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Lothar Matthäus

    3.5
    Not bad
    ByPlainOldPete25-02-2022

    Hi,


    context

    Division : elite

    WL : 11 wins with 2-3 to spare


    I've played 183 games with Matthaus. I don't think he is fantastic and that's mainly due to 2 things.

    1) Feels slow on the ball

    2) Animations are slow


    His stats say he is fast and defensively id kinda agree. I don't feel people are simply running past Matthaus and his defensive awareness and interceptions being high is very noticeable but on the ball he feels clunky and slow. Probably down to his 70 Dribbling and 74 Agility.


    I also find his shooting to be really dodgy and he struggles to get clean shots off. I'm yet to score a long range shot with him which admittedly arn't my forte but even in acres of space on the edge of the box they never go in; I've been trying a lot.


    Both of these gripes are really a problem with me trying to fit a CDM into a CM role but his high/high Workrates are really noticeable so he does need to dribble on occasion and to shoot. Inside the box and the easier chances he can score consistently


    Defending

    Attacking with the ball

    Dribbling

    long shots should be amazing but are not


    Formation442-2PositionCDMGames183GPG0.08APG0.28
    3.5
    Overall
    2.0
    Value
    2.0
    GC
    4.0
    Stamina
    Pace (8/10)
    Shooting (6/10)
    Passing (9/10)
    Dribbling (5/10)
    Defending (10/10)
    Physicality (8/10)
    Matthäus
    91
    CDM
    Club
    Nation
    Matthäus
    87Pac
    84Sho
    86Pas
    77Dri
    89Def
    82Phy
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