Player Review
94 - ShapeShifters SBC
I had been using Berardi for 40 games and wasn't happy at all with him, so once I saw this I was gassed. I assumed Anderson would be a lot more agile and smooth on the ball, and the finesse shot trait would make for some brilliant goals.
I wish I hadn't put my untradeable TOTS Berardi in this sbc though, because this guy is worse. For all Berardi's faults, he could still score quality goals, this guy just can't get the ball up the pitch.
Tried on Marksman, Maestro and Deadeye.
Pace
Does not feel 99 at all, feels 92-93 maybe. Very disappointing- gets outpaced by defenders quite a lot.
Dribbling
Absolutely shit. Whereas Berardi was clunky, this guy just feels SUPER slow to respond and loses the ball so often it's painful to watch. To his credit his left stick dribbling when not sprinting is decent enough, but the second you sprint dribble you might as well have kicked the ball out of play. Gets dispossessed so so easily and frequently gets outpaced despite having maxed out pace. I'm at an absolute loss as to why his dribbling feels so average when his stats are pretty incredible.
Failing to understand why my TOTS Vlahovic is so much of a better dribbler when he's 6ft3 and has an Average body type...
Shooting
To be honest, not had many chances to test it because his build up play is crap, but shooting seems decent. Finesse shots are good- not quite Insigne standard but good enough. Doesn't score a lot for me though
Passing
Passing is one thing I'd say he's really good at. His crosses on his WF are a bit meh but the majority of his passes are quality
Physical
Physical is another letdown. Didn't expect him to be strong but he gets bullied about a bit.
Defending
Defending is very good for an attacker. Tackles are decent and intercepts some great passes to start counter attacks early.
Overall
Save your fodder and coins. This guy really is a let down. I'm most likely going to sell a couple of players so I can buy TOTS Berardi back because as disappointing as he was, this guy is borderline useless. Shooting is alright and passing is good but everything other than that is rubbish. Most disappointing of all is his two highest stats on paper are probably his two worst ingame. Don't make the same mistake as me
Good shooting
Good passing (Except WF crosses)
Great defending for an attacker
Stamina lasts all game
Great links
Pace feels 92-93
Dribbling is BAD in-game
Unresponsive
Berardi is a lot better and he's still not great.