In terms of attributes, I would love to see more done in the mental aspects. Don’t get me wrong, some of the ones in the image above are great (such as aggression, bravery, determination). Personally, I would love to see Recovery in there as well. The idea is that if you take a penalty, get ejected or get scored upon you get lowered mental stats all around. The Recovery stat would allow for the player to get back to normal values faster, or even not lose any stats at all.

Another fun mental stat could be Prediction or Insight. Why pass where your teammate is and not where your teammate will be? Improving this stat would let the player be more effective in their decision making, whether it be blocking a pass or predicting the deke on a breakaway. This could offer up fun variations between a predictable star player and an unpredictable depth player.

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