Player Review
93 - Icon Moments
So... last week I reviewed moments Bergkamp and I end up saying I was going for Hugo Sanchez o something like that. Well, by a stroke of weird luck I managed to get Henry on a pp freeing me a huge amount of coins, and now here we are. Let's begin, with a massive increase in some dribbling stats, and being a legend of my favorite club Wayne Rooney instantly caught my eye as he was inside my current budget so it was a no-brainer. I used both Hunter and Engine on this card, finding hunter to be the way to go for reasons I'll talk about later. From the get-go his pace is impressive, he truly feels on par with some of the quickest wingers in the game beating top tier defenders on a 1 on 1 chase, now combine that pace with one of the most intelligent attacking AI in the game and you get an unstoppable chance creation machine! His shooting is one of the best that I have tried out so far, he has some unique animations to the way he hits the ball (he sometimes even just decides to shoot a low driven shot without using the input) his left foot was solid too, his shot power was surprisingly true to the card stats and his longshots were a treat on any moment of the game. thanks to the stocky body type the physicality on this card is noticeable, not just when covering the ball but also when you try to press the defenders and take it from them. With no boost, his passing is nice, better than many CAMs with high default passing stats, and was never an issue. His dribbling is not the best though, even with the massive boost you'll still feel that he is a physical type of striker that needs to open space using his strength more than his footwork. 3-star skill move is a downside too that you need to get around, is easy to get around? well, yeah... easier than any other 3 stars skiller (not counting Butra). In the end, this is a card that I enjoy plenty, until...I decided to try him out with the engine. It was all downhill from there, the blistering pace was gone, the shooting became noticeable worse and his dribbling/passing didn't feel improved (cause they were good in the first place) I can't stress enough how much i recommend hunter on this card. Is he worth the 1.4M? Nah, I don't like to compare icons to regular cards because they are overinflated but even inside the icon realm other cards like Cantona, Maradona, and Socrates can give better value for coins than Rooney. HE IS A FUN CARD, HE IS META but he is overpriced as I see him more being valued around 1.2 to 1.1 M. Up next: Stoichkov, stay tuned.
- Shooting in general
- Passing
- Strength and aggression
- Pace
3 Star Skills
Agility