Player Review
85 - Rare
I needed somebody to slot in next to RuleBreaker Nainggolan as a CDM in the 4231. I chose de jong to fill this role, as I had previously used Valverde and Thomas Partey in this role but i felt like neither of them could pass the ball well enough. Little did I know, this was one of the best decisions i made. De jong dominated the midfield. His pace allowed him to get back and help the defense, yet still keeping up with some of the fastest attackers, such as rashford and lucas moura. Not a single match went by when de jong wasn't putting challenge after challenge after chalolenge in to stop the attackers from scoring. In my opinion, de jong is one of the best cdms in fifa 21. For only 25k, de jong is definitely one of, if not the, best value for coin cdm. If you haven't tried him already, you don't know what you're missing out on.
-pace (great, especially with anchor)
-stamina (will last the full game)
-interceptions (great at stopping through balls)
-dribbling (very solid, won't be taking on the entire team but can definitely get himself out of trouble)
-passing (as i mentioned before, i didnt like how Valverde and Thomas Partey were at passing, however, de jong felt great at passing)
-positioning (always in the right place at the right time)
-shooting (he won't miss an open net but he isn'y scoring screamers every match either)
-strength (not very noticeable with an anchor, but if you use a shadow he might not have a lot of strength)
-4*3* (i didn't notice it that much but some players might)