

These players won’t let sentimentality stand in the way of their careers, and you can exploit this. However, let's look at lower Loyalty players. This means high Loyalty players will stick with their current team (within reason) through thick and thin and will choose to stay put if they’re enjoying working with them. Working almost as a counterbalance to Ambition, the hidden attribute of Loyalty impacts on how faithful a player will be to a club or a manager. All this can prove useful if you’re a struggling club trying to keep talent on board, and it won’t impact their performance provided you don’t expect them to improve massively in training. They won’t be as easily tempted away from a comfortable situation, they won’t require big signings to stay put, and they won’t ask you for as much money during contract negotiations. On the other hand, a player with lower Ambition might not be a great purchase if you’re looking to build up your squad’s mentality they can have some advantages. That means that while you usually want higher Ambition players, these can be time bombs if you’re managing a lower tiers or bottom half team, as they’ll be constantly looking for greener pastures and make themselves costly to maintain. Players with high Ambition will want to be surrounded with talented, like-minded players, they will require more money to sign their contracts, and they can be easily tempted away if a higher-reputation team comes knocking on their door. However, they are also likely to ask more of others, not just themselves. It is a measure of how much they want to progress as footballers. A player with a big Ambition will progress further in training, react well to the setting of lofty goals, and, in general, push themselves to betterment. Ambition is one of those attributes that come with upsides and downsides, whether they’re high or low.
