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4.5

CDM superstar

By Richhain, 29-04-2019

I was playing 4-2-3-1 drop back with Kondogbia and Seedorf with Clarence helping the attack but I got rid of drop back and moved to balanced. This meant that I needed more defensive qualities from the other CDM and Seedorf was causing me issues as he was getting too far forward and missing tackles so I opted for Keane to come in and sort the defensive side out. I would highly recommend him if you are after a CDM as he’s the right work rates meaning he doesn’t get lost forward. However you need to have the right style for him or he will get frustrating. Even with shadow his pace and acceleration are pretty low as his agility for changing direction so if you want your CDM to constantly press and chase everything then he may not be the one for you. I was chasing everything with Seedorf and at first wasn’t sure Keane was an upgrade but now I don’t run constantly with him he’s much better. If you jockey, time your tackles and don’t press constantly then he is perfect. So I reckon if you play drop back or balanced he’s great but if you play press or fast build up he could be more of an issue. I did have shadow on him for the pace boost but also backbone which I actually prefer but both work well. His defensive stats are insane so he breaks play up amazingly he can push anyone off the ball and his tackling is fantastic. He’s easily the best CDM I’ve used on the defensive side which is what I hoped and has made a real difference to how sound I am defensively. For me though the huge advantage he has over other CDM’s in the game is his passing. Short passing at 99 with backbone and 92 with shadow is such a great asset especially with his 92 composure as well. I tend to use him as a deep playmaker and he barely loses the ball, he can hold it up and pick passes out brilliantly and starts lots of attacks for me. If you can handle the lack of pace and have a style that means it isn’t a problem for you then I would get him in and throw backbone on him and you basically end up with a CB with 99 short passing. Got my best ever WL finish after bringing him and Laudrup in who compliment each other really well

strength

tackling

passing

pace

Formation: 4231

Position: CDM

Games: 20

GPG: 0.00

APG: 0.10

4.5

Overall

4.5

Value

4.5

5.0

Stamina

Pace (5/10)

Shooting (7/10)

Passing (10/10)

Dribbling (7/10)

Defending (10/10)

Physicality (9/10)

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