Player Review
84 - Squad Foundations
Jesus said all men are equal, well this man makes you question you're faith.
I was not expecting to write a review for this bad boy when he came out, but my word, he is cracked. I used this guy and Gravenberch in career mode last year so instantly wanted to try them out, but was more excited for Gravenberch. he is good, but Van Bergen is the man that dared to dream. he reminds me of Lozano and Alesandrini from Fifa 18, he shouldn't be as good as he is. I wasn't too sure what his best position would be so I tried him out as right striker on a deadeye in a 41212 (2) and he is AJ Styles Phenomenal.
- Pace - Just look at it. He's quick, you don't need me to tell you that.
- Shooting - the deadeye cracks his shooting stats and people question if chem styles, well this man will prove it to you. Inside the box, outside the box, right foot left foot, shoulder, header, knees, you name it he can score with it. and his shot power is mad. also, his curve means any finesse shot is basically a goal.
- Dribbling - his agility and balance make him able to weave in and out of defenders like they're not even there. Use a fake shot and the boost he gets and he's gone.
- Passing - Playing a 41212 I need good passers so that's why I used the deadeye and his short passing and through balls are magnificent. the curve he gets on his passes too is fantastic as that gets boosted to 93.
- Movement - With the high/low workrates and his pace he just keeps wanting to run in behind and its great considering how OP through balls are. he also does like to drop off and offer himself for a pass which is very useful.
- Stamina - IMO this is what makes him a cheat code. He keeps going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going... all game long. at 90 mins he's still got 3/4 of his stamina.
- Strength - he can and will get shoved of the ball by Van Dijk if you get too close, but a well timed fake shot and he's gone.
- Aggression - quite frustrating and same with Gravenberch they seem to let players take the ball off them without fighting to get it back. so don't run into defenders trying to get lucky bounces.
- Ball Control / Composure - I'm mixing these together as this is the only time I notice both. his has 83 ball control and 75 composure, so when a defender is just behind him and you play to feet occasionally he takes a heavy touch. But this doesn't happen very often and only when a fender is just behind him. When he's running with the ball you don't notice it.