Three other factors have an effect your squad’s performance levels. The first is experience. For every game that a player participates in, of a competitive nature, he will gain an experience bonus (This excludes UNQUALIFIED SBY’s and APP’s, and Level 12 players who are NOT stars).
After a number of games worth of experience, his performance level will eventually increase by one level. Obviously the more games a player participates in the more will his experience rise, and the chance that a player’s performance level may rise could be a factor in keeping an ageing player in a team longer than you normally would. As a rule, younger players who are still learning the basics, and older players who have seen it all before, will gain the least experience from any match, while slower developing, mature players in their prime will benefit the most. It is this factor that might be the one determining how long you keep hold of your ageing club captain!
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