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KALIDOU KOULIBALY - POTM SERIE A FIFA 22 Prices and Rating

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Name Kalidou Koulibaly
Club club Napoli
Nation nation Senegal
League league Serie A TIM
Skills 2
Weak Foot 3
Intl. Rep 3
Foot Right
Height 187cm | 6'2"
Weight 89
Revision SBC
Att. WR Med
Def. WR High
Origin N\A
R.Face
B.Type Unique
Age 32 years old
ID 201024
Club ID 48
League ID 31
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Graph First
Stats
IRL
Pace
83
Acceleration
76
Sprint Speed
89
Shooting
30
Positioning
38
Finishing
24
Shot Power
59
Long Shots
16
Volleys
15
Penalties
35
Passing
54
Vision
55
Crossing
32
FK. Accuracy
30
Short Passing
67
Long Passing
67
Curve
30
Dribbling
67
Agility
53
Balance
35
Reactions
86
Ball Control
66
Dribbling
71
Composure
85
Defending
89
Interceptions
87
Heading Accuracy
86
Def. Awareness
92
Standing Tackle
90
Sliding Tackle
88
Physicality
87
Jumping
84
Stamina
72
Strength
96
Aggression
85
Physical
Mental
Skill
Chem. Style
0
Base stats
In game stats
AcceleRATE & Chemistry
Top 3 community voted:
Shadow: 73%
Anchor: 12%
Catalyst: 10%
ST
59
RW
58
LW
58
CF
59
RF
59
LF
59
CAM
59
CM
65
RM
62
LM
62
CDM
79
CB
87
LB
78
LWB
75
RB
78
RWB
75

Kalidou Koulibaly's POTM SERIE A card is rated 88, he is 187cm | 6'2" tall, right-footed Senegal defender (CB) that plays for Napoli in Serie A TIM with Med/High work rates. His average user review rating is 4.5 out of 5 . He has 3-star weak foot and 2-star skill moves, He does have a real face in-game. Kalidou Koulibaly has 5 special cards with ratings between 86 and 98. He was born on 20-06-1991 and he is now 32 years old.

His real-life stats are currently 2 goals and 1 assists in 21 matches in domestic competition. He also received 3 yellow cards and 0 red cards.

His current price on FUT is 187,100 on PlayStation, 204,050 on Xbox, and 209,700 on PC.

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POTM Koulibaly Review

The first Weekend League of the year is in the books and what a gauntlet of emotions it was.  This weekend saw the highs and lows of both gameplay and the community across the new 20 match format.  I am not sure where I rank the new test against the quality of last year yet, but if you follow me on Twitter: @MaeNine_ you will know that it was a down to the wire in the last match to finish 16-4 and Rank I to kickstart the season.  One of the key contributors to this success was the newly released Serie A POTM Kalidou Koulibaly… the Hunchback of Naples was a man mountain in the back this weekend, destroying opponents and generally controlling the match.  If you don’t get the reference it is based on the in-game look of the Senegalese stopper who has a very distinct hunch to his body type in-game that I swear is not there IRL.  While the big man was ringing the bell from the top of the Diego Armando Maradona Cathedral all weekend, he was also ringing the bells of would be goal scorers with crunching tackles at a sneaky fast pace.  With the SHADOW chemistry style applied, Koulibaly took his position at the back of a new look formation this weekend in the 4-2-3-1.  Koulibaly was the keeper of the tower all weekend long in the following squad: 

Starting Formation:


 
In-game Formation:
 


 

Overall

Rating: 8.5/10
Pace Rating: 8.5/10
Dribbling Rating: 6/10
Shooting Rating: N/A
Passing Rating: 8/10
Physical Rating: 10/10
Defending Rating: 9/10

Once you get past the in-game look (which is truly off putting, or at least it was for a guy like me who prefers the unique body type players for realism) it is all business with this card.  I love VVD in this FIFA and rate him a 9/10 so far and Mr. Koulibaly was right there to challenge VVD for that title all weekend.  I was quite worried with two bigger options in the back and generally like to have a Joe Gomez or Militao type option beside the big men… but -5 off of the depth to 45 was all it took to get these two in positions to do their thing.  I only recall a handful of through-ball breakaways during the weekend and for this FIFA that is all you can ask for.

Main Statistic – Physical

Physical Rating: 10/10

In the videos for a defender review you can really only do so much in trying to point out just how good, or bad, they performed.  In this case, I tried to show clips that included the size & 96 STRENGTH of Koulibaly … while at the same time showing off the 86 ACCELERATION & 99 SPRINT SPEED that allowed the strength to be applied.  However, one thing that does not require a video is a simple confirmation that this card just does not get beat for strength.  50/50 balls felt more like 100/0 and there was only ever going to be one winner.

Main Attribute - Size

Defending Rating: 9/10
Height: 187cm | 6’

Obviously, this played a huge part in the above mentioned physical battles, but this section is more about what you would expect from a card this size, versus what you get.  Koulibaly is not great on the ball… in fact, he is a tortoise and if you are not ready to offload passes in a hurry he can easily be caught out by pressing forwards.  Due to this, you would expect this card to struggle with defending speedy agile wingers.  Yet it was almost the opposite as the smaller the opponent, the more Koulibaly would bully them into submission.  The 53 AGILITY & 35 BALANCE feel more like high 80’s when jockeying and allows the ridiculously high defending statistics to be applied.  The 99 STANDING TACKLE & 99 SLIDING TACKLE feel as perfect as advertised while the 97 INTERCEPTIONS & 97 AWARENESS might as well be 99 as well.  The card simply doesn’t miss and I honestly can’t remember a moment where the Napoli brick wall put a foot wrong.

