Player Review
92 - Icon Moments
As soon as this SBC became available, I simply knew I had to complete it at any cost. You know when you're watching a YouTube video and it's moving a bit slow for your liking so you crank it up to 1.25x speed? That is how Lahm plays. He is simply everywhere. For a man of such small stature he flies around like toddler thats been bottle-fed espresso. He does not slow down. I am convinced that you could play him for 180 minutes without stopping and suffer no consequences.
His defending is absolutely perfect. He is a pickpocket of the highest order. No matter the player, Lahm will snuggle up against them with a gentle caress and then be off with the ball before they know it. His positioning leaves nothing to be desired. He sees every passing lane and just hangs out there. Opponents will become immensely frustrated because wherever they turn, Little Lahm is there.
His passing is inch perfect. I play him alongside TOTY De Bruyne, and I feel that sometimes Lahm's passing far exceeds that of the Belgian. For such a little man, his passes can pack quite a punch.
Stamina is an irrelevant stat for him, no need to discuss further
He runs the pitch on absolute Demon Time. He scurries around and churns those little legs like you wouldn't believe.
His shooting is surprisingly good. I think this version just has the hidden 'Corner Magnet' Trait that many icons and broken players seem to have.
In short, you must get him. If you don't, even better, I'll be glad to face one less person using this beautiful little man.
To sum it all up, imagine Kante, now imagine a player that does the same thing but better in every way (barring the TOTY of course). Then you have Lahm
-Stamina
-Pace/Agility/Acceleration
-Big Brain Defending
-Operates on Demon Time
-Size maybe, but if you care just go do the Vieira SBC