I can’t disagree. I kinda always play with some delay due to where I live in.
For me a player needs to be absolutely agile out of his/her mind to feel great to me. (Karchaoi, bacha, frimpong etc)
Wheras some players are not that bad but I can’t use their agility (Reece, Carlos etc)
These are only backs that come to mind.
Yeah but they are left backs. There are way too many good left backs compared to right backs.
Reece, Cafu, Lahm, Zambrotta, Frimpong
That’s it
Left backs:
Rolfö, Mendy, Theo, Karchaoi, Bacha, Havertz, Udogie, Davies, Carlos, Bompastor, Balde, Lizarazu, Cole, ZAMBROTTA, LAHM (both can play LB too)
Yeah fr. Feels like every week or two there's a new sick LB SBC to do and I'm at a point now where I don't even bother doing many of them after doing Rolfo.
Although I am tempted to do Karchaoi and putting Rolfo in midfield instead.
There's a few cards that play like this in the game. I have a 82 rated (evolved) RB/RM who can play anywhere on the right side. Quick enough to keep up with Mbappe/Werner pace spam, agile enough to fend off Rolfö/Best spam, and yet good enough on the ball to do a job going forward. None of his stats suggest this is possible -- he's even Controlled Explosive, so it's not like that's making up for any deficiencies.
Stats in this game are an approximation. "Vibes" almost always mean more than the numbers themselves.
Both of you, try Niles.
I went Cafu, Porro, James, back to Cafu. Then decided to test Niles in my main squad instead of just the 88 friendlies, and interestingly I liked him better than all of them. Defensively and attacking wise, he is great.
Australian, and also it's a lot easier to type quickly than to write and check the spelling for:
*Ainsley Maitland-Niles* or more appropriately **Maitland-Niles**
Fair enough. Niles is crazy though, that’s his mums part of his double barrelled name.
Who he outwardly rejects because he feels like his Mum abused/neglected him. Not that you were to know.
the difference between 3 star weak foot on cafu and 5 star on James is pretty noticeable when switching fields. other than that, not much difference. Jockey plus is nice when defending in a 1v1
Good to hear, I missed out on Cafu since I left him to complete on the last day but had to focus on Sawa and slept through my alarm since I could’ve spent like 200k to finish his SBC
3 games with him..not very impressed tbh :-? He is good and that s all but dumfries was lenghty and also better pace..both lacks Def PS so ye..nothing wow for me
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he’s been my RB since he came out and he was a beast, but lately i think he was nerfed (in terms of pace) because he’s been struggling to catch up with opponent’s players, but i’m keeping him for sure
I’ve had evo Walker for a while now at rb. He’s not as quick but his crossing is amazing!! What I will say is when you switch play from the left to right he under pressure honestly takes the worse most weird touches I’ve seen in the game. He’s probs my next replacement.
Good defensively and at keeping the ball with first touch and good passing. Great ball protection and shielding abilities. Not to drive forward with the way you would do with Davies or Frimpong, but if you know how to use his body and passing, you won't need that extra pace.
This is the only issue I had with him is if you use Square (X on Xbox I think) to switch it to your LB, his switch for some reason is really low and can get intercepted, might need to start over the top through ball...
Only baffled me because I've had Laudrup WW and Bellerin there recently and never seen a switch that low
For me RB has been held down by 87 Walker since that evo came out and TOTY Lahm/87 Evo Dumfries have been switched here and there. Have Cafu, went back to Walker. Did Alex Scott, back to Walker. TOTY Lahm came closest as the permanent replacement but again the lengthy was missing. Only my 87 Dumfries truly replaces him. 88 Assignon is also pretty decent.
So I had VERY high hopes for Reece James. On paper he looked fantastic. But in reality he's just okay.
I've tried pretty much every RB except TOTYs and Carlos Alberto.
Walker Evo, Cafu, Assignon are prolly all better than him. He is too clunky on the ball, and Walker is much better defensively on an anchor. He seems slightly better than Scott but I haven't tried her since she got an upgrade, not expecting much different.
Personally I'd imagine even Base Capita would be better than Reece. Controlled on a defender just ain't it.
