Player Review

I always have a bit of a love-hate relationship with aguero and you probably wonder why.

I mean what's not to like about aguero, he got great dribbling and shooting, and he's fast as well. Not to mention he's not as weak as most strikers with that much dribbling. Weak strikers have to rely on a quick first touch (ball control and reactions), speed, agility and a decent pass. Aguero has those things too but he can rely on his strength as well. 74 may be not that much but it's way better than the low to mid 60's many strikers are blessed with. His strength combined with his high dribbling stats makes him quite good at retaining the ball, especially when you turn your back to the defender.

But a problem with aguero is that his passing can become quite annoying over time. Sure 83 vision and 79 short passing sounds like a dream, and it is, but that 63 short passing is a bit of an eye sore. While you may not notice this in the beginning, after a while you will find yourself shouting at aguero why he made such a bad pass. You'll also find yourself wondering; I thought 83 vision and 79 short passing should cover that...

The reason for this is because through balls are probably considered long passes (I use 'probably' here because this isn't verified information, but there's a bit of a consensus over this on the internet). It's also something that I experience myself, a bad long passing stat can result in bad through balls. It's for this reason that strikers like griezman (who have less vision but more long passing) feel more consistent when passing.

It doesn't really help either that his pace is a bit of hoax. Sure he's got 87 speed overall, but he only has 84 top speed which means when countering, a semi fast defender will catch him easily on the long run, and 74 strength won't save aguero shoulder to shoulder. So either you need to be good at skills, dribbling, or pass the ball. So I highly advise, when you pass with aguero, that you prefer the short pass button.

It doesn't end there though. You may not have noticed it but aguero has only 74 stamina. That means late in game you'll have to rely more on him for passing than for runs, since he'll become lazy, and that will again put pressure on that long passing stat. However since he's quite good at retaining the ball, you'll have more time to make a short pass.

So as you can see the hate doesn't come from nowhere, but the love is real too. Aguero is still a great finisher, a great dribbler and a very intelligent player. 91 positioning with high acceleration makes him a menace in short space. He also got 4 start weak foot and with 91 finishing he's very consistent in front of goal. But even with his high positioning I do prefer him more as a supporting striker , which means I rather have someone next to him that has more top speed, but it isn't needed. What's more important, is that you put someone next to him that has better stamina, to keep things flowing up front.

As far as supporting strikers go, I prefer 87 del piero by far, but he's three times the price and aguero has way better attack positiong, he's also higher rated. Not to mention he's much stronger as well, that means he can keep the ball better, giving you enough time to make a shot on goal, or give a decent pass.... Just remember that the short pass button is your friend.