FIFA 23 Allan Saint-Maximin Winter Wildcards

Reviews

87 - Winter Wildcards

4.5

The Gucci Rat Leader

By ClassOnGrass40, 05-01-2023

Wasn't planning on ever getting this card in my team but I packed him untradeable from world cup player rewards and thought I'd give him in a go at RAM in a 4-2-3-1. My word was I pleasantly surprised by how good he was. When I first saw this card on release day, I thought he would be a carbon copy of Ousmane Dembele's 85 IF (quick and tricky but without end product) but he quickly proved to be much more than that. His finishing is much better than the face value 81 shooting because of his 91 shot power and it was very surprising to see finesse shots and outside the foot shots hitting the side netting from uneasy angles. His dribbling feels like a dream and honestly the 91 dribbling rating feels like it downplays how smooth it is.

Overall an extremely fun card to use and surprisingly effective in div. 2 and champs qualifiers, would definitely recommend if you have coins to spare or pack him untradeable but probably wouldn't be worth it as a game changer if you poured all of your coins into him.

Extremely fun to use because of his insane dribbling and quick skill move animations
Surprisingly good in front of goal and outside of the box - finishing chances that I would only expect my PTG nkunku or WCH keane to finish
81 strength is more than enough at 5'8 to have the jam effect
Very quick, his burst of speed and turning speed is silky smooth

71 long passing leaves a bit to be decided in terms of trying to make an over the top ball or to switch play (still perfectly fine for linking up play and playing cutbacks or simple passes)
No finesse shot or outside the foot shot traits but honestly I didn't feel much of a downside to the absence of those

Formation: 4231

Position: RW

Games: 12

GPG: 0.67

APG: 0.67

4.5

Overall

4.5

Value

4.0

5.0

Stamina

Pace (9/10)

Shooting (8/10)

Passing (7/10)

Dribbling (10/10)

Defending (4/10)

Physicality (8/10)

4.0

Saint Maximin - Gucci Goal Scorer

By Anthony1Sr, 04-01-2023

Saint Max is one of my favorite players to use in FIFA every year. So when he came out I jumped at the chance to get him. I sold my WW Felix and threw ASM in the LW / LAM position and moved Payet to Striker along side WC Griezman with Jairzinho opposite ASM. I can honestly say the dribbling and skill moves are out of this world effective. He has a burst of speed even with the Finisher Chem style. He reminds me of his Fut Fantasy card from last year. Maybe not quite as lethal but still bangs in goals while inside the box. He seems to be in the right place at the right time for a simple goal or he can make 2-3 defenders miss with an eslastico or step overs for a banger. He has been better than jairzinho not by much but a little bit and has the stamina to continue almost the entire match. Don't let the stats fool you. Inside the box he is lethal, outside shots are not going to provide much - I have had Ribery, Di Maria, Neymar, and he is better than all of them at getting by defenders and finishing. His passing is a weak spot compared to Di Maria and my WC Griezman / Payet but he makes up for it with his chance creation. Is 500K a steep price for him? Compared to Di maria of course. But Di Maria doesn't provide what ASM provides on the pitch. I highly recommend ASM - also his 4* weak foot is not an issue for me.

Fast, Quick, Agile

Dribbling

Finishing

Skills

Fun Factor

Price

Passing

Formation: 4222

Position: LM

Games: 28

GPG: 1.00

APG: 0.43

4.0

Overall

3.5

Value

5.0

4.0

Stamina

Pace (9/10)

Shooting (9/10)

Passing (7/10)

Dribbling (10/10)

Defending (6/10)

Physicality (9/10)

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