Player Review

89 - Icon

4.5

Amazing, just like back in his day

By Fiscerpool, 04-01-2019

The middle Icon Steven Gerrard is everything you'd expect from a box-to-box midfielder. He covers all of the pitch, and while doing so shoots, passes and tackles almost perfectly. I played him with Hunter, cause I apparently haven't given up on FIFA 18 and like my players being as fast as possible. I used him as a CDM in 4231 narrow, but I didn't ask him to stay back, so he played more like a box-to-box.

From 43 games he has 15 goals and 14 assists. From central midfield that is pretty amazing as I mostly score from the wing or inside the box. He gets a lot assists from precise corners into the head of Van Dijk.

His boosted 80 pace is very obvious and helps both in creating chances and tracking back. He is not Kante fast, but he is fast.

His shooting is phenomenal. Even though pretty much any player can score with green timed finesse shots, Gerrard does it even more impressively and his long range power shots are amazing as well. He shoots like he did in real life, and I can only imagine how well his Prime must do from distance. Close range finishing is great too.

Passing. Oh my God. It is so good. You can feel the Icon thing. He is just next-level. Pogba, Eriksen and KDB are great as well, but Gerrard is different class in that respect. Really amazing at passing.

Dribling is fine. He does not seem clunky to me, but he is definetly not Messi. He does better than expected, and is way more agile than Pogba.

Defending is really good, even though he only has 75. He never really misses standing tackles and I don't use sliding. He makes a lot of interceptions too. Honestly, I just don't see any weaknesses in this department.

Physicality is decent. He does win some headers, but against taller players he does not. He can hold his own when holding off players. Seems a lot like he was back in his day.

Important: Initially, I did not like him. The first five games I thought he was not good enough compared to his price. But once you get to know him, he turns into a monster. I struggled with him in Rivals but later he set the Weekend League on fire. If you doubt him after the first five-ten games, just stick with him. You won't regret it.

Shooting

Passing

Pace

The "Icon factor". Some things just come off when he tries it which wouldn't have happened with "normal" players.

Price. Got him cheap for 1.01 mil, and he has just gone below 1 mil. I think he justifies his price, but it is still a lot.

Stamina. 87 stamina is good, but he has H/H workrates and just never stops. It's like Forrest Gump, though he does not run for years. He is always the most tired midfielder, but I guess that's logical considering his role in the team. However, when he is tired, he does not slow down. It's like he doesn't know, that he is tired.

3* skills and weakfoot. If you're a skiller, I guess you won't like Gerrard. His weakfoot is okay, but it does give some problems now and then.

Formation: 4231

Position: CDM

Games: 43

GPG: 0.35

APG: 0.33

4.5

Overall

4.0

Value

4.5

4.0

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (9/10)

Passing (10/10)

Dribbling (7/10)

Defending (8/10)

Physicality (7/10)

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