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3.0

Not worth the coins IMO

By nebaker92, 26-10-2018

I upgraded my ST from Lukaku to the prime Kluivert, and ended up being massively disappointed. He didn't feel as strong and physically dominant as Lukaku, and other aspects of this prime icon weren't that much better than Lukaku. After trying him for 61 games, this card did not seem worth 1M and sold him for a nice profit of 200k, which allowed me to get the prime Klose instead.

Stats: 61 games, 44 goals (including penalties), 8 assists

This may sound harsh, but I am struggling to think of noticeable pros of this card. Yes, this is definitely a good card with solid well-rounded stats, but in the context of having to pay over 1 million coins, there is only a few pros worth mentioning.

Passing: for a ST, this card does have nice passing stats, and I surely noticed it over 61 games. He won't make passing mistakes that will make you shout "What are you doing?!?!"
Strength: even though he didn't feel as strong and physically dominant as Lukaku, he can surely outstrength most CBs at this stage of Fifa 19. BUT, with IFs & special cards continuously coming out, I doubt that his strength will be as noticeable as it is now down the road. But for now, he's strong enough for anyone who likes his striker to hold up the ball in the upper 1/3.
Heading: if you have good wingers and prefer to play with a central striker & two wingers, he can be quite effective. The majority of my goals with him resulted from his headers. This was obviously more noticeable when my opponents used CBs with relatively high pace + medium strength, and I struggled to score headers with him when facing pretty strong CBs.

Value for money: most icons obviously don't carry good value for $$$, but probably not as much as this one. I performed just as well, if not better, during WLs with Lukaku.
Stamina: this was a big let-down for me, he got tired rather quickly every game and had to sub him out unless I am dominating my opponents.
Dribbling: his dribbling did not live up to his #s. Despite 88 ball control + 82 dribbling + 4 star skills, I rarely tried to dribble with him due to his clunkiness and tendency to allow defenders close up on him to tackle.
Balance: to be fair, he only fell down once in a while. But it takes longer for him to get up to claim the ball or shoot than other STs I've used, and I sometimes had to just watch my opponents take the ball away from him when it's just sitting right next to him.

Formation: 433-3

Position: ST

Games: 61

GPG: 0.72

APG: 0.13

3.0

Overall

2.0

Value

3.0

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (8/10)

Passing (9/10)

Dribbling (6/10)

Defending (5/10)

Physicality (9/10)

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