Player Review

This is the card all of you dreadful Liverpool fans have been waiting for. I am a City fan, and to my dismay, instead of being treated to a TOTS Kevin, Cancelo, or even a Bernardo Silva, I ripped open my 83*5 Prem upgrade to be faced with none other than the King of Egypt himself, Mo Salah. Now let’s be clear, I hate Mo Salah with a burning passion. He has given City the business on too many occasions. HOWEVER, my disdain for this man has begun to wain, for his TOTS Card helped me to 11 Champs wins for the first time in months. 

I play Mighty Mo as a Right Striker in my 3-5-2 formation up top next to TOTS Son. Son is my true striker, but I’ve found that playing Salah as more of a right forward (ie not on ‘Get in Behind’) and allowing his attacking intelligence to have free rein is the best way to play him. Lets talk about his stats.

Pace: Quickest player I have used ever. I bring on TOTS Foden in the 70th minute as a sub for my CAM and Salah still outruns him after churning his legs all game. He is a speed demon of a player. Unfortunately, the effect is felt a bit less since all TOTS CB’s now have 99 pace with a Shadow, but Salah sure is quick. 

Shooting: The left foot of this card is a goal magnet, every shot he takes on that side is ripping towards the corners of the net without fail. It’s just hit B and forget it with this man on his left side. HOWEVER, his Right foot, the long awaited 4* weak foot upgrade, doesn’t seem to do that much for this card. In the early game I used to play Mid Rivaldo as my right striker. This Salah card brings back horrible flashbacks of being one on one with the keeper, hitting a right footed shot, and sending it into row Zed. I have to say that for a card worth over 2 MILLION COINS, this is in-fact a ruining feature. It feels like the WF has not been corrected by the upgrade. PSA: DO NOT TAKE RIGHT FOOTED VOLLEYS WITH THIS CARD. For this amount of coins you are better off looking elsewhere, unless you’re a Liverpool fan of course. 

Passing: Same story as the shooting, but not quite as noticeable because I don’t get that sinking sense of dread when I miss a pass versus missing an open net. 

Dribbling: I would venture that only ‘Dinho, Messi, Neymar, and Pedri have better dribbling than this guy. Ball is sticky, he’s absolutely elusive. 

Defense: He does a lot of work tracking back actually if you don’t keep him on stay forward. This may work against you in the attack so be careful.

Physical: Unlimited stamina, Fifa will suggest you to sub him off at 70, but don’t listen, the stat is fake, he’ll keep running. He’s actually quite strong, which with his agility and balance contributes a lot to his ball retention ability. 

Overall, unless you are a die-hard Liverpool fan with a fat bankroll, I do not see this card being worth 2 million coins with so many alternatives available that will get the job done just as well. I could see how this card could be considered the best WINGER in the game, but as a STRIKER? For 2 MILLION? Just go buy Ronaldo or Son, they are much better true strikers.