Reviews

I am a elite division player and I was lucky enough to pack toty Hakimi from the Ligue 1 premium upgrades. My first thoughts were immediately to try him out in my midfield and boy did he deliver...

Pace, dribling, passing, defending, good stamina and shooting, he literally is the perfect box to box midfielder with zero flaws. Here are my thoughts after playing 12 games of rivals with Hakimi.

This card is amazing. I was lucky enough to pack him in the 81x11 defender pack and he has been world class in every game I have played. I have played 15 games with him as of writing this and I can say for a fact he will not be leaving for a long time. I have used him in RCM with mixed tactics. He can dribble through the whole team and get a goal as well an assist. If you are getting counter attacked, you can put trust in him to catch up and save yourself conceding.

This guy is an absolute speed demon. I played him as a RM in-game in a 3-5-2 with a Sentinel (as he had 6 chemistry at LB) and he is the best player for this position.

His pace is perfect - both acceleration and sprint speed - and can catch up to any attacker and sprint through behind any defender. Despite the medium defensive work rate, the amount of times he has tracked back to help defend attacks down the opponents left wing have helped stop a number of counter attacks.

His passing is perfect, crossing is insane with this card and I often switch the play from RM to LM which he does with perfect precision. He also has no difficulties sending my strikers through the middle with a weighted lofted through ball.

He has incredible finishing inside the box, combined with his explosive pace and good attacking positioning means he is a real goal threat for me running in from the right wing although I would recommend shooting with power rather than finesse shots as his shot power seems a lot higher than the stat says.

Despite the 3* skill moves, his dribbling is silky and using agile dribbling lets him glide past defenders; his strength on the ball makes it tough for the opponents defenders to win back possession.

His defending is amazing he intercepts lots of attempted passes to opponents' left wingers and he can sprint back to defend and get in a last minute tackle to prevent goals. Combined with his surprising strength, he is more than usable as a CB which I have done after making some substitutions.

His physicality makes him a beast, with stamina to last the whole match and extra time if needed and he rarely loses a 50-50 header, even scoring a few for me from corners as well!

Overall, one of the most well-rounded cards in the game with incredible stats and feels even better in game. If you can afford him, he is the perfect wide midfield player and full back, as well as a beast at CB or central midfield. Although I love using skill moves, this card is powerful enough with 3* skill moves, and some basic roulettes and ball rolls with his incredible dribbling stats are more than enough to send opponents defenders to the shops.

Achraf Hakimi is just incredible. There is nothing else to say about him. I have played him in both the CB and RB position, and he has been the best defender on the field. His speed is RAPID, defending is CRACKED, Passing is 5G, and his traits are 10/10. You need to buy this card and fit him into your team.

Last year I got used to using the 5212 tactic and decided to give it a try this week just for fun.

I play this tactic with full backs in "join attack" setup, and I thought of Hakimi for the right flank.

The result is unbeatable: a complete monster going up and down the wing like a beast all game. Unbeatable in defence because of his top speed, acceleration, agility and strength. A delight to use manually. And in attack, 9 assists in 10 Fut Champions matches (Not offensive winning in second half). Hakimi slips stealthily like lightning behind the full-backs to receive high triangles with the whole field in front of him, or overcoming opponents in the 1-on-1 with dribbles and electrifying starts, to hang precise crosses or invade the area from the side looking for team-mates to push it in.

In short, if you like the surprise factor of attacking full-backs, this is the man for you.