Player Review
95 - TOTS
I have had this man since only a week after community TOTS and oh my, he is incredible.
For reference I get around 14 wins on WL and don't play rivals much other than for trying out players. Also I, at some points, will be comparing him to my TOTS Messi as they are similar in how they play
He has played with many striker partners in many formations and always in a 2 striker system. I do not recommend playing him CAM and I would always use a hunter no matter what chemistry he is on. I have used him mainly on 2 chemistry points and so I will write this review about him on 2 chem.
He is so dynamic and his dribbling allows him to do incredible stuff with the left joystick. He can pick the ball up in midfield and with no skills can get through their entire team. The ball just sticks to his feet and his quick turning ability is sublime. He is just as good as TOTS Messi if not better when it comes to dribbling. Regarding skills, I rarely use them so I will not write about them for him and regarding his week foot it feels like 5 stars.
When it comes to pace there is not much to say other than he will outpace all defenders immediately and even when he is being pushed by players like TOTY VVD he still gets past because of that incredible speed and dribbling combination.
For shooting he is a dream. He scores so many incredible goals from impossible angles and makes it look easy. He has an incredible ability to score especially when the shot goes high in the goal as keepers rarely save them from him. Furthermore his penalties are incredible and he shoots when you press it and it happens immediately, no messing around unlike Mbappe. His heading is also really good with winning a surprising amount of headers and an incredible goal per header ratio.
Alexis has a great passing capacity and it almost always comes off even when doing difficult stuff such as reverse passes in behind the defenders or over the top balls. My only slight complain would be his long passing not always coming off but the success rate feels to be around 85% so its good enough for a striker.
His defending is something I like to mention as most reviews do not mention attackers defending but Alexis is really good at winning the ball back after I lose it or from a goal kick as his pressing is so good because he is so quick and at least 2/3 times each match I can win the ball right at the edge of the opponents box and get a great goal scoring chance that is difficult to get with other strikers.
Overall he is everything you need from a striker but he needs to be paired with a physical striker such as Mbappe to get the best out of him and his dynamic play style and clinical finishing ability. For me he is an absolute must get if you want a striker of that profile and he is great value for money even if he is a bit difficult for chem (just get a Chilean manager and a few Ligue 1 players) but as I have said it is not too big of a deal if he is only on 1 or 2 chem.
Pace
Shooting
Dribbling
Passing
Heading
Rarely gets bodied off the ball
Pressing
Long passing can on rare occasions be slightly annoying
Hard to play in a 2 striker formation with him and someone else small (yes even TOTS Messi)
Chemistry