Player Review

I have no idea why people are complaining about this. The cards look decent, definately very useable;

of course he will not be a cornerstone to build a whole team around but he is a solid option to link players into a team.

i use him with a Shadow chem-style.

I am playing him in a 4231 with Tonali as the second DM.

Stats:

He feels fast enough in game, no issues there;

his shooting on the Ice version feels decent as well, but i didnt really test it that much tbh.

His passing will do the job well, as 87 and 85 for Short and Long Passing show. He also still makes clean passes when under pressure, which is very important to me.

His Dribbling feels good; the lean bodytype helps very much and he doesnt feel clunky at all.

Now to the Defense and Physical:

Its fine; his H/H workrates make him go forward a lot more than Tonali and i would definately recommend playing him with a second DM that has M/H workrates and will stay back. His defensive AI isnt the greatest as the stats already suggest, but he will most times be in the right area of the pitch due to his workrates, making it easy to put him into the right position user controlled.

His tackling and physicality against other players works very well if he is user controlled; he wont bully anyone bigger off the ball, but he does very well against oppenents trying to dribble him.

So in conclusion: You can use him IF: you play him with another DM that has good defensive AI and is covering space well; he is good going forward and his playmaking ability is great, bcs his passing is flawless and his dribbling feels good as well, but he is always a little lost on the defensive end and you have to controll him yourself if you want to cover space very well;

If that doesnt bother you he is a very good card, since that is the only CON i found.