Player Review

89 - TOTY Honourable Ment

5.0

CRACKED BEYOND BELIEF

By Heskey2yoursuccess, 01-02-2022

For two weeks straight, I had scrimped and saved for the TOTY promo, and got some ok HM cards and a ton of tradeable fodder. I was in the neighborhood of 500K and I needed a new false 9 as 85 Edouard just wasn't getting it done like he used to. So I bought Foden for 428K, and I was expecting great things from him. The first two or three games were unbelievably underwhelming. HE just disappeared. He was being bullied by bigger defenders, and most importantly, he wasn't scoring. I was frustrated.

Then, the third game came along. All of the sudden, Phil Foden became damn near God. Scored an incredible hattrick, was dribbling defenders left and right and didn't miss a pass. (I pass a lot too.) Just phenomenal.

But could he do it consistently? The answer was an unequivocal YES. By the time the 11th game came around in champs qualifiers, he had racked up 15 goals and 11 assists. Truly different. Proved me wrong goal after goal, hattrick after hattrick. This man is worth 500-550K. Just WOW. I won't need another CF until TOTS. Maybe not even then.

Dribbling- CRACKED BEYOND BELIEF. Left stick as well as 4* skills with the 5'7" lean body type is any player's nightmare. Absolutely explodes out of the heel-to-heel, is quick in the first step and his first touch and general ball control is unmatched. Unbelievably fast and precise in tight situations too.

Shooting- I have him on a HUNTER chemstyle (95 shot.) Despite not having the shooting traits we look for (ie finesse/outside foot) Phil's shooting is nuts. Unbelievably powerful and precise. Just as importantly, his high reactions/agility/balance help him get his shot off very quickly with excellent technique. Anywhere within 35 yards and your defender is a bit too far away? Just shoot the ball. His 4* weakfoot is almost unnoticeable even outside the 18 yard box. Cutting away from his man and drilling a far post shot is light work for man like Foden. Next level stuff.

Passing- His passing is also top tier. Plays incredible through balls (especially on his left,) clean square passes and a great one touch passer. I wouldn't use him on free kicks though. I don't need to switch the field too much with him but when I do it's very fast and accurate. Again, he's 5'7" with a lean body type and can adjust to the correct technique and position over the ball because of his amazing dribbling stats. The passing is so good you barely notice it. The ball just goes where it should.

PACE, PACE, PACE- Yes, he is great at all of the above, but what makes this card truly terrifying to face 1v1 is what I'll call "the slingshot effect." Because that's what happens. He absolutely slingshots out of the dribble into a 98 sprint speed full pelt. Again, let me reiterate: what makes this happen is the body type, height and god tier dribbling stats where it matters. Truly scary.

Stamina- If you look at my squad link, you all can tell I admire how Man City play. Fast, penetrating, possession football with top tier talent. Best team in the world bar none. But what really makes the magic happen is the high, hard, and fast press they use. I press the same way, (90% manual pressing, press on heavy touch/55witdth/70 depth.) Mr. Phil is an integral part of that system. He hurries central defenders into making risky passes pretty well when you manually sprint and then switch to the second man with him. He can last a full 120' no problem with his 90 stamina.

Defending- Defense for me, is how a team plays when they aren't in possession and the other team is trying to score. So from a pressing standpoint, he is very good. Not GREAT. Just very good.

Phyiscal- The strength is almost nonexistent, his jumping is like an elephant's (physically impossible for an elephant to jump, look it up.) BUT! BUT... the 71 aggression is slightly misleading. the guy can absolutely get the ball back when he really shouldn't. I'd almost call it jammy or sticky. But the rest is beyond poor. This just means you have to evade defenders and cross the ball when Foden is wide open. To me this isn't really an issue since it's easy to play around. Overall I wouldn't worry about it too much and the jamminess is definitely a plus.

Formation: 433-5

Position: CF

Games: 13

GPG: 1.31

APG: 0.77

5.0

Overall

5.0

Value

5.0

Stamina

Pace (10/10)

Shooting (10/10)

Passing (9/10)

Dribbling (10/10)

Defending (6/10)

Physicality (4/10)

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