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93 - TOTS
4.5
Usable as CAM? - Yes, he is!
By Sldo, 15-05-2020

So, as I decided to swap my TOTY De Bruyne (absolute club legend of mine) who's been playing as a CAM only to replace him with the even better TOTSSF De Bruyne for the CDM position, I had to find an alternative for the CAM position fitting into my squad. I chose Richarlison for about 1,6m coins he's got that 5* weak foot and at least 4* skill moves. I prefer the 5* skills for OP skills such as the running scoop turn but I guess you can't have it all.


Why would I get him for the CAM instead for the striker position? Well, I already got FUT birthday Mbappe in my squad and there's no way I will ever sell him. (Okay, maybe when I get Prime Icon Ronaldo in a 1-player pack or something.)


Before we go into detail I can already tell you he's got the job done just fine and helped me get my 3rd elite 3 rank in FUT champions last weekend. He scored plenty of goals and also got himself some assists. So I got no real reason to criticize him but maybe you might be interested in my opinion. Perhaps it can even help you planning the next transfers for your squad.


I chose to add a an engine chemistry style on him to boost his pace, his agility and also his (long) passing so he would be able to make the decisive turns in the box and also play the deadly through balls onto Mbappe and my fast wingers.


By the way: My formation is - who woulda guessed it? - the 4-2-3-1 narrow formation.


Let's get going!


Pace


Well, you probably already saw he's got very nice speed stats on his card. With the engine chemstyle his acceleration and pace are nearly or in fact maxed which you will notice as soon as you press that sprint button and get into running. When he is on his way towards the goal he is barely stopped and thanks to his 88 strength he will be able to protect the ball with the shielding ability even against those tank defenders such as VVD, Ramos, David Luiz etc.


However, I also noticed a huge difference to FUTbday Mbappe who's got only 2 acceleration points more than Richarlison (on paper!). Those two are just a different level even though this does not make Richarlison slow by any means and he will still outpace 95% of his opponents.


Shooting


I doubt I need to say a lot about his shooting. His strikes are absolut rockets which make me wonder how the goal net manages to hold. If you are able to get just a 80% right angle towards the goal you will be able to score. I prefer power shots in most situation but make no mistake: You will also hit those finesse shots even though he lacks the finesse shot trait.


There is one big thing you need to be aware of: Make sure you release the shooting button in time. If you overload he will hit the post or the crossbar a lot which might intimidate your opponent and especially his goalkeeper but could cost you the 120th minute extra time winner.


What I liked as well as his positioning as I often invade the opponents box with my wingers, aim towards the goal line and try to pass it back to the penalty spot - if necessary using the double tap pass and volley afterwards. Scored many importants goals with this shit, not proud of it but what can you do...


Passing


Although his passing is already great and possibly enough for an above overage CAM the engine chemstyle might add the points that make the difference between the through or low driven pass that gets intercepted by the defender and the one that becomes an assist for the goal. Plus, there are certain moments when you even wanna use that long chip pass behind the defender (particularily when you are desperate to score against a much better opponent in FUT champions but at least have a joke like Mbappe as a striker), and that is hardly possible with only 74 long passing.


To be fair, he did just fine in 85% of the situations. But of course he is no De Bruyne who seems to be utterly unable to produce a miss pass. Then again, I never expected him to be so I couldn't blame him to fail ocasionally.


Dribbling


Again, the engine chemstyle will do wonders and make a decent dribbler morph into a real artist. Especially the key stats as agility and balance will be boosted to a top level, in fact all the stats are over 90. That's why I assumed he would feel like some kind of Mbappe or R9 - and I was wrong as can be.


Somewhere deep inside you can still feel his normal card in him. Those little cheeky turns you can do with the likes of Butra, Ben Yedder or - I gladly repeat myself - Mbappe? Richarlison will not do them, period. His general movement (also the scoop turns) and his shooting also takes longer than with those players mentioned above. You definitely need to take this into consideration. This is probably the reason why he costs around 1,5m coins and not 3m+ coins and you might be able to afford him.


Probably this all sounds really bad so I have a big plus. If you find just the right angle for the fake shot or the running fake shot during full sprint your opponent can already prepare to fetch the ball out of the net (or he gets a corner because Richarlison just hammered the ball on the crossbar from where it resulted into a corner in your own box).


Physicality


He stats don't lie. He's got all a player needs to be an excellent central striker and that is most likely what 80% of the FIFA players will have him play as. Nothing wrong with that. Nevertheless, having a physically strong CAM absolutely makes sense, having been making this experience with De Bruyne for many months. And yes, he will be a nightmare for most defenders, bodying them off with ease and putting that aggressiveness into 1-on-1 battles.


I mentioned the fake shots above. Even when you wouldn't find the right angle, his strength will help him glitch through defenders ocasionally which is quite unfair but probably not your concern when he scores another banger.


Summary


With TOTSSF Richarlison you will get a easily linkable non-meta (or let's say: only half-meta) player for your squad that provides you with a great value for money. He is a player who can make the difference when you struggle without any doubt but I can imagine he would rely on teammates just as good or better than him. Never tried him with a low budget team so can't say for sure. He's really fun to play unless you have bad eyes and you will never see one of your shots actually fly towards the goal (good thing there is a goal celebration so you will realize what you just did to your opponent).


But to be honest: He has his minimum flaws with agility/balance and will definitely replaced by TOTSF Ben Yedder as soon he will see light of the day. If I can afford Obi Wan Ben Yedder, this is, of course. With the engine you can play him as a CAM for sure but please don't forget to add the engine chemstyle on him if you don't want him to turn and move like a rhino. His passing is solid, his shots even without finesse and outside foot traits make Brazil a nuclear power and

  • fast
  • shots from two cannons
  • does not know the concept of 'left foot' and 'right foot'
  • decent passing
  • very aggressive and annoying for your opponent
  • will not get out of stamina anytime soon
  • can probably play all the attacking positions but might excel as a striker or CAM
  • not as agile as the meta strikers/CAMs
  • hit the post quite often (could be my fault cuz I overpowered it though)
Formation: 4231
Position: CAM
Games: 85
GPG: 0.79
APG: 0.82
4.5
Overall
5.0
Value
4.0
GC
5.0
Stamina
Pace (9/10)
Shooting (9/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (8/10)
Defending (5/10)
Physicality (9/10)
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