Player Review
85 - Dynamic Duos
I used Marko Arnautovic's Dynamic Duo card in the attached squad as the RST in a 4222 in-game in Division 5 rivals. His instruction set was simply stay forward + False 9 and he was partnered up top by Luuk De Jong's Rulebreaker card which I have also written a review for. I am on old-gen and used Arnautovic with a hunter chem-style to try and give him the ability to make fast runs into the box and latch onto crosses and through balls.
I am not very good at FIFA 23 but I can definitely tell when a player is overpowered this year. With the hunter chem-style and his lengthy accelerate type he is a lethal option for the game this year and only costs about 20k as an SBC right now. He is easy to get chemistry to if you complete Posch's section of the SBC and have a couple of other Serie A players.
His passing, pace, and physical are his best attributes so I would highly recommend him as a second striker or CF instead of as a lone striker because his link-up play is so good. There are not many better options on the game for forwards in Serie A in my opinion and he definitely outperforms players like Immobile or Rashford POTM for me.
Pace + Physical combo
- Arnautovic really feels similar to the way someone like Cantona plays in-game. His height and strength combined with the fact he has the lengthy running type and a decent base pace + dribbling stat makes it very difficult to get him off of the ball when running towards goal
- There are very few players who can stop him once he gets running in behind
- He has a great ability to win headers and pretty much never loses a duel with his great well-rounded physical stats
- I don't have to sub him off because his stamina is solid and he doesn't lose that burst of speed late in games
Dribbling + 4* skills
- Despite his bulk and relatively low agility and balance stats, he is so adept at controlling the ball in tight areas and breaking in behind
- Can very easily hit a fake shot or a berba spin to beat a player with skill
- Doesn't feel very clunky at all in good gameplay
- Can win you penalties
Heading
- Wins a lot of aerial duels
- Has a powerful and accurate header both for shooting and passing
Passing
- Is easily the best creative forward I have used all year
- Creates goals easier than anyone such as POTM Rashford, Cody Gakpo POTM, Mahrez, Savio, and others
- Great long distance passing and crossing
- Pretty much never misplaces a short pass on either foot
Attack Positioning
- Always seems to be in the right place to create or score
- Makes great runs for headers, tap-ins, and through balls
Outside the foot shot trait
Great penalties
Shooting
- Scored many goals for me but about 1/3 of them were penalties
- His shooting stat is 86 but probably feels closer to 80-83 on his worst games
- Shot power is great but the accuracy on his right something to be desired
- Will still score you goals from penalties or headers even if his finishing feels off
- I struggled to get many outside-the-foot shots off in-game but I am sure that using that broken mechanic would improve how his shooting feels
- Weak foot shooting is very suspect (play him on the right 100%)
Can be inconsistent in bad gameplay
Not very useful if you don't like using the lengthy-style players