Guide: Winger

How the winger rating is built

The position rating is calculated from the following attributes:

• Crossing — the signature attribute and the heaviest one.
• Pace — creates the situations and wins the dribbles.
• Technique — dribbling and keeping the ball on the flank.
• Passing — combinations with your fullback.
• Stamina — running the line for a full 90 minutes.
• Shooting — your own goals cutting inside.
• Experience — only built through matches played.
• Playmaking — picking the right moment to deliver.
• Set pieces and mental strength — corners, free kicks and cool finishing. A high set pieces rating makes you the coach's choice for attacking free kicks and corners.
• Defending and heading — tracking back and arriving at the far post. Heading also applies to attacking set pieces.

Speciality

Quick is the strongest. Unpredictable gives bigger highs but streakier matches.

There are several routes to the top

No single build is the correct one. Two players in the same position can reach Division 1 and the national team in completely different ways — a specialist who is extreme in one or two attributes, or a broader player who is solid at everything and therefore fits more tactics.

• The specialist route: pour everything into the heaviest attributes of your position and become irreplaceable in that role.
• The all-round route: build several position ratings at once so you always get minutes — minutes give experience, and experience can only be trained through matches.
• Set pieces and mental strength lift every position and are often underrated.
• Adapt to your coach's philosophy and to the positions your squad is thin in.
• The national team picks the best in the country per position — there is room for both specialists and complete players.