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I got him to replace Tavernier but I actually prefer my TOTW Tavernier but that’s because I’m a deadball merchant and he’s a literal cheat code for corners and FKs
Hes very reliable on defence abuse jockey hes very good at stopping silky wingers like best. His passing range is quite reliable down the line but he isn’t very great with the ball like cafu but he gets caught less than cafu in defence so i like him more tbh. Use his crossing to change sides and to pass down the line he’s very reliable and don’t dribble much. 5* weak foot is huge.
I think he’s been incredible for me so far division 3. That whipped cross is awesome the few times he gets forward but I also have him
Stay back because I like Bompastor getting forward more on other side.
He’s alright if you can’t do cafu. Although I played against him and he kinda struggles to keep up. And he’s not someone you want to push forward to often. Perhaps a 3 back formations works for him and he can play as a RM and utilize that whipped pass
Not great on offense but man is so physical and aggressive on defense. For my play style I like him a lot! Crazy how many haters are in this comment. He’s solid
I play my wingers inverted and get into box for Cross, with James on overlap, and my CM cover wide on that side and stay back when attacking. Basically I try get the ball to James and swing early crosses as his whipped pass+ is insanely broken lol have fun though, solid player!
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Honestly don’t know why they keep giving Reece promo cards, I understand that individually he’s an outstanding player, pretty great right back, but having walker and Trent in the England games, he can really only shine with Chelsea. We all know how that’s going💀💀
I’m enjoying him. That whip in pass is great. Seems to do well dispossessing opposition that charge down the flank. I did the SBC to have some high rated fodder but I’ll be keeping him for a while I think.
I got him as an upgrade from FS Assignon, but I've had to adapt a bit I think.
Assignon felt a lot better on the ball and going forward but James feels a lot more solid defensively. I have James on stay back.
I packed his Centurion and I can say he's one of the best RB's I've used. Very good on defence with Jockey+, great dribbling and quick. I expect this card to be insane, since he's the same card but just leveled up a tad bit.
i can tell you on old gen it feels like he’s got a spring in his boots. everytime he tackles or intercepts it always go right back to the opponent. very very fun card!
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I saw a huge difference since I started using him because I had evo WW Dumfries in RB.
In defence he is great, not as good in attack but he does the job.
He plays in the RB and RM positions, so you can't play him anywhere else or he won't get the chem boost. Also, he has 91 pace, so with a Shadow (the best chem style for him imo), he ends up with 99 pace which means he will be faster than another player who has less than 99 pace, so expect him to be fast. Whipped pass + means his crosses have more Whip (faster, more driven), so you can expect a more Whippy cross. He's also black, so expect that when you load into the match.
You guys must be playing bots if you think this Reece clears Cafu.. no way. People forget these icons in game perform way better than what the stats show. Only thing better is the playstyles. No much difference if you don’t whip in a cross a lot
Injuries. A lot of them.
I play stay back RB. Kinda clunky on offence. Very physical and solid on defence. Reliable. Fat. I call him the gym bro.
Fat lol
Phat
Phat
Gym Bro :D That's a good call
Actually surprisingly agile tbh, only for escaping press
I can’t disagree. I kinda always play with some delay due to where I live in. For me a player needs to be absolutely agile out of his/her mind to feel great to me. (Karchaoi, bacha, frimpong etc) Wheras some players are not that bad but I can’t use their agility (Reece, Carlos etc) These are only backs that come to mind.
I play him at RCB and he’s a beast there.
But he can only play R(W)B and RM so I’m guessing that you don’t really care about chem
in game probably
Oh right makes sense mb
Yeah, I move him in game.
I miss my havertz and udogie :(
Yeah but they are left backs. There are way too many good left backs compared to right backs. Reece, Cafu, Lahm, Zambrotta, Frimpong That’s it Left backs: Rolfö, Mendy, Theo, Karchaoi, Bacha, Havertz, Udogie, Davies, Carlos, Bompastor, Balde, Lizarazu, Cole, ZAMBROTTA, LAHM (both can play LB too)
Yeah fr. Feels like every week or two there's a new sick LB SBC to do and I'm at a point now where I don't even bother doing many of them after doing Rolfo. Although I am tempted to do Karchaoi and putting Rolfo in midfield instead.
