FIFA 23 Player Review

4.5

This card is a MUST in your Silver Squad!

Byrobertoolct21-04-2023

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Hello and welcome to another Review of Silver Stars card and YES! This card will be for sure a great one to review. Silver Team of The Week Josha Vagnoman is available as this week's Silver Stars Objective and even if you don't have any cards to link with him, I really really advice you to complete him. Even without links and proper chemistry, Vagnoman is a top-tier player to every team. He's a great all-rounded defender and can operate as a wing-back in a 3ATB formation. Will for sure be a massive card to use in Silver Cup or Silver Lounge, or using it to grind Objectives in Squad Battles as well, so don't you miss that card!

INSANE PACE FOR A DEFENDER! Vagnoman has a staggering 91 Pace stat, with 92 Sprint Speed and 90 Acceleration. It puts him level to players like Sacko, Bangura, Nouhou, Blackmon and Moore. It also can be really reliable to catch some forwards and wingers like Silver Gerrit Holtmann, WW Antiste, IF Mama Baldé, IF Kadioglu, Silver Kevin Schade and other pace abusers.
TOWERING HEIGHT! Standing in at 6 foot 3 tall (190cm), Vagnoman can and should be your man when it comes to aerial play. With a High & Stocky Body Type and weighting 198 lbs (90kg), he is defo your man for the job when it comes to defending set pieces and crosses!
CENTER-BACK OPTION! Vagnoman should be considered as an option to play as a CB, and I ran him in my reviews in the RCB position alongside FB Ricardo Rodriguez due to his incredible combination of pace, height and physical attributes.
MONSTER PHYSICAL STATS! His physical stats should be taken into matter because it's not every time you find a Silver Player that's over 6 foot 2 with a 90 Pace + 90 Strength combo. He has good stats like 84 stamina and decent stats like 77 Aggression but his signature stat is his 92 Strength, being the joint-highest Strength stat of every single Silver card available by the time of this review.
GREAT ALL-ROUNDED PLAYER! He can operate well in a number of functions: being a center-back, due to key stats like Pace, Strength and Heading Accuracy. He can play wide open due to his great Dribbling stats, he can cross, he can play as a Box-to-Box midfielder, even if I particularly think it's a waste to put him in the midfield area.

WORK RATES. Vagnoman has a H/M Work Rate, which can be somewhat a hindering thing for an amazing card so far. It could've been worse tho, but his High Attacking Work Rate may push him too far forward when countering which could potentially expose your defense if you're playing him in the CB position or in a 4ATB defensive line. However, for the attacking duties, this can be a great feature because he will be always well positioned to receive the ball and cross or link-up play with other players in attack.
POOR FINISHING. A big shame for Vagnoman to have such low finishing stats, with 63 Shot Power, 57 Finishing and 47 Long Shots. Definitely, he won't be your number one pick to smash that tiebreaker in the last minute of the game. With 41 Volleys, 45 Penalties and 38 Free Kick Accuracy, he shouldn't be taking any set pieces soon. Hitting a volley is not advised either, rather heading the ball if needed.
LOW JUMPING. A player of his height and caliber should have a proper jumping stat. His 61 Jumping is his only physical letdown, and I feel that being that bad on Jumping may hinder him defensively and offensively, because it's one of the two key factors to a good aerial play. However, his imponent height may compensate that lack of jumping, so this could be easily turned around.

Formation4411PositionCBGames26GPG0.08APG0.12

4.5

Overall

5.0

Value

4.5

4.0

Stamina

Pace (10/10)

Shooting (5/10)

Passing (8/10)

Dribbling (9/10)

Defending (9/10)

Physicality (9/10)