Player Review
98 - Award Winner
At first I was reluctant to complete the SBC to get this version of Salah seeing that I'd only done his POTM SBC a few days before, but I thought "to hell with it" and I did it. Turned out to be quite pricey and I had to sell my TOTY Kane to afford it, but boy was it worth it. His pace feels incredible, especially when you are trying to high press your opponent, and unlike some other quick players on FIFA he didn't feel like he was sliding on ice. You point him in direction and he goes straight for where your aiming, he can switch direction at full speed without a hint of a delay. His shooting is also amazing. I was scoring left right and centre with placed shots from outside the box. And this weren't floated into the top corner, they were banged in with precision. I put a finisher chem card on him and the boost in strength is definitley noticable. He just shrugs off any challenge, and you can play a through ball to him knowing that even if a defender is close by he'll still get through them. His weak foot was a bit of a let down, but only a minor one. As long as I wasn't trying long range shots with his right foot, I didn't really notice that it was his weak foot. The shots were still going in with precision. Also, A big surprise was how good he was in the air. I was outjumping Van Dijk and Bailly with no problem, and of the 12 goals I scored in the 4 games that I used him he scored 3 headers and provided plenty of knockdowns from goal kicks and corners. To summarise, if you were like me and umming and ahring about getting him because of the proximity to his last SBC, put those doubts behind you and get him. He's definitley worth the coins and he'll play for you just like he does in real life, scoring goals and making chances out of nothing.
Pace
Shooting
Balance
Strength
Heading
Passing
Dribbling
Weak foot (but not too much of a problem)