Player Review

What a player. Let me start of by saying that he is a must have player for anyone running a Ligue 1 squad or at the very least got PIM Deco from swaps (who is also a great player). The moment I heard about a Renato Sanches SBC I knew he had to go into my squad, having PIM Deco and Puyol to link him in. I've so far used him in my 11 remaining WL games, playing him in an attacking CM role and he has scored a monstrous 15 goals and provided 4 assists. The numbers are outstanding, he's an amazing player and perfectly priced (well maybe even slightly underpriced). I applied Engine chem style which has worked perfectly for me. I won't lie, I deeply struggled with him in the first 3 matches with him, but it seemed that I just needed to adapt my play style to him.

Now I'm gonna get into each face stat.

PACE

What a stat - at 88 acceleration and sprint speed he is faster than almost any other midfielder and it shows with how quickly and easily he moves across the whole pitch. Chem style boosts it up to 93 which is just perfect.

DRIBBLING

Absolutely a super strong stat for him. Base has 90 which goes up to 94 with chem style. I don't know what to say honestly, he's a master dribbler and with an already maxed out 99 balance he feels very responsive and smooth with the ball. His agile dribbling is almost impossible to tackle and his pace doesn't suffer at all when he has the ball.

SHOOTING

This is a complicated stat with which I have mixed feelings, although I'm inclined to say he's still a very good shooter - as I said, I scored 15 goals in 11 matched with him. Yes it's outstanding, but I must say that his finishing is bad. He has base finishing of 78 which feels a bit lower to be honest. But heres the good part. His attacking positioning is amazing, he is always in perfect position to score and is almost imposibble for defenders to man mark. His longshots are the best I've seen this year and the power in his shots are the equivalent of having a cannon for a leg. Now on top of that he has 5* weak foot, so it doesnt matter which side you shoot from. So conclusion: Amazing attack positioning, long shots and shot power, but disappointing close range finishing.

PASSING

Very very solid. Base card has 86 that goes up to 92 with chem style. I think this is simply a stat the plays as you'd expect. Hes not the best passer - in fact, his passing is a bit inferior compared to my PIM Deco and FS Jones, but then again, his passing stats are lower. So there isnt much to say. He's a great passer and again complimented by his 5* weak foot.

DEFENDING

I don't think I'm the right person to truly rate his defending since I use him as an attacking CM. I must say though, thanks to his High/High workrates he does make the necessary defensive runs and his interceptions are a nightmare for my rivals. His heading is decent mostly due to his 91 jumping.

PHYSICAL

I'd say this is anther group stat where I've got mixed feelings. His staming and jumping are spectacular although I do have my doubts on his 86 strength, maybe it's due to how I use him but he feels a bit weaker than that, although still much stronger than Deco. But I'd say this is completely compensated by his physical presence in-game. You can just feel that he's right there wherever the ball goes.

So my closing words. He is an amazing player. The overall displays a meh 87, but let's be honest - he plays much much better than that just like his IF and UEL. I think the price is more than fair for a player this good. His hair gives makes him incredibly fun to use and I swear that in some wicked way makes him better than he should be.