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4.5

Amazing value for what you get

By Mattras7, 08-06-2019

I've never written a review before, but I had to do it for this guy, Marco Van Beasten. I did his Top Icon moments SBC to use him in this weekend league and what an amazing decision that has been. His SBC goes for around 850-900k (price for him on the market is around 1million right now) and I had a stacked club (with untradable baby Icon) so I was able to do his SBC for a little over 300k. So far, he's the best target man i've ever used. I've used Prime Bergkamp in the past as a target man, but going to Van Basten was a major change. Van Basten is way more consistent in finishing than Bergkamp. I even picked up loan Moments Bergkamp, but the card just didn't feel that great and the value for his SBC (1,3 million while on the market his card is 1 million) is way worse than Van Basten.

Shooting: 10/10

What can I say, this beast finishes anything it touches. There are just some balls around the edge of the box he never misses and if he misses, the ball most likely hits the post or crossbar. This is what you would expect from a card with 98 shooting, so there's no need to boost this stat with a chem style. I'm a player who struggles with finishing sometimes so having a card like this is a relieve.

Pace: 8/10

He's not a Werner or Mbappe, but if you slap an engine on him (like me) he does just fine. Don't expect to pace past a Flashback David Luiz, but if you time your through balls right he'll be able to outrun some defenders. I use him as a target man, so there isn't a big need for a lot of pace, but if you would really like his pace to be boosted even more you can use a Catalyst.

Dribbling: 8/10

His composure (95) is insane, which supports his great shooting even further, and if you use an Engine to boost his other dribbling stats, this card does just fine. His balance still feels a little clunky sometimes, that's the only issue.

Passing: 7/10

Again, with an Engine chem style this stat is no problem. Short and long passing is good enough for a striker.

Physical/heading: 9/10

His height (6'2") is really nice, combined with his great heading accuracy and his average strength/jumping. He's not going to be beating a Van Dijck anytime soon, but he's not a push-over and he stands his ground. He's dribbling helps for him to be able to keep the ball off defenders.

4 stars weak foot

Helps a lot for passing and shooting as a target man.

3 stars skills

If this was 4 stars then this card would be better. I'm not really a skiller so it isn't that big of an issue for me, but this might be annoying for others.

Formation: 433-3

Position: ST

Games: 12

GPG: 0.92

APG: 0.42

4.5

Overall

5.0

Value

4.5

4.0

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (10/10)

Passing (7/10)

Dribbling (8/10)

Defending (5/10)

Physicality (9/10)

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