Player Review

Good Morning / Afternoon / Evening, I'm extremely excited to share my thoughts on a card that in my opinion is one of the best value sbcs in all FIFA 20, I was on the search for an elite CM as I was using SS Acuna for the longest of times. Wijnaldium has been a great card all year who was extremely hyped, especially his Headliners, so when I saw this card, I immediately expected this card to cost 400k, but when I saw the price, It didn't take me more than 10 mins to get this card into my team. Two 83 rated teams was an absolute bargain, and since I had a ton of untradeable fodder, I got this card for free, and I have to say I wasn't disappointed...

Pace: Although his pace didnt feel like 97 after being boosted with the anchor chem style, he was still incredibly fast for a CM, his body type and height make him feel extremely light on the ball and his 99 stamina makes sure his pace does not go down while making extremely long, solo runs with the ball. he was also able to keep up with TOTS Rashford, which says definitely says something. All and all he has great pace for a CM

Shooting : This part of the card really surprised me, although he's a CM, I used him a lot on attacking transitions in which his shooting was flawless, His shots are clean and concise and move like a bullet, you can really feel his 96 shot power, and his shooting animations make it extremely satisfying when you shoot with him, inside the box he can finish everything, but you'll find that his outside the box shots are just as good, I found him especially handy against this really annoying player who was playing the toxic '0 depth, drop back'. Since his box would be extremely crowded, I had to take some long shots, and since his shot power was so incredible,I found that the ball would fly a lot faster than my opponents annoying 'auto block' could kick in. His shooting obviously won't be something you can 100 percent rely on, but it has to be the best shooting I have tried on a CM all year!

Passing: I was just about to give him a 9 for his passing when I remembered this incredible long ball he did from half the pitch all the way to my TOTS Promes who was waiting just at the edge of the penalty box, which led to an incredible volley into the back of the net, that had to be one of my most impressive goals all year and it was because of an incredible pass by the Genie himself. And you shouldn't be surprised by the fact that his passing will always get the ball to the right spot, His 96 long passing is just what you need when you need over the top balls in behind and his 99 short passing can make defense breaking balls in behind, I was thoroughly impressed by this passing because it always hit the 'sweet spot'. His 92 reactions was something I was incredibly grateful for as he was lighting fast in those quick fire '1-2s'. All in all one of the main highlights of this card and is something that will stand out in the first 10 mins of using hime

Dribbling: The main highlight of this card, 90 agility, 93 balance, 92 reactions, 95 in game dribbling and 5'9 height help create an incredible dribbling experience, what I loved about this card is that he had almost no weight on him, which made his turns extremely sharp and concise, his left analogue stick dribbling is one of the best I've used all year because he keeps the ball very, very close to his legs which makes it extremely hard for the opponent to take the ball of him and is extremely advantageous near the touchline. His left analogue stick dribbling is also very good at while sprinting which is very rare. Im an obsessive 'ball roller' and he does this very well, because of the fact he has 4 star skills, he does his ball roles at an almost 90 degree angle which makes me very confident while doing the skill. Finally his responsiveness is on a different level. If you get this card, I will guarantee you that his dribbling won't dissappoint

Defending: Another surprising attribute, on paper this is his lowest stat, but ingame his defending is flawless. I found that a boost given by the anchor chem style really takes his defensive game to another level. What I enjoyed the most about his defending was his standing tackle. He didnt go for the player but went for the ball which is something you love to see, 9 time out of 10 he will get the ball, and his tackles are decisive, ones he goes for the ball he will get it cleanly, He doesn't make 'loss challenges' in which neither you or the opponent get the ball which is really annoying. He comes away with the ball efficiently. Another trait about him I found surprising and incredible is that I didnt have to press 'B' on my Xbox controller to get the ball, while running jockey, I found that whenever someone would get close enough to Genie, he would tackle them himself, which was really good as it saved room for errors. Finally he has impeccable positioning, he has this rotational policy with his other teamates in which if any of them go out of position, he will instantly fill that position up.

Physical: He has great physicality, He is very good at holding of an opponent when they are putting pressure on him, he has great stamina and will come all game. I do worry about his height and body type and that he can get bullied of the ball easily, but haven't come across yet, I found him physically stronger than SH Kessie, who has 96 physical

I would like to conclude by saying that Genie is an absolute steal, a 94 Prem CM with incredibly well rounded stats and with Dutch links is absolutely worth it for 140k

Thank you, if you somehow made this far, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day