Player Review
87 - UEL LIVE
The man is sensational!
I discovered his best position by complete accident.
Did his SBC and placed him into the squad linked. He initially was placed upfront because in game i use to switch to a 4-3-3 so he was just there for chemistry reasons. One game i forgot to switch the formation at the start and he played upfront with werner as a target man, since then I haven't looked back! I didn't like him as a CDM, i didnt like him at CAM, he was good at CM but as a target man he outshines most of the strikers of used this year. I would recommend anyone and everyone to give this a try and play him up top with a faster striker. In the recent weekend league i finished Gold 1 and it was majorly down to him being able to provide some power and height. He's scored just over 70 goals for me in just under 80 games which is more than enough for me, plus with 40 odd assists he's contributing to at least a goal every game!
With his card at least getting 1 or 2 upgrades he is only going to get better. Yes, there will be better target men when TOTY hits but that's towards the end of the Fifa year and this guy is doing wonders NOW.
Shooting - it's great, anywhere with in 25 yards and he is a danger to the opponent. He's got the shot power, the finishing, the composure, the positioning and the long shots!
Dribbling - fantastic! - His agility is garbage but the ball control and dribbling stat make up for it. Like I've said I play him as a target man so i don't use him to take people on but his close control and the way he backs into the defenders makes him a real sturggle to get the ball off. Plus 4* skills means you can get yourself that extra yard of space you can't get with a player like Higuaín and Lukaku..
Strength - The kid's on the juice, he's so powerful!
Heading - great jumping and heading, lump a long ball up to him and let him nod it on to his striking partner. His near post corner headers are disgusting, there's not a lot opponents can do to stop them.
Passing - This is the one? thing that sets him aside from all other target players i've used. Him and Lewandowski are the best target men i've used so far this year, the reason Savic is better is purely down to his ability to pass the ball. He's strong enough to hold off opponents, he's tall enough to win headers, he's good enough on the ball, when he gets that yard of space he can lay it off with both feet easily enough, sometimes he even switches out to the wingers effortlessly.
Agility - He's not Messi! his agility seens non existent and this is an issue because his balance isn't great either, but it's all about how you play with him. Don't expect him to take the ball and run through a team because he's a unit. Use him to his best abilities, strength, ball control and passing.
Pace - This isn't really a con because as a midfielder 70 pace is spot on. As a target man like how I use him myself his pace is fine. But I think we'd all prefer that pace stat to be higher and thankfully when his card upgrades it will get better.
I've run out of cons but one thing i really don't get, why isn't this guy 5* skills? Have EA seems him play? he's the Serbian Pogba, If anything i rate him more because Pogba is massively overrated.