FIFA 19 Rui Manuel César Costa Prime Icon

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4.5

A brilliant stepping stone

By JustTobz, 14-01-2019

Rui Costa is not going to be the best player you ever use in Fifa, and he certainly has his faults. However, for the price you pay for the SBC, you're getting a very reliable card which will hold its value throughout the game.

I have been using Rui Costa as a central CAM in a 4-2-3-1, then more recently as a CAM in the 4-1-2-1-2(2), and he has excelled in both situations. His passing and dribbling enables him to set up plays brilliantly, and he is a pretty decent finisher overall. There are some situations where he misses goals that a more elite player would finish, but I can't criticise it too much for the price. His stamina is also a huge plus when compared to many CAMs. It is a huge benefit being able to get to the 60th minute in a game and not have to worry about always subbing him, and so it gives me more flexibility to make changes elsewhere on the pitch. He is also brilliant at set pieces, as you'd expect.

Defensively, he offers little, and this is something which you will need to consider when building your team. He probably isn't appropriate for playing at CM (Unless he's really well supported), and you may want to make sure the rest of your midfield is defensively competent. His stamina does enable him to come back and apply pressure though, so he's not completely useless.

Now why is he a stepping stone? Although I think he is a brilliant CAM, I don't think he is much of a game winner. I can see myself using this card for a good few months, and then trading it in for another prime icon further down the road. That said, right now he fits brilliantly into my team and does not yet feel out of place. Considering the price you'd pay for an icon on the market, if you intend on completing any prime icon SBCs in the future which require an icon, you may as well get some use out of Rui Costa in the meantime.

Overall I'm very glad I did the SBC, and have been very impressed with how he plays. I don't think he's a complete game changer, but he has certainly improved the attacking side of my team and enabled me to score many goals which I do not think could have been setup with my previous team.

Passing and dribbling
Good pace
Set pieces (99 penalties with Sniper)
Stamina

Questionable finishing at times
4*/4*
Defensive stats (Not a huge priority for a CAM though)

Formation: 41212-2

Position: CAM

Games: 37

GPG: 0.35

APG: 0.73

4.5

Overall

5.0

Value

4.0

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (7/10)

Passing (10/10)

Dribbling (8/10)

Defending (4/10)

Physicality (6/10)

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