Player Review
86 - OTW
Hi guys! This is my first ever Review i am writing plus i am not a native speaker so please excuse if there are some mistakes in the review.
I was lucky enough to pack this guy out of a rare mega pack from the Hybrid Nations sbc which means, i am playing him from the very beginning.
PACE:
His pace is really good. I play him on get in behind and once he is behind the defender he won´t be caught. The 93 pace feels good enough for me, so i am using finisher on him. If you experience any issues with his pace, just slap a hunter or hawk on him and the problem should be solved.
SHOOTING:
Wow! His shooting is class! Inside the box he absolutely clinical, doesnt matter if strong or weak foot, doenst matter if you are running sraight towards the goal or coming from the side, doesnt matter if you are beeing bullied by a defender. Once he is inside the box he bangs them in. I use finesse shot from outside the box a lot and they also mostly hit the back of net, not as clinical as inside the box though.
DRIBBLING:
He is pretty agile and feels smooth whilest turning. Knowing fact that he has only 3* skills, i stick to standrad manouvers such as ball roll and drag back with him. Some people who really like to use skills will not be happy with him.
PASSING:
Here we go with the biggest issue, his passing. I play him next to IF Rashford in a 4-1-2-1-2 narrow. Playing with two strikers, he sometimes needs to play the final pass. If the second striker is right next to you he will be succesful playing the pass. But don´t you dare trying a long pass with him, the chance he will fail is incerdibly high. Just sick to the simple passes.
PHYSICALITY:
Because of his body type and only 72 strength he is not really strong. If the defender is nearby and gets him he probably will get bullied off the ball. But there are moments he is able to push through even against stronger defenders. One of those many situations only EA can explain to us.
DEFENDING:
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CONCLUSION:
Is Timo Werner a nice and useable player? YES! Would i recommend buying him for that price? NO! For me playing with two strikers the passing is too big of an issue and i don´t see it getting fixed even wit three more informs. For that price there are other strikers who would fit better in my team. BUT nevertheless i will keep him, because he scores tons of goals with him. I also try to let rashford or de bruyne being the one to play the final assist :)
For people who play with only one striker, I would clearly recommend!
tbf with you guys, don´t be too impressed by the statistics, there are quite a lot of SB included, in which he logically scores more goals.
- PACE
- SHOOTING
- 4* WF
- PASSING (biggest issue)
- STRENGH (sometimes)
- 3* SKILLS