Player Review
91 - Icon
Baresi is one of, if not, one of the greatest central defenders to ever play and it is beyond disappointing the way this card has been set up. This card just doesn't make the cut, and the only real success I was able to find was to play him as a CCB and essentially use him as an impromptu CDM. He has the ability to man mark, but he is missing the aggression and pace to actually disrupt the runs that come his way. In stride the the player he was marking he would actually pull off some great interceptions, but there were way too many times where he would sit back and watch the attackers rip by him for an easy 1v1 with the GK.
His price is low right now, but there are just tons of amazing non icon CB's in the game right now for around the same price point.
Don't get me wrong, I love watching old tape of him and seeing the way he dominated. He was a master of the offsides trap and sadly it just doesn't translate to the virtual pitch. Hopefully one day they revive these sorts of icons and give them the justice they deserve.
-Defensive awareness
-Solid passing for a CB
-Technical defending(slide tackles and interceptions)
-solid ball control and movement
-enough stamina to play a full game, unless you move him around alot
-Slow...
-Poor aggression, tends to to just watch plays burn by him in most backline settings
-Good heading, but poor jumping and height to go with it.