Player Review

95 - SIF

4.5

Talented guy :-)

By xKiMmEnx, 05-01-2018

I scored big on SBC TOTW 15 UPGRADE (untradeable) and landed this Messi card.

For some reason I have never managed to bring out the best of Messi in my gameplay.

Ive owned his Gold card a couple of times, but hes never made an inpact in my team, he was never there when I needed him.

Sure, its my playstyle that is wrong and not the card.

In the moment I landed his card I was delighted, then my doubt from earlier experience sneaked in and I hated the fact that I couldn’t cash in.

So I decided to change his position to CAM and try him out in some 1 div season play.

I gave him a Finisher cem style, just to boost his strength. Formation was 41212

The first 3 games was terrible, I instructed him to stay in attack. He got constantly bullied by my opponents CDM and defenders, he was stationary, and when finishing he seemed stressed :-)

I decided to give him stay forward and free roam in game 4. He started as a CAM in 41212 and suddenly came alive. He was all over the place and ended the game with 3 goals and 1 assist. I also tried him as a false 9 in 433(5) and he delivered every game.

I like his balance and agility – makes it easy to dribble without any skill moves. His pace is good, but only on short distance. Finishing is absolutely fantastic. Strength – I honestly don’t know what I think, it varies a lot, some situations he is great and others not. But compared to other lightweights like Dybala, Probes (SBC) Hagi, he seems overly week.

Would I buy this guy? NO!

Why? Because 2 mill can get you better talent

Is he now a first player on my team? YES :-)

Finishing

Dribbling

Pace

PHYSICALITY

Formation: 41212

Position: CAM

Games: 15

GPG: 0.73

APG: 0.60

4.5

Overall

3.0

Value

3.0

Stamina

Pace (5/10)

Shooting (10/10)

Passing (10/10)

Dribbling (10/10)

Defending (1/10)

Physicality (4/10)

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