Player Review

83 - Halloween

3.0

Budget Balling Review: Forsberg muscle hamster

By ctman770, 08-11-2018

I'm a casual fut player (Div 6 Rivals, Elite 2 SB kind of guy), so I don't play WL or the more serious competitions, so I hope my reviews will resonate with the semi casual crowd looking to have a good time in fut without spending their entire life playing it. My team hovers in the 500-700k range (in terms of futbin total value), so if you're like me, I hope you enjoy this review.

Key point: The 90 defense is for real. The 90 shot is a lie. Because of the variability of shooting this year, even high shooting stats do not translate to consistent goal scoring. I believe it takes having key traits such as finesse shot and specialties such as clinical finisher and poacher to push a player over the random number generator edge. Forsberg cannot score consistently on top of the box finesse timed shots (which are the key shot this year).

At 20k now, he's worth a flier. Forsberg is like the little engine that could. He runs around the middle of your pitch endlessly and then burns out around the 70th minute. For during that time, he is winning balls, making passes, making decent dribbles and chasing the ball. But he won't score.

Will run the pitch and chase the ball for you and win tackles in the midfield
Will make good passes and decent runs into the box
Best paired with two stronger holding midfielders (I played him in 4-3-3 with Witsel, Wass, or Rabiot), bigger guys who will hold the ball better
Good value early game

Will run out of batteries in 60-70th minute
Not great with finishing, despite 90 shooting stat boost
No finishing traits or specialties

Formation: 433

Position: CAM

Games: 40

GPG: 0.28

APG: 0.38

3.0

Overall

3.0

Value

2.0

1.5

Stamina

Pace (5/10)

Shooting (5/10)

Passing (5/10)

Dribbling (5/10)

Defending (5/10)

Physicality (5/10)

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