Player Review
89 - TOTS
So I played with this guy in draft, initially I wanted to buy him for a fun team to link with other Algerian players like Atal SS or Mahrez, but hey he popped in the draft so I thought: "there we go I'll check if he's fun to play with". So yeah, 4 games only but I think it's enough to tell what I think about the card. I played him on CAM position by the way.
Pace: Benrahma is fast, but not as fast as the stats say. Personally I would give him about 92/93 pace. It did not feel like 95 at all to be fair. He was quick and all, but he did not have that extreme bursts of pace as I've seen on other 95 pace players, f.ex Bergwijn (who surprisingly has less acceleration). But you should be fine with his pace anyway, don't be a pacewhore.
Shooting: His shooting is on point. He does the work and bangs them in, 78 composure was sometimes seen, but rarely. However, I was disappointed with his long shots and finesses, from positions that I would expect a card like this to do better. Shooting is fine tho (try not to use his weak foot, 4 stars, but I would stay on his dominant right).
Passing: Short passing was absolutely fine. The long passes were meh. As I saw later in the stats. A chemstyle fixing his passing should be applied if you plan on playing him on another position than striker.
Dribbling: Probably best thing on the card. Very smooth dribbling, the 97 agility is really felt and he is not clunky whatsoever, as you would expect. 74 Balance can be a problem, but not that you would get into physical fights with the defenders with Benrahma. He's a good dribbler! 4 star skills too, it's nice.
Defending: Irrelevant, isn't it? Atal or Bensebaini are the Algerians you're looking for here :)
Physicality: As I said, he is not strong, he's not the small-bulldog type of player. He's weak and you can feel it. Steer away from big CBs. Stamina was absolutely fine for a player I used on CAM stay forward.
Verdict: All in all it is a really cool card and you can have much fun with playing with him, although on the competitive side of FIFA (high finishes in WL) he may not be extremely useful (however he should be fine), for fun teams and staying away from corny meta players and adding some creativity to the squads and game, he is the perfect player. You can create some really cool links and hybrids. I'd recommend him for that.
- Pace
- Shooting (great)
- Dribbling (best thing)
- Physicality
- No place for him in really competitive teams