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4.0

Great, but he won't carry your team

By bombrowicki, 09-03-2020

So I got tempted to get him for my poor man RTG by some favourable reviews I read. Bought him for 1,7 mil, now I am trying to sell him for below 1,5. With tax that will be a loss of around 300 k. Was it worth testing Ian? Well... Yes and no.

I am a mediocre player and Ian played for me in a 41212 narrow as a striker alongside Nedved. This WL was also quite mediocre for me with a gold 1 finish (thanks for the faboulous, super responsive gameplay BTW EA... NOT!). I am capable of doing elite 3. I played some games with that team in div rivals and squad battles as well. Ian scored a total of 63 goals in 55 games for me.

Right off the bat: this guys has a great shot on him, that's for sure, though the shot power could be a bit higher than 90 (95 at least). Problem is you kinda have to play him with engine to get his responsivness up as much as possible, otherwise he will feel stiff. With engine he honestly moves quite well. It is not Daniel James good, but his senior native is no slouch with dribbling. The 3 star skills is obviously a liability and I found myself lacking the scoop turn and berba spin a lot.

Going back to that shot - with the traits he's got, he often finishes on both feet where others would struggle, that's just a great ability to have. Nice finesses, nice outside foot shots. Chips shots seem to work as well. Nonetheless, and maybe it's just the horrific laggy gameplay EA serves us on the weekends, he did miss some sitters for me, which was annoying considering the price.

Pace feels fine, but he won't be a speed demon for you (again comparing to the welsh boy James). Passing it at time questionable unfortunately, as he misplaced seemingly easy short ones at times. Forget about long passing.

Physicals? They are acceptable, he can shield off defenders, even the VVD type monsters sometimes, but it's not the type of iron stance you would see with some other powerful strikers.

To conclude, he is a guy that will more often than not take his chances and score a bunch for you. He will not carry your team though, as he cannot create these chances out of thin air as some other offensive players can. I enjoyed this mustached gentlemen quite a lot, but after the WL and drop in price, it will be a costly adventure.

Clinical on both feet.

Quite strong.

Good movement.

Skills.

Lack of that explosive spped and dribbling.

Price.

Formation: 41212-2

Position: ST

Games: 55

GPG: 1.15

APG: 0.18

4.0

Overall

2.5

Value

2.5

3.5

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (9/10)

Passing (5/10)

Dribbling (7/10)

Defending (4/10)

Physicality (7/10)

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