Player Review
97 - TOTY
I packed TOTY Mbappe back at the start of 2022 in a Ligue 1 upgrade pack, and he has started almost every single game for me. Ive been building my team around him all year, and currently, he is playing as a left striker in a 352 with Jota as the secondary striker, Moments Zidane at CAM, TOTS Cancelo and TOTS TAA on the wings, Moments Vieira and TOTS Rice at CDM, and TOTS Laport, Moments Vidic, Flashback Gomez across the back, and Pert "The Helmet" Cech in goal.
This card is actually outstanding. Sometimes I think about selling him or throwing him into an SBC, and I think EA has bugged my apartment so that he can hear that... and take it personally. Even at this stage of the year (May 9th) he still continues to blow me away. His shooting is fantastic, especially in the box. He can put it away with either foot, and the 4* weak foot is only really noticeable if you are trying to shoot from a ridiculous angle. I dont even need to talk about his pace, you already know, you dont need to ask, hes exactly what you would expect. Only player I have ever used that feel close are TOTY Hakimi. His dribbling can occasionally be a bit of a letdown because of his height and balance, and by letdown I still mean among the top 5% of players, but not *quite* as crisp as say TOTS Bernardo Silva. When in doubt, just skill move it out. His physical and heading also feel quite good. Bullies all but the strongest and biggest CBs off the ball, and has won a header over Maldini a couple of times. All in all, Im not sure if he is worth the bajillion and a half coins he goes for, just because there are tons of other options at this point in the year, but if he somehow manages to get into your team, you will not be disappointed. He is just the regular gold Mbappe, but way stronger and better in every way. Only noticeable downside is his outside of the box finesse shots. He doesnt have the finesse shot trait, and I honestly dont think he has scored a single finessy outside the box in the 523 goals I have scored with him. A quick note on that goal ratio, I have played him everywhere from CM to ST to LW, and sometimes I will try out other players and barely shoot with him in games. His total contribution is 523 goals and 338 assists in 658 games. An unbelievable return for an unbelievable player.
P A C E
Finishing in the box
Strength
Heading
Scores some of those "........how tf did that go in" goals that make you mash the record button and send it to your friends
Short passing
Positioning
Long shots outside the box, mainly finesses
People double guard the crap out of him because they know whats coming
If you get him untradeable, hes so good that you never want to sell him, and then you will just end up making some kind of France/PSG hybrid like the rat you know you are deep down, and after a few hundred games, you will start to question your own worth, think about selling him, and then he will score 5 in a game and make you apologize to him profusely on your couch... gets a bit tiring after the 100th time or so