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3.5

Extremely Clinical

By McRaven, 14-01-2018

Being a Dutchman myself I wanted to try out the Swan of Utrecht. Deployed him as a left striker in a 4-1-2-1-2(2) and later in a 4-3-1-2 with Prime ADP at CAM and Mertens/Dybala at right striker. I've used him for around 350 matches before selling him. The first thing you'll notice with MVB is his extremely clinical finishing. This guy can score any shot from anywhere. Left foot, right foot, it just goes in. He's more clinical than players like 87 Crespo and probably on par/slighty better than Prime ADP. The one stat that sets him apart in the shooting department for me is the volley stat. With MVB you can just take the ball out of the air full throttle on his right and it'll go towards goal 9/10 times. He has a couple of traits such as the finesse shooting trait which is one of my favorite traits as balls just fly in easily when finessing it.

His workrate is medium/low which means he'll mostly hang around the striker position all game. His high attack positioning makes up for his lack of a high attacking workrate as he always seems to position himself right where you want him to be. His dribbling and ball control are also very good, though because of his mediocre agility and balance he can feel clunky sometimes and he doesn't always turn as fast as you'd like. He's tall and can head those near post corner crosses in.

Pace is alright. Nothing amazing. Used an Engine on him and he was just fast enough to pass one defender, but two is too much for him. I like to skill and sometimes against good opponents his three star skillmoves were limiting him. He can do the occasional heel to heel flick or a roulette, but you sometimes miss a berba/Giovinco spin. He's also not the strongest player, though because of his body type he can hold up the play well. Stamina is also good as long as you don't run all game with him. He can easily last 90 minutes, though in ET he might need to be subbed.

His passing is also good for a target man. He can do one-two passes with the other striker and can give you assists as well. Because of this I hold him in higher regard than 87 Crespo.

If you're looking for a target man/out and out striker and a true finisher then Marco Van Basten is your guy. He'll score goals even if he isn't playing particularly well in a match. He is a limited player though and needs good and fast players around him to work and do the heavy lifting so that he can finish his chances.

Extremely clinical
Volley stat
Positioning
Long shots and finesse trait
Decent passing for an out and out striker
Dribbling and ball control

Can be clunky
Low balance
Three star skill moves
Slow

Formation: 41212-2

Position: ST

Games: 353

GPG: 1.20

APG: 0.60

3.5

Overall

4.0

Value

3.5

3.0

Stamina

Pace (6/10)

Shooting (9/10)

Passing (7/10)

Dribbling (7/10)

Defending (3/10)

Physicality (7/10)

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