Player Review
87 - Flashback SBC
When I first saw the stats on the card I wasn't sure it was worth it. 87 pace, 85 shooting and 85 dribbling look very nice but that 66 physical with 73 stamina and 59 strength made me have second thoughts. In the end I decided to complete his SBC and I am glad I did. In-game he just feels so much better than the stats suggest.
Pace: He is fast, his card says 87 pace but that is a lie. For the first games I used him with basic chem style and he simply felt faster than 87. I applied hunter chem which boosts his pace to 95 and he is ridiculously fast. He is His pace stil feels faster than 95 and thats saying a lot.
Shooting: Oh boy where do I start. Hist best shooting stat is without a doubt his attacking position, its simply the best I've seen so far, better than Kane and better than Agüero. He will always find the perfect spot or can open the perfect chance for a through ball. He loses his marking defender with incredible ease. Not only is his att. position good but his finishing is also top notch. He will easily get 1v1 chances with the keeper and he will simply not miss out on the chance to score. Shooting is definitely better than the card stat suggests.
Dribbling: Not only is he fast and a good shooter, he's also very quick with the ball. He feels so fluid and agile handling the ball which makes him harder to tackle. Despite only 3* skill moves heel flicks and faints are so OP with him due to his speed and agility.
Passing: Not a strong stat but is is quite decent. Using him as a poacher or target man you won't use much of his passing but its still decent when needed.
Heading: His heading is very accurate and is seriously good at jumping but due to his height he won't win most of heading chances. When he gets a cross without a defender marking him he will certainly not miss with his head.
Physical: This one I couldn't really understand. Card says 66 which is pretty low. We can see 73 stamina and 59 strength which is simply too low for an 87 rated striker. But in-game, you can see that that is simply a big lie. When I first got him I expected I would ned to sub him about around the 70th minute but so far I've never had to do so. This guy can run for the whole match (maybe not extra time). His strength made me think he would lose the ball as soon as a defender got near him but that simply doesn't happen, he can hold the ball very well for 59 strength.
Overall I can say that he was well worth the price of the SBC. It seemed that this year we weren't getting an overpowered Mexican like Lozano was last year but we did and his name is Chicharito.
Attacking position
Pace
Agility
Finishing
Finesse shots
Height
3* weak foot