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92 - Icon
4.5
A++ End-game Striker option
By foscarnet93, 28-10-2018

I was a bit skeptical about this card simply due to the fact that I almost never run into a team with him during the weekend league.

Well... this card has been probably one of the best icon strikers I've used so far. It has basically almost everything you want in your striker - excellent pace, shooting, offensive positioning, ball control & stamina. I strongly feel that my team's offensive productivity has been taken to another level with this card. This card is a very good buy at 1.1M. and is better than most, if not all, other icon striker options under 2M. I highly recommend you to try him out!!


  • Excellent acceleration
  • Accurate shooting
  • Superb offensive positioning --> he just knows where to be at to score (probably due to his "poacher" specialty)
  • Stamina --> good for 90 minutes
  • ??? --> not sure what to call this, but when he bumps into other players while running or dribbling, I've noticed that the ball tends to stay with him or bounces back to him almost always. This really boosts his scoring ability especially when near or inside the box.
  • Curve - his shots don't bend, but this doesn't seem to affect his scoring ability at all. And I am saying this as someone who loves and abuses finesse shots.
  • 3 star skills - this card would have been perfect with 4 star skills, but that would probably make this card much more expensive.
Formation: 4321
Position: ST
Games: 34
GPG: 1.38
APG: 0.35
4.5
Overall
4.5
Value
4.5
GC
4.5
Stamina
Pace (10/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (8/10)
Defending (5/10)
Physicality (9/10)
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