Reviews

Mathieu Valbuena's 87 card is a solid french midfield card. Yet he doesn't offer too much in terms of presence when playing as a CAM I have found. I have played 8 games with him - 4 as a CAM and 4 as a RM. I have played him in a 4-2-3-1 formation with him as the central CAM, however his small stature and his low composure mean that he is quick to loose possession if any pressure is applied to him. That being said however, I have found using the sniper chemistry style has helped negate this issue to a small extent by increasing his composure up to 80. His stats outside of his physicality and composure are brilliant for the price. His high passing and dribbling stats make him very fun to play with out on the right wing - but his lack of skill moves may be a turn-off to some but I feel his high dribbling stats make up for this. His weak foot poses little in the way of an in-game crutch as I find that he is able to pass and shoot fine with it only being 3 stars.

I have found him most fun to play with when he is situated as a RM in a 4-4-2 formation as he offers himself up for the ball nicely and his dribbling and pace stats (when using an engine) allow him to breeze past defending players or open up space for a pass into the midfield. I would recommend playing him in-game as a RM as his stats are better suited for this position and if he is used as a central CAM he can easily be bullied off of the ball or can make mistakes due to his lower composure.

I made him directly bec. he is too cheap.

I played him with a basic chem style and my first impression is that he played like an icon.

Mathieu Valbuena in my opinion is a great value card for only 44k. I feel as he's very overlooked due to his 3* skills and 3* weak foot. As a CAM he has great pace, passing and dribbling stats and for 44k in my opinion he is absolutely worth it. His shooting is not the best as he has low finishing and shot power but he does have good long shots. A deadeye chemistry style in my opinion is the way to go as it nearly maxes out his finishing and increases his shot power. I used him in a 4-2-3-1 as a right attacking mid and he is a great dribbler and very rapid. Yes the 3* 3* isn't preferable but he does have some good traits such as the finesse shot and the outside the foot shot which is why I played him at RAM so he can easily shoot across goal. He is in a poor league for links but has a great nation so I would go and do him as he is one of the cheapest flashback cards you'll get.

Do this machine!!!! Hes awesome. got him as cam starter in 4231 with hunter and he destroy all enemies in fut chmapions. 10 games 15 goals 8 assists. hes everywhere between the box and runs into the box if the forward got the ball. if you lose balls hes really aggressive to get the ball back. he scores clinical and his 3* wf doesn´t matters, he scores as equal as his strong foot. did him for about 20k with some untradeables. full sbc prize is 50k. u can play him also as winger. with hunter hes got 99 pace paired with his magical agility hes undefenadble... can also played as super sub, but with his 93 stamina he is a perfect starter, if you can link him.

I've seen a lot of hate on this card, probably because people were expecting Lautaro headliner, or he has 3*/ 3*, but damn he is actually pretty good. If you're looking for a quick CAM who doesn't need to shoot every 10 seconds, go for him.