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84 - Rulebreakers
2.5
Robert "not setting the" Tone
By Unleashed93, 20-10-2022

I was very excited upon release of this card given Robertone's green link to my IF Correa. At the time of this review, he has the second most in-game stats in La Liga, which I thought meant he would boss my midfield. I had him playing as the RCM in a 4-3-3 attacking, with his instructions as stay-back, using an anchor chemistry style to boost his defensive and physical attributes. With his defensive attributes, I wanted him to be my main defensive presence in front of my backline (to work as a sweeper). In summary, I was very disappointed in his ability to close space in the midfield, as well as intercept and disrupt my opponents. I'll detail these issues below:

Dribbling: For a box-to-box CM, or even as a holding CDM, his dribbling and ball control was really solid. He felt smooth on the ball and his touches were mostly clean.

Passing: His passes were fairly accurate - not an elite level but usable.

Stamina: 90 stamina at this point in the game is solid for midfield.

Links: Argentina & La Liga links are nice for fitting in Correa, Messi, etc.

Defensive play, Height & Defensive Movement: I put all three of these cons together, as all work together to explain my frustrations with this card. Robertone is fairly short for the midfield meta this year. Being only 5'9", he is "just short" of making interceptions A LOT! This is a big problem when I need him to be my main defensive enforcer. Although the card isn't slow, he also wasn't quick enough to disrupt passing lanes, as he seemed to always be "catching up" as opposed to "setting the tone" - pun indented. His standing tackles were mediocre - something several gold rare cards that trade for 2,000 coins could do. He seemed to knock the ball away a lot, but only to the point to where the dribbler could recover - he had trouble actually taking possession - which I assume also has to do with his short stature. For the price (50,000) at the time of this review, he is extremely overpriced and doesn't even come close to comparing to the likes of Llorente, Valverde, De Jong, or Goretzka. I'd look elsewhere for a Weekend League ready midfielder, as he doesn't play up what his stats show on paper.

Formation: 433-4
Position: CM
Games: 7
GPG: 0.00
APG: 0.29
2.5
Overall
2.0
Value
2.0
GC
4.5
Stamina
Pace (7/10)
Shooting (5/10)
Passing (7/10)
Dribbling (7/10)
Defending (3/10)
Physicality (2/10)
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