15. Filipe Luis

Filipe Luis - Left-back skills

Quite obscured by Marquinhos and Thiago Silva, his principal defense partners in Brazil national team, Filipe Luis however is an expert and trustworthy player, with some incredible skills that are likeable for any digital coach. 

GENERAL

• AGE                34        
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 182 – KG    74    
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    85 - 85
• POSITION            LB

 

BEST SKILLS

• STAMINA        89
• COMPOSURE    88
• CROSSING         86
• SLIDE TACKLE    86
• REACTIONS        85
• INTERCEPTIONS    84
• BALL CONTROL    83
• STAND TACKLE    84

 

Why choose Filipe Luis:

• Great stamina, fundamental for any external defender. He can run along the flank during all 90 minutes without loosing a drop of sweat 
• Really good crosser, making him a great assist maker
• Really good both the tackling skills, with a preference to slide tackles. Mixed with an 84 in interceptions, you have a clever defender.

 

14. Ederson

Ederson 2019 - Amazing saves show

 

Unlikely for him, he’s born the same years of his national comrade Alisson. If weren’t for that, we could have seen him among Brazil posts many more times. Anyways Ederson is showing great goalkeeping with Citizens, and now is surely to be considered among the best goalkeepers of his generation.

 

GENERAL

• AGE                26
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 188 – KG 86        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    86 - 90
• POSITION            POR

 

BEST SKILLS

• GK KICKING         92
• GK REFLEXES    87
• GK REACTIONS    87
• GK DIVING        85
• GK POSITIONING    82
• GK HANDLING    80

 

Why choose Ederson:

• With his 92 in kicking, is one of the best extreme defenders with his feet 
• For his amazing reflexes: you’ll see him doing incredible saves cleaning all the corners of his net
• For his really good skills in reactions and diving: between the posts he looks like a grasshopper jumping onto blades of grass

 

13. Willian

Willian - Crazy dancing skills 2018-19

 

Small but furious, Willian has always been unpredictable. He’s not so continuous in his performances, but sometimes he’s able to be really devastating, showing highest levels of dribbling and shots. 

GENERAL

• AGE                31
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 175 – KG 78        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    84 - 84
• POSITION            RW - LW

BEST SKILLS

• ACCELERATION         91
• DRIBBLING             89
• AGILITY             89
• SPRINT SPEED        86
• STAMINA            85
• SHOT POWER        84
• VISION            83
• FREE KICKS            83

 

Why choose Willian:

• For his incredible rapidity: no one is able to catch him, once he passed you.
• Mixed with his velocity you have his ability in dribblings: try to look at the ball if you can, while he’s dancing on it.
• Good vision, passing skills and crossing. He is a great assist maker when used properly on the flank or as wing, assuring a huge quantity of occasions and dangers.

 

12. Allan

Allan - Amazing skills, goals and assist 

 

One of the greatest holding midfielders in the last years, Allan has been nominated several times best players and man of the match during his career with Udinese and now Napoli. He is a complete midfielder, specialized in marking, tackles and interceptions.

 

GENERAL

• AGE                28
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 175 – KG 74        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    84 - 84
• POSITION            CM

 

BEST SKILLS

• STAMINA        95
• AGGRESSION    89
• REACTIONS        88
• INTERCEPTIONS    88
• STAND TACKLE    87
• SLIDE TACKLE    85
• MARKING        85
• SHORT PASS        85
• DRIBBLING        83
• BALL CONTROL    82

 

Why choose Allan: 

• He is an amazing breakwater, able to take alone the weight of the entire midfielders on his shoulders, due to his incredible stamina (95) and aggression.
• He’s able to conquer tons of balls with neat tackles. But don’t exaggerate, if you don’t want to risk cards. 
•  Interceptions, slide or stand tackes, reactions and aggression: all fundamental abilities for a defensive midfielders filled with super-high cyphers. 

 

11. Douglas Costa

Douglas Costa - 2018-19 Season review

 

He’s like an unexploded firework. He can hurt both his team or the opponents, depending on his shape. But when he goes into the right direction, he’s astonishing. Tricky, magic, aggressive and fast as thunder, Douglas Costa is a must-have for anyone who likes champagne football. 

 

GENERAL

• AGE                28
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 172 – KG 70        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    85 - 85
• POSITION            LM - RW - LW

 

BEST SKILLS

• ACCELERATION        97
• AGILITY             93
• SPRINT SPEED        93
• DRIBBLING             92
• BALL CONTROL         91
• BALANCE            91
• SHOT POWER        86
• COMPOSURE         84
• CROSSING            84
• SHORT PASS            84

 

Why choose Douglas Costa:

• Just too fast: 97 in acceleration, 93 in agility and sprint speed: for the defenders is like to chase a rabbit but big and strong as a kangaroo. 
• He’s an incredible dribbler:  the ridiculously high abilities in ball control and dribbling make him one of the greatest of the game in dribbling. Add to that a 91 of balance, and you’ll need a tank to put him down.
• Because he’s good in crossing and passing. And unlike reality, in the game you can help him understand when is the time to pass the ball.

