Player Review

86 - Rare

3.0

Tanky in the best but also worst sense

By RicoFIFA, 02-12-2020

There's a trend on futbin where almost all reviews are about how good a player is because people tend to write reviews anytime they love a player, otherwhise they just sell them and move on. I wanted to break that trend by writing a review about one of the most popular players on futbin who I don't recommend.

Now to start things off, I almost only played Weekend League due to time constrictions, he featured in three, I played mostly a 4-4-2 with him in CM and also 4-2-3-1 with him as CDM next to Valverde and then more often Kante. My skill is debatable but I am a Division 1 player and hit at least Gold 1 though I tend to be forced to play in a short amount of time and not when I actually want to.

Now the reviews in existence are from very early in the game and one from early November and are all 5*, I suppose at that time Pogba was a gamechanger as he would be much better than what you usually faced and the Meta wasn't commonly used by most players. There days however I can only say stay clear. Yes, Pogba can really create a goal with a nice long ball into a striker if given the opportunity, he can score on both feet, he can maybe a few times destroy someone with a 5* skillmove, he is also extremely strong so when he gets to the opponent it's likely you'll win the ball.

However he is also unbalanced and turns like a truck. Which is horrible considering the importance of agility and balance both in attack and defense. When trying to defend with him I always found myself not getting into the right spaces and into the tackle quickly enough with him, when in offense I was always scared to be forced to do a quick turn with him. He also had his odd moments where he would lose a header to someone like Davies for some reason. He also didn't necessarily body someone like Frenky de Jong in direct confrontation though he should be much stronger. He turned out to be my least favourite player in the team and a ultimately a liability. I would actually recommend picking someone like Fred over him simply because Fred can get everywhere really quickly and be a constant annoyance to any opponent. Pogba however can cost you goals because he may lose the ball to a quicker smaller player due to his inability to turn well and also the same issue occurs against the ball.

Just look at inform or UEL Renato Sanches for comparison. He doesn't have 5* skills, is smaller, weaker, less passing. But he is so much more balanced and agile that he is 10times better at least and actually features some high end squads.

For a player that won't really make a positive difference for you the price is ridiculous. He doesn't suck but the higher your level and your opponents level gets, the less usable he becomes.

Stay clear. There are cheaper and better and more fun options out there. Inform Paulinho is cheaper (harder to link of course) and so much better for example.

+ Strength

+ 5* Skills

+ Long passes

+ Links

-Agility

-Balance

-Defending

-Workrates actually

-Price

Formation: 442

Position: CM

Games: 100

GPG: 0.12

APG: 0.15

3.0

Overall

2.0

Value

1.0

3.5

Stamina

Pace (5/10)

Shooting (6/10)

Passing (8/10)

Dribbling (4/10)

Defending (5/10)

Physicality (9/10)

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