Player Review
87 - OTW
So here's the story. I decided to change my team this past week because it's FIFA and although EA have tried to sap all the fun out of the game, I thought this might be the best time to try some new cards etc. I was one of those using the OP standard players in Nainggolan, Vidal, Boateng, Alaba etc. and had been using them for a good month or 2 before this card came out. I took the risk of selling all of those really just to try this card out. Before I used Rui Costa as my ST and I'll say this now, BATSHUAYI IS INCREDIBLE.
He really is MY perfect striker, I use my striker as a target man who can I can bounce the ball off with my wingers, who can hold the ball up so I can get my midfield forward, who can get in behind if I need him to and most importantly someone who can finish. This card worked out SO much better than I could've imagined, with a hunter, he's fast enough to get down the wings against full backs, he's great at passing in and out of defenders, his runs are very good and his finishing is exceptional. I even started crossing because I wanted to test his heading out and he did not disappoint.
- Finishing, his low driven shots from inside the box (I didn't really shoot from outside) are unstoppable
- Heading, he wins virtually every header including front post corners
- Passing, unless you're going to play a midfielder at striker, I haven't used anyone as good as this up front
- Strength, will hold off any challenge from any defender
- Price, for how good he is and how much a comparable player (see Lukaku) would be, 100k is nothing
- Difficult to link, I used a strong link with Reus but only other strong link options that are useable are IF/OTW Yarmolenko and IF/PTG Origi
- Stamina, for me this wasn't an issue as he plays up front and I'm not looking for him to be a runner so he stays on the field for the full 90/120 but some people may find this to be a problem