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5.0
Not so Hidden Gem
By ZWE4President, 21-12-2017

My preferred Formation in UT this year has been the 4-1-2-1-2. I like having a balance of a strong ST matched with a fast one. For a long time I ran with Kane and OTW Salah as the front two with Rui Costa in CAM. Since prices have gone down it has been more common to see OP strikers (Van Dijk, Bailly, etc), Kane was starting to lose the impact he had had for me. I then decided to buy 88 Patrick Kluivert at the time for around 680K. He was very good, but as his price started to fall, I felt I had to buy someone with a more stable price. I chose Crespo after reading some of the comment left one the page (Thank you for those btw). He was unreal even better than Kluivert which you wouldnt think when comparing the cards. As mentioned in a previous comment he has no weakness. Kluivert sometimes felt a bit bulky and slow (possibly due to height). However, Crespo felt just as tall, if not stronger but was also the better header and finisher. Absolute game changer, and seems better than his card suggests!

  • Heading: for me was fantastic. Im not usually a player to use a lot of crosses, however Crespo seems to make amazing runs.
  • Finishing: Amazing! inside the box, either foot is ruthless. Furthermore, his long shots definitely feel better than 80. His curve shots especially seem unstoppable.
  • Dribbling: for someone who appears so big and bulky in the game, he moves and dribbles very well! seems to turn defenders quite easily
  • Passing: Long Passing isnt always perfect, but still very good, however, short passing is fantastic
  • Strength: He can hold players off very well, and if he has turned a defender, then you know its a guaranteed goal.
  • Pace: He is fast, can go around the outside of defenders, but obviously no Mo Salah for instance. But once he beats his man, with his size and strength, the defender has no chance
  • Hard to say any as he really has been one of the most all-rounded players I have played with, with perfect finishing.
  • Possibly his stamina, but 79 isnt too bad
Formation: 41212
Position: ST
Games: 24
GPG: 1.13
APG: 0.50
5.0
Overall
4.5
Value
5.0
GC
4.0
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (9/10)
Defending (6/10)
Physicality (9/10)
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