Player Review
85 - Rare
Well first of all this is my first review even though Ive been playing since FIFA 14. Im not english so my wrting wont be the best.
I bought Mertens on 100k because I thought he was the best nonCR7 st in Serie a and could link well in a decent starter squad. It surprised me he went that down in such a little time, but after testing him for nearly 100 matches I can understand it. Hes not bad, but neither good. He does dribble pretty well and isnt as slow as his sprint stat says but he didnt convinced me. I used him in a 4222 partnering with Dybala who was the false 9. I didnyt like him and changed my whole team to replace him. His shot is his main con. Its nothing out of the world as it used to be, and he also failed some incredible chances very often.
To finish; he is good at creating spaces and dribbling. But his lack of strenght, speed and shot power make him aery frustrating player to play with
Acceleraation
Dribbling (specially his agility, he felt so smooth on the ball)
Passing (good enough, not thaat good neither)
Sprint speed (gets caught by almost any defender in long distances)
Shot (very poor on some moments, definitely not what you expect from Mertens; his shot power is like a 4 yo kid ones)
Weak foot; he failed tons of opportunities with his left foot