Player Review

92 - Icon Moment

4.0

Clinical, but no Game Changer

By OlafBodden, 23-03-2021

Afters Years reading tons of reviews here comes my first own one. BTW. I am in Div1 (~2100 points) and i usually finish gold 1 in WL. But i rarely reach Elite. Mostly because i feel i am missing the top tier quality upfront most of my opponents have (I never used Neymar or Mbappe as a matter of principle).

So i was pretty hyped up when this card came out because of the Strong link to throwback Rooney and the 5* WF + the finesse trait ( i love finesse shots as much as anybody). Thought he might be the pacy yet agile Finisher to put me over the hump. I went off to a 14-1 start in WL (best this year.) and Owen played his part. When he had the chance to score he did. I played him with the basic chem style to boost speed as well as passing, agility and shot power. Felt it would balance out all little weaknesses. I also played a 4-2-3-1 with him upfront an Prime Baggio behind (my most favourite player of all time) behind.

But: even though he finished as clinical as you can hope for, he didnt felt special. And sure enough: The further I went, the more i struggled. Maybe it is because usually i play a 3-5-2 with two strikers and as a lone striker (with a very slow No 10 in Baggio) he was eaten alive by all upper tier defenders. The most dissapointing thing was his dribbling. He didnt felt agil at all. Especially when you consider his dribbling stats with the basic Chem (they are better than neymars). Maybe it is becaus of his 3* SM, even though i am not a great skiller by any means.

Maybe it was becaus the Gameplay felt clunky all weekend. I dont know, but still: If a player has those dribbling stats, you would expect more agility even when the game play is subpar (which happens more often than not in WL, as we all are well aware of). I will play him again this WL in a 3-5-2 alongside Rooney an Prime Moments Baggio (When i finish all the icon swaps) right behind. So maybe thats the solution. But i also felt against strong defenders that his Med/Med WR are a major Issue. It is really the first time this year, i felt that a High Off. WR would be the solution. Again. Maybe it is because he play as a lone striker. But since many people play a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 i think thats valuable information.

In the End he finished with 36 goals in 28 WL Matches. Which seems to be a fair performance for a striker of his price. But he scored 8 goals in 1 game and in general he scored most of his goals in the first 20 matches. He didnt peform outstanding in crunchtime (last 8 games, i stopped at 20-8) which is a major downer if you have him as a lone ranger upfront in the major goal scoring role.

Always bare in mind. My point of view is: aiming for elite and i am looking for players who can bring me there. Even though i have a decent squad i dont want to crack elite regulary by using Mendy, Neymar, Mbappe and so on.

Shooting - I am critical of the Card overall, but in terms of finishing i have no complains what so ever. He finishes from everywhere, with either foot, just finesse it. It is automatic.

Pace: Well he is pacy, but at this point of the year a 99 speed is more of a must have than a real pro. especially now, when everybody plays Fullbacks like Mbabu, Berchiche an so on as CBs. But still: If he is gone, he is gone.

WF+finesse shot.: I cant stretch enough the satisfaction of beeing able finishing with either foot without even thinking about it. If the card would feel better overall, the combination would be the gamechanger i was hoping for.

Strong link to rooney: It is a minor pro, but still there arent many Englisch Top tier players you can pair rooney with. I mean, Lineker, Shearer, Wright, Gerrard, Lampard are all playable. Owen is still the best solution by quiet a big margin.

Strength: as you would expect, he cant keep up with the top tier defenders in that category.

Dribbling: He is agile, but compared to his stats and his height i was expecting more and was a littel disappointed.

3*SM: Well, if you compete for Elite in the WL you need every advantage you can get. And 3* Skillmoves is a disadvantage, there is no sugarcoating about that.

Formation: 4231-2

Position: ST

Games: 28

GPG: 1.29

APG: 0.64

4.0

Overall

4.0

Value

3.5

4.0

Stamina

Pace (9/10)

Shooting (10/10)

Passing (7/10)

Dribbling (7/10)

Defending (5/10)

Physicality (4/10)

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