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5.0
Slow starter
By Grafite, 09-11-2017

So i bought this beast for 770k, I've played 80 matches with him and he has banged in 100 goals and assisted 46 times. When i bought him he replaced Higuain in my team, at the start i didn't feel any difference, i was missing shots left and right and hitting the post/crossbar often. I have hunter on him so he basically has 99 everything shooting wise. After like 15 games i was tempted to sell him as he barely hade averaged a goal a game, i decided to give him a go a few matches more and then BOOM he started scoring for fun. Why? I got used to him especially shooting wise, he has so high shot power that you barely need to press the shooting button, but it also makes shots you didnt think would go in rocket past the keeper. Low driven is a breeze with this guy and he can finesse it with style with either foot! I found him better than Kluivert (88) an would recommend him in a two striker formation.



  • Shooting: Just shoot!
  • Heading: He's good in the air and will win you headers
  • Ball control
  • 4* WF
  • Shot power
  • Finesse shot trait
  • Pace: He can get past defenders when given sufficient space, but he isnt much faster than Lewandowski and couldn't tell the difference between them pacewise tbh
  • Strength: He loses quite often in running duels but who doesnt, his strength is sufficient to win headers in the box tho.
  • Agility: It says 87 Agility but he feels kinda stiff tbh.


Formation: 4312
Position: ST
Games: 80
GPG: 1.25
APG: 0.58
5.0
Overall
4.0
Value
5.0
GC
5.0
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (7/10)
Dribbling (7/10)
Defending (1/10)
Physicality (7/10)
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