Reviews
94 - Headliners
Holy fuck, he makes defending less stress. So I picked him up for 120k and placed him aside Etebo and IF Goretzka in CDM, free roam, aggressive interceptions
Well, Kimmich has SO many defensive ANIMATIONS. He can smell a pass long before the ball is hit. Especially when playing a patient boring dude playing in front of your box, Kimmich is gold
Also when winning the ball, he is lightning rapid when turning and controlls the ball really well. He even scores screamers with his weak foot from time to time. So what he has low sprint speed, you can definetly live with it
Animations
Positioning
Movement
Acceleration with Shadow
Ball Control
Passing
Winning the ball - and keeping it
Stamina
Will be 92 if Bayern win 4 in a row or he gets another inform, 93 if both
Hopefully recovered from covid soon
Sprint speed in long runs
First of all, I have played with 86 Vieira, 88 Keane, 89 MOTM Verratti and 96 TOTY Kante as some of my cdm's in the past.
For me, this Kimmich card is my favourite card to use so far. He is a joy to play with. His defensive awareness and passing are huge strengths and he intercepts and holds the midfield really well. I play him with Roy Keane as cdm in a 3-5-2 formation and he is one of the standout players.
His playing style is perfect. He does what he needs to do but he does it really well. TOTY Kante is phenomenal but often he would stray forward and it does leave you open. I sold him for 4m coins. I'm content that I did. Kimmich is more guarded, does get forward but has a good balance to his play. His composure, strength and passing in the middle of the park is brilliant. It's just perfect.
I felt compelled to write this review. I cannot believe he's less than 200k. The stats are deceptive. I've played 10 and won 10 with him in Division 1. He's perfectly well-rounded and I would recommend buying him.
Defensive Positioning
Awareness
Short Passing
Long Passing
Strength
Composure
Pace
Links. Whilst Goretska and Ozil are perfect links, it can be hard to find or link him to wingers or elite cbs at the moment. TOTY Lewandowski is the elite choice for ST but you might need a couple of icons. Puyol and Beckham are particularly useful.