That's really interesting. I went through all my players one night, looking at their minutes over the course of their careers....I was surprised at how many players had played very similar minutes, but there were HUGE variations in the experience. Guys that played within a hundred or so minutes of each other in their careeer, but one guy was a 2, and one was a 7.
I don't think anyone knows for sure, and its all speculation..but to me, this shows that there must be at least some varibable that factors in quality of opponents, rankings, importance of games, or something like that.
I appreciate your input, and responding to me personally after some of the garbage I took after saying what I said. Although i don't expect it, I was hoping for similar luck during this cup run...However, after reading your comments, if you are right about quality of opponents/Country Ranking...it would be highly unlikely I see that in light of the fact that my ranking is considerably higher now.