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86 - IF
4.5
Great Player
By PhilakaPhil, 31-12-2017

At the beginning, i'd like to say sorry for by bad english as it isn't my first language.


I've been playing Fernandinho as a CM on the left side in 41212-2 and 4321 with Kante in the middle and Rui Costa on the right side. As i normally play out of not really agressive defense his main job is to support Kante defensive wise and push forward when my attacking game is more focused on possesion, while letting Rui do a more offensive job on the other side.

Defensive wise he is brillant, he does all i am asking for. His pace and strength isnt great but for me (playing anchor) its just enough for him to keep up with faster CAM, CMs or RBs and not getting pushed around by stronger players, except maybe for Lukaku. In fact, due to his defensive stats he wins the ball most of the time. In fact i dont see him making many positionining mistakes which course stupid goals, which i see with kante from time to time. Which stands out the most for me is his ability to break up passes and quickly turn them into dangerous counter attacks.

I prefer him over kante defensive-wise, because of his postioning and his length, while pace doesnt seem to be that much of an issue.


Offense wise, he isnt as much of a factor. He doesnt have the strength, pace or dribbling to do good dribblings into dangerous territory, but just enough to manage possesion attacks outside of the box. His long shots are pretty decent, but with the likes of Rui Costa, Shevchenko, Son SIF, and Alessandrini IF, i prefer not shooting with him, especially because he has to shoot with his left foot most of the time. He does make some great runs into the box from time to time to go into 1on1 situations but again fails to convert some because of his poor finishing and his left foot.


For the next move i'm thinking about changing him to CDM and playing Mooy SIF as CM to have a more dangerous attack and a bit of an more aggresive playstyle and i am not that happy with kante.

Fernandinho does provide some great links playing in the PL and as a Brazilian it helped me get Alex Sandro in my team, who in my opinion is the best LB in the game.

  • just enough pace and strength to do a good defensive job
  • great defensive stats
  • good positioning
  • good work rates
  • accurate passing
  • better optoíons offensively on cm
  • a bit more strenght and pace would help his offensive prodution
  • not cheap, but the best cdm for the job in the pl
Formation: 4321
Position: CM
Games: 200
GPG: 0.10
APG: 0.18
4.5
Overall
4.0
Value
3.0
GC
4.0
Stamina
Pace (7/10)
Shooting (4/10)
Passing (9/10)
Dribbling (7/10)
Defending (9/10)
Physicality (9/10)
5.0
Best Non-Icon CDM in game.
By janocha000, 04-03-2018

So basically i got him from gold upgrade long time ago, played a few games, and took a long break from fifa. When I came back I played about 60 games with him and he is an absolute BEAST! Everyting in this cart is on really high level, i don't really care about attacking skills becouse i use him as CDM, but as cm he was decent too. I am not a Fut Champions Player ( I have no time to play WL) but I won every Fut Champs qualification for esport kit with him.

Physicality

Stamina

Defensive Skills

Long Shots

Dribbling

He is short (179 cm/ 5.8 feet)

Formation: 4231
Position: CDM
Games: 53
GPG: 0.15
APG: 0.02
5.0
Overall
4.5
Value
3.5
GC
5.0
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (7/10)
Passing (7/10)
Dribbling (4/10)
Defending (10/10)
Physicality (10/10)
4.0
Finally a useful Brazillian CDM/CM
By janesyb, 17-11-2017

Used in a 4231 or 4321 he is a versatile midfielder with good all round stats. I used him and Luiz to get good Chemistry with Alex Sandro who his head and shoulders above any LB/LWB in the Premier League. Much better than Kante at passing, the two players compliment each other quite well if using two CDMs.


Very good at taking the ball from the back 4 and transitioning to attack

Good stamina

Pops up with a useful goal every now and again

Provides good links being Brazilian and in the Premier League

Good passing

Expensive

Good shooting stats but High/Mid means he is rarely in the position to make a difference

Formation: 4231
Position: CDM
Games: 96
GPG: 0.04
APG: 0.07
4.0
Overall
2.5
Value
4.0
GC
4.5
Stamina
Pace (7/10)
Shooting (7/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (8/10)
Defending (8/10)
Physicality (7/10)
4.0
Decent, but not quite good enough
By snypomaniac, 17-11-2017

The problem with Fernandinho is, that he's not quite good enough as a CDM (lack of strength, marking and heading) and not quite good anough as a CM (lack of pace and defensive workrates make him play like a CDM, he will just not get into a longshot situation).

I would say at around 80k he would be worth it, but right now, you are better off deciding whether you want a CDM or a CM, and buy Kanté (Fernandinho would only be better cause of his height, but he's a poor header!) or a decent CM. It sounds ridiculous but IF Mooy is a better CM for 25k, he has the same pace, mid-mid workrates, better passing, and not much worse defense. I just can't justify having this card for 150k. At first everyone is amazed at Fernandinho's stats like I was, but just compare it to Herrera, Kanté, Mooy, and you'll see that Fernandinho is not that much better as you thought.

A decent CDM is a rarity in BPL

Very good defensive stats

Exceptional short passing



Not strong, poor header = not exceptional defensive mid

Not fast and strong enough to bump into people and tackle them like Kanté does

Hugely overpriced because of the rarity of CDMs in BPL (is it the only IF...?)

For 40k more you get 87 rated Kanté


Formation: 41212-2
Position: CM
Games: 38
GPG: 0.11
APG: 0.21
4.0
Overall
2.0
Value
2.5
GC
4.5
Stamina
Pace (7/10)
Shooting (6/10)
Passing (9/10)
Dribbling (8/10)
Defending (9/10)
Physicality (9/10)