Player Review
88 - Hero
I was lucky enough to pack Di Natale in my Hero pack, and I immediately moved my squad around to fit him in the starting 11, and he will stay there for a while too. Anyway, he plays as a striker in the 442 formation and I use a Hunter chemistry style, this suits him most for how I play, as I found his key contribution in game was his ability to provide options due to his great positioning. He seemed to always be in a great position to run in behind, hence the hunter chemistry style, and if you know what you are doing, his shooting ability makes it easy to score. Additionally, even without a chemistry style boosting his dribbling, I found it a pleasant surprise. His combination of agility and control made him able to make key movements in and around the box which placed him in space to shoot on many occasions. Furthermore, combining the finesse shot trait, raw shooting and curve made for deadly plays. One of the most effective things I used Di Natale for was to receive the ball on the edge of the box, quickly turn and finesse it in before giving the opponent the chance to recover, this has saved me many times. Finally, Di Natale provided excellent playmaking services, his key passes were so much better than the other attackers in my team, which I think is very important because you don't want to lose a chance to score because your forward messed up the pass, which happened to Di Natale very rarely.
Chance Creation (Runs, Positioning)
Finishing ability
Agile, quick dribbling
Finesse shots
Playmaking and passing
Strength, quite easily blocked from ball or pushed off it
No aerial threat, which is fine because he is usually the one taking corners/crossing
Inconsistent shots, occasionally (Mainly his shot power seemed weird but not often)
Italian league doesn't have many meta players (But he gets perfect link to Italian in Serie A so not too hard to fit)