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4.5
Absolutely Sensational!
By JxhnPxxl, 19-01-2018

Van Basten is easily the best striker I have used so far on FIFA 18. I have tried the likes of Inform Jesus, 85 Crespo, 86 Shevchenko and Aguero and he is far more superior than all of them. It took me only 3 games on his loan to complete his Prime and I haven't looked back since. He is perfect for shooting at any distances and angles as well as hold up and link up play. He is also surprisingly agile for someone who is 6ft2.

  • SHOOTING IS UNBELIEVABLE (VOLLEYS, LONGSHOTS, LOW DRIVENS)
  • HOLD UP PLAY
  • DRIBBLING
  • HEADING
  • PACE MAY BE AN ISSUE IF YOU'RE A PACE WHORE
  • HE ISNT PIRLO SO DONT GO FOR LONG PASSES WITH HIM
Formation: 4231
Position: ST
Games: 15
GPG: 2.33
APG: 0.27
4.5
Overall
5.0
Value
4.5
GC
3.0
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (9/10)
Defending (5/10)
Physicality (8/10)
5.0
Van The Man
By Eyrezy, 21-01-2018

First review but was compelled to write one after playing 10 games with the brilliant Van Basten. Now the first thing to say is he suits my style of play perfectly, I'm not a big skiller but like the odd heal flick and ball roll so his 3 star skills is perfect for me. His hold up play is fantastic and has a brilliant ability to keep the ball when you would normally lose it, in the box he always seems to be able to get a shot off when other players would have been blocked. Pace has been fine, but blistering but a decent through ball and he doesn't get caught. Heading has been very good (not 89 Ibra good but good, I play Zlat just behind, the two of them are deadly) but the main thing obviously his shots, Wow some of the goals I've scored with him are outrageous and as you get more confident with him you just start shooting from silly angles and distances. He's crashed 4 in off the crossbar from down town and with his positioning is alway in the right spot and makes the right runs.


Ive played with decent strikers and currently have 6 Icons all SBC bar Jay Jay 87 (he's a good lad too) but Van just feels Elite and for me has been a game changer.

General finishing / Long Shots

Hold up Play

Heading

Good Link up

3 Skill (doesn't bother me)

Nothing else, he mint

Formation: 433
Position: ST
Games: 10
GPG: 1.50
APG: 0.60
5.0
Overall
4.5
Value
4.5
GC
4.0
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (8/10)
Defending (5/10)
Physicality (8/10)
5.0
Marco Van Basten - The G.O.A.T
By aidan2903, 04-03-2018

So all throughout Fifa 18 my go to stratergy was 4-3-2-1 with the classic striker above 88 pace, i have used quite a few great strikers not the best but I've had Owen 88, mertens 86,87,88, jesus 84, wilson 84 however van basten blows them all out the water, after seeing the sbc come out i decided to change my trusty formation of 2 years and go 4-1-2-1-2(2) with van basten having a nice fast partner for 1-2s.


Shooting- genuinely the best in the game the stats do not lie will finish anywhere inside or outside the box i have no complaints about this he will not miss or bottle crucial chances


dribbling - felt hard to use at first but with the r2 and slow dribbling and shielding the ball and turning he feels so good and can get past the likes of bailly so easily


pace - i had him get in behind sounds weird baring in mind he is quite slow however in game he can usually outpace / keep up with the meta defenders like bailly sometimes it does let me down when using the heavy touch sprint.


defending - irrelevant to a striker


passing - in 50 games he only has around 10 assists however that may be due to the fact he is the focal point of my team and gets more chances as opposed to creating them however his short passing is adequate as he can make 1-2s with his strike partner to set up goals


Physical- i rarely cross it in with a narrow formation unless my fullback gets up however his jumping is as advertised scored a few headers so no qualms about that, stamina sub 80 looks low however i can honestly say i have never once been let down by lack of stamina he has scored hat tricks for me after the 80th minute it seems low on the card however it doesn't actually go down that much whether that's because he isn't running as much for me as he would with others, strength is a little inconsistent sometimes he wins the 50/50 shoulder battles other times he doesn't.

Finishing

Long shots

Composure

dribbling

volleys

shot power

strength

ball control


Formation: 41212-2
Position: ST
Games: 45
GPG: 2.00
APG: 0.22
5.0
Overall
4.0
Value
5.0
GC
4.5
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (7/10)
Dribbling (8/10)
Defending (1/10)
Physicality (8/10)
5.0
Favourite striker so far
By dirkjanc2000, 27-02-2018

Such an amazing striker, his shooting is so phenomenal, have scored so many insane longshots and impossible goals with this guy. I'm using him with the catalyst chemistry style for the extra pace and passing in a 41212 (2) formation where I swap him from CAM to ST ingame. Also a great dribbler if you get used to his dribbling. Will win almost any aerial duel, even against players like Jerome Boateng and Bailly. Pace is also very good, but I think it is mostly due to my catalyst chem style. His acceleration is actually a bit disappointing, but once he is on top speed nothing will stop him, he will rush past Walker or Alex Sandro and he'll have scored in no time. His weak foot is 4* , but it just feels like 5* because his shooting is just so extremely good. His short passing is also very good, he's great in those 1-2 situations. You might just miss the 4* skills if you like to use a lot of skill moves, which i experienced at first, but I slowly have gotten used to his 3* skills. He sometimes lacks strength in my opinion, but this might not be the same for everyone. His long passing isn't that great, even with a catalyst chem style, so I would recommend doing shorter passes. You don't even notice he has medium/medium workrates because of his extremely good positioning, so I don't really think you can see that as a con.

Shooting (finishing, positioning, long shots, shot power, volleys, everything to be honest)

Heading

Dribbling (if you get used to him)

Jumping

Pace (acceleration disappoints a bit, but once he's on his top speed nothing will stop him)

Heading

Short passing

4* Weak foot

Very clinical

First touches


3* skills (doesn't really bother me anymore)

Strength sometimes

Long passing

Formation: 41212-2
Position: ST
Games: 167
GPG: 1.54
APG: 0.58
5.0
Overall
4.0
Value
4.0
GC
4.0
Stamina
Pace (9/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (9/10)
Defending (5/10)
Physicality (8/10)
4.5
Amazing finisher
By pawelo512, 03-03-2018

When I've done Van Basten's Loan it took me 13 matches to decide to do his prime SBC. I knew that finishing is my worst side while playing FIFA, so I didn't mind pace, just shooting. This was a good decision. Van Basten is definitely not a sprinter, so if you're a pacewhore you won't make good use of his abilities. But if you're not, this guy will do amazing things. Almost EVERY shot taken inside the box is in, but I have to say - sometimes he misses very easy shots, but it happens only very rarely so it's not that bad. If you've got free 750k to invest, he is a good choice.

Finishing - amazing

Dribbling - very good if you don't mind 3* skills

Heading - 90% headers go in

Stamina - 78 stamina is enough, he doesn't get tired even in 85'

Penalties - 90% gone in

Strength - it's very hard to push him out

Passing - short passes are good, haven't tried long

Pace - minor con

Volleys - rated 98, but never gone in.

Formation: 41212-2
Position: ST
Games: 185
GPG: 0.98
APG: 0.59
4.5
Overall
4.0
Value
4.0
GC
5.0
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (9/10)
Defending (4/10)
Physicality (9/10)