Player Review
84 - Normal
I packed Dembele in a two player pack on the webapp, prior to the full release of Fifa 20. I was excited when I saw his 93 pace and 5*5* combo and when I saw that he was extinct, I thought I packed a beast.
Dembele is buttcheeks and I am putting that nicely. When dribbling anywhere near a defender, Dembele realises that he is a bitch with his 52 strength and just gives the ball away. To be fair, his dribbling and skills are decent but for some reason he just can't do any of that against an actual defender.
His shooting is as consistent as his tendency to get injured like a punk bitch. I've played about ten Div rivals games in div 5 and missed a solid 14 shots from inside the box. The one goal I scored with Dembele was a goal where I sweated the ball to him with old mate Depay (An absolute beast btw), and even then, the ball hit the bloody post and only just bounced in. I use Vinicius Jr and I would rather use his 68 finishing to shoot than Dembele's supposed 78 finishing.
When it comes to headers, Dembele doesn't even try to contest headers with the ball. He's that one guy in everyone's football team who closes his eyes during corners like a bitch and then makes an excuse. Even if Dembele magically headers the ball with his 59 jumping, his 43 heading accuracy will ensure that the ball goes anywhere you don't want it to.
Pulling of skills with Dembele is lowkey nice to be honest. I know if slated him pretty harshly in this review but Dembele receives my "Skiller Certification" stamp. Pulling of the waka-waka with him, duping a defender is really satisfying. Yeah nah yeah, Dembele can skill.
Passing is sorta wank with this card to be honest man. His short passings aight but any target further than 20 odd meters, he does something autistic and either passes the ball somewhere else or passes too softly.
Finally, his pace. Dembele is lightning quick on the ball but long skill runs are impossible to pull of with him. Any runs greater than about 40 meters, Dembele gets a lowkey asthma attack and needs a breather with maybe some oranges. I can only skill two defenders before having to pass the ball, ending the skill run.
Alternatives - Saint-Maximin, Sancho, Vinicius Jr, Cuadrado and Visca.
Sprint speed
5* skills
Stamina
Strength
Heading
Composure
Irl - pretty arse
Too expensive - even if he was 5k, I'd use him in an SBC
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