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4.0

One of the best striker ever

By nemo1, 30-01-2018

I used Van Basten 89 during the week-end league, he helped me reaching 32 victories scoring a ton of goals. His shot is incredible, if he can see the goal, he scores, whatever they are, longhshots or close ranged shots or volleys (he's a master for volleys gol), also the left foot is very good. So, once he lacks nothing about shots, let's talk about the rest: his passing his very good despite the relatively "low" parameter, physically he's able to push many players except very strong opponents (Boateng, Koulibaly ecc..) but he fights well and also his height helps him a lot (1,88 cm, 6'22"). His dribbling is good, but he is not able to be very quick in certain moments, his pace is good enough, he's not mbappe or alessandrini, but if you launch him to the goal you have some possibility; his heading is also good, but not great jumping. He's a very hard striker to use because he's not very fast and not very quick on the first movements, but if you are good enough to let him face in the right way the goal, you score everytime.

Shooting

Clinical finisher

Incredible composure, doesn't miss important chance

Not very quick and fast

Hard to use

Formation: 41212-2

Position: ST

Games: 37

GPG: 1.49

APG: 0.78

4.0

Overall

3.5

Value

4.5

3.0

Stamina

Pace (7/10)

Shooting (10/10)

Passing (7/10)

Dribbling (6/10)

Defending (3/10)

Physicality (8/10)

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