Value/Coins & Good vs. Bad 

Value/Coins Rating: 5/5
Good vs Bad Rating: 5/5

Going to discuss these two categories simultaneously as they do complement each other perfectly with this card.  I have heard a lot of moaning about the passing with Koulibaly… and maybe I am not playing a lot of the same passes… but I never felt like Koulibaly was a liability on the ball.  I will repeat myself that you have to be careful not to be too fancy dribbling out of trouble because it simply doesn’t work… but overall it was clean and tidy all weekend from the back.  Obviously, there were a few giveaways and mishit balls, but not enough to really notice a difference from Van Dijk.  If I was nitpicking I would say that Koulibaly could hit the cross field driven crosses with more venom, but would never be enough for me to condemn him to the bench. 157k, if you pay full price for all of the fodder, and you are still looking at an absolute steal of a card and was undoubtedly a central figure to my success this weekend.

Closing Words

Many many moons ago I used to use a category called “Linkability” and would talk about how easy or difficult it was to fit in a player.  99% of the time I was giving 9/10 or 10/10 with ICONS and it became a bit of a waste.  However, if we brought it back for this review I would be looking at a 2/10 for Koulibaly in the end.  I am not sure what most people's verdict on IF Osimhen is?  But for me, the card was a stinker and in my most important matches IF Sarr was entering the pitch before Osimhen even managed a sweat.  I found him clunky, borderline slow, and definitely shocking in the passing department… unless you are running a full Serie A squad, this one is going to be a challenging link.  With that you can see the ultimate dilemma you will face in completing this card… and I am certainly facing it moving forward.  I feel that Koulibaly is simply too good for the bench in my squad… yet I have zero clue how I can link him without spending ridiculous coins or bringing in options I am not happy with.  Maybe then the value for coins should be a 4/5 to account for the inconvenience?  Regardless, if you are thinking of this card and have the means to get him in the squad it is a green light from me… what a warrior. Hoping you are all safe and well.  Cheers for reading.

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by IVIae, 11-10-2021

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4.0
The Tank Just Got Tankier
By RedMamba, 08-10-2021

Kouli has played way above his stats on Fifa 22 as far as I am concerned. Good dribbling, better passing than the card suggests (although still poor) combined with the great defending, outstanding physicals and top tier pace for CB's at this stage of the game. This upgrade is not absolutely crazy, but the best way I can describe it is that it is like his 'bully' style in game has been refined, so it is more controlled aggression. He remains an absolute monster of a CB.

I am reluctant to give this card a 5* rating as we are in October, but as far as CB's go, I think he is at least on par, if not better than Van Dijk's gold card who I have tried and enjoyed a lot. 4* seems fair and reasonable.

This guy is a game changer if you are moving from someone like Tomori, and forms a great CB partnership with Skrinar for me. He is expensive, no doubt, but the market is on it's knees so it is probably a good time to try and do him if you feel like it. That insane CR7 POTM SBC makes him look like a bargain from a price comparison POV.

You will notice a difference vs. the gold card, not a crazy one, but for anyone with a Serie A squad, or if whatever has possessed you to build a Senegalese squad...I would recommend this card if you are looking for in game enjoyment. Plus it is actually a really nice design...and we all love a nice design.

Monster physicals and defending.

Great pace (with shadow).

Responsive.


Still can't pass.

Formation: 4231
Position: CB
Games: 5
GPG: 0.00
APG: 0.00
4.0
Overall
3.0
Value
4.0
GC
4.5
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (2/10)
Passing (4/10)
Dribbling (7/10)
Defending (9/10)
Physicality (9/10)
5.0
The Senegalese wall
By TheBrighter, 09-10-2021

Hi everyone, today I will be reviewing: Kalidou Koulibaly!


Backstory:

So recently i just went on fifa as normal, played some games, opened the SBC tab and saw this monster in SBC's. When i have seen the requirements, i thought that i dont want to do this SBC but as you see, i did him beacuse i had enough fodder in my club.


Anyways, let me get to the ratings...


Pace: 8/10

Fast, catches up to defenders, 1 pace faster than Varane who we all know catches up to anyone.


Shooting: N/A

Ok, I kinda understand playing cb's at cdm or sometimes even cm but shooting with a guy who has 30 shooting? That is outrageous.


Passing: 8/10

Surprisingly very good. Didn't expect him to be such a good passer.


Dribbling: 2/10

Come on, he is a tank. You don't dribble with him.


Defending: 10/10

YOU SEE AN MBAPPE RUSHING TOWARDS YOU?! NO PROBLEM! SLIDE TACKLE THAT MF!

He is that good.


Physicality: 10/10

Do i need to say anything?


Overall: 9.5/10

I had fun using him. Very good defending and passing. I really like him and will be using him for a long time defenitly.

-Pace

-Passing

-Defending

-Physicality

-The player overall

-Dribbling

-Shooting

Formation: 41212-2
Position: CB
Games: 20
GPG: 0.00
APG: 0.00
5.0
Overall
4.0
Value
5.0
GC
5.0
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (1/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (2/10)
Defending (10/10)
Physicality (10/10)
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