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I am Dutch, so sorry for my english (i used translate for this)! I got Cole from my first icon pack (baby icon pack) and I was not happy with him. Until I tried him ... In every formation he noticed me (as a left back and lm) in a positive way. He always ran well in position and performed well in every formation (3-5-2 (LM), 4-4-2 (2), 4-1-2-1-2 (2), 4-2-3 -1, 5-2-1-2). His stamina is surprisingly good, but his strength is too low. He does not feel strongly on the ball and is sometimes knocked off the ball by opponents.His shooting is also really dramatic. He is better on the ball than Ferland Mendy (speed, dribbling, passing, agility / balance), but Ferland Mendy is much stronger and is better to link (for full chemistry) because of his perfect link Varane.
I think Cole is about as good as Ferland Mendy (my opinion)! (I used it the most in 4-1-2-1-2 (2), Ferland Mendy LCM)
Pace
Passing
Dribbling (except skill moves)
Stamina
Work rates
Body type
Slidings
Defensive awareness
Strength
Price (520K:February 3, 2021: XBOX) (For example: Ferland Mendy: 10K)
Shooting
I got Cole in my base icon pack and was pretty disappointed at first, but later on my that changed a lot. I used shadow and this makes him rapid and great at tackling. His strength can be a bit of an issue sometimes but won't let you down a lot.
- pace: he is rapid
- defendning: he just always seems to be at the right place for me and his tackling is great.
- stamina: he can easily last the full match
- weak foot: his 2 star wf can ruin a pass sometimes but just try to do with his left and then it will end up fine
- physical: apart from his stamina his physcal stats are pretty low, 72 jumping won't make him win a lot of headers, 61 strength makes him lose a physical battle sometimes and his 78 agression can feel a little low sometimes
So i origionally got this card from my icon scb, and i wasnt overjoyed. However within three games of playing with him I found out he wasn't as bad as I thought he was. He didn't get involved as much as I thought he would, but thats expected with any lb or rb. He felt quite strong into tackles, and was able to keep up with many of the attackers such as dembele who i see in 9/10 teams today. Furthermore on the ball he wasn't bad either, he had great passing, and turned well for a defender. For me he always seemed to be in the correct place, but that was with stay back on attacking on, which I think is a tactic to have, because without it he get quite out of position which leaves your team and defence in a bad position. Overall, I think that he is a great option for a lb and a break from the norm of mendy and varane.
Strong into tackles
Very Linkable (as an icon)
Great passing
Also can provide assists
Isn't the strongest on the ball and can get muscled of the ball quite easily
Might not be the most accessible to everyone
Mendy is probably better value for coins
He is a lb so isnt going to get involved as much