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The Chicharito-Di Maria Dilemma: Where will they be next season?

  By O-Posts Team | August 2, 2024 - 19:34 | , , , , , ,
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Van Gaal…. has a dilemma to deal with.

The times are finally starting to change over at Manchester United in lieu of the most recent acquisitions made by the Red Devils. Manchester United have bolstered their ranks significantly for this new Premier League season, which begins August 8th.

The likes of Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinstieger have obviously arrived at Old Trafford to aid United’s lackluster midfield. Morgan and Bastian’s arrival along with Nani and Robin Van Persie exodus to Fenerbahce shouts out that Wayne Rooney will be returning to his position as a forward.

The Red Devils will pair Rooney with their new Dutch winger Memphis Depay and Matteo Darmian will bolster the Red Devil’s already leaky defense.

 

Futures of Di Maria and Chicharito

Questions have been raised recently on the future of two of Manchester United’s attacking options, Javier Hernandez and Angel Di Maria. The most recent reports regarding Angel Di Maria showed growing interest by the French giants PSG.

The Parisians and United seem to be closing in on a deal any day soon with the final sum tallying around £40-£46 million. The rumors are swarming the media after Angel Di Maria was not present in San Jose with the team in their most recent friendly against FC Barcelona.

 

The Di Maria Dilemma: Will he stay or depart?

Usually when players fail to appear when called on by the club it shouts many possibilities. One possible scenario is that in light of reports, Angel Di Maria could be indeed finalizing a deal with PSG and come sometime this week be draped around the city of lights in a dark blue jersey with “La Tour Eiffel” on the crest.

Another possibility is that Di Maria could be taking an extended break, after all the Argentine winger did compete for Argentina in the Copa America before he was injured in the final match against Chile.

The third and other scenario could be that Angel missed the flight on purpose to expedite his upcoming departure from Manchester. Summing things up, Angel Di Maria will more than likely be playing for another team come September.

 

Hernandez to the MLS? West Ham?

Javier Hernandez has really been the big question currently lingering around the Manchester United squad. Chicharito has in fact traveled with the Red Devils to their pre-season tour in the United States.

Although Hernandez did not play in Manchester United’s 3-1 win against FC Barcelona, the Mexican striker has been at the center of a lot of transfer speculation all over Europe and surprisingly here in Major League Soccer.

The most recent transfer rumor circulating Javier comes from Major League Soccer’s Orlando City. With Giovani Dos Santos now at the Los Angeles Galaxy the move for Javier Hernandez to continue his career in Orlando could prove to be profitable for him, Orlando City and Major League Soccer.

Many journalists have also placed two London based clubs that would behoove the club to attain his services. West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur are the two London clubs who seem to be interested in Hernandez’s services.

West Ham United are under the new leadership of Slaven Bilič and the Hammers will be looking to add to their attacking lineup. Tottenham finished in fifth last season mainly thanks to one Harry Kane, will be looking to add to their attacking options since the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado have proven to be rather woefully abysmal for the “Tottenham cause.”

 

Hernandez to return home? Or maybe even stay with the Red Devils?

In fact, there are inklings of Hernandez returning home to Mexico. Club Guadalajara Chivas owner Jorge Carlos Vergara has gone to state that Mexico’s Liga MX would rather see Javier return home instead of playing in Major League Soccer.

There are also talks of Hernandez potentially staying at United since the only attacking options at United are Wayne Rooney, Memphis Depay and Juan Mata. However with Memphis being an attacking winger/midfielder and Juan Mata an attacking midfielder, keeping Javier Hernandez as another striker to partner with Wayne is an actual possibility for United head coach Louis Van Gaal.

 

Conclusion

There are many possibilities looming over Angel Di Maria and Javier Hernandez and their future at Manchester United. Angel Di Maria’s future is about almost certain that it will not be in a red jersey in England.

Chicharito on the other hand is the “million dollar question.” Especially since the concept of adding depth to United’s attacking lineup since two have already left with another about to leave Old Trafford any day.

 

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Alexandre Lacazette: Arsenal and PSG-linked goal-getter set on staying with Lyon

  By O-Posts Team | July 27, 2024 - 17:14 | , , , , , ,
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Alexandre Lacazette has attracted a lot of attention this summer. Nothing else can be expected for a player who scored 31 goals in the previous season. Arsenal, Manchester United, PSG, Liverpool were said to be keen on the player with the Gunners seeming like they were leading the race for his signature at one time. However, it seems like the Frenchman will continue at Lyon.

