4.5
Better than expected
ByTh14s30-01-2023
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It's january and for me that's always the month I get bored with the meta players (Mbappe, christmas hat Payet, Jairzinho, etc) . I did the 88* icon SBC and Ruud van Nistelrooy a.k.a. Van the Man walks out. After surviving the 'OMG ITS CRUYFF OR GULLIT' heartattack, I was slightly dissapointed. But...since Van the Man is my childhood favourite striker I gave him a try in Elite division. To my surprise he is more than decent:


Pace: 8/10 Lengthy with marksman, so feels quicker than stats suggest

Finishing: 9,5/10 Very clinical, as he was in reallife. Very good positioning aswell. Only problem is the weakfoot.

Physical: 8,5/10 pretty good actually

Dribbling: 8/10 This surprised me! With Marksman it's good enough for me

Passing: 7/10 Keep it simple. It's not Pirlo.

Defending: Don't defend with him, it's not van Dijk.


To sum it up: Van Nistelrooy is not meta (duhhh) so don't expect Mbappe. If you, as I do, like taller strikers this year he might be your man. For me he is similar to Leiwa/Cantona/Benzema kind of strikers.


For me personally the best part is that opponents think 'that mf is actually playing him!?' and ragequit after conseding a hattrick;)

++ Finishing, heading, positioning, lenghty

+ pace, dribbling


And the general mojo of playing him

- weakfoot, passing, stamina

Formation352PositionSTGames12GPG1.33APG0.17
4.5
Overall
5.0
Value
3.5
GC
3.5
Stamina
Pace (8/10)
Shooting (9/10)
Passing (7/10)
Dribbling (8/10)
Defending (1/10)
Physicality (8/10)
4.0
DECEEEENNTTTTT
Bytalaliioooo25-01-2023
1 user liked this review

insane hes so good at shooting

shooting

passing

phys

pretty heavy on the ball

Formation4321PositionSTGames9GPG2.56APG0.89
4.0
Overall
4.5
Value
4.5
GC
3.5
Stamina
Pace (7/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (10/10)
Dribbling (7/10)
Defending (4/10)
Physicality (8/10)
4.5
VAN NISTELROOY REVIEW
ByGkav30-01-2023
0 user liked this review

VERY GOOD FOR HIS MONEY GIVE HIM A TRY AND YOU WILL SEE . HE IS A BEAST, HE ALWAYS SCORES AND ALSO HIS ATTACKING POSITIONG MAKES HIM DO NICE FORWARD RUNS

-PACE IS VERY GOOD - MUST PUT HAWK

-SHOOTING IS VERY GOOD - 3 W DOES NOT EFFECT

-PASSING IS GOOD

-STRENGTH HE CANT BE STOPPED

-STAMINA (GETS TIRED)

-3/3 IT DOES NOT AFFECT ALOT BUT HE COULD BE BETTER WITH 4/4

-AGILITY (SOME TIMES HE TAKES HIS TIME)

Formation4411PositionSTGames7GPG1.71APG0.14
4.5
Overall
5.0
Value
5.0
GC
4.0
Stamina
Pace (9/10)
Shooting (10/10)
Passing (8/10)
Dribbling (8/10)
Defending (3/10)
Physicality (8/10)