This is my second ever review. My first one wasn't so well received so I'll try to make this one as good as I possibly can.
Having almost a full Bundesliga squad, I did this SBC as soon as it came out. I must say he is something special.
I played him as a striker in the 4-2-3-1 formation and he scored 12 goals in 8 games of division 4 (he actually has 18, but 6 were scored against a bronze team so I didn't count them). Let's break his stats one by one and find out his pros and cons.
His pace is absolutely ridiculous and there is no need to improve it whatsoever. He sprints past almost every defender in the game. The only ones that I think could keep up with him are IF Walker, RTTF Klostermann and Halloween Opara.
His shooting with the finisher chem style is pure filth. If you can create scoring opportunities, you can bet your arm he'll score. He has the precision of Messi and the shot power of Ronaldo. Never missed for me and he doesn't look like he'll do that often.
Although I didn't test his passing too much, since I played him at striker, he did make good passes to my cam so I have no complaints. You might consider the dead-eye chem style if you intend to play him as a winger or maybe even a cam.
His dribbling with the finisher is incredible.If you're good at the game and really know how to dribble and use skill moves, you will embarrass every player on the pitch. His base dribbling is already very good, but with this chem style it just is too good. Maybe the 80 composure will be a problem in certain situations, but I didn't have any of those problems, so again, no complaints here.
Defending is irrelevant, but the heading accuracy isn't. 55 HA is pretty bad, but he did score 1 header. I wouldn't always trust him to score those occasions.
Physicality is decent. Jumping doesn't really matter since he has bad HA, but it's a plus. I didn't find his stamina an issue either. But his strength and aggression are a problem. His strength is not good and will occasionally be bodied (the pace really helps). Aggression is also not good and will not fight for the ball like crazy.
So in conclusion, if you have a Bundesliga squad or somehow you can lock him up using icons, 100% do this card. He is much better than both versions of Halloween Bellarabi (I've used both). Definitely the best Bundesliga RW and maybe even the best striker from the bundes.
Pace
Shooting with finisher
Passing (for a striker)
Dribbling
4*4*
Cheap
Unlinkable outside Bundes
Heading Accuracy
Strength and Aggression
Passing (for a winger or cam)
Although he has 4*WF, he tends to shoot on his left
Hi! this is my first ever review and I must say what a good card to do my first review on. He felt great on the ball and feels REALLY fast and can easily get past any defenders currently in the game. I played the 2 games in div 5 against good players ( 1 win,1 draw,1 loss ) was my record from the 2 games with bailey getting 4 goals and 2 assist. I'm yet to see if he is good at RW but I can imagine he is cracked just as much there then he is in that striker position. would recommend doing him for the 85k BUT only if you run a Bundesliga squad as there wouldn't be any point in getting a beast just to put on your bench but he could be a good super sub, up to you.
Fast
Great shooting
from Bundesliga
very good dribbling
strength
aggression
hard to link outside of Bundesliga
stamina a minor problem near the end of game
I cannot say enough good things about this card. I completed the SBC for around 80,000 and haven't regretted it one bit. He plays as a right striker in my Bundesliga team in Division 4 for Rivals.
First off, the pace. He can cook any defender in the game easily. Blew past Varane and Mendy. The pace doesn't need improvement at all. Use a chem style that would boost another aspect such as shooting or passing.
The shooting is on another level too. His left foot is as wicked as Messi. The power with either foot is a huge plus. He bangs in left foot or right foot shots with ease and gives the goalie no chance to stop it.
Passing leaves a little to be desired but with a deadeye it brings it to a decent level.
Dribbling is decent. He controls the ball well.
Defending.....well he shouldn't be defending too much but on random occasions when a body is needed to block a shot, his pace gets him into position to do that.
Physicality is average. Sometimes he is able to shrug off Varane but sometimes gets bested by people you wouldn't expect him to.
Pace
Finishing
Shot Power
Pace (AGAIN)
Passing but with a deadeye chem style it is acceptable
Stamina
Before you slap me into 50 downvotes, hold up. Listen to me. Breathe
PACE-96
OMG this is the other mbappe, along with the Dutch mbappe. No complaints here.
SHOOTING-82
Excellent if you're using him as a RW, decent if you're using him as an St to counteract that pesky varane
PASSING- 79
C'mon EA, wtf is wrong? WHY CANT WE GET WINGERS WITH 85+ PASSING? I mean its so annoying to see him misplace a simple pass, but if you're using him as ST then cool. np.
DRIBBLING-87
Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool. Great agility, good balance and overall he feels better in dribbling than most RWs, i dont know why though.
OTHER STUFF
4*4*, good league links but he has HORRIBLE nation links.
VERDICT- MAYBE
if you play a bundesliga squad AND you didnt complete Bellarabi, then definitely. With that pace and a little upgrades he should be good to slap Mendy into the camera. Keep crying Mendy.
HOWEVER
If you're completing him as a super sub, naww, let it be. He's got too much of a price tag as a super sub, like there are loads of other Super-Sub options like Van Bergen, Lozano, Orsic.
BUT IN ALL FARINESS, ITS YOUR TEAM BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND NOT DOING THIS IF YOU DONT NEED THE BUNDESLIGA RW OR A SUPER SUB FOR WHICH YOU PAY 100K. I WOULD RECOMMEND SAVING YOUR MONEY FOR TOTY AND INSTEAD JUST COMPLETING VAN BERGEN FOR LIKE 20K, TEAM INCLUSIVE. -
PACE
SHOOTING
4*4*
Good league links
Bad nations links
not that good if he is used at a super sub , too expensive