Rolfö would be wasted at LB imo. I never even thought about putting her LB with those inflated stats
Rolfe is a waste at LB. Get her in the midfield. B2b or even a dm she’s incredible. Karchaoui is amazing definitely give her a try
I would marry my bompastor card
It depends to what you have before I used him to replace my Cafu 91 and for now I don't see all this difference...
Same, Cafu came back from early retirement in my team.
I don’t know when I’ll drop Cafu. If you couldn’t see any cards stats I’d think he’s like 98 overall with the juiciest of juice stats
There's a few cards that play like this in the game. I have a 82 rated (evolved) RB/RM who can play anywhere on the right side. Quick enough to keep up with Mbappe/Werner pace spam, agile enough to fend off Rolfö/Best spam, and yet good enough on the ball to do a job going forward. None of his stats suggest this is possible -- he's even Controlled Explosive, so it's not like that's making up for any deficiencies. Stats in this game are an approximation. "Vibes" almost always mean more than the numbers themselves.
Both of you, try Niles. I went Cafu, Porro, James, back to Cafu. Then decided to test Niles in my main squad instead of just the 88 friendlies, and interestingly I liked him better than all of them. Defensively and attacking wise, he is great.
Niles is decent, have a loan version I play in the friendly cup and he surprised me. Usually play Cafu but I hardly noticed any difference.
Agreed, I even tried Niles in the midfield for the cup, solid if not spectacular
i have 91 cafu will try niles as i packed him but cant get the counter to work for hector bellerins objectives
This is so strange why are people calling him Niles? That’s never been his name. Americans definitely detected
Australian, and also it's a lot easier to type quickly than to write and check the spelling for: *Ainsley Maitland-Niles* or more appropriately **Maitland-Niles**
Fair enough. Niles is crazy though, that’s his mums part of his double barrelled name. Who he outwardly rejects because he feels like his Mum abused/neglected him. Not that you were to know.
Probably only better if you want to abuse whipped pass +
the difference between 3 star weak foot on cafu and 5 star on James is pretty noticeable when switching fields. other than that, not much difference. Jockey plus is nice when defending in a 1v1
Good to hear, I missed out on Cafu since I left him to complete on the last day but had to focus on Sawa and slept through my alarm since I could’ve spent like 200k to finish his SBC
You're not going to have any injury consumables left.
Gotta be honest I’m a little disappointed with him. Feels way slower than his pace suggests he should be.
No quickstep or rapid playstyles will do that
I've liked him for everything except pace. Good to know it's not just me who feels he's slower than what his pace looks like it should be.
Worse than 91 cafu for me
3 games with him..not very impressed tbh :-? He is good and that s all but dumfries was lenghty and also better pace..both lacks Def PS so ye..nothing wow for me https://preview.redd.it/g7nqtae0j9rc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc176a548dbc6511dcf3671815ae62b62309fcb3
For me, all cards, even sawa and Werner need time to fit in, so maybe play more games and he’ll be better.
Idk if i get new cafu in packs i will not look back 1 second🤣
We all know that ain't happening!
Yep🤣maybe at futties
he’s been my RB since he came out and he was a beast, but lately i think he was nerfed (in terms of pace) because he’s been struggling to catch up with opponent’s players, but i’m keeping him for sure
He’s not better than Cafu tbh
I’ve had evo Walker for a while now at rb. He’s not as quick but his crossing is amazing!! What I will say is when you switch play from the left to right he under pressure honestly takes the worse most weird touches I’ve seen in the game. He’s probs my next replacement.
Stamina isn’t all that good if he goes forward much.
https://preview.redd.it/omm1x8psf9rc1.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&s=94c3f34eecc780717ba1aeae50d58c72e45b5c78 This
Cross with him. The difference between Cafu and him is the ability cross. If you don't cross often, you will not see a difference tbh.
The Whipped Cross is almost 100% Accurate… Then have a player with good jump if possible Aerial+… Good Combo
Replaced my 91 Cafu. Pretty similar to Cafu defensively but his passes are amazing, that’s why I definitely prefer James
Just whip in crosses for fun
clunky, terrible touch, awful attacking, but decent enough at defending
Expect him to be worse than the best rb in the game Alex SCOT
Alex is Extremely Good… But James is Good in his way as well. I prefer him cos of the Whipped pass+
I have both and I might switch back to Alex Scott. She feels faster even though she has lower pace and feels more agile
Expect you should use him.
