Player Review

95 - Summer Heat SBC

5.0

My Cousin Vini (pre-upgrade)

By TheEiking, 08-07-2020

I'll just come out and say it. Baller on a budget!

I've stayed away form these match up cards so far since none of them really fit into my squad in a meaningful way, but Vinicius Jr. caught my attention right away. He has the combination of 5* skills and 4* WF, He has Brazilian and Real Madrid links, they have a match-up that they're super heavily favoured to win in for the upgrade and the price isn't bad. He's offers comparable stats to Dembele for a fraction of the cost. I can't wait to see what he looks like upgraded!

Since he came out on Monday, he hasn't been tested in FUT champs yet, but in Rivals (and a few friendlies which aren't counted in the totals below) he balled out and impressed.

In game he played mostly as a CCAM behind TOTS Ben Yedder, but I did flip him to striker to compare in a few matches. His work rates definitely play better as a CAM since he comes back on defense even as a striker and often ended up lining up as the CAM on the counter attack when he was set to striker (I left the instructions on default for him in both spots).

With a Marksman, he's speedy, silky smooth dribbling on the ball, flows between skill moves, and recovers the ball well after being tackled. What sets him apart is his creativity around the box. I've prioritized the weak foot over skills most of the tear and stand by it, but he's good enough with both feet and being able to do 5* tricks like a running scoop turn opens up shooting angles in and around the box. He moves the ball really well and plays much stronger defensively than his stats show or I would expect.

With EA lobbing up good value SBCS (like the 5x 88+ and the 85-92 upgrade), fodder is plentiful and he's worth sinking some useless high rated cards into!

5* Skills - I'm not a crazy skiller, but the running scoop turn is clutch to open up lanes around the box

Dribbling - He's crazy good on the ball

Pace

Balance/Agility - when paired with his electric pace he dribbles through defenses

Shooting

Defence (for a CAM that you don't expect strong defending from)

Value - potentially a 95 attacking player with great links for ~200K

Strength - he does well, btu still can get bodied by the top tier defensive brutes

Passing (he's good for most, but lacked accuracy for through balls)

Posts - he finished a lot of shots, but gets a lot of posts - hopefully the upgrade will fix this if they win.

Formation: 4231

Position: CAM

Games: 15

GPG: 1.40

APG: 1.00

5.0

Overall

5.0

Value

4.5

5.0

Stamina

Pace (10/10)

Shooting (8/10)

Passing (10/10)

Dribbling (10/10)

Defending (7/10)

Physicality (8/10)

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