Lyon coach Hubert Fournier said he saw Lacazette staying with the club, “He has said he wants to stay with us. Of course, some clubs are going to be attracted to the sort of player he is but he is under contract at Lyon and with all of the different competitions we have this season with the Champions League and the domestic French cups, we obviously want to keep him at the club.”

Lacazette is essentially a centre forward, but has also been deployed on the wings. He is a poacher or “a fox in the box”, and his finishing makes him a goal-scoring threat. He has scored a lot of impressive goals ranging from long shots to volleys.

The 24 year-old scored 15 league goals in the 2013/14 season and he seems to be improving constantly. This is important to mention because Lacazette’s name started doing rounds in every “best youngsters” list at a much younger age. After all, it was he who netted the game-winning goal in the 85th minute against Spain to clinch the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. But the striker has now established himself, and it can be said that he is a finished product.

Lyon’s chairman Jean Michel Aulas said earlier this year that Lacazette was better than Gareth Bale and was basically un-transferable. He said at a time, “What is the name of that Welshman at Real Madrid? [Lacazette] is much better than him. There is no point even discussing transfer fees.”

Many think the player is overrated. Maybe the comments of Lyon’s president and coach over the course of last four months make him sound way better than he actually is. However, it is completely justified for a team - which came agonizingly close to the title last season - to do anything to keep the many suitors away from their most prized asset. Then of course, how over-rated can a player who scored 27 league goals last season be? And saying “it’s the weak French league” will be a sorry excuse.

Lyon don’t want to sell Lacazette for more than one reason and it is not difficult to figure out why the club values the striker so highly. It’s not just the goals. Lacazette has a big symbolic significance to the club. They don’t want another case of Karim Benzema, who was sold to Real Madrid for £30m back in 2009.

Benzema has been the biggest academy graduate for the French side and his sale still brings unwelcoming memories for the management and the fans. Lacazette is just like that for the club.

It is imperative for them that he stays, and by the looks of it, he might just be.

 

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FIFA 16: The Top 10 Best Under-21 Players in the latest FIFA edition

  By O-Posts Team | July 21, 2024 - 18:01 | , , , , , , , ,
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FIFA gets better every year. This time around EA has made some major changes in the career mode, which has received many positive responses. Tons of players who quit Career mode in FIFA 15 should look forward to playing Career mode more often and with enthusiasm in FIFA 16.

We have a list of the best young players in FIFA 16, which you can use to build a strong squad or make a huge profit in the transfer market.

 

Luciano Vietto – ST - 21 Years Old

Overall Rating: 79

Potential Rating: 88

Best attribute: Pace of 89

The 21 year old has been called and labelled the next Aguero. He already had a rating of 78 in FIFA 15, which has increased to 80 in the latest edition.

 

Breel Embolo – ST – 18 Years Old

Overall Rating: 76

Potential Rating: 87

Best attribute: 90 in Sprint

Embolo is the one player every scout in FIFA 15 career mode want you to sign. This insane talent has improved a lot this season, which has enhanced his FIFA 16 overall rating to 76 from 74.

 

Nabil Fekir – CAM – 21 Years Old

Overall Rating: 80

Potential Rating: 88

Best attribute: 89 in Balance

Nabil Fekir has improved a lot this season scoring about fifteen goals and assisting ten more in reality with his club, Lyon. His FIFA stats has boosted to potential of 88.

 

Memphis Depay – LW – 21 Years Old

Overall Rating: 80

Potential Rating: 87

Best attribute: 90 in Sprint Speed

Memphis Depay is definitey going to be one of the most used players in FIFA 16 as he has successfully moved to Manchester United. The mini-Ronaldo will have a potential to improve to up to 87 in FIFA 16.

 

Raheem Sterling – CAM - 20 Years Old

Overall Rating: 82

Potential Rating: 88

Best attribute: 92 Sprint Speed

Manchester City’s big-money signing. His move will definitely affect FIFA 16 Ultimate Team as there are very few Man City-supporting gamers playing FIFA 16. As far as his potential stats are concerned, they remain the same as FIFA 15.

 

Youri Tielemans – CM - 18 Years Old

Overall Rating: 75

Potential Rating: 89

Best attribute: 77 in Passing and Balance

There are many top players in the centre-midfielder category, but Tielemans is definitely one to mention as he has a potential of an 89 rating in FIFA 16.

 

Luke Shaw – LB – 19 years old

Overall Rating: 76

Potential Rating: 86

Best attribute: 84 in Pace

There are not a lot of highly rated left backs in FIFA 16 and with Shaw having a potential of 86, he will be the most traded left back in the game.

 

Hector Bellerin – RB – 20 Years Old

Overall Rating: 70

Potential Rating: 86

Best attribute: 89 in Acceleration

The Arsenal speed merchant is going to be the right back with the highest potential in the game. His overall can increase from 70 to 86.

