Player Review
84 - Squad Foundations
I play with a mostly English squad and the Wayne Rooney sbc. I wanted to give Henry a shot because his base stats looked pretty decent for a LB, and I wanted one I could use on 6 chem at CB to get my SIF Shaw on full chem before sawpping places in game. I gotta say for a card that is pretty much free, I am really happy with it. Previously I was using an IF Tierney which I would still consider the best tradeable LB on full chem in the premier league. TIerney's pace wouldnt quite be where I wanted it on 6 even though I think his body type is perfect for a defender. I will second what another reviewer stated that his 1 on 1 ball winning when shoulder to shoulder is not the best. (This might be solved by boosting his strength a bit.) I have learned to get around this by trying to avoid situations where Henry is up against a quick player while they run. I found that timing your standing tackles and tackling early seems to always get me the ball, but it took some time to get used to so maybe if you are already used to a short LB/RB this will come natural. Overall I would say I probably prefer him over Tierney at this point. In a foot race he usually gets to the ball first, he is small so he can turn quickly to avoid high press, and his crossing is very good if you decide to take him on a run down the line. Also he seems to have that "Fifa" effect where he is short but his jumping is good so he ends up winning a lot of headers if you input a little earlier than usual to give him time to jump.
Pace
Dribbling/Agy
Crossing
Meta body type on the ball
Stamina
Value (pretty much free)
Good link to Rooney
Strength
Reactions
Shooting
Short for defender