Player Review

87 - Flashback SBC

4.0

Is Valbuena 87 worth it?

By PorkBunFunVS7, 25-01-2020

Mathieu Valbuena's 87 card is a solid french midfield card. Yet he doesn't offer too much in terms of presence when playing as a CAM I have found. I have played 8 games with him - 4 as a CAM and 4 as a RM. I have played him in a 4-2-3-1 formation with him as the central CAM, however his small stature and his low composure mean that he is quick to loose possession if any pressure is applied to him. That being said however, I have found using the sniper chemistry style has helped negate this issue to a small extent by increasing his composure up to 80. His stats outside of his physicality and composure are brilliant for the price. His high passing and dribbling stats make him very fun to play with out on the right wing - but his lack of skill moves may be a turn-off to some but I feel his high dribbling stats make up for this. His weak foot poses little in the way of an in-game crutch as I find that he is able to pass and shoot fine with it only being 3 stars.

I have found him most fun to play with when he is situated as a RM in a 4-4-2 formation as he offers himself up for the ball nicely and his dribbling and pace stats (when using an engine) allow him to breeze past defending players or open up space for a pass into the midfield. I would recommend playing him in-game as a RM as his stats are better suited for this position and if he is used as a central CAM he can easily be bullied off of the ball or can make mistakes due to his lower composure.

Good Value
Strong Nation
Dribbling
Passing
Pace
Stamina

Weak League
Height
Skill Moves
Composure
Strength

Formation: 442

Position: RM

Games: 8

GPG: 0.50

APG: 0.63

4.0

Overall

4.0

Value

3.5

4.5

Stamina

Pace (9/10)

Shooting (7/10)

Passing (9/10)

Dribbling (8/10)

Defending (1/10)

Physicality (6/10)

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