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272932.1
Date: 8/13/2015 2:04:20 PM
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Hello,
Yesterday I made changes in my lineup for today's game and I checked the lineup few more times if all is correct. Today I went to watch the game and what did i saw? I saw that player, which one I put in the C position is sitting on the bench and waiting something. After the game I checked the lineup again and all was fine. Please, maybe you could answer why my starting lineup player was sitting on the bench?

Burkeliino

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272932.2 in reply to 272932.1
Date: 8/14/2015 4:47:29 AM
TrenseRI
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You used LCD (Let Coach Decide) substitution strategy. If you want more control over starters and minutes, you need to use SFDC.

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272932.3 in reply to 272932.2
Date: 8/14/2015 6:12:36 AM
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So, if I use LCD and my player have almost 98 minutes on field, then he may not be in the starting lineup, am I right?

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272932.6 in reply to 272932.3
Date: 8/15/2015 7:21:15 AM
TrenseRI
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So, if I use LCD and my player have almost 98 minutes on field, then he may not be in the starting lineup, am I right?

Wrong. LCD doesn't account for past minutes, the coach decides by himself who he wants to field.

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272932.7 in reply to 272932.6
Date: 8/15/2015 8:17:51 AM
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Okey, huge thanks for reply.

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272932.8 in reply to 272932.7
Date: 8/15/2015 8:57:36 PM
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Just to make it clearer: while minutes played during previous games do not influence the coach's decisions in any substitutions setting, when using LCD, the starting lineup set by the manager (if he sets one) still has a significant impact on the substitution decisions. How much each one of your players will end up playing in that setting is not nearly as predictable as in SFDC, though.

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272932.9 in reply to 272932.8
Date: 8/16/2015 7:26:22 PM
TrenseRI
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This changed recently though. From two seasons age (I think), LCD will not necessarily field the same starters you put in the depth chart, making it a truly coach ruled substitution tactic.

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272932.10 in reply to 272932.9
Date: 8/16/2015 8:01:34 PM
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If that's how it was intended to work, it is not working properly then. The way I described it to be still applies to current matches.

LCD was completely coach-ruled and still is - even though it has become inefficient in many ways - only when coupled with the good ol' blank lineup.

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272932.11 in reply to 272932.10
Date: 8/17/2015 4:43:20 AM
TrenseRI
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LCD is not a magic wand that will make all the best decisions at all times. If it was, everyone would be using it all the time and there would be no fun setting the lineups. It is imperfect, but it had changed slightly lately and that's all I wanted to point out. The effectiveness of the tactic is a whole other matter.