Reviews
84 - IF
After 40 rivals matches (d4/d3), I can tell you that this guy is literally everywhere, I played him as a CDM in a 4-2-3-1 with Gattuso Baby, and he overshadowed him, I only saw him. He's tall, defends very well in hand-to-hand combat, but he has some gaps in interceptions, but his presence on the ground pardons him. He takes balloons of the head, resists the physical, and in addition he is good offensively. I played him too as a CAM and it is very effective to perform the first pressing. His shot is correct but perfectible, but that's not what we ask him. I recommend playing it CDM or CM to enjoy its volume of play.
To conclude, if you want to play with Promes IF or a Eredivisie/Holland team, you need him!!!
strength
stamina
WR
Hyperlink with Promes
He covers all the pitch
Price, about 20/30k
League because you will want to play him in all your teams
No major weaknesses
I needed a solid Eredivisie CM/CDM to link Neres and Bergwijn and van de Beek was the best option. For his price, he didn't dissapoint. Before I changed my team, I've used IF Naingolan (85) and Witsel as cdm's. Compared to those 2, van de Beek can hold his ground. I must say that Naingolan was superior in everything besides winning headers. Van de Beek felt slightly more agile compared to Witsel but was a bit weaker and shorter.
The best thing about van de Beek is that he really didn't have any weaknesses except for his weak foot and skills, which aren't that necessary if you play with 2 cdm's. A nice bonus to his card is his shooting. He's deadly inside the box and he managed to get some great shots (and goals) from distance.
He has some decent strong links like Neres, Bergwijn, Dumfries, Tagliafico and other weaker links to Dutch players like Wijnaldum and Frenkie, so if you like to play with some Eredivisie players, he's a must have!
Not really any weaknessess
Cheap
Great finishing from in and outside the box
Great for linking Eredivise players
Face scan
Stamina
Besides his shooting, he doesn't really stand out with anything.
Besides ligue 1, every big league has a better CDM/CM option (Gueye is better but very expensive).