Player Review

I feel the word "Beast" is thrown around a lot in this Fifa 19 community but never have played with such a machine upfront. when the sbc first came out and I saw this cards insane stats I feared that he would be 100k+ but 35k is such a bargain for a well all rounded striker which links up to great players like Neymar, Reus, Fabinho, Marcelo,Alex Sandro and many more great cards. He slotted pretty easily into my team along side futmas Coutinho and red inform Fabinho. I regretted not doing the Zlatan Flashback Sbc quite a lot so happy this card is similar. I know that a 3* skill moves is not ideal but then again I heard that most future stars are getting upgraded so fingers crossed Ea will do that. I changed my formation to a 4-3-2-1 in game so that he would get plenty of crosses into him. This card was reviewed on a hawk.

Pace 87-

Having 90 strengh and being 6'1 means that he will never glide past players like an Mbappe or Douglas costa but he still tears defensive lines up with his powerful drives through the centre of the pitch. I personally reccomend using him a one striker formation so he has more room to make those powerful drives and other reasons that I will come to later in the review. Overall though pace has never been a problem with the pace on this card and a hawk gave him an extra 5+ pace which got him up to 91 overall pace. I don't like using hunters on cards like these as I don't think he really needs that much extra pace as he isn't that sort of player but other players would disagree.

Shooting 85-

I always find a 4* weak foot the minimun a striker should have due to this meta not exactly making weak foots that good so I was happy to see a 4* weak foot on this card. Anyway with whatever foot Joelinton never struggles to find the back of the net from outsider inside the box. Having 95 strength (with hawk chem style) and being 6ft 1 means that this card will never be pushed off the ball (unless you've got TOTY VVD running at you full cry) which gives you a lot of time to make sure you've got the right angle and generally just gives you more time to pick your shot. 90 base stat positionning also helps him with crosses and through balls. Also do not let his composure put you off as I've never had a problem with it.

Driblling 85-

A 90 strength and 89 agility combination is always a deadly duo and theres no exception here with Joelinton. I don't see the need to use a driblling chemistry style on him as he's never going to glide across the pitch and already has good agility and balance. As I said he dose not glide across the pitch like and never will due to his size but still feels nice and smooth enough on the ball. £* skill moves isn't ideal but I did hear that some future star players weak foot and skill moves get upgraded so hope its him.

Passing 73-

Don't really need to go into too much detail about his passing as its nothing special. 81 short passing just about gets him to be able to make some nice link up play. 66 curve is not ideal but I've never had any problems with it.

Defending 45-

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Physicality 84-

One of my favourite things about this card is his insane strength and jumping. 95 strength and 97 jumping with a combination of being as tall as he is makes him a great Ariel threat and therefore wins most Ariel rules against defenders. With this new meta being focused mainly around deep or just normal crosses this card fits beautifully into that meta making him a very ideal striker. I did used to play with Futmas Lacazete up top but he just didn't work for me as he couldn't win any 1 on 1s or headers. Overall his strength and jumping combo makes him very deadly in the box

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