Player Review

86 - OTW

5.0

Undroppable

By JuhoCo, 29-01-2022

Have you ever just chucked a player in your team that you don't really want to use but sort of have to in order to get chemistry? This was the case when I packed an untradeable Headliners Acuña that I really wanted to fit in my team. When building my first team with Acuña I noticed I had this OTW Delaney chilling in my club from the start of this FIFA. I packed him, forgot him, rediscovered him and almost reluctantly put him in my team as his stats looked a bit sub-par with 2* skills and average pace, passing and dribbling. Ugh fine, I thought, it was only for a few games anyway.

Delaney, the card that was used as a mere placeholder in order to fit Acuña in my team has now become the most, and I truly mean it, THE MOST important part of any team that I use. When I'm building a new team or when I pack a new player that I want to fit in Delaney is the first name on every team sheet. I simply can't not use this card in any team I build and believe me, I've tried. I've tried so hard to get rid of him for more exiting options because my god he is such a boring player.

I've used so many different CDM's this year as I mainly play a 4222. Various versions of Kanté, Guendouzi, SMS, Tchouameni, Prime Makelele, Prime Guardiola, Kimmich, Goretzka, hell even HL Seko Fofana have been in my team but yet I still keep coming back to Delaney for some reason.

It's sooo hard to describe it but something just feels off and out of balance when he's not there. He's like glue. He holds the team together. He's like a bulldog patrolling the deep midfield. He's the one that comes in clutch in the weirdest and most awkward situations. He's that one guy that you can just rely on to do his work no matter what. He is a leader. He is my captain.

His tackling, physicality, pace (with Shadow), and defensive awareness is what makes this card so great. His tackles are just so so so reliable. He is one of the very few players that I feel comfortable controlling in a 1v1 situation against glitchy attackers like Mbappe, Benzema and Fekir. His tackling is insanely sticky and his physicality and aggression allows him to smash through players.

If this card gets another upgrade he'll probably stay in my team for the rest of the year. He might just do that anyway. He is that good.

Immovable object. Stops everything.

Reliable, never a nuisance

Has that little extra something about him

Always at the right place at the right time

Big physical presence

Decent enough passing, shooting and dribbling for a CDM.

For his role in my team, none.

Links

2*skills

Formation: 4222

Position: CDM

Games: 187

GPG: 0.09

APG: 0.12

5.0

Overall

5.0

Value

5.0

Stamina

Pace (9/10)

Shooting (7/10)

Passing (8/10)

Dribbling (8/10)

Defending (10/10)

Physicality (10/10)

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