e feels like the best card i have used all game(so far)
Dribbling His agility feels incredible and for some reason he keeps putting it through players legs
Shooting It goes without saying that he would be good at shooting, whether its finesse, chip, low-driven or regular he puts it away without any problem
Passing He can stop moving and ping a ball to Vinicius with almost perfect precision
Pace but with an engine he moves fast enough to get past LaCroix
Physicality he gets easily pushed of the ball sometimes so you would need to play a bit quicker
Before I even start to get into the review, I suggest to everyone who needs a targetman at the front to get your hands on this guy. While to fodder is so cheap, he is absolutely worth the coins.
+Shooting: His finishing was on point, even with the OP-Goalkeepers this year he found the way into the net very often. I want to point out that his longshots and Finesse Shots in particular are extraordinary. Moreover his runs are amazing as well, with the correct Custom tactics he just makes those very important runs perfectly.
+Traits: He has to very important traits this year, outside the foot shot as well as finesse shot trait
+4*4*: To have those 4 stars on his weekfoot is really important this year, while having 4 star skills is alway a nice thing to have as well
+Dribbling: He did not feel clunky at all, even with "only" 74 Balance, he did feel very nice on the ball and his hight wasn't an issue here eather.
+Passing: Passing is another stat that is really important in this years meta and he is very well equiped in this category as well. Most of all his high trough ball impressed me with the great accuracy they had. His short passing as well as long passing combined with 90! vision felt very nice as well.
+Heading: Even without the Power Header trait he scored some pretty nice headers from corners for me. Even though sometimes his height can get an issue at reaching the ball before the defender.
+Strength: Last of all I want to point his strength out, it is amazing. When he makes a run, you can just pass a through ball to him and he will be able to hold the defender of the ball quite easy.
-Work Rates: Medium Medium aren't that big of an issue if you play him as a CAM, but you can feel them from time to time when playing him as a ST.
-Pace: I personally wouldn't point his pace out as a con but some people may have an issue with him being not as fast as a mbappe.
Sorry, but I could not really find any more issues with that guy...
I have been struggling a lot in my first fut champs this year but the only person really stepping up and actually doing work is Benzema.
His 82 agility feels like 99. Shooting is perfect. With cracked off their nut keepers this year Benzema still scores everything u give him.
And he really doesnt feel that slow with a Hunter, he out paces most defenders at the beginning of the game anyway.
Shooting
Dribbling
Passing
Stamina
Some people might prefer a faster striker
Kinda gets bodied a bit
I was extremely hesitant on doing this card because it was an untradeable item for roughly 140k but I'll just tell you straight up, HES ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!!! Definitely the best card I've used so far this year. Most of the stats on this card are FAKE. In game, his 79 pace feels like 90 and his agility and balance feel like 95. He is also incredibly strong so that he can hold off defenders and his heading is elite tier. He offers so much playmaking in the mixer. But the biggest part about this absolute beast is his 88 shooting. HOLY MOLY!!!!!!!!! He buries absolutely EVERYTHING, inside the box and outside the box. This card has legitimately changed the way my team plays in game. He has also made me enjoy the game much more. He can also play every attacking position because of how broken this beast is. Also, his average body type is fake, he feels so lean in game. He is the PERFECT PLAYER for me. THIS IS A MUST DO SBC and if you don't do him, you're really missing out. I'm also a DIV 2 player.
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-EVERYTHING
-Doesn't link to my Indian and Saudi teams
I must admit that I was a little hesitant to do his SBC. But what a good surprise I had with his performance in my team. 6 matches in Rivals, 6 goals and 3 assists. Even I still in division 4 (because I don't play often) this guy is leading me to the promotion. My record is 5/1 since he began to play in my start eleven. I play with 4-2-3-1 wide formation, being Benz my target man. It's a good player if you like to play possession style and prefer to hold up and play rather than pace abusing.
Great finishing
Great positioning
Great aerial skill
Good strenght
Good passing
Decent pace
Not the best player to spam dribbling skills due his body type (average) and balance. But you can mitigate it by puting an engineer chemistry style on him.
Potm was a must do for me because his price was very reasonable and fodder is dirt cheap.
Shooting: 10/10 His finishing is incredible inside the box out side the box driven shots, fineness shots, power shots it doesn't matter. If you have the right angle he will hit the back of the net 9 times out of 10 even against the op goalkeepers such as Donnarumma.
Dribbling: His dribbling is very good you can feel his 90+ stats in reactions, ball control, dribbling and composure. But, he is still a 6'1'' player with 74 balance as his base stat. His dribbling will not feel like Messi Foden or even Papu Gomez. But it is very good for a tall player especially in tight spaces in the penalty box.
Pace: He is not near the pace of Mbappe, Vini or Sarr but his pace is very good. He can split the defense with his pace when running in between center backs. His pace is not great but it is good he definitely does not feel like a slow player on a hunter
Passing: His passing is very good he can make accurate through balls to the wingers if you play him as a hold up striker. Also, his through balls over the top are very accurate. I would not recommend a engine but if you do his passing will be almost perfect.
4* 4*= His weak foot on top of his incredible shooting stats allow you to confuse your opponents because you can turn either way and still score even on his weak foot.
Finesse shot trait+Outside foot shot trait= On top of his incredible shooting he has the two meta shooting traits you should have no problems at all scoring goals with him.
Med/Med Work Rates: This is one of my biggest disappointments with the card. He does not make aggressive runs through the middle of the cbs without a custom tactic. He tends to sit deeper than what you expect from at normal strikers. To counteract the work rates I would suggest a stay forward and get in behind instructions on him.
Physical: I was unpleasantly surprised by how weak he felt up against defenders. Benzema is a more physical striker standing at 6'1'' and having 85 strength but he seems to get pushed off the ball as if he is Foden. I have played many games with him against gold Kounde who has 79 strength and is 5'11'' and he seems to body him 9 times out of 10. This is not a huge con but it is a bit of a let down being that Benzema is a physical oriented striker.
Karim Benzema POTM is insane. I used him in Div 7 and 6, and he has been amazing. Some of the goals he has scored have been screamers, like a bycicle kick and an 89 minute winner from 25 yards out, but his finishing is unbelievable. If you have a wide open shot with the box, or even some contested, he will burry it. His pace is okay, 89 with a hunter in my tea, (100 team chem, 10 player chem). He will more thank likely glide past defenders with 80 or lower pace. One thing I was really suprised about was how good he is in the air. He scored a few headers in the 8 games so far, and he will win about 9/10 headers.
Heading
Finishing
Long shots
Physicality
Can get really hot and can't be stopped
He is sometimes out paced against fast defenders
Sometimes he wont play the best pass
Idk if people are using him in next gen, but on old gen, omg, he's terrible. He cannot finish for good, his right foot is worst than gabriel jesus's weak foot. At least the ones i play against in fut champions / fut champions qualifier. Tried both hunter and engine, he's less awful with an engine I guess, because his first touch is horrendous and his shooting will not go in anyway
Dribbling, he feels smooth (sometimes, and only with an engine)
First touch (really, reaaaally awful)
Finishing
Pace
Passing
Positioning (must be his work rates, but he's ALWAYS on the wrong place)