Player Review
93 - TOTS
I was lucky enough to pack this card on the first day of Serie A TOTS, and I changed my team in order to fit this card in. I was expecting this card to be at least 80% of his stats, but that just wasn't the case. There are a lot of things wrong about this card that just make him a mediocre card at best. Let's start with the pace. Muriel's 97 pace often felt like an 85, and he was being caught up all the time. He wasn't being caught up by Mbabus, but by players like gold Varane, and even gold Manolas in objectives. He couldn't really outpace anyone, and I think this is because of his height and average body type working against him. Let's move onto his shooting. I put a marksman on him and that maxed out his shooting. He did his job in front of goal, but any good striker can do that. I didn't really notice anything special about his attacking AI, and he didn't really make any good runs or adjustments that would warrant a 96 Attack Positioning stat. I tried him out on all types of instructions from stay central, come back on defense, get in behind, target man, and so on. He didn't really feel natural in any of those instructions. I used him next to TOTS Lautaro Martinez and his attacking AI and runs were just miles ahead of Muriel's. His finesse shots were nice however, and he did have some nice finishes if he got into the right positions. Muriel's passing was fine, but sometimes he would mess up a through ball due to his bad long pass stat. Muriel's dribbling has got to be the biggest problem with this card, and he just doesn't feel good. The problem was once again his height and body type, which basically made his 97 agility feel like 85 at best. His composure also really let him down, and he would often mess up passes under pressure, and his dribbling would be drastically worse under pressure as well. The last thing that made this card mediocre is is low aggression stat. He didn't really fight for the badge, and didn't have that tenacity to win the ball back after losing it. Having no 5* WF or SM along with having no traits also made this card really predictable and easy to defend. I was kinda scared to dribble, pass, and really do anything other than shoot with this card, and would often let someone like Lautaro Martinez do the job. Overall, there's a reason that this so called 98 rated striker is under 150k, and I would personally stay away, and just spend an extra 100k for someone like a TOTS Lautaro Martinez.
Finishing
Shot Power
Short Pass
Curve
Stamina
Strength
High/Med
Long Pass
Composure
Aggression
No 5* WF or SM
Average body type
No traits