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87 - CL TOTT

5.0

You're a wizard, Hakim Ziyech

By fairplayer06, 22-12-2019

I'm very glad that I'm one of the only people using Ziyech, as he is a hidden gem in the game! A friend of mine made a budget team (as I'm very unlucky with packs and rewards) including Ziyech. Knowing that his base card already was very good for my starter team, I was interested to see how good this card would be. Now I'm a couple of matches further with the squad and I haven't lost a single match yet in Division Rivals/Weekend League, mostly because of Ziyech! He has a better goal per game ratio than most of my untradeable strikes I've used in lower divisions, and his passing is unbelievably good! Let's go further in-depth on this card.

Pace (8/10): His pace is like what it says on the card. Used as a CF/CAM, this is more than good enough, but when you face defenders like Joe Gomez and Eder Militao, you have to give it to a faster player because they will catch up to you. 8/10 times his pace combined with dribbling will make him go past defenders, but the faster defenders will catch up to you.

Shooting (9/10): Finesse shots are so easy to do with this guy. Just pick a good position to shoot from and he'll most likely shoot it in the top bin. Another great thing is his positioning, one of the other reasons why he scored so many goals. He's always in a great position to pass to him, and when you do, he can unleash his magic and (most likely) make a great solo goal. His free-kicks are also beastly, scored 3/4 free-kick attempts! The only reason I gave him 9/10 is that sometimes his finishing isn't enough to beat the 85+ keepers. But I shouldn't complain as he has a goal per game ratio of 1.1, higher than POTM Vardy & Pukki! Good tip: use a sniper, like me. It's one of the reasons why he's so good at bursting through the defense and making a goal.

Passing (9/10): If you're planning to make Ziyech a passing god to assist your strikers, then do it! He's amazing in passing. He completes about 90% of his passes, only all the elite defenders can intercept his passes (very few who can). His passes to strikers are also very amazing, the only reason he only has 5 assists is that I'm very bad in a 1v1 situation. If all the ''defender-beating'' passes I gave with Ziyech turned out to be a goal, he would've had about 20+ assists. I also gave him 9/10 here, this is because I would rather to let De Jong and Wijnaldum do the build-up in attacks, as sometimes his short passing can be a little bit off.

Dribbling (9.5/10): As I told before, his dribbling makes him beat the defenders. And this is really true, as he's most likely the best dribbler I've ever played with since FIFA 18! I use him with a sniper, which makes him have 94 dribbling, and have every stat above 84, with 4 stats being 90+! His receiving of passes is already really good, but when he gets the ball, he can have the ball for a long amount of time without someone who can stop him! Sometimes his balance and composure are a bit too low to make a perfect run without mistakes, but he can make a mistake once of course.

Defending (N/A): I don't have much information about his defense because most of the time he stays in the attack, but if I need to give a grade it's not enough, only a 3/10. For a CF it's okay, and sometimes he gets the ball back from a defender who just got the ball of him, but nothing more than that. I only had 1 match I needed to get him in defense, and he played, well, bad. Not that weird if you see his stats though, but you can't rely on him in defense. His poor heading also counts as a defensive stat, so that won't make the grade better.

Physical (6/10): 6/10 is of course enough, but if there really is one con this is it by far. His stamina is good, making good actions until the final whistle. But his strength and jumping are very weak. Sure he can conquer the ball back from some players, but I think the amount of players he can beat with his strength is around 20% of the players. Again, stats don't lie, but it would've been nice if he was a bit stronger. His jumping could also be a bit better, but because of his heading accuracy, you don't really need his jumping to be good. It would've been nice if both stats would be better, but all the other stats make up for this.

Formation: 4411

Position: CF

Games: 10

GPG: 1.10

APG: 0.60

5.0

Overall

5.0

Value

5.0

4.5

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (9/10)

Passing (9/10)

Dribbling (9/10)

Defending (3/10)

Physicality (6/10)

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