Player Review

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5.0

By FAR the best defender I've tried this year.

By tjoebsaurus, 30-10-2017

While it can hardly come as a surprise to anyone that the highest rated defender in the game is incredibly good, I still felt like I had to make this review after packing him (from a squad battle reward pack! - I know right?)

Anyways, with stats like these it should be borderline impossible to not do well with him. He has all the right attributes in all the right places, making him so, so annoying to play against - which is rare, thankfully.

I used Sergio in my 433(3) La Liga squad next to Umtiti, a borderline unfair combination, and despite none of them being super tall, it worked to perfection. Ramos stats allow him to jump ridiculously high and thus still win what felt like 97% of aerial duels. His pace and physical stats combined are unreal, and it shows, both when you're charging down a fast winger, and when you're 1v1 while jockeying (is that a word?) - he just dominates - unlike so many other "top defenders" I've tried this year. Think of him like Manolas, but much better defensively (and physically in my opinion), and infinitely better in terms of passing and dribbling.

Speaking of passing and dribbling - after the passing nerf EA did last week especially, I think the passing (and dribbling) stat of defenders are much more important than most people think. "He's a defender, he doesn't need good dribbling/passing scrub" WRONG, with the amount of bullshit you encounter in Squad Battles and Weekend League on the regular, you DO need a defender that doesn't turn like a container ship and who can actually pass the ball properly over 20+ meters in order to play through the opponents pressure. He absolutely shines in this area, and he's probably THE most agile/dribbly CB this year, and definitely one of the best passers as well.

Another stat that tends to get a bit overlooked, in defenders particularly, is the reactions stat. There is definitely correlation between a high reaction stat, and ability to tackle properly in FIFA 18. Not surprisingly, given the stats name is literally reactions, it very much seems to affect how quickly the defender (in this case) is able to react to what's happening around him.

I think that was it really, it's hard to explain how good someone is when they just do what they're supposed to for once - something that isn't always the case at all in this FIFA.

But to sum it up (TL;DR): This man is everything I thought and hoped he would be, and more, stats are bonkers in every aspect and it shows. I bet he'd be a great CDM too.

Physicality (strength, absurd stamina for a CB, jumping, aggression.
Defensive ability (especially marking, interceptions and standing tackles)
Speed/pace
Passing is unmatched
Dribbling is unmatched
Reliable (maybe unlike his real life version :D)

Shooting maybe? But even here he's arguably better than most CBs in the game, bar a few like Rakitskiy, Naldo, etc. who are freaks tbh.
A bit on the pricey end, but that's to be expected from the highest rated in his position bar icons. Absolutely worth it though, which is why I still have to give him 5 stars in value.
Can't think of anything else, he's great in every area that's relevant to him.

Formation: 433-4

Position: CB

Games: 27

GPG: 0.15

APG: 0.15

5.0

Overall

5.0

Value

5.0

Stamina

Pace (10/10)

Shooting (5/10)

Passing (10/10)

Dribbling (8/10)

Defending (10/10)

Physicality (10/10)

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