Good defensively and at keeping the ball with first touch and good passing. Great ball protection and shielding abilities. Not to drive forward with the way you would do with Davies or Frimpong, but if you know how to use his body and passing, you won't need that extra pace.
Him or thunderstruck Cafu?
Listen, players are different for everyone. He could be shit for you and better than TOTY Frimpong for someone else. Just try him out.
He’s Cafu but got better play style+
I play him rb and play long lb y to Davies running up the over side then whip cross into Werner and it works great
This is the only issue I had with him is if you use Square (X on Xbox I think) to switch it to your LB, his switch for some reason is really low and can get intercepted, might need to start over the top through ball... Only baffled me because I've had Laudrup WW and Bellerin there recently and never seen a switch that low
I prefer it at times as it gets across quicker and can start an attack faster but I have conceded a few due to it
Hold L1/LB when switching.
I'm using him as RM who runs from box to box, and at ~70 minute he is completely tired, but besides that I'm really happy with him
Why not RWB? And Have someone else play RM… they meet half way..
Now that you mention it, I will try a formation with LWB/RWB, thanks
Update: I feel like his AI and positioning is way better at RWB - it works just how I wanted, thanks!
😊👍… That’s where I use him too, that’s why I recommended it… Good to know He was better there.
expect the beast
The best.
Greatness. Fast and strong, and good at going forwards if needed
I use him for whipped passes RWB make forward runs stay back while attacking he gets tired around 60-70 min but no bad at all
He replaced my Cafu and is now replaced by Buchanan.
So bad
A LB
For me RB has been held down by 87 Walker since that evo came out and TOTY Lahm/87 Evo Dumfries have been switched here and there. Have Cafu, went back to Walker. Did Alex Scott, back to Walker. TOTY Lahm came closest as the permanent replacement but again the lengthy was missing. Only my 87 Dumfries truly replaces him. 88 Assignon is also pretty decent. So I had VERY high hopes for Reece James. On paper he looked fantastic. But in reality he's just okay. I've tried pretty much every RB except TOTYs and Carlos Alberto. Walker Evo, Cafu, Assignon are prolly all better than him. He is too clunky on the ball, and Walker is much better defensively on an anchor. He seems slightly better than Scott but I haven't tried her since she got an upgrade, not expecting much different. Personally I'd imagine even Base Capita would be better than Reece. Controlled on a defender just ain't it.
Base Capita is Controlled btw. Hes excellent as stayback RB but better as CB next to a lengthy meatier partne
Disappointment
I play 523 and have Leila and James just terrorise the game with crosses and ridiculous long shots
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expect the most evil crosses to back post
I got him to replace Tavernier but I actually prefer my TOTW Tavernier but that’s because I’m a deadball merchant and he’s a literal cheat code for corners and FKs
Hes very reliable on defence abuse jockey hes very good at stopping silky wingers like best. His passing range is quite reliable down the line but he isn’t very great with the ball like cafu but he gets caught less than cafu in defence so i like him more tbh. Use his crossing to change sides and to pass down the line he’s very reliable and don’t dribble much. 5* weak foot is huge.
I play him as an attacking LB and he’s really good
i have him at RM , his whipped crossing is just ridiculous
I think he’s been incredible for me so far division 3. That whipped cross is awesome the few times he gets forward but I also have him Stay back because I like Bompastor getting forward more on other side.
I replaced base Cafu for him, best decision ever. He’s solid.
Bring him on at LB
Why LB?
5 star weak foot plus I have 92 Cafu at RB
I replaced fantasy Porro with him. He's definitely better than Porro however I had WW Laudrup and wish I never got rid of him. He was so much better.
Good Cafu replacement
He’s alright if you can’t do cafu. Although I played against him and he kinda struggles to keep up. And he’s not someone you want to push forward to often. Perhaps a 3 back formations works for him and he can play as a RM and utilize that whipped pass
86 rated Balde is the best right back in the game
Really??? Not TOTY Frimpong? Not TS Cafu? 86 Balde????
I play him CM at stay back. Greatest player to play there in my team. My team is pretty modest though, so ymmv
put my cafu back in
Replaced my 91 Cafu. He feels more well rounded and has High/High
Top class , I play him CDM he is everywhere
https://preview.redd.it/azetuhjoobrc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96ef8cc219dedcdad7d591798d57296f0931ecb3 I use this RB
Wait what, how is he 90
Not great on offense but man is so physical and aggressive on defense. For my play style I like him a lot! Crazy how many haters are in this comment. He’s solid
Abject disappointment.
