Player Review
85 - Obj League Player
When I saw this card I was immediately grinding to unlock it. After unlocking it after like 16 games I thought I'd swap him with Walker and try him out in my squad. I can honestly say that even though I think he is word the grind, he isn't better than Walker. He feels like a little bit like an upgraded version of Nelson Semedo, good but for me playing in division 2 not good enough.
Attacking wise he's and upgrade compared to Walker. Quick on his feet, very agile and high attacking workrates. He has a decent pass, and his crosses are pretty good for me too. You can rush the flank and cause all kinds of trouble for your opponents defends with this pacemonster. If it's your style of play to let your left and right back join the attack, I can assure you he is a win.
I set my backs to stay behind during attack, to prevent the opponent from getting to me on the counter with pacey players. In that case I would definitely not recommend Bellerin. Sure he is quick, so you wont get easily outsprinted bij a player like Mané, but his physical stats will cause him to not be able to push an opponent of the ball. Tackling and slidings are decent, but it still seems like his strenght is a con in these kind of situations. Opponents immediately push him away from the ball after being tackled, causing you to still having to win it back. That is only happens when Bellerin is even in the right position. I've had it happen that he was out of position and wandering somewhere on the midfield, giving my opponent's LW lots of space towards the goal. It feels a little bit like having an attacker on your rightback position. Sure he is decent at defending, but not good enough in my opinion.
Overall a decent player. He is wordt the grind and up there with the better rightbacks in the game (icons not included). But in the end I'd say 70k for Kyle Walker is a way better deal.
Pace
Agility
Great links
Free
Strength
Defensive positioning
Low defensive workrate