Player Review

97 - TOTS

4.5

Incredible Card! Benzema is usable!

By Lukexan, 19-05-2020

This is my first review so I'll keep it short. I packed this card from my Guaranteed LaLiga TOTSSF pack and was, of course, very excited to use him. I had been struggling a little bit to complete Reguillon objectives because I had exactly 0 good LaLiga players in my club. (They all have went into SBCs) He helped me quickly finish the objective. Come rewards, I was early enough to get double red picks and ended up getting him again from my second set of picks (Lucky, I know). Of course I know knew I had to go into Weekend League with all my new LaLiga players from red picks and SBCs.

He played as a central CAM in a 4231 and as a False 9 in the 442. I decided to put an Engine on him to primarily boost his speed and balance, as well as max out his passing. This made him a 98 overall ST and CAM, something to be very excited about. He excelled in both positions, scoring 35 goals over 27 Weekend League games. I don't know how many goals the average person scores in a weekend, but with this total he easily scored a bit over half my total goals. However, he only clocked 9 assists over the weekend, a total which I thought would be a bit higher considering the role he played. This could be due to the fact I wanted to score a lot with him, and thus forced the ball to him. But anyway, his playmaking was good in his own right to set up his own goals and the others he created.

Obviously, the one thing everyone would agree with about this card is that he lacks agility with the ball. I often found my shots getting AI blocked because Benzema could not turn nearly enough to get a good angle. Because of this, the best way to use this card is to utilize his 99 Attack Positioning and 99 Finishing by creating chances with your other players. He will always be in the right place and his rocket of a finish will leave little more to be desired. He also has incredible Strength (97), which means he can body smaller defenders off the ball and he create some opportunities that way. His 97 Stamina and physical presense allows him to contribute on defense, if that is your play style. Overall, my best advice is to take advantage of his incredible physicality & shooting to make the most of this card.

The asking price for Benzema is around 980k at the time of writing this. Sadly, the only reason I used this card was because I packed him. (Twice) There are better, more meta alternatives on the market for cheaper, including FUT Birthday Griezmann and Hazard. However, if you have him already, don't worry, he is an incredible card and worth the pick.

1. Shooting - he will finish everything (on his strong foot)
2. Physicality - he easily bodies off smaller defenders and can give some defensive support
3. League/Nation Links - he can easily fit in any side considering there are so many good French and we just had LaLiga TOTSSF
4. Outside the Foot Shot Trait - good to have on a card that does not have 5* Weak Foot
5 "Sticky" control - his dribbling attributes (aside from balance) + strong physical presense allows for him to keep the ball in certain situations where other cards would not

1. Still clunky - he's no Neymar. His balance and height (6'1) make him a little bit stiff
2. 4* Weak Foot - in FIFA 20, 5* Weak Foot is one of the most meta attributes for a striker/CAM. his Outside the Foot Shot amends this a little bit, but I missed some sitters on his weak foot

Formation: 4231

Position: CAM

Games: 27

GPG: 1.30

APG: 0.33

4.5

Overall

3.5

Value

4.0

5.0

Stamina

Pace (9/10)

Shooting (10/10)

Passing (9/10)

Dribbling (9/10)

Defending (8/10)

Physicality (10/10)

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