Player Review
81 - Rare
I needed Davies to get chemistry for Moments Boateng. This card looked pretty good on the face of it, with the 96 Pace looking particularly tasty. I didn't expect him to be game-changing, but i was at least hoping for him to be able to hold his own. But it's safe to say i was disappointed. He was by far the weakest point in my team.
Now, he definitely has some positives. His Pace is obviously great, even if it doesn't feel quite like 96. This just doesn't really make up for the fact, that he is ALWAYS out of position. He does catch up sometimes, but more often than not, he's too far forward to have any chance of coming back. If an opponent counters, you can bet on Mr. Davies to be nowhere to be found. The amount of goals and assists i've conceded to Salah, HL Mahrez, FB Ronaldo and FB Robben these past 46 games have been off the scale.
He's actually fine at defending, and his physicality positively surprised me. When he does go back, he usually had no problem muscling the typical RW's off the ball. This is basically nullified by his positioning though.
Now now, i know what you'll say. "But he has H/M workrates, of course he'll get forward a lot". Sure, but that doesn't really explain him thinking he's a CM all of a sudden, leaving the left side completely open.
Contrary to HL Tavernier who's on the right-back, he doesn't contribute with goals or assists either. Tavernier will make up for his H/M workrates with a decent contribution offensively, but Davies only has 1 assist in 46 games. Now, i can remember him being useful in build a few times, and as long as you don't expect him to be Xavi, he's pretty reliable.
Shooting is awful, no need to elaborate.
- Pace is fine, albeit maybe a tiny bit disappointing
- Defending is fine
- Physicality is surprisingly good
- Positioning is the worst i've seen in this game
- Shooting is awful