Player Review
88 - TOTGS
I packed this card back when the Team of the Group stages had come out and at first was angry that I hadn't packed team of the group stage Messi, but this has certainly been an insane card and I don't regret packing him. Originally I played him in a premier league team, however as the game progressed I managed to acquire other serie A cards to link to him in order for him to have his best possible performance and he most certainly has. In using him with the likes of Paulo Dybala (flashback), Caputo (what if), and Muriel (RTTF), I've been incredibly happy with how good this card is, he can score, he can pass, and arguably his best quality, he can dribble incredibly well.
There are many Pros to this card, such as his relatively low price for a card of this caliber. Coming in at around under 200k at the time of writing. As well as his great pace especially for a midfielder, great passing and his incredible dribbling. This card often outpaces many defenders regardless of where you play him, put that with his ability to quickly change direction and easily leave other players for dead, and you've got yourself an incredible playmaker and even goalscorer. In my experience of experimenting, playing this card at ST, CAM, CM, and even as a RF at one point, I can say that he definitely is a player for all positions but works best when either deployed as a striker with a Hunter Chem style, or as a CAM with deadeye.
However, this card does have some flaws, such as the fact that it doesn't come with the best shooting, which by no means is bad coming with standard 83 shooting, and depending on the chemistry style you areusing, that can certainly be improved. As well as the fact that his physicals are not the best with only 59 Aggression, 46 strength, and only 77 stamina.