Überwinger

An überwinger (also called a combo winger or possession winger) is a player with high skills in both winger and playmaking. Passing and set pieces are often considered a requirement for uberwingers. Some managers, but not many, also consider defending to be a requirement. The term was introduced by American manager Basil_II (Byzantines, teamid 8174) in the Wing - Market & Discussion Federation. The purpose of uberwingers is to provide high wing attack and midfield ratings at the same time, while also allowing the option of playing with several different instructions (e.g. offensive or towards middle). Because of the game's wage structure, überwingers usually have low salaries compared to the single-skilled players who would be needed to generate similar contributions to match ratings.

Überwingers usually take longer to create than single-skilled players and therefore must be trained at higher ages. Also, because the players have to be trained in more than one skill, managers either have to change their training regimens to train the players' second skill, or buy players who have already been trained in their first skill. Potential überwinger trainees are rare and expensive and there is often much competition for them from playmaking trainers.

Recent changes introduced by the developers have caused a decrease in training profits and a consequent increase in the importance of sponsorship and attendance income. In order to adapt to these new conditions, many teams are using überwingers to maintain high levels of performance and more manageable salary levels.