Player Review
88 - SIF
I have been using Scream Mesut Ozil as a CAM for well over 200 games now, so decided to give IF Coutinho a shot when I saw that his SIF was worth a lot less than his IF. Overall Coutinho was okay but I wasn't too impressed. His dribbling didn't feel great, I'm not sure why. Have you ever played mystery ball and you receive the dribbling boost ball and for some reason the players dribble with the ball really far away from their body even though their dribbling is boosted? That's how Coutinho dribbles all the time. He never really felt in control in the midfield, by comparison Scream Ozil feels a lot better on the ball for me. I did think that Coutinho's shooting was pretty nice, he could certainly hit the shots you'd expect him to (and a few you just hope he does) but he also missed some shots in the box that I really felt like he should have been making. One thing I noticed was his low stamina required him to be subbed on the 70' mark every time. Even though Ozil has similar stamina (but a bit higher) I don't always have to sub him. Maybe because of work rates? Not sure. Overall, I wasn't too impressed with this card as a CAM. He's okay, but just not amazing. I sold him for 5k profit and went back to Scream Ozil until I find "THE ONE"
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