RATINGS REFRESH - ROTW

Rest Of The World (ROTW):

Sadly our Rating Refresh predictions had to come to an end eventually, and with the rest of the world, that day is today. We have some long overdue upgrades, some that may strike fear into FIFA players across the world and even some downgrades, downgrades that simply leave you asking “what happened?”. 
So without further ado, here we go!

Jonas +1 Upgrade

First up we head over to Portugal, where we find Benfica sitting just three points away from top spot in the Liga Nos. Year after year we see this mans name pop up and almost never for the wrong reasons. With 24 goals, 5 assists and 9 man of the match awards in just 20 league appearances so far, a plus one upgrade is the least this man deserves.

Promes +1 Upgrade

Over to Russia next where Spartak Moscow player, Quincy Promes, could only watch and hope as his deadline day dreams of a move to the Premier League slowly faded away. There is no surprise why Southampton were chasing this winger though, with 10 goals and 6 assists from just 16 league appearances, Promes provides a goal per game, something any Premier League side could use! 

Brahimi +2 Upgrade

Straight back to Portugal once again, where this Algerian winger has been tearing things up once again. Porto are currently second in the Liga Nos, 1 point behind the leaders, but with a game in hand. As usual, the players are responsible for this fantastic season, especially players like Brahimi. With 5 goals, 6 assists and 2 informs already this season, a jump from 82-84 rated, only seems fair.

Alex Telles +2 Upgrade

While we are in Portugal, it seems silly to move again and while we are talking about an inform Porto, it makes no sense not to name another player! Alex Telles may not have the incredible goal scoring numbers that we have seen previously in this write up, but for a left back, I think that can be forgiven. With just 9 goals conceded from 19 games, Porto concede once every 2 games, and having played every single minute so far this season, Telles is a key part of this. When we also add the fact that he holds 6 assists as well, a +2 upgrade becomes very understandable.

Talisca +2 Upgrade

Over to Turkey next, where we find ourselves looking at standout performances within the Super Lig. With two Informs already, Talisca has really been turning heads so far this year, bagging 7 goals and 3 assists from just 17 games. When you consider this guy is a midfielder and add on the other roles he undertakes during a match, the work ethic is simply through the roof and a +2 upgrade is thoroughly deserved.

Tosun +2 Upgrade

Now I know that Tosun is technically a Premier League player now and technically shouldn’t be brought up here, but who really cares about technicalities anyway? Looking at his time at Besiktas, Tosun bagged 4 goals and 2 assists from his 5 starts in the Champions League, but also 8 goals and 1 assist from his 12 starts in the league. These stats simply couldn’t be ignored, which is the exact reason Everton pounced upon their first opportunity! While he may not see a new NIF in the Super Lig, if this +2 goes through, we could see a fantastic, cheap Premier League striker instead!

Alessandrini +1 Upgrade

When you have such a long list of players to choose from, picking a few players to write about can often be difficult. Now when one of those players has caused you numerous nightmares already this year, you are probably going to want to ignore them, right? No chance, we confront our demons! With the MLS season all wrapped up, this 28 year old, French winger’s season looked pretty darn solid. With 13 goals and 11 assists from the 27 starts he had, he almost provided a goal per game for LA Galaxy. A +1 boost here feels extremely possible, and while we all may fear this, we should really start adapting to this likely reality!

Pepe -1 Downgrade

For our final player in this write up, we will remove some of the previous positivity and instead change our attentions to a potential downgrade. After leaving Real Madrid last year, it appears that both Pepe and his old club have simply started to crumble. Besiktas have conceded 18 goals from 19 games so far in the league, roughly 1 per game, and with an average match rating falling at just 6.80 so far this year, Pepe has to take some responsibility here. Now it’s only the halfway mark, and everything could change, but as it stands an 86 rating feels a little high and hence we predict a -1 downgrade here.

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