headed to franprix to get a bottle of wine for tonight's posting session

[Mr Looks]

and yeah, less is more when it comes to setting up formations and tactics. specify the obvious stuff (like selecting players with a 19 set piece taking to take them), leave  the rest on default. 

the best non-obvious tip (to me, at least) i had found on those fm forums was to always check the determination stat of a player. these can usually be trained to develop immensely, even if their starting stats are mediocre

I mean don't expect a player with average attributes to become world class just because his personality and work ethic (hidden attributes) is good but players with good personality are more likely to hit their potential and hit it fast

some wonderkids for example are deemed as fraud among fm players even tho you can see their potential is so high thru game editor but their personality is so bad they wiill never reach it

when signing a wonderkid find the best position for that kid and add +3 to their relevant stats in your mind, if you like what you see then sign him