Player Review
86 - Winter Wildcards SBC
JIBBY SOW
When I tell you the first time I saw this card (or leaked I should say), something about it just told me "Must Complete SBC, you're buggin if you don't splurge your fodder." At the time I was using POTM Nkunku and Lacroix-Sule/Mbabu (yikes). Expecting for this SBC to be at least 200k, I saved my coins and did every fodder SBC to stack up to do it for free. Day of release, 80k value................
GIVE
ME
THAT
When I tell you this is one of the best pure DM's in the game, it's sometimes unexplainable. Pace on the ball, EXCELLENT. He is rapid, and using the shadow chem style is so crucial to unleash his true potential. His positioning, patience waiting for the attack to step up to him, only for him to press the man as soon as it crosses the midfield line and take the ball is pure class. Counterattacks are started with him, or just him putting in a crunching tackle, then the other DM cleans up and finishes the job. It doesn't matter who you pair with him in the midfield, pair Renato Sanches, Ballack, Acuna Headliners (In my case), and he will outperform them all. Passing 10/10, rarely puts in a wrong foot, and so many other traits you need from a DM he checks all the boxes. STAMINA HUGE FACTOR AS WELL!! He goes the whole game no fail.
I use Sow in a 352 with the likes of either Acuna Headliners, WW Guendouzi or WW Aouar in pairing. In the DM SLOT of course, he is a DM or CM strictly.
If you did this SBC, well done to you, you are the few who know. To the rest....... UNLUCKYYYY
-Defending
-PACE
-Passing
-Defensive Awareness (HUGE)
-Dribbling, especially in close pockets
-Shooting (Believe it or not, definitely scored some screamers in a Rivals game or 10)
-Only thing I'd say is sometimes can be outbodied by Icon Midfielders, such as Vieira, Gullit. Seeing these in the Elite Division often hurts, but he definitely holds his own against the top tier players.