Player Review

I make the kluivert comparison because I already had the 88 card of kluivert and I really liked him but when I was looking for a similar card that was cheaper I couldn't find any... untill divock origi got a position change with the path to glory event.

When you look at the type of striker Kluivert is, he's a bit of an odd one. For starters he's quite fast for his size, but he's also very strong and he has high/low workrates. He also has decent passing. Apart from divock orig there aren't many strikers like him Origi has the most similarities with kluivert. He's also strong, big and fast with a decent pass, and he has high/medium workrates.

What I like with this type of striker is that because of his size and strength he can retain the ball up front by using his body and in combination with his speed he can be quite agressive on the defence. If a big strong guy is in space with this kind of speed, you will not be able to catch him because the defender needs to go around him to get the ball, you cannot just push him of the ball, he's too big and strong for that. If the defender is able to pin him down he's still got that decent passing to get the ball to a teammate, and he can use his body to keep the defender at bay.

There are still quite some differences with kluivert though, origi is a bit worse at long shots (which aren't very good with kluivert either) and he's not such a good passer as kluivert (but he's still a decent passer for a striker). Origi has 3 star weak foot (kluivert has 4) and he's not that good at heading like kluivert. It's not that bad though, it's still 82 heading accuracy and 79 jumping. With his size, strength and attack positioning he'll be a better header than a lot of strikers, but don't expect him to be such a masterfull header like kluivert. He also has less ball control and reactions than kluivert, which makes him less quick on the first touch. The ball control is still good enough for passing though, since he got that size and strength to keep the defender off the ball. But kluivert is still better in this regard, because he has more ball control he will be able to keep the ball better and he still got that better pass.

Origi doesn't have a lot of curve so if you shoot on goal it's better not to use finesse but just shoot hard. He's got 87 finishing, that's not bad at all, just make sure to use his right foot because since you need to shoot hard, his three star weak foot will feel a bit worse than it is. You can also try a ground shot if you need to use that left foot because ground shots can be more effective if you want to use less power on the shot.

As you can see there's certainly disadvantages to this card compared to kluivert but it's the closest you going to get and this card is like 10 times cheaper. But there are some advantages for this card as well. Origi may not have the reactions and ball controll of kluivert, he's got more agility and dribbling , he also got more top speed. That means origi can make nasty turns for such a strong and big guy. and if he does this on the counter while running full speed, a lot of defenders will be surprised by him. He also got more strength than kluivert, and 87 strength on a big striker is just nasty.

Overall, I can only say this 82 rated card is overpowered and it could easliy be 86 rated. Don't forget this is a path to glory card as well and it will get upgraded if origi gets a special card like team of the week, man of the match, european team of the tournament, hero, or record breaker. It's not like origi has a lot of competition in wolfsburg either so this could be quite a good investment.