Reviews

I decided after scoring 100 goals in 60 games to write a full review of this card as far as it seems that there aren't many people using him which is a shame.

This is by FAR the best ST I have tried this year besides prime Henry Loan ( who is 4 Million though ) . I have tried Hernandez, Crespo, Van Basten , Kluivert , Aubameyang and I would say that Shevchenko has been a much better finisher, complete striker and game changer than any of those guys, on top of that for an 86 rated icon his stats are unreal and with the recent market crashes his price is not that high considering the stats he has and the fact that he will get full chem with anyone as he's an Icon.

PACE:

He's got 88 pace with 89 sprint speed, his pace is not unreal but really really good for a striker his pace paired to his positioning and size ( steps ) makes him hard to catch for any CB besides maybe the best ones like Ferdinand, even though we will see later that his positioning and longshots don't real push him to go in front of goal but shoot from distance.

SHOOTING:

His shooting stats are by far the most unreal stats of his card he can technically do anything from set pieces such as Fk and penalties to longshots and finesse shots.

First the longshots and shoot power are amazing if you see that the opposite Gk is not the best for far away saves you can try it without a doubt he can definitely score from 30 yards pretty easily.

Then his finesse shots is the main reason I took him , when you are behind a center back and behind the goal you just turn around finesse it and score 9/10 , even more once I finessed it so much in the top corner that the Keeper didn't even dived and just watched the ball find the net..

His aerial stats are pretty good as well and even if I nearly never cross he's scored some great headers for me on both crosses and corners. First corner might be the best for him though.

PASSING:

His passing is pretty average but he is a striker so don't expect him to be the ultimate assists player but anyway in most of the cases it will do the job. If you are a player focused on passing like me and you pass a lot from the forward to the midfielders and out wide to the CM and CAM/CDM he's very good for that , he's got for assisting as well but as far as it short passing or decals , I have about 40 assists with him so it's actually a pretty good stat but in the end don't try long balls or long passing with him it will just go nowhere.

DRIBBLING:

His dribbling is great for a tall play that has only 3* skills. His balance and agility stats are average but I have nothing special to say about it except maybe that he could fall when pushed by very stronger players such as Vieira or Koulibaly but other than that his first touch, reactions and overall dribbling is absolutely fine.

DEFENDING:

Well he's a Striker so nothing special to say about it besides maybe the fact that from time to time he comes back in the midfield to challenge the ball and did some great interceptions for me but nothing more worth noticing.

PHYSICAL:

Well he's got 73 Strength and he's 6"0 so his physical stats are not that bad compared to several striker such as Owen , Hernandez or Del Piero. he gets pushed off the ball quite a few times but when you understand his positioning and how he's making runs to get a long ball there will be no chance for the defense due to his pace and dribbling being a very good combo.

FINAL THOUGHTS & INFOS:

Overall he's an amazing choice for me I really wanted to invest in an expensive player after getting coins from packing IF Hazard and I don't regret it a bit even if I bought him for 1.1 Million on PC and that he's dropped to 800 k due to market crashes , I think that I will keep him for a long time now and maybe even do his prime SBC. I understand that even with market crashes he's still not affordable for most of the players but nevertheless he's one of the best investment you could do with all the goals you can score with him in return. I mean I have had some many rage quits with him in WL or Online season at 15' with already a hat trick form him..

Chemistry : I use Hunter but I guess hawk , Sniper and Marksman will work fine for him

Formation : My main formation is 4-2-3-1(2) but I played some 4-1-2-1-2 with Salah POTM Loan and He's scoring the same amount of goals even with 2 ST.

Hes out right amazing man hes so fake and scores the weirdest goals I've ever seen and also really good a free kicks . even people who use other icons that cost more then him cant contest. with the right formation and supporting players and the hawk card you cant go wrong . hes also can score headers with ease cause of his attacking position . his three star skill feels like 4 star and his agility speed is mint . sometimes hes weak on the ball but can hold his own if you let him just run around hell get in a good position so you don't really have to kill his stamina , if you try to use him a lot and have him running around defending he will decrease in performance

Great Card !

Amazing player. Bought him when my mate recommended him and he is an absolute GOD.

After saving up all my money for a few weeks, I finally had 620k to afford the 86 prime Shevchenko. Although his price has fallen a lot ever since, I think that's better for the community in general because this is an absolutely unreal card and the fact that you can pick him up for 450k now is disgraceful. I don't really know how to make an amazing detailed review but like i put in my games to goals ratio and all that shit so just have a look at that.

Crazy finishing. Longshots seriously overpowered. Great pace.

Team him up with either G.Jesus or Mertens if you go for 2-strikers formation

Or as I did, two fast wingers who can cross. Just swing it in, and theres Shevchenko

Ive tried kluivert, crespo, shearer, but Shevchenko is the king of the party