Player Review
88 - Flashback SBC
He's good, he actually is, and compared with other premier league strikers i think he could be the best. I used him on a marksman chem style in 4-3-2-1 as ST. His finishing is absolutely insane, his shot power is off the scale and he is almost a guaranteed goal, if it's on his left foot. The 2 star week foot is the downfall of this card, don't shoot with his right peg whatever you do!
His passing and dribbling is a bit hit and miss. He can play some fabregas level balls but then at times he feels like Manolas, but for a striker i'd say his passing is good.
His dribbling is the same, as you can see his balance is low at 69 and i think thats where the problem lies, at times he can turn with ease and bypass the likes of Ramos and Varane like they weren't there, but only if he's already had his first touch.
His first touch is out of this world, as in the ball will leave planet earth it's that bad, it's like he has a trampoline on his foot, even though his ball control is quite high, it's lying to you. This is my main problem with Sturridge and it's probably cost be lots of important goals.
His heading was insane to begin with, with a marksman he has 99 jumping, but recently he's been hitting the post a lot and not even winning the headers. He's probably scored upwards of 30 goals from corners which is quite nifty.
Physically he's ok, he can withstand some challenges, but he falls over like a little girl sometimes due to his low balance.
I think this has been more negative than it should because he's been a quality striker for me and scored almost 300 goals for me. Also i forgot to mention his Sbc cost like 30k for me so deffo worth it.
Oh yeah and he's fast
Finishing
Longshots
Heading
Short passing
Dribbling
Pace
Balance
First touch
2 star WF
Long passing