The player star ratings in Football Manager can be confusing even for those of us like myself who have been playing Football manager for years. In this guide, I will cover the basics. This guide will be helpful to new players and will also act as a useful reminder for the rest of us.
How the player star ratings work
A player star rating indicates how the coach or scout reporting on the player thinks that player compares with the rest of your squad.
Three stars indicate that the player is seen as a player with average ability compared to the rest of your squad. A star rating Above three and the player is believed to be better than most players in your squad. Less than three stars, and the player is thought not to be as good as other players within your squad.
A player in Football Manager will have two-star ratings. One rating for the player current ability, and the second relates to the player potential.
The current ability is the coach/scout comparison of the player’s current ability with your squad. At the same time, the potential rating compares the future ability of the player against the current ability of your squad.
Other things to consider
Here are the things that all of us who play Football manager have to remember about a player star rating.
- Only use the star ratings as a summary of players ability
- Use the player attributes to determine the players ability for yourself
- Don’t forget the star ratings changes over time
- As your squad changes over time as other players join and leave your squad
- As the player or other players attribute changes over time
Conclusion
How helpful do you find the player star rating in Football manager?
Are you like me and at times use the player star ratings when I really shouldn’t due to forgetting that it is nothing more than a summary of the player ability when compared with the rest of your squad?