Player Review
93 - TOTS
A brief review, as I agree with previous reviews of him. The one line version- as a CM/CDM he is certainly solid but not particularly remarkable, as a CAM he is definitely an eye opener, and at his price (180k at time of writing) is strong value. I play him in 4-1-2-1-2 (2) with TOTS Allan (also a steal at 200k, I sniped him at 170k), SBC Hamsik and TOTS Torreira as my LCM/RCM. As you can see, I'm not a rich player so I go for the value players.
I felt that at CM I didn't notice much difference between him and 86 Milinkovic-Savic or 87 Nainggolan, and as CDM I much prefer Allan or Kante (sweaty I know). He didn't get forward enough until I switched him to CAM, where he is a threat with any shot within 25m. He's better as a CAM where it better utilises his shooting, and where his defending and tracking back are real strengths, and of course his vision/passing is great, as opposed to playing him as a CM/CDM asked to move forward to shoot sometimes. I have Anchor on him as I feel I don't need to boost his shooting.
+ Obviously you buy Pjanic for passing and dribbling
+ His finishing feels higher than rated, his shooting is almost underrated
+ Cheaper than players with comparable stats- about 100k cheaper than FOF Marchisio. And IMO better than 94 KDB
+ (as a CAM) his defending and interceptions become much better weapons, winning the ball higher up the pitch
- Hard to link unless running multiple Calcio A
-Not the fastest but no slouch.