FC 24 87 Flashback Danny Welbeck Player Review - Cop or Flop?

Flashback Danny Welbeck, yup DAT GUY is today’s content, this flashback is ‘celebrating his 2011/12 season with Manchester United’, now it’s not related to this review but where are all the ‘Versus’ player SBC’s? I can’t help but feel EA could have done so much more with this promo.

You can check out the card here!

This new Welbeck comes with plenty of notable upgrades, both the skills and weakfoot have gone up to 4 star, and he's had big boosts in his Pace (+23) and Shooting (+15).

His overall isn’t anything too crazy which means using evolutions you could have probably made an item very similar to this, you can see Welbeck’s Best Evolution Paths here!

Danny Welbeck went into the ST role replacing the ever-reliable Kenny Dalglish, I tried him with both the Engine and Finisher chemistry styles applied and to be honest, the difference between the two really wasn’t noticeable, but we’ll get into the details in a few moments…

Here are the following segments to unlock the Flashback Welbeck SBC:

#1 - England
# of players from England: Min 1
Squad Rating - 83
Pack Return - Small Prime Electrum Players Pack

#2 - Top Form
# of TOTW/IF Players: Min 1
Squad Rating - 85
Pack Return - Jumbo Gold Pack

It’s not an overly expensive SBC, most people will be able to complete it no problem, but the question is more around is it worth doing so close to TOTY when we know some huge SBC’s are coming.

How did he perform in-game?

+ Positioning, Welbeck was everywhere, he was incredibly active making really good runs in behind and getting on the end of through balls on a regular basis.
+ Heading, it’s probably his better attacking output option combining the above run making with his heading ability means chances will be created and goals will be scored. Despite lacking in the playstyle department Welback was a true aerial threat.
+ Shooting, not going to pretend he is the most clinical forward I've ever used but he can still deliver in this area, the Chip & Power Shot playstyles can certainly be put to good use.
/ Dribbling, You’d expect someone with the Rapid+ Playstyle and 89 Base dribbling to feel quick on the ball and be easy to move with but…you’d be mistaken, his dribbling isn’t awful and on some occasions he’s fine, but for me he was one of the most frustrating players to dribble with, his body size combined with his average for this stage agility just meant that he can be a nightmare to try and turn with, when running straight he’s fine but he’s not a forward thats going to be going on mazing runs.

All in all it's an alright striker option, you can see in the footage he's capable of scoring some nice goals too, he's just not as 'complete' as alternate ST choices.

87 Danny Welbeck - Cop or Flop?

Ultimately the card looks better than it is, It’s not a terrible ST by any means but there just are so many better attacking options in FUT now and like previously mentioned with Team of the Year starting soon we can expect to see some higher tier attacking options.

Also given the amount of evolutions we are getting lately theres a good chance you'll be able to get an item like this if not better without the coin outlay. 

I think this SBC is fairly priced, but that being said…80k right before TOTY? I’d give this one a miss, unless you’re a fan of Brighton.

Verdict = Flop