Player Review

I was skeptical going in with how tall Rabiot is and his body type, but he fit my squad so I did the SBC after selling my base Hagi. I shouldn't have done that.

I originally played him as a LCM in a 4-3-1-2, but his stamina was so poor and he was not agile and fast enough going forward. I thus swapped him to the central CM with stay back and I have to say: this card is remarkably disappointing. People on Futbin tend to not like criticism of a card, but I'm willing to be criticized if it means saving someone out there from the disappointment I am currently experiencing. The body type, height, agility, and balance this card has make it slow and unresponsive. I tried 4 chemistry styles to fix this: Basic, Engine, Shadow, and Artist. I will further elaborate on this front.

Here's my ratings and thoughts on the stats -

Pace - Even if he had 99 pace his size would still make him feel slow. Shadow and Engine do little to remedy this - 3.2/5

Shooting - He's clinical. When I was playing with him going forward he only missed shots where I made the errors. He might be a good CAM, but I have better players to play at CAM and this card is 3*3*. - 4.3/5

Passing - I eventually settled on an Artist to boost the agility the furthest, and the passing boost is not needed, but it's welcome. He switches the field nicely and is a great passer overall - 4.6/5

Dribbling - He really gets let down here. The agility boost from the artist is noticeable, and his balance is fine with his height, but he turns like a M60 tank. He's just too big. I had my doubts about his height, but I thought he might play like Moments Suarez or Kulusevski, but he's just too tall. It really lets this card down. As a CDM or maybe even a CB it isn't terrible, but it just isn't, for lack of a better word, META. - 2.5/5

Defending - The interceptions this guy has are good, and his tackles overall are good, but it's nothing special. He might be a really good CB with an Anchor, Shadow, Sentinel, or Guardian, but I don't want to play with 5 at the back so a CM on stay back was the best position for me. Starting with a 4 back and swapping Rabiot in game to a CB and running a 5 back is a potential option, but I don't want to stoop to those lows. - 3.8/5

Physicality - Overall pretty decent, but his stamina was surprisingly poor. He was finished by the 70th minute when I was playing him as what was effectively a box-to-box, which I never expected from 84 stamina. He wasn't good enough as a box-to-box anyways. - 3/5

Overall - A real disappointment. The price is fine I guess for the links you get, but the card itself is very, very underwhelming and not worth the price. - 3.5/5

Closing Remarks - If you're a person reading this thinking about doing this card, think about how important this card is to you and your FIFA 21 Ultimate Team by EA Sports. If he's the missing link you've been needing, then do it, sure. If you're a Juve- I mean Piemonte Calcio or France supporter or just like Rabiot IRL, do the card if you want. However, if this card is nothing special to you and you're thinking of replacing your, let's say, Duncan or Tonali: do not do this card. Duncan, Tonali, and a lot more cards are far and away better than this card.

It is with the utmost regret that I must inform you, this card is not good.