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94 - TOTY
5.0
Fabulous Frenkie
By ollieh12345, 08-01-2020

Dont know where to start!

I was extremely lucky to pack this absolute maestro in a saved 50k pack and didnt realise quite how fortunate i was until i began to use him...


Strong on the ball, quick, good shooting, 4* skill moves and the ability to intercept anything that gets near him.


Used primarily as a dual CDM with Matthaus but often pushed into CAM just for a giggle.


A must try and an absolute steal for the current price (2 Million)

Pace

passing

strength

4* skill moves

linkability

interceptions



My only bugbear is his 3* weak foot which is often unnoticeable but can be frustrating in a high pressure situation .

Formation: 352
Position: CDM
Games: 25
GPG: 0.44
APG: 0.56
5.0
Overall
5.0
Value
5.0
GC
5.0
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (8/10)
Passing (10/10)
Dribbling (9/10)
Defending (10/10)
Physicality (7/10)
5.0
Absolute Superstar of a Player
By daimo1, 16-03-2020

To begin, I am a futfounder, and have been playing fifa for as long as I can remember. I have never felt this compelled to write a review about a player until now. I will try not to be that bias as he does have some cons about him.

I have had De Jong ever since he came out and he is an animal of a player. I play him as a CM next to Valverde (defensive) and Essien (holding) - so De Jong primarily plays as my Box to Box (Get forward, stay on edge of box for crosses). My favourite CM I've ever used is every special version of Yaya Toure, the way I played with Toure was that I picked up the ball with him deep, and just kept passing and moving with him until there was a shooting opportunity or clear pass for another player in space. I have never felt this way about another player, until I used De Jong, he reminds me so much of Toure with more speed and better dribbling. 

If you have the coins and need a new CM I wouldn't hesitate in trying him out for yourself. 

De Jong best ability is that he's a strong dribbler, unable to be knocked off the ball, and he has great passing. With normal (or an inform De Jong) he's more timid attacking wise, but with this De Jong you shouldn't feel scared running forward - and shooting with him. 

His shooting is incredible, most of the time they rocket into the top of the net, and if you need to go to the sides I feel like he is very accurate. In stressful situations when I have to attack down the wing, he is always free on the edge waiting for the pass, and 9.9/10 if he receives that pass, his shot will go in. 

His attacking position is great when you need an extra runner, for me, he joins the attack so I would have both my strikers, my CAM, and De Jong forward, and if he's not on the ball, he's always an extra option. 

His passing is also outstanding. I'm used to countering, but obviously I've adapted with every fifa, and key passes are very influential in this game. obviously you can't help some of the decision because that's just cheese, but most of the time his through balls are very accurate as well as his short link up play. I don't really have a corner taker in my squad as well, so sometimes when I want something different, I'll just wang it in with him - because if it does come back out to De Jong he is very strong with getting the ball into the box, looking for that pass or shot in space. 

Defensively, he is very good. When I am defending, I don't mind if the opposition has a lot of the possession because I have faith in my tactics and players. While defending, Essien and Valverde hold things down, and De Jong is mostly lurking in space waiting for the pass to transition from defence to attack. If people are attacking down De Jongs side, he has no issue tracking back, holding things up and nicking the ball from attackers just to help out Ramos and Zanetti. 

All in all, De Jong is a very complete player and I see no reason why he couldn't play as a CAM as well as a CM, but do not waste him as a CDM if I'm honest. 

I've gushed over De Jong but just like every player in this game, he does have a some baggage as well. 

I don't know if this is an issue with the game, but I feel like whoever my CAM is, De Jong will swap with them in game and sometimes it does ruin the transitional play when I want to take some pressure off. Adding to this point, some games he does feel lost, and unable to influence anything (but I only feel like it's the games you think you're going to lose because of the way it's playing out)

Normally, I like my attackers to have 4* weak foot and above - for me personally this does bug me, because I want to feel comfortable shooting with both feet, but I think this can be avoided with trying to look for the shot with his right foot. If you do have De Jong I would just go for a normal powerful shot, not a finesse because I feel like I'm not as confident in his abilities to finesse shot. 

When the game feels heavy, De Jong is very clunky, but I find this can be avoided if you just be quick with the way you play and not over-complicate things (Unless you can't because of weekend league cheese)

Another thing I find bad about De Jong, and cards worth a lot of coinage, is that the expectation is so high. You spend a lot of money on one player and you expect him to be the best ever. I got De Jong for 1.7m there is a reason why he has gone up and stayed higher. Be patient, figure out how he plays and you'll learn to enjoy him like I have. 

Formation: 41212-2
Position: CM
Games: 310
GPG: 0.41
APG: 0.56
5.0
Overall
5.0
Value
5.0
GC
5.0
Stamina
Pace (9/10)
Shooting (9/10)
Passing (10/10)
Dribbling (10/10)
Defending (8/10)
Physicality (9/10)