Reviews
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I packed him a while back in my prime icon pack. It was a W at the time. In my opinion its the worst German icon midfielder, but that says more about the other options.
His pace is decent but het wont make big runs. I used shadow on him and that makes it a lot better.
His shooting is insane, he can take every shot he takes, his only con for shooting are finese shots.
Passing is great, most of his passing stats are 85+. He allways finds your players.
Dribbling, his dribbling is not great, because of the low balance and agility. He wont be your typical skiller. He feels kinde clonky when you play with him. (then again im not that good in dribbling.)
His defending is good and with shadow even better. He does the job and is great in blocking passes. Only his defending awarness is kinda low but not really a problem for his position.
Physical wise he is unstopable, he wont get pushed of the ball his stamina is great and he is strong in the air.
He is an allround midfielder and doesnt lack any skills. He does is job but he isnt a gamechanger. Money wise he is okay, but there might be more meta options.
For me he does the job, I use him as a CM in a 433 formation, together with Sanches.
Ballack is that kind of player who does his job and never fails, but he isnt a star.
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