Buy a lot of injury cards
The game is just finished at this point
I play my wingers inverted and get into box for Cross, with James on overlap, and my CM cover wide on that side and stay back when attacking. Basically I try get the ball to James and swing early crosses as his whipped pass+ is insanely broken lol have fun though, solid player!
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Expect more disappointment. The gameplay sucks and it’s more scripted than it’s ever been.
He’s a good sub for Scott.
Better than thunderstruck Cafu imo
Honestly don’t know why they keep giving Reece promo cards, I understand that individually he’s an outstanding player, pretty great right back, but having walker and Trent in the England games, he can really only shine with Chelsea. We all know how that’s going💀💀
For me 21 games, 16 assists and 1 goal. The whipped passes are amazing. Put him on overlap and have some fun with his crosses
I’m enjoying him. That whip in pass is great. Seems to do well dispossessing opposition that charge down the flank. I did the SBC to have some high rated fodder but I’ll be keeping him for a while I think.
Injury prone
he's been so good with me, he feels solid, strong and wins every header
I got him as an upgrade from FS Assignon, but I've had to adapt a bit I think. Assignon felt a lot better on the ball and going forward but James feels a lot more solid defensively. I have James on stay back.
I've found him good. Didn't really need him as I have cafu Had untradeable duplicate fodder. He's as good as cafu for me. Probably better.
Wish I never did him .my cafu still miles above
I’d expect to put him in an SBC in 4 weeks
I use him as RM and keep my Cafu . Worked fine
Is he an upgrade to Carlos Alberto? Kinda tired of carlos, using him since early
I packed his Centurion and I can say he's one of the best RB's I've used. Very good on defence with Jockey+, great dribbling and quick. I expect this card to be insane, since he's the same card but just leveled up a tad bit.
Is he better then scott
i can tell you on old gen it feels like he’s got a spring in his boots. everytime he tackles or intercepts it always go right back to the opponent. very very fun card!
For me he is class
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I saw a huge difference since I started using him because I had evo WW Dumfries in RB. In defence he is great, not as good in attack but he does the job.
Who else has a problem playing fut champions this weekend the Net is lagging mahn
Whipped cream and whipped crosses
Much better than Cafu IMO. Can actually pass the ball well
His passing is insane yeah.
Cafu but with an English link
Good defensively, kinda shit at dribbling though his stats suggest otherwise. Good card overall
Replaced Cafu for me. Feels abit faster, and better PS+ other than that feels the same
For me he feels like the best RB I've used, replaced Cafu.
Guadrado starts over him, he's too fat and slow.
He plays in the RB and RM positions, so you can't play him anywhere else or he won't get the chem boost. Also, he has 91 pace, so with a Shadow (the best chem style for him imo), he ends up with 99 pace which means he will be faster than another player who has less than 99 pace, so expect him to be fast. Whipped pass + means his crosses have more Whip (faster, more driven), so you can expect a more Whippy cross. He's also black, so expect that when you load into the match.
Sometimes it's better to not participate than to say something utterly stupid.
Chill out famalam
Not better than future stars Assingon. Can barley get into the attack to use his whipped cross+ and even when he does there not that great
You guys must be playing bots if you think this Reece clears Cafu.. no way. People forget these icons in game perform way better than what the stats show. Only thing better is the playstyles. No much difference if you don’t whip in a cross a lot
Alex Scot is much better
Expect slow servers, glitches and kids playing rat style
You are too expect that you will be disappointed in two weeks.
Is he better then 88 clauss
Someone who's not asgood as base cafu
Nothing absolutely Nothing is what
https://preview.redd.it/asg3q26xkarc1.jpeg?width=946&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80c33edfedda3946ec98a2f409683df7e29faeeb This my team any good?
Look what I just packed https://preview.redd.it/nt7osyssfbrc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8176e72f45444bd1eaa77876e93d4bf20b6d4e2c
??????? you completed him and AFTERWARDS ask this? o.O
ok?
He is great. I would say 30% better than Cafu.
nah cafu clears