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Player Review
91 - Icon
By the time I had to pick my Icon Swap card, I really hesitated between Hagi and Gerrard. I finally took Hagi because I most needed a fast Cam with excellent finishing that could play both as central CAM or wide CAM, as I often change tactics in game between 41212-2, 4231 and 4222.
After 150 games played with my new Icon, almost exclusively in Rivals and Futchamps, all I can say is that I am 100% satisfied with my choice.
Chem Style :
At first I slapped an engine card on him and that made him dribble like Messi, but i found he didn't produce enough offensively. The main downside was his weakness. He got bullied and pushed away too easily by defenders, in my opinion.
So, I decided to give him a hawk card, in order to boost his strenght, is offensive positionning and his shooting. The result was immediate. He could protect the ball better,, His runs into the box are perfect and his finishing is top notch, no matter which foot he uses. His dribbling and passing remains excellent, almost perfect.
Since then, he never stopped producing goals and assists.
Best Position :
I noticed his best position is as central CAM. He has enough pace to play as wide CAM in a 4231, although he's not as fast as speedy wingers (as costa, dembele, pepe, pulisic, saint maximin...), but he will not have the same impact as in more central positions. Maybe because of his workrates and his stamina. He's better in a "organizer" role, where he distributes the ball all over the pitch, combines with attackers using quick 1-2 and delivers deadly through balls.
Overall Appreciation :
100% worth the effort to get the Icon Swap Tokens. He has been a game-changer for me and he's very reliable game after game.
He has everything you want from an end-game midfielder : top-class passing, dribbling, finishing and good pace.
His only cons are his lack of stamina and his workrates that don't make him the best option in wider positions.
- Consistency : Never has an game off.
- Perfect passing : short, long, throught balls, even in tight angles, will go all the way to your attackers. Has great vision too., he's a great playmaker.
- Dribbling/Agility/Ball control : very agile, he dribbles "Messi-style", the ball always sticks to his feet. That makes him very hard to tackle .
- Finishing : he fires bangers from both feet. If he's on his left foot it's a 90% goal chance
- Offensive positionning / runs : makes deadly runs into the box , which most of the time end up with a goal
- Chip shots: they are out of this world (he managed to score some of them from 25 meters out, as if it was an easy tap-in).
- Stamina : it's very rare when he ends a game with more than 50% stamina, even with conservative instructions.
- Strength : can be bullied by opponents, but it's ok with hawk style and his agility and reactions help him a lot to keep the ball away from the defenders
- Workrates : prevent him from performing at 100% in wider positions, but are OK if you keep him in a central position
- Defending : Doesn't defend for me, as I instruct him not to do so, in order to save a bit of stamina.