Player Review
89 - IF
This is a card i think we should all be grateful for. 1st team of the week and we get an absolute gem of a card that is without doubt better than most ST prime icons, the best EPL card you will get for some time and a card that no doubt will just get more and more OP as patches arrive.
Now if you look at Mane base card you already think this is tasty, the clear meta already is showing us pace is huge once again in FIFA 20. The problem is in the EPL we have some great LW already with pace and arguably cheaper, we only Auba that stands out as a long term ST and i feel his base card in game lets us down a little with the dribbling this year and Mane is stronger also. Auba IF ofc when it arrives will be nice no doubt.
Where this card stands out and what gives is so much value is that it is a STRIKER. Mane players 95% games as a LW and rarely starts as a ST so to have this card so early is crazy.
You might think me silly but i slapped a Hunter on him...it is just funny, set him to 'get in behind' and with Ederson in goal using the fast kick the amount of times it is just a running race between the defenders and Mane because the defensive AI line for players is broken currently and i don't think too many people if any can ever manually adjust every single player in their back 4 to cover runs from wingers and strikers when it is set to 'stay forward', clearly this could be patched in the future but right now it exists.
I am sure at LW or RW he will be great also, but as a striker with pace either side really it is going to cause good players frustration because pace in behind is so difficult to defend against.
Incredible Pace
Amazing Dribbling
4* both skills and foot
Stamina 85 (Super for a striker set to get in behind)
Finesse
Attacking Movement / Awareness
Price is currently 550k plus and likely to rise over coming weeks.