(92) ICON MOMENTS SOCRATES PLAYER REVIEW - FIFA 21 ULTIMATE TEAM
17ICON MOMENTS SOCRATES PLAYER REVIEW:
FORMATION:
I used him as a CAM in the 4-2-3-1, on stay forward while attacking instructions. Used him with the Engine Chemistry style to boost that dribbling primarily. I used him for 4 games in Div 1 rivals gameplay.
PACE:
His pace overall is great for a CAM, when further boosted with the engine chemisty style, it goes up to from 85 Sprint Speed to 90 SS with 92 Acceleration! He feels more like 87 pace in-game to be completely honest due to those long strides as he stands at 6“4. You can use Socrates to pace past defenders for the most part and when he gets the lead he can easily shield them off using his insane strength. His pace isn’t the greatest to lead a quick counter attack tho :s I wish this card was given a bit more pace to make him that extra bit more effective on the break. So overall his pace for a CAM was more that usable, but I was just hoping that he had tad bit more pace!
8.7/10
FINISHING:
His finishing overall was UNREAL! He has the 5 star WF, which is honestly as good as his right foot. He has phenomenal shot power and using the power shot inside the box, across goal or down the line is a super effective way of scoring with him on either foot. He also has a great long shot which he strikes with immense power. His finesse shot and outside of the foot shots were just lethal from short and close range. He is without a doubt one of the best cards in-game in terms of their overall finishing. So if you get a chance to shoot with Socrates from ANYWHERE, just crack it and watch the opponent rage quit lol
9.7/10
PASSING:
His passing was exceptional. He can easily dictate the tempo of your games via his passing. He has a 5 star weak foot as well, so you can pass on either foot effortlessly. He has incredible passing statistics across the board, (99 vision + 99 short + 97 long passing, when boosted with the engine chemistry style) and he does live up to them in-game!
9.5/10
DRIBBING:
Socrates stands at 6”4, which is on the taller end of the height spectrum in this game. A combination of his height and extremely poor balance statistics make him a very clunky dribbler. He feels heavy to dribble with in delayed gameplay and even with the engine chemistry style, he turns and changes direction slowly. The only pros he has in terms of his dribbling are, his excellent ball control statistics, so the ball will stay glued to his foot all the time and he has the 4 star skill moves to beat defenders. YOU HAVE to use the Engine chemistry style to boost his dribbling, as it desperately needs to be boosted.
7.5/10
DEFENDING:
Don’t waste your time defending with him. You should only be using this card in the CAM/CF/ST positions and nothing lower down the pitch. His defensive stats are beyond abysmal and should be played ONLY in more advanced attacking positions.
NA/10 or 3/10 (if you play him CM)
PHYSICALITY:
Beast of a card. Insane strength, can bully anyone off the ball with that 86 strength. His 95 stamina is more then adequate to last him the whole 90 or even 120 mins effortlessly as he has the HIGH/LOW work rates. His 78 aggression makes his AI press opponents to win the ball back sometimes and is a major pro as he wins the ball back quite frequently by using his wide and tall frame up the pitch. He’s 6”4 in-game which is quite tall, hence even with 71 jumping he will win you all headers he contests.
9.2/10
VALUE FOR COINS:
Anything under 1.2 million, would be much better value for this card. He is the fully package as a CAM/CF and can even make a decent striker, and if he had better dribbling and a bit more pace up top, he could have been used competitively. Unfortunately, his dribbling is just not good enough for competitive gameplay.
At 1.6 million, it’s a tad overpriced for what this card offers. You can get meta cards for a better price who can give you a very similar, if not better level of performance in-game.
If you’re a Brazil fan, I’d advise you to pick him up and give him a go as he is a monster of the CAM. It will take you 1-2 games to get used to his dribbling, but once you learn that, he’ll decimate your opponents from the CAM position!
6.5/10
OVERALL: 8.9/10
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