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5.0

WHAT A ****ING BEAST

By Niklasbjakobsen, 20-05-2019

Overall

Let me start out by saying that if you are a very skilled FIFA player or one who likes to abuse La Croqueta (Iniesta move) then this card, due to having 3-star skill moves, is not for you. If you do want someone to whom you can pass the ball, cross or normal, and just score by pressing the shoot button, this is for you. He heads or shoots everything in, and in many ways, he is an easier linkable CR7 with better scoring potential but worse dribbling.

I was tired of my 89 Benz, and even though Cutrone 89 worked for me, I decided to do this, as I had loads of untradables, and it was the best decision in FIFA 19 so far.

Value for money

If you have a good amount of untradables and do/did an icon from the Swap deals, you can do this at 200-300k before packs. It cost me 400k without having an icon, so definitely a bargain.

Game changer

He doubled my wins in WL, and I did him after 15 games. 13 goals and 5 assists in 12 WL games say it all. The extra game and two assists are from Rivals. In WL he had two hattricks, one of them in 6 minutes from 114. to 120. minute, so a game changer for sure.

Stamina

Slightly above average, I never sub him and never had problems with him, but it isn't exceptional.

Pros and cons

Pros and cons are obvious and stated below. I use hawk on him for jumping, but if passing, pace or dribbling is a problem, you could boost that. I am, however, going to change that to catalyst.

As pace can so easily be fixed with a catalyst or even shadow (for the 5+ heading, hunter is just plain dumb) it has not been included.

Balance is not that big an issue because of strength and has not affected me. Again, much like CR7.

I don't use skill moves, so 3 star is no problem for me, but his ball control and general feel is not sluggish as some people say.

This is the team he is used in, and by far the best player. Just do him already guys.

https://www.futbin.com/19/squad/7521652

Shooting obviously, bangs everything in.
Heading is equally insane, he has headed goals in from outside the box. He is tall and has high jumping so he reaches balls like CR7
Strength is insane as well
4-star weak foot is nice but definitely expected for a player this tier. His shooting is so good that I could have sworn he had 5 stars though.

For many, 3-star skill moves. It does not affect me, however.

Formation: 41212

Position: ST

Games: 13

GPG: 1.00

APG: 0.54

5.0

Overall

4.0

Value

5.0

4.0

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (10/10)

Passing (7/10)

Dribbling (7/10)

Defending (1/10)

Physicality (10/10)

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