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All games played where in fut champs finals, he played right striker in a 41212(2) on stay central and stay forward, full chem with an engine. In the 8 games played, i got 8-0, and he was a big reason for that. 8 games 18 goals and 7 assists for me.

WOW, this guy is crazy. So far in this game I've used Neymar, Mbappe, CR7, baby Cruyff, Messi, Mane, Salah and inform Son.

He has been far and away the best attacker I've used in this game, and with that list that means a lot.

Best finisher I've used in this game, silky dribbling and the 5 star 5 star makes him so unpredictable.

He is very strong and wins so many headers.

Even his passing is pinpoint with the chemstyle, R1 + x passes are like lasers with him (or i think RB + A on xbox).

Lethal first time shots and his finesse shots from outside the box are also very effective (even post patch).

His really good defensive stats for a striker combined with him being 6'1 allows him to get the ball back so easily from defenders, I've scored a few just because of his defending weirdly enough.

Best player I've used thus far, crazy card.

It's been a long time since I've written a player review, but I thought I should write one to help anyone thinking about buying Ginola.

I took the plunge and bought Ginola for 1.4 million after watching his price slowly rise up from the initial release. At the time I thought it was a lot, but it looked like a bargain given how good he is and that his price rose to over 1.7m.

A few points to start. I play in Div 2 and usually get my 8 wins in champs then throw the rest. I've used a lot of strikers this year such as Son, Neymar, Mbappe, CR7, Messi, Baby R9, Mid Eto'O. Ginola may be better than all of them, at least for me. I previously played Ginola at CAM behind CR7 and Mbappe and although he was great, I had heard he was a better striker, so I tried him there (With Hunter as the chemistry style).

The main highlights for me with this card were

- 5*/5*, obviously. I'm not a crazy skiller, but there are a few moves (Sombrero flick, elastico, the new spin move) that I use often and of course, Ginola can do them. It's also very reassuring to know you can smash a shot in with either foot and not have to worry about getting onto his left.

- Pace. With hunter, his pace reads as 99 Acceleration and 99 Sprint speed. I've always been kind of uncertain on whether chem styles really affect pace that much, but Ginola can certainly fly by a pacey center back to catch a through ball. 

- Shooting. As mentioned above with the 5* weak foot, his shooting is great on either foot. Power, finesse, volley, scores all types of goals for me.

- Passing. Strikers that can pass are always nice to have, especially with midfielders that can shoot in the team. Ginola can pull off those max power through balls you just hope make it up to the runner pretty easily.

- Heading. I had CR7 and he's probably the best header of the ball I've used, however, Ginola isn't that big of a gap behind him. At 6'1 with 90 jumping, I've scored a fair number of corners and crosses with him.

- Lastly, dribbling. Very agile on the ball. Not like he's Vini Jr or Mbappe, but he can easily get around a defender with some tight dribbling. He seems like one of those players that can just recover the ball off a tackle when he has absolutely no right to do so.

Overall, I think the price tag is completely justified. Being French and strong linking to every Ligue 1 player is of course a huge plus, but the only player in this game I've used that stands out to me more than Ginola is Mid Zidane, and for 1.4m at the time of writing (Will probably be way less after the Hero packs go out in December) I think he's one of the best cards you can buy.

SO I'm going to keep this short and sweet. During Black Friday I opened one hero pack and got Ginola, I was so happy, after about 70 or so games I will talk about his stats one by one.

His pace is really good, he won't explode off the start but also won't take long to accelerate, he feels extremely fast and his pace feels consistent as hell. After you get used to the way he uses his physical and the way he takes his touches you will love his sprinting. 9.7/10

His shooting is probably his best attribute, he is one of the most clinical players I have used this year and his finesse shots are much better than you would expect, he has the hidden finesse shot trait. No doubt 10/10

His passing is very good, not much else to say, not like Garrincha or de Bruyne but he can do everything. 8/10

His dribbling is somewhat a make or break for some people, I will explain. If I had bought this card, after 5 games I would have sold him because I need super agile, responsive players but since I got him untradeable I continued using him. His dribbling is very particular and this takes getting used to, it by no means is bad or even limiting but it's weird. You will naturally start getting used to it after about 15-20 games (i still am) But regardless his dribbling is spectacular after you get used to it he will turn and get by players like a GOAT. Easy 9/10 (can't give 10 because the only players that are a 10 to me are Mid Puskas, Neymar, Cruyff, Garrincha, Maradona, Messi, and maybe Bernardo Silva) He does not need dribbling chem style, use him with a HUNTER

His physical is what really makes this guy unique, he feels so sturdy, strong and jammy it's incredible, for his position he is easy 10/10. It's so beautiful to have a 5* 5* with such great physical

Quick Summary - So this guy is probably the best card I've used this year, from the big cards I have used, the ones I haven't are R9 (both), Pele (both), Mid Dinho, Mid Cruyff, TOTGS + POTM Cristiano, and baby Cantona. He is so effective and I love him, I never bought this card because his height and dribbling kind of put me off but these things are insignificant in front of big daddy Ginola

I had already used Players like CR7, Mbappe, Cruyff, Jesus Ice and some other high rated meta players but Ginola is another world.

Im a pretty casual player with rank 4-5 in weekend league and i´m not that much of a skiller. Especially 5* skills are not that important for me...

I was not very sure if heis really worth 1,3 million as I bought him because that´s half of my coins I can spend, butas I have played him the first time I knew, that´s what I wanted.

I really cannot call any cons of this card. THe only I can think of is his price and that he is not as fast as Mbappe.

But if you are looking for a physically strong player with the best shooting ingame ( I literally didn´t know he is left-footed until I recognised after 50 games) right here you have what you need.

Hey guys, i'm going to keep this short and simple. This dude fells like CR7 from Fifa 18.

Fast, powerful, great in the air, good dribbling, 5*S 5* WF great passing, can finish from everywhere with either foot and above all; He glitches pass defenders like Mbappe and CR7 does.

He is 6'1 and the trade off is that he won't be as smooth as a neymar, but he compensates in everything else. Don't get me wrong though, he is still very good at left stick dribbling and performing skill moves. But he is not as good as Neymar (which is arguably the best dribbler in the game).

I play in elite division (~1900 rating) and used to get rank 2 in Champs consistently, last 2 weeks i got rank 1 right when i bought Ginola.

I have used Cruyff 89, RB Dembele and neymar (i like to have double 5* upfront) and imo Ginola is better than all of them as striker.