Player Review

91 - Flashback SBC

3.0

Underwhelming

By malimmkm, 22-04-2020

Let me preface this by providing a little bit of background. Before completing this card, I was using Akanji storyline with Hierro from swaps. Those two were good together and saved me plenty of times. I decided to bring in Alaba at cb and do the Fuchs SBC. Amazing partnership between Fuchs and Akanji.

I saw this card and held off for the longest time but a Fuchs-Boateng partnership seemed too good to turn down. So I did this card. The first few games were average, didn't really get called on.

First let's discuss the positives of this card.

He is a tank, his physicality is on par with Fuchs. The best out there. Shoulder to shoulder, I'd bet large sums of money on this guy. Demolishes people.

His pace is decent enough, nothing to shout about but nothing to scoff at either. He won't catch up to players like Fuchs but he is fast enough to make it back if Fuchs forces someone out wide.

His passing is on another level for some reason. Give him the ball and if you spot your winger making a run, just hold L1+triangle and aim to the best of your ability. He WILL find a way to get them the ball. Absolutely amazing passer.

The trouble began after I'd say the 8th game on champs. He just gave out on me. His positioning was always off. More often than not he was behind Fuchs and left a gaping hole between Fuchs and the rb. I tried putting him at lcb, same problem.

His positioning has been horrendous for me. I like my players to hold a not too deep line and everyone EXCEPT Boateng holds that line. Boateng for some reason is always the last man and he has played on so many players, it's unreal. Not just strikers running by him but also wingers. He always plays them on. I'd understand this if he was fast and had the pace to catch up to the likes of Orsic, Sane, or Traore.

Unfortunately, I cannot recommend him. The main job of a defender is to defend, and that is where he has let me down. I understand that some of you may have a different opinion than mine, and I respect that. However, based on my personal experience with the card, it is absolutely not worth the price laid out. For now I'll be going back to my Akanji-Fuchs partnership.

Decently fast
Great physical (Never lost a shoulder to shoulder)
Good long passing, can be used to play long balls to fast wingers

Defensive positioning

Formation: 4231

Position: CB

Games: 47

GPG: 0.00

APG: 0.00

3.0

Overall

3.5

Value

0.0

3.0

Stamina

Pace (6/10)

Shooting (3/10)

Passing (8/10)

Dribbling (5/10)

Defending (7/10)

Physicality (10/10)

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