Player Review
93 - Premium SBC
I always loved Bale and I've got a lot of fodders, so I decided to do his SBC and just use him in a fun squad, where I don't look much at chemistry. I switch the formation ingame to a 4-3-2-1 and use Bale as a ST with 1 chemistry (in the linked squad, I forgot the welsh manager, who gave him 1 point there). Many of my friends use squads without full chem (they play in Div1-4), so I tried it out for myself (I play in Div4) and I really can't feel a difference to my main squad (with full chemistry). I played 10 matches as I wrote this review (all in rivals) and I won 8 of them. Bale feels just great, he got a superb ball control, nice dribbling and very strong short and long shots. The only downside I explored was his pace, because he feels way slower then his card is showing you, even with a Hunter, but that is "okay", when you learn how to use him (as a finisher or a playmaker with offensive abilites). Another downer was his stamina, so I needed to switch him out around 75+ minutes, but that can be connected to my fast passing playstyle maybe. In these 10 games, he scored 14 goals and gave 10 assists, what is very good and also unexpected, because I thought he wouldn't shine that much in case of the low chemistry. When you got the fodders and want some fun, you should do him - I had much fun and way more fun than with my main team (what is a bit sad, but okay). I will try him out more and maybe edit this review, if its possible.
- very good with the ball
- strong enough to hold the ball
- nice dribbling/very agile
- good at corners (great headers and always in the right position)
- great shooting (short or long rage)
- nice at passing the ball/assisting his team mates
- not as fast as the card shows, even with a Hunter
- stamina feels lower, so it is needed so switch him out after 75+ minutes