Player Review
89 - What If
TOTY Mbappe (4.5 million coins) and 94 Prime Cantona (4 million coins). Why am I starting off by mentioning these two players? Because they are the only two players in all of FIFA 21 that can match Jovic's base attributes. And at the time of this writing, he hasn't received his upgrade yet, although, he has officially qualified. Jovic's cost? 95,000 coins. And don't forget, Jovic has a 5* weak foot and it is legit! When I first got Jovic, I paired him with TOTY Lewandowski. I consistently noticed that Jovic gave me more than Lewy. Is TOTY Lewandowski a great player? Absolutely, he's a beast. Is he worth 1.4 million coins more than Jovic? In my opinion, no. The only thing I was slightly nervous about Jovic was his M/M work rates and I can tell you they were not a problem in the least. In terms of which chemistry card to use, I would recommend engine or hawk. With engine, obviously you get an agility boost and a bit of pace and the passing. With engine, I found Jovic to still be a very big heading threat. If your play style requires a bit more strength and a bit more shooting, go with hawk. Last things before I break down the attributes, Jovic is one player where I did not find his shooting attributes to be accurate in game. They're better!
Pace:
90 acceleration and 92 sprint speed. With engine, I found his pace to be pretty good. Can you give him the ball and just sprint past everyone, no. But if you get on a breakaway with him, his pace is good enough to get away. If the defender catches him, don't worry his 86 strength will hold them off.
Shooting:
89 positioning, 92 finishing, 89 shot power, 81 long shots, 90 volleys and 72 penalties. As I teased above, I've found these attributes are a lie. His shooting is so much better than his attributes say. Positioning wise, he makes very intelligent runs and in the box he is very good at finding those little pockets of space to receive the ball. With his shooting ability, high composure, shot power and 5* weak foot, he only needs the smallest of windows to get his shot off and 9.5/10 it's going in. His finishing feels as good as other players I've used with higher finishing ratings. I felt Jovic's finishing was 100% on par with TOTY Lewandowski. Neither miss. Jovic's shot power does not feel like 89. Feels like 95+. I've also found both feet have the same zing behind them. His long shots are very good. His volleys are phenomenal. He gets so much power behind his volleys that if you do it right, the GK isn't saving it.
Passing:
85 vision, 87 short pass, 75 long pass and 96 curve. He can easily make any pass you need him to. I found his passing to be very consistent. When he would drop deep to receive a pass, he did an excellent job bypassing defenders with his passing.
Dribbling:
Is he Mbappe on the ball? No. Is he clunky on the ball? No. This might sound off, but on those two spectrums, I found Jovic to be closer to Mbappe than closer to clunky. I found him to be quite smooth on the ball. As I said, with engine, his attributes are quite good. 90 agility, 96 balance, 88 reactions, 89 ball control, 98 dribbling and 87 composure. These attributes combined with his strength made it very difficult for defenders to get their hands on them or get the ball off of him.
Defending:
Don't let the super low attributes fool you, if he puts a tackle in, odds are he took the ball.
Physical:
82 jumping, 84 stamina, 86 strength and 70 aggression. At 6' tall, combined with 93 heading accuracy, he is a very big threat in the air. I also noticed that he'll dive for a header to get ahead of the defender. His stamina will make him last the entire match no problem unless you're the type that abuses skill moves non-stop. His strength is awesome. I will say I didn't agree with his aggression rating. Feels higher in game.
Extremely complete striker. I think that his listed attributes scare some away, but as I've said, his in game performance is way above what his attributes say. Mind you, this review is being written before he gets his upgrade! If he was in the Premier League, I guarantee he would be around 1 million coins. What is my basis for that? Rulebreakers Harry Kane. He currently sits at a million coins on xbox. He only has 3* skills and 4* weak foot. My experience says Jovic is the better player. One final thing, look around for other strikers that have 4* skills and 5* weak foot and notice their prices. As a reminder, Jovic is only 95,000. Dumb! If you want a complete striker, buy him and enjoy.
-good pace
-amazing shooting and finishing
-very good passing
-great dribbling
-heading threat
-very strong
-not your go to penalty taker
-would like his jumping to be a bit higher (he scores a ton of headers in real life)