Player Review

91 - Icon Moment

5.0

A Joy to Use!

By Unleashed93, 12-03-2021

Zola is an absolute gem this year! I've used him in past Fifas, but I'd say this moments card is the best I've used of any of them. He has quick responsive dribbling, accurate passes, and most importantly takes up good positions on the pitch. I use a Hunter in game at LS in a 5-2-1-2 formation. He feels much better with Hunter when compared with the engine chemistry style. I've tried both, but the extra bit of pace allows him to further utilize his great positioning, mainly because his dribbling is already good enough on its own.

Pace (8/10): He isn’t the fastest player on this game, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t meta. His short and lean body-type followed up with great stats makes him very agile & very quick. He loses two points on straight-line sprint speed, but his acceleration is up there with the best.

Shooting (9/10): I play him at LS purely because his right footed finesse shot is absolutely deadly. Do not hesitate to shoot just outside of the box on the half-circle; he nails them consistently. In the box his power shots are not the greatest in the game, but are more than consistent enough to use each game.

Passing (9/10): Passing is near perfect on this card. He doesn’t quite have the long passing of a De Bruyne, but his short passes are crisp and accurate. Quick little one twos work very well with him.

Dribbling (9.5/10): There are only two players who I have used with better dribbling than Zola, and they are TOTY Messi and Maradona. He is just below them, and quite frankly I enjoy Zola more as he is stronger with his left foot when compared to Messi and Maradona. He holds the ball tight to his body and is able to do tight intricate turns inside the box to create space for himself. A joy to use!

Attack Positioning (9/10): He isn’t the most aggressive on his runs, he has a mix of coming short for the ball and attacking the box. For me he always is in the right place at the right time.

Weak Foot: His weak foot is 4.5 stars no doubt; he consistently hits shots with his left, as well as the ability to make accurate passes too.

Stamina: Zola’s only downfall. I’m not a big stamina abuser, but he gets tired come the 65^th minute mark every match. For me playing him at LS allows me to get 80 solid minutes out of him. At CAM he will need to be subbed off in the second half. I wish this wasn’t the case.

Formation: 5212

Position: ST

Games: 15

GPG: 1.13

APG: 0.67

5.0

Overall

5.0

Value

4.5

2.5

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (9/10)

Passing (9/10)

Dribbling (10/10)

Defending (4/10)

Physicality (4/10)

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