 

10. Fabinho

Fabinho 2019 - The tank. Defensive skills and passing

 

When it comes the time you can see Fabinho exiting his lair and begin to machinate bones, similar to a lumberjack in the woods chopping trees. One of the most terrific tacklers of this football era, Fabinho last year gained his first European title playing constantly in front of Virgil Van Dijk, creating a creepy danger area for Liverpool opponents.

 

GENERAL

• AGE                25
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 188 – KG 78        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    85 - 89
• POSITION            CDM

 

BEST SKILLS

• STAMINA        92
• PENALTIES        91
• INTERCEPTIONS    86
• STAND TACKLE    86
• AGGRESSION    85
• SLIDE TACKLE    85
• MARKING        84
• REACTIONS        83
• SHORT PASS        83
• LONG PASS        82

 

Why choose Fabinho:

• Is the perfect one when you need a strong and physical tackler in the middle of the field
• Matches perfectly if you have a counter-attack type of attacking
• Combined with his defence skills, he is also a really good playmaker 
• Technical enough to play in highly skilled teams 
• Relatively young, useful for many seasons
• He’s an expert in penalties 

 

9. Marquinhos

Marquinhos - Crazy defensive skills and goals

Paired with Thiago Silva since some years now, they compose an amazing couple of centre-back, both in Brazil national team and PSG. He’s a young and complete defender, but yet he seems expert and professional. 

GENERAL

• AGE                25
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 183 – KG 75        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    85 - 90
• POSITION            CB - CDM

 

BEST SKILLS

• JUMPING        88
• SLIDE TACKLE    87
• STAND TACKLE    87
• COMPOSURE    86
• MARKING        85
• INTERCEPTIONS    85
• REACTIONS        85
• HEADING        84

 

Why choose Marquinhos:

• He’s still quite young and with a good amount of potential to be increased.
• He’s not so high, but with an exceptional 88 in jumping he can contrast taller players in the air
• Because he has at least 85 skill points in all the fundamental skills for a defender: reactions, interceptions, marking, composure and tackles.

 

8. Marcelo

Marcelo is just SPECTACULAR

As the video says, Marcelo is just spectacular. A genius when he touches the ball, perhaps he loses some points in mental skills. But still he is just too good to watch, and absolutely to have in your kickass team in Fifa 19.

GENERAL

• AGE                31
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 174 – KG 80        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    86 - 86
• POSITION            LB

 

BEST SKILLS

• BALL CONTROL    92
• DRIBBLING        90
• CROSSING         89
• STAMINA        87
• BALANCE        86
• AGILITY        86
• COMPOSURE    86
• ATTACK POSITION    85
• REACTIONS        85
• SHORT PASS        84
• SLIDE TACKLE    82

 

Why choose Marcelo:

• Because he’s probably the most technical defender you can find. With a 92 in ball control and a 90 in dribbling, you can start creating magic from the back 
• He has stunning crossing ability, and really good stamina. He can attack several times and quite efficiently 
• He’s small but with his balance he can survive the crudest contrasts

 

7. Coutinho

Coutinho - Goals show 2018-2019

 

Since he joined Barcelona he’s not the same player people saw in Anfield Road, but he still is one of the best central midfielder in circulation. Passing, shooting, assists are always right behind the corner, and in the game you can make him doing wonderful stuff.

 

GENERAL

• AGE                27
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 172 – KG 68        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    86 - 86
• POSITION            LW - CM

 

BEST SKILLS

• BALANCE        93
• BALL CONTROL    92
• AGILITY         92
• DRIBBLING        91
• LONG SHOTS    92
• CURVE        91
• ACCELERATION    87
• VISION        86
• COMPOSURE    85
• SHORT PASS        85

 

Why choose Coutinho:

• For his technique. He is really enjoyable to use due to his ball control and his dribbling skills. He will made really few mistakes.
• Because with his passing ability and his vision he can be a master of assist
• Because he’s a killer from the distance. Try your luck with long shots, and with his 92 points in that the ball will not be far away from the posts

 

6. Alex Sandro

Alex Sandro - Skills and goals

Since Alex Sandro joined Juventus his mental and defensive skills have grown considerably. Now he is one of the best choices for any Brazilian coach, fighting with players like Marcelo for a place in the starting team.

GENERAL

• AGE                28
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 180 – KG 80        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    86 - 86
• POSITION            LM - LB

BEST SKILLS

• STAMINA         92
• SPRINT SPEED    86
• SLIDE TACKLE    84
• STAND TACKLE    84
• CROSSING        84
• REACTIONS        84
• ACCELERATION    83
• INTERCEPTIONS    82
• COMPOSURE    82
• AGGRESSION    82

Why choose Alex Sandro:

• because of his stamina: he is able to run during all the game without finishing the fuel, burning the flank under his feet
• Because is really good both in attacking and defending, with really good crossing and reading skills associated with nice and neat tackling 
• He’s speedy and pretty robust, difficult to stop in his run

 

5. Roberto Firmino

Roberto Firmino - Skills and goals

Firmino became an absolute football star since his Liverpool gained the edge of European football. Nonetheless his playing is absolutely outstanding. Mentally impeccable, with Salah and Mane formed one of the greatest attacks in modern football history. In the last years he also became more and more prolific, changing his attitude in the opponent's area, thing that was saw as his only weakness in the past. 

