Player Review
90 - TOTS Obj
All games played were in Div 4 rivals, I played Falcao at ST in a 4-1-2-1-2(2) with an engine chem style. The squad was, for chem, in a 4-3-1-2 with Nick Pope 87 GK, Nathan Ake 84 LCB, Lisandro Lopez 88 RCB, 94 Robertson LB, Fabricio Bustos 88 RB, Mo Salah 97 LCM, Prime Frank Rijkaard CM, Enzo Perez 88 RCM, Falcao CAM, Miguel Borja 88 ( who is an absolute beast ) and Diego Arias 84 up top, as I said previously, I played in a 4-1-2-1-2 narrow in-game. As my username suggests, I am a huge Falcao fan, but I will try to be as unbiased as possible. Falcao is a very interesting card, he isn't insanely fast, he isn't super good at passing or dribbling, but he seems to always be in the right place at the right time, he plays most similarly to TOTSSF Icardi. His pace is decent, doesn't feel as high as his stats say he is, but Falcao isn't the fastest player ever, so I think the pace is about right. His dribbling is pretty solid, he is definately not a skiller, but he has good ball control and tight space dribbling. Falcao's passing, much like his dribbling, is not special, but is more than good enough for a striker. He has very good short passes and through balls on the ground, but his long passes and chipped through balls are not good. Falcao's shooting is ridiculous, he can, just like in real life, score in about every way, in 12 matches, I have scored at least one chip, finesse, low driven, outside foot shot, header, and power shot. His long shots aren't the greatest, but he will usually win you a corner, even if the shot doesn't go in. Falcao is also very good physically, he has 96 balance and 88 strength which makes him a good hold up striker, and the 99 jumping has helped him knock in 2 headers. Overall this is a worth it card to do, even if you aren't going to start him, he will make a good supersub. I am thinking that a hunter may be better than engine, since his passing/dribbling feels like his base card stats for the most part, if anyone has used him with a hunter, tell me how he feels compared to with an engine in the comments.
- Positioning, Falcao's attacking pos. is the best of any card that I've used this year, he always finds himdelf in the right spot to knock in a goal.
- Finishing, His finishing is insane from inside the 18, he just doesn't miss on either foot.
- Traits, Power header, outside foot shot, and finesse shot are all very good traits for a striker.
- Free, Falcao is very easy to get, and he doesn't cost a thing other than 2-3 hours.
- Hold-up Play, with his strength, ball control, and short passing, Falcao is a good hold up striker.
- Headers, With 99 jumping and heading acc, Falcao is a very good header of the ball.
- Reactions, Alot of strikers will not stick out their foog on ground crosses and cutbacks, but Falcao will.
- Weak Foot, His left foot is almost, if not just as clinical as his right.
- He is Falcao....
- Stamina, Not a problem at all at striker, but if you were to play him at CAM, it would be.
- Skill Moves, It sucks that he doesn't have 4* skills, but as a striker, the 4* is more of a bonus than necessity.
- Long Passes/Chipped Through Balls, He is a good short passer, but he is not good at any type of air pass.