Reviews
80 - CL
Decided to give this guy a go since i was in need of a defensive midfielder from France and La liga. Would have gone with Kondogbia but his price is a bit steep. Anyway, I've played 30 games division rivals with Coquelin, as the central midfielder in a 4-3-3-formation, and I haven't seen him once. It's like his not even on the pitch. And the thing is, I kind of like it! I don't know but it feels like he got some stealth-op going on where he is running my defence without ever touching the ball. He's locking shit down. Maybe. Cause I haven't seen him. But the feeling is that he's doing really well.
He's always there covering grass.
He dosen't contribute in attack.
Honestly this man isn't anything spectacular. He is solid. Stable and predictable. Amazing.
Positioning - His H/M workrate is perfect for a CDM. Him sitting in front of your back four will provide so much confidence. He will rarely join the attack but normally he is sat, waiting.
Tackling - As soon as he is needed he is there. He has the uncanny ability to ghost into the right position when you need him. You swap to him and boom - slide or standing the ball is yours.
Passing - His passing is... actually very good. he got a few assists for me but he started many many attacks for me. Perfect.
Strength + aggression - he will give away the odd freekick. (his aggression is through the roof.) but i like that style. His strength feels fantastic. he will muscle the attackers 99% of the time.
Shooting - He scored a couple of headers in the 50 odd games i used him. But he cannot shoot with his feet.
Stamina - He sometimes could get tired towards the end of the match. Playing counter attack this shows as he is always moving for me.
Price - for me it bugs me he is 15x more expensive than his normal. with +1 in each stat it doesn't seem right. But still a great card!