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I just pulled a Pogba by completing the 84 rated squad of the Schmeichel SBC, sold him and went on to complete the whole SBC.
Used Courtois before, but often, especially at strikes from near distances i was kinda disappointed when he missed out on some saves.
With Schmeichel, there are a few things you have to do manually in game to unleash his full potencial. He's not the best in saving long shots although his stats look phenomenal. What to do? Since I conceeded a few longshots, I now use the right stick as often as possible in order to get him to the far corner. In addition im trying to position my defenders to guide attackers to positions where i can be sure Schmeichel will make the save. Longshots have been no problem since.
In close distances: an absolute beast. especially those from non straight angles. He always gets a hand on it and saved me a couple of times. 1 vs 1: ist almost 50:50, no matter what runs at him. Saves finess shots as if he done nothing else all his life and even gets to some low driven shots.
I would prefer him over courtois surely and put him just behind de gea if. I don`t get why he gets so much hate in these reviews. Put a shield on him, put some effort in your defending an you've got yourself a true legend that'll often save the day.
At the moment, i'm using him in my epl squad with Baines, VVD, Bailly and Valencia. Obviously every keeper would appreciate a defense like this but he stands out imo.
Been using him in division 1 and WL where i finish around gold 2 to elite 3.
- Incredible reflexes
- Longshots are not a problem
- even saves some low driven 1 on 1 situations
- 280k for the SBC (untrad. and some luck on open biddings), cheaper that de gea, usable in every team
- Not the tallest, better have some tall defenders to clear corners and crosses
- no long throw