Reviews
90 - SIF
The best GK i have used so far this FIFA (Have used all top tier GKs apart from Neuer and the De Gea IFs).
I think what makes Handanovic nearly unstoppable is his high speed and the GK one on one trait. Has saved so many one on ones for me.
The only con is if you use a hybrid (like I use Bailly RCB) you have to use Miranda for chemistry and he isn't excellent (good enough however to use).
I had previously used SIF Handanovic around a month ago, but I found him to be inadequate. I decided I'd give him a second chance and this review is based on that second chance, albeit everything supported my first impression.
Needed a Serie A goalkeeper to play in behind TOTY Bonucci and Ferdinand in FUTChamps. He lasted two games where he faced eleven shots on target and conceded eight goals, two saves he made gave up rebounds inside the six yard box where my opponent scored twice, one of the saves was a decent block, the other was a parry from a very weak shot that he ought to have held. A number of goals conceded were low driven from the edge of the area where he was very slow to get down getting nowhere near and a notable downgrade from Fahrmann who I had previously been using. On a non low driven shot he managed to get a hand to it but had a limp wrist, unable to stop the ball going in. Overall every chance from inside the area my opponent had resulted in a goal, two of these I'd consider clear cut but the rest I feel a better goalkeeper may have done better with.
The save he did make without giving up a goal was a fairly standard long range shot where he held the ball.
His distribution was pretty standard for a goalkeeper.
Overall SIF Handanovic has been very disappointing. Compared to Serie A keepers I've used he doesn't have the all round adequacy of Donnarumma, he misses the reflexes of IF Perrin and he's not as imposing in goal as IF Viviano.
- Not a liability at corner kicks
- Positioning is adequate and he at least saved a speculative long range shot. Yes I'm clutching at straws
- Reflexes, he really doesn't get down very well
- He struggles to parry the ball away from danger, giving up easy rebounds, even from fairly weak shots.
- Fails to be imposing, even getting a hand to the ball it's still gone in.
Packed him in my monthlies and was ecstatic to put him in my team as I already had his non-if card in net. Played around 40 games in fut champions and I can confidently say he cannot save a long-shots or finesse shots if his life depended on it. Long shots, finesse shots in side the box, finesse shots outside the box all go in and he makes a diving motion that makes it seem like he tried to get the ball. He's allowed maybe 1-2 long-shot/finesse shots every game and the stress of having to block long shots is something you don't want when playing fut champs. I used manolas and inform benatia in-front of him and this guy just wouldn't bail them out if they made any mistakes. Didn't feel any better than his non-if despite the upgrades.
Very good one-on-one
Fast
No Good Links
Cant save long-shots or finesse shots for his life (trust me)
Cost (can buy his regular card for much cheaper, or courtois who, imo, was much better)
Handanovic is just not the beast i expected him to be. I find his longshot stoppage fairly ok. But nothing more than ok. Whats even worse is his 1 on 1's. I dont know where he got that trait from but he couldn't save the ball if it was stephen hawkins coming towards him on a 1 on 1.
It's a shame because his stats look so promising.
Decent longshot stoppage
Kicks and throws fairly on point
wayyyyy to expensive for his skills
Saving 1 on 1's is not to be expected
Clumsy rebound goals
Ive used handanovic for over three hundred games now, and have found him to be one of the best GK's on the game. I tried De Gea, Neuer, LLoris, Courtois, and the op ones like Ederson and Fahrman, but none of them compare. I think the only keeper better is TOTY De Gea. He's quick to get up after making a save, and he's made some really good double and even a triple save in fut champs. He even scored a few times (from the spot) and has a few assists to his name from throwing the ball out quick to dybala when counter-attacking.
Fast off his line
Really good in 1 v 1s
Very tall, keeps out a fair few chips
Really good at defending corners.
Good throwing/ kicking
Finesse shots from inside the box (again, saves some but not all, this is probably his only real weakness).
Price - he costs like 250k, and I dont mind paying it amd he is worth it, but if you dont have the coins, his base cardsstill great, and a lot cheaper, cos it is a lot of money to pay for a keeper.