Player Review
84 - OTW
As a munich fan it was my obligation to buy him instantly when he got released and I havent regret it in the slightest. This review is based on his 84 rated card with shadow applied. He is one of the best allrounders I played and I used him in over 850+ matches already. Always as a CM (always with "stay back while attacking") or CDM and he works brilliant at both positions. His defending and shootingskills (even with his left 3* foot) are way better than the card stats would suggest. Even his low height (181 cm) isnt much of a problem thanks to his 90 Jumping. He scored a lot headers for me and even against tall strikers like Lukaku he doesnt have problems to win them. There are only two things I disliked, his passing and 3* skillmoves. He has really good passingstats but somehow he sometimes passes the ball directly to the opponent without a reason. Maybe its because of his curve, im not really sure here. But considering his price he is totally worth it, even underpriced in my opinion. He scores a lot goals in reallife, he just showed it with his screamer against Freiburg again so I am sure he will get at least one more IF sooner or later.
- Good at offense and defense
- Jumping + Headers
- Stamina
- Easy to link with french players or Alaba and Boateng in a 4-3-2-1 for example
- Cheap considering his stats and potential for future informs
- Sometimes weird passes
- Pace (it was always enough for me, but he might be too slow with 70 sprint speed for some people)
- 3* Skillmoves
- H/M workrates (not necessarily a con but if you use him in an offensive formation make sure the other defensive player has high defensive workrates)