Player Review
93 - TOTS
So I packed Alba in the guaranteed La Liga TOTS pack. Originally I was disappointed as I have TOTY Marcelo there, however when I got a red card with Marcelo, i decided to use Alba as he fit in my team. He was amazing. Although the pace difference is only 7 it feels like a massive difference compared to Marcelo. I also feel like Alba offers more in attack. Due to his size, agility and balance he flies past players and enables me to cross it to TOTS Lukaku. His 98 crossing is incredible, it pretty much always hits Lukaku dead on, and even if it doesn't it usually ends up with a player making a late run. His 86 finishing also means that if you don't have an opportunity to cross or pass, he is perfectly capable of scoring himself. After playing 5 games with Alba in div 2 i decided to sell Marcelo and stick with Alba. Due to his pace you can attack more with him as he quickly gets back. His defending is very good. due to his size and low centre of gravity he is very good at getting the ball of players. Overall definitely recommend to anyone looking for a LB. The reason i put the value for money at 3 stars is i got him in a pack, so am worried he seems so good as i got him for effectively 20k
Pace
Agility
balance
crossing
Finishing
Can get beat to headers occasionally