Diego Godin's 96 EOAE card is imo one of the best defenders in the game. I have used TOTY Varane, TOTY Van Dijk, 90 Ferdinand, Eder Militao and the 92 Desailly who I replaced with this Godin and for me he's better than ALL of the above. Godin is so smooth at making tackles, so good at just reading the play and very quick with a catalyst chemistry style which I use on him. Using a shadow/anchor is useless since he has 99 everything. The Godin card has TEN 99 stats, the same as TOTY Cr7 which is mental. 99 for everything in defence is exactly what you're expecting from him in game, also the physical of 99 everything apart from stamina which isn't an issue at 76, cb's don't need that much stamina either way. In the air Godin is dirty good, wins everything. Menta passing at 99 and 90 short and long passing, 99 reactions, 99 composure, he's got it all. If you're debating wether to do Godin or not, DO HIM! I was the same the night he came out and I don't regret getting rid of 92 moments Desailly for him, he's simply so much better than that Desailly and has like 300 more in game stats and is better than all the other cards I named in the start for me. And only 600k-ish, mental price plus 180k worth of packs, 10/10 worth it for the coins you're spending, he's worth like a million imo, he's that good. You'll love this Godin and is up there as the best CB in the game!
Pace with catalyst
Reactions
Composure
Passing
Tackling
Reading the play
Jumping and Heading
Strength
Shot power
Ball control
Complete defender in every way possible
PRICE!!
Agility (sometimes, can be fixed w engine too)
Balance (same as above)
Not as fast as Varane and Ramos but still fast
Can be hard to link up
EOAE Godin is top two defender I've used all year. Have cycled between lots of expensive defenders (I am awful at defending and really need the assistance) including FFS & TOTS Militao, TOTY Varane, Moments Blanc, POTY Van Dijk, FFS De Ligt, etc. and he truly stands out. Always in the right position, rarely loses headers, and gets bonus points by being the final card he'll get for Atleti (same logic I used for my Grizi review). I would say that no card is able to match his defensive abilities, and only Van Dijk is better in the air than him.
Height
Last Atleti card
Positioning
Heading
Linkability
Maybe pace?