Here’s my team to talk about links
So you’ll notice there’s a ton of orange lines between players. These are soft links - if everyone had these and were all in the right position, everyone would be on 10 chem. So my keeper, for example, is Brazilian like Eder (my left CB) and plays in the Premier League like VVD (my right CB). My center CB is an “icon” which has orange links with all players. So he has orange links with everyone, he’s on 9 chem. He’s actually on 10 chem because he has a loyalty bonus - when a player plays at least 10 matches for you, they get an extra point. You can also use a manager from their league or nation to get that extra point.
Now if you look at my RWB, he has both a green and red link. His red link is because he has nothing in common with the CM - different leagues and different nations. If he had both red links, he’d be on 3 chem, which is what they get for being in the right position. But he also has a green link, which you can think of as a hard link. He and VVD are both in the premier league, but they also both play for Liverpool - sort of like two links in one. Because of that, the extra link from being both in the league and on of the same club makes up for the red link. Its similar with that CM, de Rossi. As mentioned, he has nothing in common with my RWB, but both he and Quagliarella are Italians in Serie A, so he has a green there.
It doesn’t come into play here, but my LWB and LCB are on like a triple link. They are both Brazilian, in Liga Nos, and on the same club. So if my CB had two other red links, he’d still be on full chem.
Think of it this way - for every line that connects a player, they need one link.
- same league or nation, 1 link
- two of league, nation, club, 2 links
- all three, 3 links