Reviews

Now you have read the title of my review and might be thinking I´m exaggerating a bit. But I´m defenitely not! This guy was a brutal machine for me in the right CB-spot, he intercepted each pass (even from great passers like Pirlo, Modric etc...), he won nearly each duel against attackers (also against the strong ones like Lukaku, Higuain...), he helped with his phenomenal pace and his good height+heading to steady my defense the whole game! But the qualities of this god of defender can also be noticed in the offensive play: Manolas is always able to control the game slowly or starting a dangerous counter attack by playing decent short and long passes. I can defenitely recommend you to search him and his great headers when you bring a corner in because his heading is just every single time dangerous! So all in all this is by far the best Calcio A defender, for sure! I played many defenders that year and i can tell you that Manolas is at the stage of TOTS Ramos in a similar playing stile. For those who are still not convinced I have the best thing about the card here for you: It´s FREE !!!

i am a huge fan of his base card. i voted for him. he won. i unlocked him through weekly sbc. so here is my review:

He has every stats,work rate, height you want from an ideal cb. He sits behind. never goes up. what can i say. he makes 0 mistakes. Tackling, pushing people of the ball all the things can be done s easily with him.i swear this is the best cb in game. i have used all great cbs that are in game. he is honestly the best. he shrugged of players like henry and kane like they were amateurs. His low/ high work rate is perfect for a cb. with benatia tots beside him, i conceded 0 goals for the 6 games i payed with him and all are in wl.

Just use him in your tea somehow. He will improve your defense in very way possible.

You are getting the best cb for free. what an irony !!!!

They say the best things in life are for free and they're right. I've been using tots Benatia for a long time , even on 7 chem , didn't matter because that's how much i've liked. Now enter Manolas. Besides the fact that he's free (cheers to ea for saving us ~ 100k coins) , he is absolutely amazing. His base card was already very good but this futties card it's the deserved upgrade for our beloved greek hero (sorry Barca fans)

Ok, here i go, Obviously i expected a FUTTIE Bailly card, so the voting firstly disappointed me a little bit,. I tried this man, and i had a love/hate relationship with him

Pace (5/5)

I will not lie on this aspect, he is fast, not sure if it is like 88 pace as the card says, but he is fast.

Shooting (0/0)

I will not analyze this, he is a central back, not a striker

Passing (3/5)

I haven't missed any passes with FUTTIE Manolas, all the games he were 100% effective with passes. Obviously, he is not a game creator, the passing is ok for a CB.

Dribbling (3/5)

Again, ok for a CB, i don´t search the Neymar dribbling on a central back, but his agility and ball control for a CB are enough.

Defending (3.5 / 5)

I will analyze this aspect considering that is a card with 92 defending, my second CB is Prime Ferdinand, and I think i wouldn't have won the games I played if I didn't save me from the Manolas mistakes. I explain my self: The main problem is the positioning, otherwise I think it would be nice, but he leaves the position very often to pressure, even when i´m not controlling him. The Standing and Sliding tackles are great, the headers are perfect, but the positioning pisses me off, for a card that have 92 defending, 3.5 / 5 is the rating.

Physical (4.5 / 5 )

Jumping is great, he wins a lot of headers (not all), strength is also great, he wins the physical duels with rivals, and stamina is ok, i think so...

Conclusion (3.8 / 5)

Expected a lot more from a 88 pace, 92 defending, 90 physical card. FUTTIE Bailly would have been spectacular. But finally, it's free, if you want it, win the 9 games and try it, hope you enjoyed my review!