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5.0

All hail Kuningas, Jari Litmanen

By Zacargo, 04-12-2017

First of all, as the center piece of my midfield Jari has the most time on the ball and that's when you notice he does lack in physique isn't one of his strongest attributes, but then again you wouldn't buy a CAM for him to act like a CDM.

Now that's out of the way let's talk about his strongest attributes: Passing, dribbling and shooting. His pace isn't phenomenal. but he runs through defenses like a cheetah and finishes excellently in the box. Low driven, L2 shots, volleys and free kicks won't be an issue as only his heading isn't at the same level as the rest of his shooting statistics. And by god his passing. Almost all of his passes arrive and it just feels wonderful having that much control over the game with just one player.

I use him in my BPL team and he basically hands the ball to Jesus. Always available for passes and gives an excellent through ball to my wingers, Mané and Mkhitaryan. Before him I've used David Silva, Forsberg, Asensio and many more, but none of them are compared to the way Jari plays. However, I would suggest Thiago Alcantara. Jari may be taller, stronger and better at finishing, but Thiago has a similar style of play and makes the same runs as he does for a lower price.

Finally, as the centerpiece of my midfield Jari is a force to be reckoned with and is the best CAM I've used since FIFA '09

Passing, every ball finds a player

Dribbling. Imagine a soft piece of butter. Jari is the knife.

Shooting, excellent finishing and a wonderful free kick.

Physique, can get bullied off the ball

Price, always a disadvantage when it comes to icons.

Formation: 4231-2

Position: CAM

Games: 18

GPG: 0.50

APG: 0.61

5.0

Overall

3.5

Value

5.0

4.5

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (10/10)

Passing (10/10)

Dribbling (9/10)

Defending (3/10)

Physicality (4/10)

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