Player Review
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This is a review of Mr. MVB. How i came into acquiring this man was through some trading, I saw on PC that someone had put him for 240K bid price and had managed to steal him despite being 320K. I tried to sell him for a couple days but no one wanted him. And when I checked him, I was his second owner. He was a fresh card, because of this, it had occurred to me that perhaps I could try him. I tried him in a 4222 as a second striker to Halaand FS (check out my review on him). I kept MVB on everything balanced and also used an engine on him cause I was worried that with another chem style he would feel clunky. I would recommend to anyone wanting to use this MVB be it in draft or in your actual ultimate team that he is a definite YES. His record for me may suggest that he does not score that often as to the likes as Halaand but then again if he were used in a one striker formation I'm sure his record would be impeccable.
To review this players characteristics, his m/m work rates may dissuade you from trying this card but I've found that with his exceptionally high attack positioning it allows him to move into a position to either setup a goal or go on to score himself. I was trying to force the ball to him at times cause I had just purchased him but this doesn't allow me to get a result as I was rushing to see how good he was. But being patient and allowing the game to play as normal, I then saw that his work rates allowed him to dictate the pace of the attack. When moving forward he would sometimes drift into open areas where I felt that he was allowing more passing options for my team and therefore further benefiting my attacking, Sometimes he would also make the run forward beyond the defenders into open space unlike some other players that run into crowded positions.
His movement when in the box is also really really good too, he always allows himself to be free to pass to, but he also can play off the back of other defenders and hes quick on the turn but do not expect any insanely fast drag backs. His 3* skill moves may be a let down to some but I personally do not mind this as the fake shots as well as ball rolls and drag backs are good enough for my strikers. His height and body type allow him hold his own for a while before being pushed off the ball. He can be fast counter and with an engine the small boost of pace allows him to get into a shooting angle quickly. (His dribbling is also similar to Ronaldo (CR7) as they both possess the same height and similar body structure but without the 5* skills)
And to get to his shooting, it is simply unreal I'd compare it to Halaands in how powerful and how accurate it is on either foot. He also has both shooting traits which allow him to score from most angles as well and bend them. His 4* weak foot also is very good as his shooting is super high and is not really affected in the box when shooting regardless of angle or foot.
- Pace
- Shooting
- Dribbing (don't expect anything like messi or neymar)
Dribbling if you expect anything super responsive
Not ultra fast
3* skills