can get some assists then he's no longer a DM.
The downside of a DM with little or no Passing is the game sees them as a defender and not a midfielder and they are a so-called weak player in every match. Training them with both Passing and Duelling does get around this problem, but they are no longer a specialist DM and not terribly good at either job.