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i used him as a striker and he is really good. the only con is his agility and balance wich can be fixed a bit by a engine chem style.
he bangs goals. and is sprint speed is amazing.
agility and balance. he turns like a truck
Ok, so here we go with my first review so don't try to butcher me. I played him in a 4-1-2-1-2 narrow formation with him at the right and lefts triker position paired up with immobile up top and prime kaka at CAM. 35 Games 32 goals 10 assists. He felt a little clunky on the ball like slow to turn at some points but you should expect that since he is 6'3. He doesn't feel the worst on the ball and his passing isn't bad. It's average in this stage of the game but actually it was good. Now you might be expecting to see his pace be a little slow but once you send him deep and he is like one foot in front of the player it stays that way. When someone is behind him, he keeps the ball because of his size and strength which is really good as well. His shot is really powerful and good in the box and his stats are so good that you can use his weak foot most of the time.
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shot
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pace
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a little slow with reactions
if you don't like bulky players
pace is fake more like 91 because of his size o you won't like it if you only pace abuse.
Lukaku looks like a great card and is, his shot power is amazing so is his finesse shot, so much so that he usually hits the bar, it takes a little while to get used to him. His pace is insane. However, and this I regret to say, his physicality just does not work. He has 99 strength and gets pushed off the ball by Gimenez. I thought the problem was his aggression, it was. It is only 80. I had to chuck Chemistry style to improve his physicality which is a shame because I would have liked to use it to upgrade some other stats. It is hard to get coins for me sot doing this Lukaku was a big deal. He seemed quite underwhelming for what he is at the start. He improved as the games went on especially when I put the chemistry style for his physicality on. His long passing is nothing short of exceptional, his short passes are not bad.The last thing I want to mention is, despite his low interceptions stat, he tracks back really well with his great agility, balance and interceptions. He wins back 20% of the lost balls back.
Pace
Finesse
Shot power
Long passes
Maybe short passing accuracy
AGGRESSION
....Is if you're a Diables Rouges (or Inter) fan...
So ladies and gentleman, yesterday @ 5,59 pm I was still hoping to get an FB Mertens, or a EOA Mertens (for his total goal numbers record @ Napoli),
Dreaming to pair him with my Belgian front of Amuzu, Hazard and Musonda...
Small and sweaty dribbling little midgets, 4x4 or 5x4 rockets of tight dribbling and fast shooting animation...
@6pm, the dreams were squashed, and here comes the big truck Rom!
Despite the general outcry about his agility and balance, I was still hoping that he could play a little bit like Haaland as tall and sturdy striker (I know Haaland is much more agile and balanced...).
Well without further ado, here's the review after 20 Rivals game and 4 SB games. Tried both Engine and Sniper chem (to no avail...).
Speed: 6/10
99 sprint speed looks lethal BUT the 80 acceleration kills it... I've tried it with Engine and Sniper, but still, the ball animation makes him hard to reach his full speed without being poked by a fast and agile CDM or CB.
I might have to try him with Catalyst or Shadow (but don't really wanna waste a 25k chem style...)
Shooting: 8/10
That's when I thought I would love him given the announced stats... well, mixed feelings...,
Longshots are no good (not even 86 LS stat good),
Power shots in the roof of the goal are good, and funny enough, like in real life, when you stroll on the left side of the pitch and shoot it, he'll often do automatically a driven shot in the right corner of the goal: that's cool!
1vs1 situation against the Oblak's and Ter Stegen's of the world where always in favor of the goal (wonder if it's the speed of the shooting animation that's slower).
4 stars weak foot feels more like a 3 stars weak foot.
Still, I've scored a bunch of goals just because he was Ro(a)m(ing) around the box and was powering tap ins at the right moment. So still a pretty good striker.
Fun enough didn't score a single goal with his head, so don't know about that part...
Passing: 8/10
No problems with passing, he's clearly above average in that category and also delivered some really nice and precise through balls.
Dribbling: 1/10
And that's the biggest let down of the card, no matter what chem style I used to boost it, it felt like the real-life big Rom. Despite a 91 ball control, he often pushes it just a tad too far when you're trying to move with the ball and you crash into the defender or the ball is just poked away...
Where Haaland is deceptively smooth, Rom is really moving hard with the ball. And I wouldn't even say he feels clunky in his moves! It just seems that whenever he gets the ball, he's gonna lose it soon after...
And even more problematic, is his balance!
Despite having 99 Strength, Rom is super easily pushed down by his opponents... It's as if everybody on the pitch is just pushing him down whenever he's in their zone... I just don't get how easily and how often he falls on the pitch...
(Well, I used to play Amuzu up top, so maybe I'm just sucking at using a tall non-dribbling striker...).
Defense: N/A
Not much to say, he can pester the opposing players but will get tired towards the 70th minute if you do so.
Physicality: 5/10
Sometimes he feels like Hulk and when you protect the ball he'll do his job, but like I said earlier, as soon as you're moving and dribbling with him, he transforms from Hulk to Bulk... and can easily have the ball stolen and just be pushed on the ground without having a foul called.
Conclusion:
I'm happy to have a Belgian nice rated card and I love Rom in real life.
Will I use him in weekend league? If I learn how to use him properly maybe, but I guess I'll turn back to use the Hazard and Mertens of the world in this FIFA...
Do I regret doing him? 95 rated for 200K (if you don't have fodder) well, I'd say do it if you're a fan of the man or the team or the country.
And for sure, if TOTS Mertens comes @ some point and I pack Nainggolan in my reds, TOTS Lukaku will clearly be gone in an SBC where his balance and agility won't be a problem...
- Shooting
- Overall rating
- TOTS ROM for god's sake!
- TERRIBLE BALANCE (but that was obvious...)
- TERRIBLE AGILITY (but that was obvious too)
- TOTS Rom but did him dirty (shouldn't have called EA out on Twitter...)
One of the best strikers in the game, he is the goat in the game, i would recommend doing the sbc ASAP, an endgame striker, 3 star skill might feel a little bit bad but believe me, you wont feel it.
balance is the only problem but can be fixed with engine chemistry style
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