Player Review
94 - TOTS
I was pretty happy to pack him out of my guaranteed TOTSSF pack and was eager to try him out. Saying that I was rather disappointed about how this card performed in actual games would be a big understatement. His low agility/balance/3* WF combination made me miss so many scoring/offensive opportunities. And there were several occasions where his clunkiness and extra-touches in combination with bad game-play/slow server made me substitute him out of games in rage. I wouldn't even buy him for 100k at this stage of the game. There are so many other LW/LM options at this point that I wouldn't recommend him to anyone even if you are forcing yourself to run an all CSL or Brazilian squad.
- Strength: he is noticeably strong and is consistently able to push off defenders while running straight. Having said that, his clunkiness, however, makes him very prone to lose the ball to any decent defender's standing tackle while dribbling, cutting, or trying to take a shot.
- Shooting: when he is able to take shots at times with his left foot, his shots were actually very good. His finesse shots and short power shots, in particular, were actually pretty impressive.
- Passing: his passing was reliable. I never tried to make crazy passes with him, but the passes I've made with him were pretty good.
- Dribbling/responsiveness: don't try to dribble with him when there is a defender nearby. Unless you are cutting in with your opponent's LB overshooting at the same time, it was hard to dribble him past any decent defender. He is far from being responsive and trying to do anything aside from passing the ball right away or taking one touch shots will get you to lose the ball. Especially when the game play is pretty bad and slow, he turns into a truck.
- WF: as stated above, his shots with his strong foot were accurate and powerful. But all his shots with his right foot were all over the places.
- Balance: even with his ridiculous strength, I've noticed him falling on many occasions when he was body-checked by strong defenders
- Touch: when receiving the ball, it was very frustrating to see him to take extra touches that I never intended. Also during fast-breaks, this plays a big role as the extra-time he takes to take good control over the ball sometimes makes you miss decent offensive opportunities.