Player Review

So let me explain the title: you have to know why you want to use him. Forget about chemistry, forget about the players you need to link. Think about what you need in a CM.

The formation I use is 5-2-1-2, and sometimes I switch to 4-1-2-1-2. So in both cases he plays in the same position, although with different roles. Anyway, he's a B2B CM that needs to be complete, in other words, he needs to be able to defend, control and attack. And let me tell you: he doesn't let me down.

• His dribbling stats do not lie. Very good agility, he can turn and change directions really fast and not feel clunky at all. Good ball control. 9/10.
• Although defending isn't my main worry when we talk about CMs, I gotta say that he surprised me. I didn't expect a lot by his 79 DEF stats, but often he would be able to get the ball back for my team. That's enough for me, I guess. Maybe use Shadow if you're more concerned about it. 8/10 (due to expectations).
• Offensively, he sometimes gets into the box and scores goals (as you can see in the record). Not really his best strength, but a little bit better than I expected. Of course pretty much all the goals were scored inside the box and in clear situations, I don't really see the point of trying to score longshots or to force finishes when you don't really have a chance of scoring. Be smart. 8/10 (due to expectations).
• About his pace, it was way better than I expected. He goes to 87 with the Catalyst boost, and I would say that it feels... 87. So he's fast. Able to make offensive runs and help with defensive transitions. He obviously isn't a speedster, but fast enough to not compromise anything. 9/10.
• His passing is good. Now, I am very harsh in the judgement because I like to have good passers in the midfield. He's not as great as my other CM (RB Nkunku), but he does the job. 8,5/10 (I think 9 would be too high).
• Not really the most physical player, but that's not a big part of my game, so I don't really care about it at all. 7/10 for a standard score.

If you look for the same things that I do when searching for a CM, I'd recommend him. He does the job and is one of my favorite CMs in the whole game. For my gamestyle, I would say he's better than De Jong, Llorente, Pogba, Goretzka, IF Tonali, Sabitzer and some other players I've used this year.

The only reason I don't rate him 5 stars is because he obviously isn't a game changer and is not a the same level as crazy meta cards like RB Nkunku. So if you don't have 250k to spend on a CM, I'd say he's a safe bet. Easily one of the best values for cards in the game (well, you can't really go wrong with 3k).

Just in case you are worried about how good I play FIFA, I got from DIV 2 to the Elite division using this squad.

Sorry for any grammatical mistakes, english is not my first language but I tried to make sure everything I wanted to say was understandable.