Reviews
91 - TOTS
I got this card in the guaranteed tots sbc and he fit straight into my team so i decided to give him a go.
First I tried him at LW and he was great but i wanted to play 41212(2) as i was used to so i started to play him at CAM and boy did he deliver!
He had 13 goals and 9 assist in just under 20 games in online seasons and DKT which I consider is a great record when you play CAM.
Although iIloved this card it really is a let down with the 2* W/F and the 3*skills, but i still really enjoyed using tots lemar
Shooting
Dribbling
Passing
Stamina
Crossing (If played LW)
Finesse shots
2* W/F
3*Skills
Height
I packed Lemar from the second Community TOTS SBC, and I could not be happier about it. Looking at his stats, he is among the best wingers in the game. Of course the obvious elephant in the room is the 2* WF and 3* SM. However, I found that Lemar's left foot was so good, that it didn't matter about his WF. I played him on 7 chem as a RW in a 4-3-3(2) with a Hawk chem style. With the combination of his pace, agility, and dribbling, he danced around defenders with ease. Once he got past the defense, his finishing was great. His finesse shots from outside of the box with his left were Messi-esque. Not only can he score, but he is a great playmaker as well. In a DKT run, he scored 6 goals and added 2 assists. His 2* WF can make him one dimensional, but you can use that to your advantage. Your opponents will expect you to get it on his left every time, so use fake shots, heel to heel flicks, and roulettes to beat defenders to his right foot, and you'll have loads of space.
Pace
Dribbling
Agility
Shooting
Playmaking
2* WF if used improperly
3* SM if you are a skiller
Was looking for an LM with decent defensive stats that I could link up with my French hybrid team. I had tried SBC Sessegnon, subbing on TOTS Sane and IF Zuber in this position previously. Lemar is better as an LCM than all of those. The first thing I noticed about him is his passing, puts lovely curve and weight on his through balls and is very accurate with ground passes.
He gets in nice goal scoring positions with good cross body shots from the left. I have managed to score some with his weak foot, but mostly you will need to get him on his left foot if you are outside the box or from tight angles. He will tend do an outside foot if you try to use his right anyway.
Pacewise he reminds similar to 94 Messi, fast, but not absolutely blistering. His ball control and dribbling is right up there and feels really smooth.
Played him mostly weekend league (gold 1).
He's obviously very niche for someone who's trying to link up a weird hybrid team like me, but he's well worth the coin. His weak foot will prevent him being a good CAM or ST.
Dribbling
Technique
Positioning
Passing
Box to box
Strength.
Absolutely hopeless on the left side, switching to the right side marginally improved his game. Felt as if he hadn't had an upgrade whatsoever from his base card, and felt slow. Only pros that could be seen was the ability to pass well on the stronger foot, and a decent enough tackling ability when set to 'press back line'
Decent passing on strong foot
Can dispossess defenders easily
Slow and sluggish
Poor cross goal shooting
I packed him in my TOTS community pack and was keen to give him a go, i used him in a team supported by multiple prime icons and i have to say he is one of the worst cards i have used this fifa.
He did not seem very fast and got caught almost everytime he had the ball. 2 star weak foot is just not good enough at this point in fifa. almost every shot he used his weak foot even if it was perfect for a strong foot shot. his passing is okay but there were many times the ball went no where near where i wanted it to go.
I didnt find a single thing i liked about the card.
2 star weak foot
seemed to get out paced every time he had the ball
passing was off most of the time.