Player Review
90 - FUT Future Stars
Future Stars Tchouameni is a card of (Tchoua)MENI talents... (whatever boo me I don't care)
The stats do not lie about him, he is an absolute force on the pitch. I’ve played him in a full Weekend League (Play-Offs + Finals) and some Rivals games and its clear he has been the most important player on the pitch during those games. I’ve played about half the roughly-42 games with him as a LCM in a 4-1-2-1-2(2) before putting him in as the LCDM in a 4-2-3-1, which I felt is his best position. He is fast, strong, and can do everything you need a midfielder to do.
Using him as a Box-to-Box CM allowed to him to really show off his pace and dribbling skills helping transition the team from defense to offense. His size and defending ability meant he could track back on defense and consistently win tackles. And I mean consistently - he really wins all his tackles, it’s amazing. I found his passing to be excellent, pinging the ball from side to side or make a slashing through ball to open up the opponent. However, this role exposed his one weakness: shooting. As a LCM, I got him in a number shooting opportunities but sadly he converted just 3 times. The 3 star weak foot lets him down in the box and he has less than stellar finishing. Understandably, scoring goals is not why he is in this squad and why you will buy him, but not being great finisher in the box could be something that turns people off for him.
Putting him in a CDM role in a 4-2-3-1 is where he truly shone as a (future) star. Actually, he feels more like an icon in-game, like Viera or Gullit. There’s just something about him that he just can’t do anything wrong. You can run him all over the pitch, cover the wing, press, win tackles in the box, block shots, etc. His work rates really help him get into all the right positions and combined with his size, strength (93), and aggression (90) he becomes an unstoppable force that just bulldozes the opponents attackers. Mbappe? Rocked. Neymar? Crushed. CR7? Siiuuu-it down. Combine all that with his dribbling and pace, and he’s the type of player that you can win the ball then drive up the pitch to start the counter before making a pass to your attackers. Plus, 96 stamina meant I could put him in Balanced instructions so he could join the attack as another passing option and press high up the pitch when needed. He plays the full 90 mins without issue.
For me, he’s a CDM that can start the offense. A defensive spark plug. He is going to be a mainstay in my squad for the rest of this game. The 1.2 million price tag on him is quite hefty, but here's the thing, he's offering Icon-like performance without the price tag. Baby Vieira is sitting around 955k on PS right now and Mid Gullit is 3 million. The price is justified. If you can afford him, he's gonna be starting for you till the end of this Fifa, just like he will be for me.
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