Player Review
98 - TOTS
I have him.. red. Could not believe my eyes when he was one of the player picks, so of course I had no doubts when picking and got myself a 3 million coins player. With these 3 million coins, a lot of expectations came along. I started with setting him up as my left CAM in a 4-2-3-1, but weirdly enough did not like him there. 'No problem, I'll set him up as the central CAM then', but that also did not work out the way I wanted it. I was just about to doubt the very decision of picking this guy (I'm joking ofcourse), when I decided to play him as a striker. The rest is history.. This guy makes runs, dribbles around EVERYONE and has immaculate shooting. Add a dash of blistering PACE, perfect POSITIONING and FINISHING, and you have yourself a striker who scores 44 goals in 30 FUT Champs games, while also assisting 21 times. He is ridiculous as a lone striker, and with 99 STAMINA he just keeps on going all day long.
- Pace. I use a basic chem style, which gives him 99 ACCELERATION and 99 SPRINT SPEED, but it honestly feels like 110. He outruns every defender, even with the game mechanics this year making this (seemingly) impossible.
- Dribbling. I use a couple of the simpler skill moves (la croqueta, heel-to-heel flick and fake shots), and he feel so smooth while performing this. Doing the sprinting fake shot is the most effective, because he just glides his way past any defender. This is also because of the 87 STRENGTH, which I'll come back to later.
- Shooting. Left or right foot, it doesn't matter with him. Just get the ball to him at the edge of the box, inside it, at 50 meters out: He will score.
- Passing. This was the reason I started him as a (left) CAM. His VISION and SHORT PASSING at 99 are really felt best as a striker. I like to play the ball to him, and hold it for my CAM's to make runs. When they do, he will find them with ease (in total 40 assists in 70 games).He also takes my corners, which really boosted my scoring rate from them.
- Physicals. As mentioned earlier, he has 87 STRENGTH with a BASIC chem style. You can really feel that. Of course, a player like VVD or FB David Luiz will eventually push him off the ball, but for the first 3 seconds he is strong enough to keep even them away. Those 3 seconds are all you need to turn away from them and find room for a pass/skill move. With the 75 JUMPING he (sometimes) even wins headers, combine that with 87 HEADING ACCURACY and he will score you crosses, but I personally don't focus on that meta (since it's the most boring way to play FIFA ever).
- Defending. Defending? Yes, defending. With the combination of STRENGTH and PACE he is absolutely amazing at stealing loose balls and surprising the opponent's centre back on the ball. He is lightning quick, so one blink of the eyes is enough for him to get close to the defender.
- Price. Although this is one of the best cards (if not the best) I have ever used in any FIFA, the price (if you have to pay it) is too high. For 3 million coins entire end-game teams can be created. That being said, if you have the coins, give him a go and you won't be disappointed.