Player Review
85 - Icon
I packed this guy in my base icon pack, and seeing it was 700k-ish at the time, I was alright with it. It wasn't incredible but it definitely wasn't terrible, and having done an icon roulette instead of seeing the pack I was kind of happy that I didn't see Dutch CM :)
I decided to play him as a box to box but starting as a more attacking CDM as I chucked a sentinel on him to boost his defensive attributes.
It just didn't work. This guy is the master of playing a pass miles in front or behind of someone, and is also really good at kicking the ball out of play, which really surprised me. I'm in Div 1 and I can honestly say Valverde felt like a better midfielder than him and he isn't even a CDM and I was playing him there.
When he got into a shooting chance, his finishing was actually excellent, and his shot power was pretty nice too. He did win headers a lot of the time and felt a lot more agile than other icons I've tried.
As soon as a good icon SBC comes out where you need an icon to go in, this guy is the first thought in my head to go in there.
All round consistency in all attributes
Shooting
Stamina
Passing was REALLY underwhelming
Weak in the tackle
Stands around in defence instead of trying to intercept, everything had to be done manually