Player Review

84 - SIF

4.0

Unconventional Review #1: 84 TOTW Junya Ito

By PhatDadFifa, 24-01-2022

25th Jan 2022

Thus begins my quest to convert this subreddit to quicksell their Neymars and Mbappes, and to begin using unconventional players.

Since it’s my aim in life to use such cards in my FIFA journey, the release of Junya Ito’s second in-form was a godsend. I’ve always loved using Japanese players in Fifa, not only because of my own heritage or the fact that my favourite players were Nakata and Nakamura, but also because of the diversity and non-meta feel they provide, while still being able to compete at a high level.

Throughout 25 games of Junya Ito in the Elite Division and FUT Champs, where he was joined by his compatriots, His Royal Highness King Kazuyoshi Miubappe and Shunsuke Nakaneymar, Ito scored 7 and assisted 19. Here are my humble thoughts about his performance.

Passing: 8.5 / Left-stick Dribbling 9.5

For wide players, I find it hard to disengage from the notion that both passing and left-stick dribbling are heavily interlinked and having one worse than the other will break the player. That being said, Ito has superb responsiveness, and swerves and turns at your behest. Hence, he offers you the tools to beat the man consistently, and he has the necessary passing to lay off to your strikers easily.

His attacking AI off the ball is also great, repeatedly trying to beat the offside trap, and has decent self-awareness and shame to come back when it fails, before repeatedly trying again.

Shooting: 8

His low shot power hampers him, and even with the Finisher chemistry style you can feel the base 80 shot power. He can finish in high percentage situations, but I wouldn’t recommend you playing him in the centre, due to the next part of the review.

Strength: 0

If you watch closely in game, when the wind blows on the pitch, you can see him sway slightly, his sub-70 base strength valiantly fighting a losing battle against the wind. Let’s put it this way, I’m taller than him (1cm), and heavier than him (20kg), and I still topple like a deck of cards if a somewhat strong person comes my way. Ito ain’t gonna be winning you any L2 battles.

Stamina: 10

He’s Japanese. Enough said.

Summary

You would want to use him only on the wing, and pass consistently into the box from the byline. His lean body type, coupled with his 99 agility, 90 balance, and 99 dribbling on a Finisher chemistry style translates into a silky Japanese worm, twisting and turning into the box for sumptuous layoffs to the onrushing King Kazubappe or Shunsuke Nakaneymar to finish off like a bowl of cheap ramen. Though he might have decent finishing stats, his low shot power lets him down at times, and you are better off using him as a creator than a finisher.

Peace out, and quicksell your Neymars and Mbappes.

15,000 coins.

Links to 54 year-old Kazu Miura and Shunsuke “free kick through the bus window” Nakamura

Pace merchant

Silky dribbling worm

Lean body type

99 stamina.

Hair is black and not platinum like on the card (this disappointed me more than it should)

Finishing could be way, way better

Predominantly a side player

Not as handsome as Nakata. But then again, who is?

Formation: 4231

Position: RW

Games: 25

GPG: 0.28

APG: 0.76

4.0

Overall

5.0

Value

3.5

5.0

Stamina

Pace (10/10)

Shooting (8/10)

Passing (9/10)

Dribbling (10/10)

Defending (5/10)

Physicality (1/10)

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