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5.0
The real king
By funifasaid, 22-05-2018

When I first made him from the SBC, I was thinking which chemistry style is best on him. and that's when I realise basic chem is good enough! 99 acceleration, 99 for key aspects of shooting, 99 short passing, 99 vision, 99 dribbling. tried him out for first 10 games. felt that he was a bit underwhelming for his price. but as I kept on using him. I tried different formations, tried him alone and tried him with a parabctner and I realised his best role is in 41212(2) formation in a false 9 position.


going deeper back allows him to be more involved in the build up, and most of my goals came from him passing to either my cam and st and that's when he make his darting run into the box. just through ball and simple pass to him and he'll somehow get it. his positioning and run is impeccable!! even if the defender might have a touch or nudge against him, he will somehow get back the ball and somehow squeeze in a shot. 50 50 situations has become 80 20 situations with pele. why 20? because of his weakfoot. when shooting off balance, if u end up shooting with his weaker foot, most probably the keeper will save or hit the post.


even with shitty defending, I don't know how pele can rob defenders off the ball. try his loan card and just feel free to shoot from anywhere. 5 yards out with no defenders and with his stronger foot, high chance it will go in unless the keeper is david de gea who will somehow palm it away. with shitty keepers from your opponent, just shoot away!


to bring out the best out of this guy, you need a good targetman who can pass to become his partner and gives him space. probably a cam or cm to feed him good balls into open space. even if defenders push him out wide, fret not. this guy will still be able to give a good cross in for a goal.



don't force play him just because he's Pele. get used to his moves and you can bring out the best in him. my scoring ratio suffers initially cos I expect him to produce miracles. when I was playing my usual game, he's getting into more scoring position, creating more attacking options. now, scoring 2 goals or hat trick is quite normal unless your opponent quits on you.

  • gives him space and it'll be a goal
  • don't give him space and he'll get that ball back
  • able to quickly feint left to right easily, leaving defenders away
  • forget finesse or driven shot, simple shot will do
  • surprisingly strong enough to shield from defenders
  • and lastly, his speed is just insaneeeee!!

probably his weakfoot. if he's 5 star weak foot, he'll be even deadlier!!!


his defending is better than his stats! so i can't even call it as his con.


Formation: 41212-2
Position: ST
Games: 110
GPG: 0.76
APG: 0.56
5.0
Overall
4.5
Value
5.0
GC
4.5
Stamina
Pace (10/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (10/10)
Dribbling (10/10)
Defending (7/10)
Physicality (9/10)
5.0
Luckiest Man In The World
By AliMazacar, 05-05-2018

I was lucky enough to pack this monster. I bought a 125k pack and never even got a flare, FROM A 125K PACK! I was fuming. The very next pack, I get a flare, thought it was a garbage inform. The color of the fireworks was Blue and White, thought it was a MOTM. I see the card as an icon, I thought it would be the cheapest one. Saw Brazil, thought it will be the lowest rated Roberto Carlos. Saw Pele, thought it would be the lowest rated Pele. I see he 98 rating, I lost it. WHO PACKS 98 RATED PELE! Anyways, I decided to play a few games with him before I sell him. While hes selling, I decided to check some of his reviews, saw none, decided to be the guy who finally reviews him.


Unreal. Thats an understatement. The guy is extremely fast, I used players with higher pace, and they didn't seem as fast as Pele. His shooting is really overpowered. You miss a few chances, but you score so much goals that shouldn't be going in. His passing is obviously extremely good, but who the hell passes when you're using Pele? A madman because this card's dribbling is unique. Most dribblers, the ball is stuck to their feet, but Pele, its as if you're always flicking the right analog. You can run past 5 defenders like its nothing. Strength is decent, I never had a situation where I said, he should've got that, but more instances where I say, how did he get that? Heres my problem with him, and why my stats aren't that good. He makes people rage quit in 2 minutes of the game. 3/5 games, people quit within 10 minutes of the game. The other two quit before half time. Overall, hes one of the few players who are actually worth the money. You get what you paid for him. I've used Prime Ronaldo before, and Pele is 100% the better player.

Pace is uncomparable.

Dribbling is uncomparable.

Shooting is mostly unsaveable.

Passing is great.

Strength is great for his body type.

Actually wins me the ball quite often when hes defending.

The price is not a con because he is worth it.

Nothing.

Formation: 41212-2
Position: CAM
Games: 5
GPG: 1.60
APG: 0.00
5.0
Overall
5.0
Value
5.0
GC
5.0
Stamina
Pace (10/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (10/10)
Dribbling (10/10)
Defending (8/10)
Physicality (10/10)
3.5
Pele...
By reviewmaestro189, 11-06-2018

Sorry guys. Pele is not for me.


I have done the Pele SBC in the World Cup market crash for around 1 million coins, and boy, what a disappointment he was. His stats are a lie. Rather sadly, he gets pushed off the ball a lot, due to his relatively unsatisfactory height and strength at this stage of the game. His finishing... god how horrible it is. 98 finishing... he misses open goals from 5 yards out. Really, even Manolas would've scored that. His passing is decent, but not that relevent considering passing in fifa 18 feels the same for anyone anyway. His defending is surprisingly decent, he does get a few nice tackles here and there. His H/M workrates feel like M/H. When I play him at CAM, he likes to drop behind the half-way line, leaving TOTS Neymar and TOTS Son alone in the attacking half of the pitch. I have tried him in pretty much every position: CM, CAM, LM, RM, ST, CF, and more but he doesn't feel that great for me anyway. Ousmane Dembele is a much better player. Saying that, a very good part of him is his pace. He can outpace anyone with ease. His dribbling feels more like 90 rather than 96. In my personal opinion, his SBC isn't worth doing. Buy a TOTS player that is cheaper and better, like Marco Reus or Dybala or Messi. Sorry, I'm not intending to offend anyone with this review, he is a god in real life. Saying that, this review is to warn you. Are you really sure Pele is the player for you? If yes, then sure, but I would recommend buying him off the market, so that you can get your coins back should he not be as good as you expect. If not, stay away, he is very expensive and cheaper players do the job.

PACE

Finesse shots from outside the box

Defending

Taking corners

Stamina- can run tirelessly for the full 90 minutes (or 120 if you're in extra time)

Finishing (surprisingly)

Strength

4-star weak foot feels like 3-star

Height

PRICE!!!

Formation: 4312
Position: CAM
Games: 40
GPG: 0.88
APG: 0.80
3.5
Overall
1.5
Value
3.0
GC
4.5
Stamina
Pace (10/10)
Shooting (8/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (9/10)
Defending (7/10)
Physicality (5/10)