by Vandeach » 2009 Aug 19, 12:31
I'd remove AMF for a start, I've never seen him play there, he either plays on the right wing or in a kind of free-role just behind a target man type striker. The stats are decent, though I'd make a few changes, his response could be a tad higher, he can be sluggish at times but a 76 seems to low, I'd raise it to a 78, still below average, but his timing of runs will be slightly better and he won't be so sluggish. I'd raise DS too, he doesn't lose that much speed on the ball and can be really quite quick whilst dribbling, I'd raise his DS to around an 83 value. I'd also swap his LPA and LPS around, his delivery is good, but he gets more pace than accuracy(though I wouldn't be opposed to an 80 for LPA).
His shooting is also a bit high for my liking, that puts him on par with some decent Championship strikers, he has shown that he doesn't quite have the accuracy to play up front, but has a good scoring rate from a winger/second striker position. I'd lower his ST to 74 and his SA to 77. Furthermore, I agree to a raise in mentality, he puts a decent shift in, but you have to keep it fairly low to stop him tracking back too far, a 77/78 should do the trick. I'd also have some thoughts on raising TW, his link up with team mates is very very good and he has very good vision, I'd go for 79/80. *Side should be removed, with the possibility of adding *Reaction.
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