Player Review
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I decided to go with baggio because I needed an icon CAM to link my hybrid squad together and I am a huge fan of how he played in real life. The first couple games I played with him I put hunter on him as a CAM and I wasn't too impressed. He got muscled off the ball easily and he seemed clunky whenever he received the ball. I decided to make a conscious decision to put a deadeye on him and not rely on pace and take on defenders but instead use his great passing stats to set up teammates and use his 96 positioning and 95 finishing to make him a lethal CAM. Once I stopped trying to consistently take on defenders and slow things down a bit he became an absolute show-stopper. His long and short range finesse shots are insane with deadeye, and his passing is elite. He still has the 5 star skills and 4 star weak foot so he can dribble defenders when the time is right, but he really excels as a playmaker behind a striker who can make good runs.
He has been crushing it in WL and div 2 for me over the last 10 or so games and I can't wait to continue using him, he really makes the game fun again. He is a joy to use and his crazy mane of hair flopping around after scoring a long range finesse shot is just a thing of beauty to watch. For about 500k I think he is a steal, you just have to make sure you use him correctly, don't try to abuse the 5 star skills every time, just be patient with him and use his passing and shooting stats to let the goals flow.
5 star skills
Passing
Shooting
Positioning is really good
Strength
Balance can be slightly off at times
Stamina