Player Review

Position played: lone striker (4231 narrow) // second striker (442)

Chemistry: 10

Chemistry style: Marksman

Price paid: 3.100.000 (xbox)

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I want to start off this review by noting that at all times of writing this review i keep the prestigious in the back of my head, this in my opinion, is necessary because there are quite the options available at this price.

The main reason for the high price is ofcourse the feared 5-star weakfoot that comes with this card, and if you look for a striker that finishes consistently with both feet and links to the top-meta players, look no further, thats just the way to say it.

In all fairness, what did you expect? this lad has all the meta shooting traits; OFST and FST. Mbappe is also a connoisseur when it comes to skilling, he knows them all... and pulls them off like its magic. with the dribbling comes one thing that might form an issue for a slight percentage of players, being: the balance, now don't get me wrong, he is not clunky and he never will be, but like you already might know balance affects the ability to remain stable while receiving physical pressure, this makes his 90 strength (after applying the Marksman chemstyle) not as strong as it would feel like with players who have 99 balance etc. this is not a huge issue at all but if you are looking for a real physical threat i would look at other options if linkable. (like CR7 i.e.) in terms of speed, on- and off the ball movement however, this card is a phenomenon, he is lightning fast, almost to a degree where you question reality and feel sorry for your opponent, this guy has some thick glue on his lightning boots because my- oh my is this guy hard to keep up with.

The passing on this card is not underwhelming at all, the stats seem like pinocchio because Mbappe rarely misses passes in this game, its not on par with the new Summer Heat Pogba but it won't be noticeable for a striker.

Now back to reality: Is this the card that suits everyone in every aspect they could ever want? i would still have to say no, that is if you aren't necessarily looking for a two footed hero, he still misses some shots from time to time if you don't power it enough, he will still get pushed off the ball by the majority of the defenders, allthough 2/5 times he slithers past and gets the ball back from where he left off to put it in the back of the net. and he won't be a heading threat (but its fifa 20 so who needs headers). what i personally felt is that there is nothing wrong or dissapointing about this card. unless you spend your last coins on him, and think about the (for most players) extremely hefty price-tag that comes with this guy, because 3 million coins can get you players and even teams that come very very close to what this Mbappe can do for you.

in conclusion:

If you need a 5 star weakfoot fish that swiftly puts 90% of the balls you hand him in the net, this is your guy.

If you need a pace monster thats super agile and sticky combined with the of the best shooting traits, this is your guy.

but this card is not for you if:

you have a bit of a "tight" budget and don't need the 5-star weakfoot, then i would look at his TOTS/TOTY version

you are in need of a physical presence upfront that pushes off 8/10 defenders.

Thanks for reading, this is my first review and i hope you enjoyed it as much as you hopefully learned from it, keep in mind this is my experience and yours can differ.