5.0
Underrated
ByLarryfam91204-11-2021

Let me start by saying I would've never have thought to write a player review on futbin but here I am. That speaks volumes enough to tell you how much of an impact mahrez has made. In a different world, this man is nowhere near 10k. He plays far beyond his price tag of around about 8-13k coins. The only reason he made it into the squad was that I temporarily needed a filler RW from the prem to play a free-roaming attacking role. At CM he did alright not bad but average, however, he felt really nice so I put him at CAM and it made a world of a difference. This man along with rashford and werner as a front three have allowed me to sweat my way to the elite division.


As a stay forward CAM in a 4-1-2-1-2 narrow, he exceeded my expectations tremendously. I used a deadeye chem style to boost shooting and passing as the central CAM.


-Shooting is class and finesse shot trait as an added bonus. Green timed finesse shots inside the boxes are definitely going in, shots outside the box are pretty good as well.

-Passing is also reliable doesn't misplace a pass very often, I like to play fast one two-touch football and mahrez is lovely at it.

-Silky smooth dribbling and skill moves are nice and consistent.

-Physically he's alright but with the player build combined with his agility and balance, incredibly jammy wriggling his way between defenders inside the box.

-81 pace is very usable but if you'd like a bit more then I'd go with a hunter.

-Defensive wise he's surprising at times, could occasionally stick in a good tackle high up in the field in the press.


It's the start of November and people already have some crazy teams so I wouldn't expect many of you to have him in your starting 11 but for those of you in need of a cheap but QUALITY CAM, MAHREZ IS YOUR MAN.

  • Insanely smooth with the 5 star skill moves
  • Left stick dribbling super sticky
  • Shots inside box very reliable even with weakfoot
  • Finesse shot trait
  • Jammy as hell


  • Pace is nothing special without a hunter or pace chem style but still very usable
  • Stamina will die off at about the 60th min needs to be subbed
  • As a get in behind winger - meh
Formation41212PositionCAMGames105GPG0.54APG0.42
5.0
Overall
5.0
Value
4.5
GC
3.5
Stamina
Pace (7/10)
Shooting (9/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (10/10)
Defending (5/10)
Physicality (5/10)
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