 

GENERAL

• AGE                27
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 181 – KG 76        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    86 - 87
• POSITION            CF - ST - CAM

 

BEST SKILLS

• STAMINA        90
• BALL CONTROL    88
• DRIBBLING        88
• COMPOSURE    87
• ATTACK POSITION    87
• FINISHING        86
• SHORT PASS        86
• REACTIONS        86
• VISION        85

 

Why choose Firmino: 

• With his class he's able to gift tons of assist to all his partners passing by his position 
• Good finishing abilities, enough to let him be a constant danger against any team
• His vision and his creativity are incredible, and in the game you can feel it even better.

 

4. Thiago Silva

Thiago Silva 2019 - The art of defending

He has been considered worldwide the best brazilian defender for a long period, and now he is still demonstrating that his contribute is absolutely fundamental for his national team.

 

GENERAL

• AGE                34
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 183 – KG 82        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    88 - 88
• POSITION            CB

 

BEST SKILLS

• JUMPING        90
• STAND TACKLE    89
• INTERCEPTIONS    89
• MARKING         88
• COMPOSURE     86
• SLIDE TACKLE    85
• REACTIONS        82
• STRENGTH        82

 

Why choose Thiago Silva:

• For his really good physical skills: really good jumping, able to contrast taller strikers, strong and quite resistant. 
• Because is really good in marking: an expert in neutralizing skilled strikers. 
• For his amazing defensive skills: excellent in interceptions and stand tackles, with him around there’s no time to breathe

 

3. Casemiro

Casemiro - Defensive skills beast mode                 

"Ahhh, Casimiro. He saved my life. I might play until I'm 45 with this guy by my side", said once Marcelo. A real vicious dog in the midfield, he was part of the Real Madrid squad that won four Champions Leagues between 2013-14 and 2017-18. Strength and agonistic power are his characteristics ruling with his muscles among the pitch.

GENERAL

• AGE                27
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 185 – KG 84        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    87 - 89
• POSITION            CDM

BEST SKILLS

• STRENGTH         89
• AGGRESSION    89
• JUMPING         88
• STAMINA         87
• STAND TACKLE    87
• INTERCEPTIONS    86
• REACTIONS        86
• SHOT POWER    86
• SLIDE TACKLE    86
• MARKING        84
• COMPOSURE    84

 

Why choose Casemiro:

• Because he is angry as hell
• Tackling”, “strength” and “complete defender” specialities transforms him in one of the strongest in the game when it comes to calm down some annoying offenders
• Is still young and with several years of career in front
• He is good with his feet, with good passing skills, and capable of long shots (81)

 

2. Alisson

Allison Becker 2019 - Super saves

Since two or three years Alisson is considered by a huge number of football supporters as the best goalkeeper in the entire globe. I won't expose myself in any similar judgement, but surely I'll say that he has shown incredible things lately. He is able to inject to all his defenders a security that let them play way more secure, relaxed and fearless, and this helps also the general concentration of all the unit.

GENERAL

• AGE                26
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 191 – KG 91        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    87 - 91
• POSITION            GK

 

BEST SKILLS

• GK REFLEXES     89
• GK POSITION    ING    87
• GK KICKING        87
• REACTIONS        86
• GK DIVING        84

 

Why choose Alisson: 

• For his incredible reflexes: he can beat even the best players in 1 vs 1, and save your net from the nastiest shoots 
• Because he's relatively young (in Fifa 19 still 25): he can increase his overall by ? points, and once he reachthe maximum he's gonna be ridiculous
• Because he's the master of aerial cleaning. With him you'll have lot less dangers from corner or crosses, that typically are the worst to defend. 

 

1. Neymar

Neymar Jr. - Best goals and skills

He's the most paid and most iconic superstar of contemporary Brazilian football. It doesn’t matter if he changes shirt more often than his hairstyle: Neymar is loved everywhere because effectively is an absolute monster with the ball. There are a few that doesn't like him for his tendency to simulate when tackled (I'm among them). Nevertheless, he remains with no doubt the most dangerous brazilian player to have against. 

GENERAL

• AGE                27
• HEIGHT and WEIGHT     CM 175 – KG 68        
• OVERALL - POTENTIAL    92 - 92
• POSITION            LW - CAM

BEST SKILLS

• AGILITY        96
• DRIBBLING        96
• BALL CONTROL    95
• REACTIONS        94
• COMPOSURE    94
• SPRINT SPEED    90
• ATTACK POSITION    89
• VISION        88
• CURVE         88
• FINISHING        87
• FREE KICKS        87

Why choose Neymar: 

• He's the absolute master when dancing with the ball: with a 9? in dribbling and ball control, and a 9 in dribbling, you can let him do whatever you want while gaming
• Because he is an incredible potential assist maker: if used wide in the external part of the field, he'll come down the defenders as thunder rain, and there gonna be trouble for all
• Because he's dangerous even when he has to transform free kicks, or shots from wide distance. Sometimes the onlyway to stop him is simply to take him down immediately after he touched the ball

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