Player Review
87 - Icon
Very disappointing card. I will start with the positives: he has excellent penalties, volleys and attacking position. However, overall base-icon Bergkamp has not endeared himself to me very well. His pace is bang average. Even with an engine, I find dribbling with him difficult and slow. Short passing is ok, but in terms of long passing, he was incredibly inaccurate. Physical stats are awful and he gets dispossessed very, very easily. The shooting is very, very inconsistent. On paper, it seems ok and there have been instances in which Bergkamp has scored some good goals, but most of the time he doesn't put the ball in the net. My main issue with Bergkamp is that no one stat or stats stand out. I own some icons which the community considers bad, such as Van Basten and Gattuso which have some stats which are insane (Van Basten's shooting, Gattuso's defending) but with baby Bergkamp, nothing really stands out, with the exception of penalties and volleys, but you don't use these very often.
Overall, this card has not impressed me at all. I don't like being negative about some icons because I feel that FIFA YouTubers and the community are overly harsh about their cards, but in this case the hate towards Bergkamp's base is fully justified in my opinion. EA have butchered another excellent real-life player.
. Excellent penalties and volleys
. Very good attacking position
. 4 star skills and weak foot
. Shooting is ok
. Pace is extremely average
. Dribbling is awful and he feels very clunky and slow
. Passing is very inconsistent but most of the time he is inaccurate
. Very bad physical, no strength means he gets thrown off the ball often