Player Review

88 - Icon

4.5

The bang for your buck icon ST

By FutHdR, 16-01-2019

So, as many of the gamers reading this review, I was looking for my first icon ST on a budget. After tons of comparisons and icon profiles visits in Futbin, I went with Kluivert 88. My main reasons to do so was his heigth, pace and passing combined with clinical finishing and the right work rates. The fact that we're both Dutch, was the icing on the cake and on we went.

I was looking for a strong ST, as I prefer to play with two strikers where one is very mobile and quick, and one is strong and good at headers. Therefore I put a marksman chemistry style on Kluivert, leading to the following impressive stats:

86 pace
93 positioning
96 finishing
92 shot power
89 long shots
83 vision & 85 short passing (which is high for a striker - mind you!)
92 reactions
91 ball control
88 heading
99 jumping (no joke combined with his 188cm frame)
89 strength

My fellow gamers, Kluivert delivers. Kluivert delivers. He is an actual game changer for me. I went from 14 and rarely 17 wins in WL to 17 and rarely 20 wins in WL by just adding this man to my team. He is fast enough, especially for a strong and tall striker. He scores a lot of goals, and crosses are seriously insane with him in the box. Corners feel like penalties if the opponent doesn't adequately know how to defend them. He always shows up at the right time to bang them in, whether it's from a cross or a rebound. His long shots are good as well with the +10 boost from the chemistry style. The work rates of Kluivert are perfect for a striker, with low defending and high attacking. This means that he won't waste his energy on coming back to defend, and that he will use all of it in offence.

Maybe even the best feature is his involvement in the attacking game. Previously, I was using Belotti IF who was insane for me, but was only good as the end station of an attack. Kluivert has solid passing and is able to put other players in goal scoring opportunities and this leads to a lot of more options in your game play. Kluivert will win 95% of the headers for you. When I'm under pressure, I boot the ball to either Kluivert or Perisic 87 and I head the ball to a midfielder / attacker to continue the build up from there.

It's not the perfect player of course, as to be expected from a player of 600k (I bought him for 645k, and never regretted it) His stamina is 79, which is enough to last a game but not the highest. Balance is only 75 and his composure is 81. This will lead to Kluivert being pushed off the ball more frequently than you'd expect, and to miss a sitter every now and then.

However, he always leaves his mark on the game. I've played him for 104 games and he has scored 111 and assisted 64 which means that whether he scored or assisted, he did either of the two in most games. This was all in either WL, rivals or online single matches (Vrsaljko objective) and maybe 5 squad battles on legendary. I recommend Kluivert to anyone looking for a strong icon ST that can contribute to your offensive options and gameplay.

Good pace
Clinical finishing
Insane header
Great passer

Balance
Composure

Formation: 4222

Position: ST

Games: 104

GPG: 1.07

APG: 0.62

4.5

Overall

5.0

Value

4.5

4.0

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (9/10)

Passing (8/10)

Dribbling (7/10)

Defending (5/10)

Physicality (10/10)

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