Reviews

Fifa 20 is basically a game for all the good dribblers out there. Messi is arguably the best dribbler and this card lives upto it.

The 94 Gold messi itself will provide magic and do wonders in game if used properly. When that card gets an upgrade as a 95 rated IF, this is the best card I've used in Fut 20 so far.

I play Messi at Cam in 4-2-3-1 with Engine chemistry in order to boost his Pace and also get his Passing and Dribbling stats higher.

Pace: He is given an acceleration of 93 and sprint speed of 85. He's obviously not that fastest when compared to others but can beat defenders with this pace. With Engine chem his pace gets boosted up and once he beats his man, there's no way catching him.

Shooting: Is his left foot the best ever? Shots from inside the box, be it near post or far post driven shots etc, are confirm guaranteed goals for you. Finesse shots from outside box, especially from the semi circle are sure goals. As a cam his positioning is exceptional and he makes the get in behind runs as cam with perfection. With 95 positioning, 96 finishing, 86 shot power and 95 long shots you can expect him to bang goals left, right and center. His weak foot from outside the box isn't good but from inside the box he'll convert them to goals.

Passing: 93 short and long passing with 95 vision. Need I say more? Long through balls to strikers and wingers are amazing and he'll pick every mass with the correct pass. Doesn't miss any passes tbh. Freekicks if known to take properly are guaranteed goals with the 94 curve.

Dribbling: Best dribbler I've used so far in this game. Quick turns are amazing and even strong defenders like VVD find hard to get to him. The agility and balance with 97 ball control and 98 dribbling does wonders in game. Movement and Reactions are amazing and the 97 composure will help you in tough situations.

Defending: Doesn't offer much in defending. Heading is not that great.

Physical: The main con of this card is here. He is not that strong and his stamina also as a cam is not that great. He can be pushed off the ball easily by strong defenders and also won't last more than 90 minutes. Jumping and aggression are equally bad but do you need them?

I love this man. I usually get gold 1/gold 2 in fut champs however i packed messi in an untradable 50k pack for winning 100 games of fut champs and i got elite 3 with his first weekend in the team. He's amazing. he's played 30 games scored 63 and assisted 40 in a 41212(2) with neymar and IF Ben Yedder.

During the market crash, Messi dropped down to 750k, at this time I had fut birthday Gareth Bale and he was really good but his agility and balance let him down. Messi was 300k cheaper and he was so much better the Bale, despite him having 7 less pace than Bale, on a hunter he felt much faster than Bale and breezed past defenders, his first fut champs he was averaging just over a goal a game from the middle cam in a 4231.

Pace: at first I thought his pace would let me down but it didn't, he felt unbelievably fast and defenders couldn't catch him.

Shooting: His shooting is perfect, he rarely misses a one on one and if he does it is most likely my fault, his long shots and shot power is amazing for a small man and his finesse shots regularly find the top corner.

Passing: I bought Messi over Bale because his passing and dribbling is much better and his passing is brilliant he never miss places a pass and his vision and through balls are amazing as he also averages about 1 assist a game.

Dribbling: This is the best part about Messi as his dribbling is so good, when I had fut birthday Bale I was wondering why he was getting shoved off the ball so much when he has like 90 strength and I realised it was because his balance was low, Messi's balance is in the high 90s so he was only ever pushed of the ball by a strong defender which is understandable.

Defending: Irrelevant

Physical: This is probably the only con with Messi but it isn't his strength, it's his stamina, most of my players might lose like 4 or 5 fitness per game but Messi loses 6 or 7 per game, this is an issue cause obviously I would usually put one of my super subs on if someone was low on stamina but I really don't want to take him off.