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1.5

Absolutely Horrendous

By KunAgueroShoulderFaint, 02-02-2022

Thanks to my marvellous pack luck I managed to snag this baby Makelele from the Swaps pack. For some coins, I sold my TOTGS Nkunku to test this man out for the time being. He played as RCM in a 4-3-1-2 and had to fill quite the spot to be greater than Nkunku.

While I wasn’t expecting much from the card with those eye-wrenching stats, I can now say he somehow managed to deceive me even more. I’m a huge fan of the guy IRL and I can’t vouch for his Mid & Prime, but wow is this baby card atrocious.

First off, I would say that CM is the most fitting position for him. He does contribute from time to time with some basic interceptions, and somehow even manages to snag the ball in the midfield. But from there on out, it goes south relatively quickly.

The first challenge begins when he actually touches the ball after a tackle. You have to cross your fingers and hope that his clumsy legs actually keep the ball less than 5 feet from him, which tbh rarely happens. A lot of the time he intercepts and simply is cursed from there on forward.

IF he manages to keep the ball, your next obstacle will be the pass. PLEASE: do not perform a driven pass with this man. If you aim for you striker it WILL end up straight to your opponents Kimpembe, and if you aim for the midfield he’ll somehow manage to pass it out of bounds. It just never is right.

His positioning can at times be decent but most of the times not. I did think he made some great assisting runs on the right wing, although that may be thanks to the instructions I gave him.

The dribbling is clunky. If this in any was is an issue for you DO NOT use this card. He may be able to left stick dribble for a bit but as soon as you hold in RT/R2 the ball goes flying infront of him and snatched by the left back.

The last complaint I have is his overall movement on the pitch. I have no idea why, but somehow this card seems simply CURSED with bad luck and clumsiness. I’m not exaggerating when saying he accidently ran into Vini or Benzema (Strikers) at least 10 times, causing them to lose the ball. Wherever he is, he is a menace, not to the opponent, but to you.

The one surprise and pro I will give Makelele would be his shooting. While obviously not amazing, he did surprise me at times with some great finishes, racking up a whopping 3 goals in 60 games. If any of the stats were to lie, I would without a doubt say it’s his shooting. Great power and definitely not 64.

Seeing this card go for 110k boggles me with those stats. I beg you to get yourself an Nkunku rather than this man.

Shooting

Somewhat fast

Dribbling

Not great Defending

Positioning

Extremely clumsy

Formation: 4312

Position: CM

Games: 60

GPG: 0.05

APG: 0.15

1.5

Overall

1.0

Value

0.5

3.0

Stamina

Pace (7/10)

Shooting (5/10)

Passing (2/10)

Dribbling (2/10)

Defending (3/10)

Physicality (4/10)

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