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84 - SIF
While building a BPL team sooner or later you are going to struggle with the choice of CB, either you get daft, slow giants for aerial supremacy and sheer strenght or agile, small ones with high pace but lower phys and that get dominated by stronger STs.
Meet SIF Aké, the best of both worlds.
With no chem he starts with 78 dribbling stats (2nd is IF Azpi with 76), 86 reactions and 80 composure. Crazy stats on par with IF Azpi, but the other dribbling stats are even better.
Pace is insane with great composure when sprinting: no more cow-running with slow giants and 86 (Azpi has 74, his great weakpoint) native strength to support the run. He can start a new play with extreme ease and thanks to his 88 short passing and 84 long passing you are sure to hit the right player.
Did I mention that all of these stats are before being boosted by chem style? (Anchor all the way btw).
Scroll up, apply Anchor on him and start to drool: yes, he costs "only" 130k atm, an unbelievable price for a great player. Oh, scroll down too, and see to what defenders he's compared by Futbin. You are welcome.
He is always in the right position and succeeds in most interceptions, even after a lost ball on a corner on offence he will run like a madmen to go back on def, unbelievable. I switched to Aké after struggling with Otamendi (great defender but his H/H workrate is just too dumb).
Def is not all 99s (with shadow it is, but don't do that), but it's perfect the way it is. Stamina is also great for a CB (85)
He is not the tallest one (180cm) but with 97 jumping and 90 heading accuracy (anchor) you will be amazed by his aerial play. I paired him with SIF Mustafi (another beast) and I am not going back ever.
I've tried many BPL CBs (Bailly=always out of position, Azpi=weak, Otamendi=kamikaze) but this guy is from another planet. Give it a go, I assure you are not going to take him out of your team anytime soon.
- Insane pace and agility for a CB
- Perfect positioning and defending
- Defending/strength
- Playmaker
- Height (not bad, just not great)
- Poor chem links for hybrids
I really enjoyed his first IF card, and when I saw that he was in the TOTW21 I was excited to try him out. I was just lucky to pack him as an untradeable last night.
I use the SHADOW chem style on all of my defenders to give them pace and defending boost.
At the moment SIF goes for a 120k and first IF is around 35k, so I would recommend that you try Ake's first IF so you could understand how to play with a CB of his category and if you like it you can upgrade to his SIF.
As I used his first IF I can say that this is not a great improvement over that card but it's noticeable, I packed him as an untradeable so I will keep him. Overall his both IF cards are in my top 5 CB that I have used in FIFA 18.
He is amazing, he is fast and agile for a center back, with great defending and good strength, and he has the ability to hold off fast and strong attackers so he is a great match for any attacker out there. His interceptions, reactions and positioning in defense is out of this world, he is always in the right place.
If needed you can use this guy as a LB, CM or CDM on 7 chem or as a super sub and he will fill the gap as his speed, passing and dribbling are very good for a CB, and he rarely makes mistakes and his short passing is incredible most of the time.
The only thing that can be a bit frustrating for some players is his height, I personally had no issue with it as he was always paired with tall defender (SIF Mustafi, Bailly, FUTMAS VVD, TOTGS Stones...).