Reviews

In FiFA 17 Immobile was my favorite striker in the game since his First inform came out (i think it was an 83 rating). I even remember the feeling when i had the guaranteed TOTS Pack and managed to pack my favorite player in a free pack. Hands down the best card i have used in FIFA. Has anything changed in FIFA 18 ? Definitely Not ! His regular card has 647 Goals in 426 Games. So i Decided to get his first Inform and i sold him in the same day because he felt the same as his normal card so i continued using that. This second inform doe. The speed of immobile Feels so much better than his regular card , the agility is upgraded a lot as well. Basically everything about the card is a lot better now (i didn't think this is possible). Would definitely recommend him to every single player in the game, doesn't matter if you have a team with Messi and Ronaldo or a team with Lozano and Alessandrini (even doe i am scared to come up against him in FUT Champs). All games are played in division 1

This card is a menace. I used his normal card at the start of the game when I didn't have very many coins and it was awesome. I used his first inform when it came out and scored many goals before selling it to try other teams. Then, when I heard he scored four goals and was going to get an inform I knew I was going to buy this card. I waited a few days for the price to come down to around 125k and let me tell you, he has been worth every penny. He is spectacular when used as a target man to control the play. He compliments a faster, weaker, more agile striker (like Mertens) very well. I've thoroughly enjoyed the card and he has performed quite well in divisions.

His stats are stellar, better than Icardi SIF and Higuain NIF. Even Higuain IF by some measure looks inferior to Immobile when looking at stats.

But somehow Immobile SIF did not do it for me. He scored goals, to be sure, but he also missed a lot, and for me he did not perform as well, in my team, as Higuain NIF or Immobile SIF.

At first, I thought this was due to the Basic chem, that would not fit him well, so I put Hawk on him to get max shooting stats, super high pace and good physicality. However, I did not get a feel for it. Weirdly, he did not feel pacey for me.

What I liked was his finishing at close range: extremely good. But Icardi SIF with Hawk and Higuain NIF with Hawk have the same clinical finishing in my experiene.

What disappointed me most is his OK but not great performance at long shots. I am a big user of long shots and score plenty of goals this way with Dybala NIF, Gomez NIF and even Berardi Futmas.

In the end, as I already own Higuain NIF, Icardi SIF and Mertens NIF and am not million-FUT-coin rich, and as I often play with one striker only (433). there was no use for me in keeping 100k tied with him, so I sold him and bought Nainggolan with the money. I prefer to use Higuain as the ST in my 433, occasionally running a 442 with Mertens and Icardi SIF (a wonderful pair IMO).

Decided to change up my Calcio A squad, and bought SIF Immobile to replace SIF Icardi.

I used him with Hawk chem in a 4-3-3 (4) with IF Perisic on the left and Cuadrado/Callejon on the right, with SIF Sergej, IF Ilicic and Nainggolan behind.

Icardi was solid in front of goal, never missed a shot, but I felt he somehow got a little lost in this formation, because of the way he positions himself.

Immobile on the other hand is great in positioning himself for my play style. Almost always available for a pass on the counter, and making good runs when a cross is imminent.

However.. He misses ridiculously many clear chances. Even great crosses aimed directly at his forehead somehow hits everything besides his forehead. 1v1 he is utter shite and I call total BS on his "clinical finishing" trait. Finesse, driven shots, power shots, power header, downward header, doesn't matter. This man will not finish of a clear chance or 1v1 for me.

He gets bullied of the ball by everyone, even with 86 strength. His dribbling is nothing special, and I find he has a lot of bad first touches.

The 4* weak foot feels like a 1* to me, as he can't even hit the goal from 12 yards with his weaker foot.

He does however score some amazing goals. I find he works best when all odds are against him. With two defenders pushing him to the limit and no clear passage for a pass, he somehow slams a volley with either foot in the back of the net from a poor cross multiple yards behind him. He has the longest legs I've ever seen on a footballer.

The same goes for headers. Where he somehow misses way to many clear chances he shines when you don't really belive he is going to score. He has made Rio, Chiellini and Ramos look like bronze fools with his sometimes (rarely) great positioning, and out of nowhere he can be roaming two heads higher than either of them scoring beautifully placed headers behind whatever goalie.

Hes passing is like hes finishing, a variable force. For most parts, he serves good passes, both short and through balls. Sometimes hes passing even surpasses good, and can maybe be defined as great.

Then you find yourself on a clear counter, Perisic is running down the wing and it's a clear path for Immobiles pass, you press the button for a through ball and can already taste the goal. What happens? The perfectly weighted through ball suddenly becomes a back pass to the other teams CDM or he shoots the pass to a goal kick or throw in.

For me, a striker who can put away the clear chances and is clinical in front of goal is more important than a magical moment subfrequently. Even though SIF Immobile has pretty good stats for me, I find myself getting way to frustrated using him, and I've lost confidence when he is 1v1 with the goalie. This reason alone is enough for me to go back to Icardi, and I can't wait to get alone with keeper and steering in finesse shots with wither foot.

I will miss the occasional magic though..

So long Immobile - you are not the striker we need, and neither the striker we deserve.