 

Marquinhos – CB – 21 Years Old

Overall Rating: 81

Potential Rating: 89

Best attribute: 92 in Marking

FIFA 16 has the same player what FIFA 15 had as the U21 player with the biggest potential. Marquinhos was the most traded player in FIFA 16 Career mode and he is going to make a great impact in transfer market like he did in FIFA 15.

 

Simone Scuffet – GK – 21 Years Old

Overall Rating: 71

Potential Rating: 86

Best attribute: 80 in Reflexes

There are not a lot of good under-21 goalkeepers in FIFA 16, but Scuffet makes it just in time to book his place in the list of the Best Under-21 players in FIFA 16.

 

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Adrien Rabiot: Why Tottenham and West Ham should seek the PSG starlet

  By O-Posts Team | July 20, 2024 - 07:23 | , , , , , , ,
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It isn’t really news that Adrien Rabiot is unhappy — with his role — at PSG. The talented youngster has once again demanded to leave the club and his mother and agent was supposed to meet the PSG president to request a move away from the club.

Tottenham have been on his tail for a while now and have been severely linked with the Frenchman in the last two windows. Recent reports say they have reignited their interest in the player. West Ham are also said to be keen on the player.

Even though there isn’t any real indication as to whether Tottenham or West Ham are genuinely interested in the player, it is definitely clear that Rabiot doesn’t want to stay at PSG. The 20-year-old midfielder feels he needs to be play more and it is understandable for him to want to move to a place where he gets more game time, especially if he wants to be chosen for the senior France side for the upcoming Euros.

Spurs need a central midfielder, someone who can command the midfield and do so with conviction and in Rabiot, they will get exactly that.

The Frenchman started his career playing in the suburbs of Paris for US Creteil Lusitanos before Manchester City came offering him a place in their academy. Then 13 year old, Rabiot struggled with life at city as he faced big problems due to the language barrier.

Just six months hence, he decided to leave England and move back to his native France. His boyhood club, PSG came asking for his services and the youngster joined the Parisian giants, quickly making his way up the ranks.

Rabiot is capable of playing anywhere in the midfield, from the holding role to a more box to box attacking role. He has usually been deployed in a deeper role for PSG and has proved his worth. He doesn’t shield the defence and at the same time he doesn’t bombard forward regularly to try and get to the final third. Instead, he sits in the centre and starts plays from the heart of the pitch, to try and orchestrate things from the centre.

His biggest strength has to be his positioning. He is not caught out of position and even if he is, he is quick enough to track back. He is not the bulkiest of players so instead of using his physicality, he uses his vision to help his side. He can thread neat through balls and passes to his teammates and move the play forward.

With competition from the likes Marco Verratti among others for a place in PSG’s midfield, it is understandable why Blanc hasn’t given him the game time he thinks he deserves. He started 10 league games last season and came off the bench in 11. He scored four goals and got an assist to his name last season. With a lack of starts and goal scoring not being his main priority, these stats can show a glimpse of how talented the midfielder is.

Tottenham and West Ham can definitely use a player like him even though he’s not yet the finished article and may take a while for him to get going, if either of the Premier League clubs lands him, they will have a great player for the future within their ranks.

 

 

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Angel Di Maria: The Argentine could wave goodbye to United, but will still be a huge coup for PSG

  By O-Posts Team | July 15, 2024 - 20:58 | , , , , ,
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In the midst of the excitement borne out of the frenzy of free spending that has landed Manchester United Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin, there is some warning to be found in the tale of Angel Di Maria that big reputations partnered with big fees will not always be the formula for success. A year since United shelled out a British record sum of £59.7 million for Di Maria, it seems that fresh interest from Paris St Germain may end his short-lived time in England.

Louis Van Gaal may be reluctant to admit his time with the winger, who was the headline of his first transfer window in charge, is up after just one season but the Dutchman, who has given indications to his ruthless streak by flogging his countryman Robin Van Persie to Fenerbahce, will appreciate that it is business.

Van Gaal’s total summer outlay has neared £70 million with the signings of Memphis Depay and Matteo Darmian as well as Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin, and with the potential of more to come, a reported £43 million sale will be an important recoup of funds. United’s eye-watering revenue streams means Financial Fair Play regulations are never a concern at Old Trafford but a chance to balance the books will be welcomed as they look to fund moves for PSG’s Edinson Cavani, possibly as a direct swap for Di Maria, and Valencia’s Nicolas Otamendi.

PSG meanwhile have benefitted from the relaxation in the FFP ruling that prevented them from beating United to Di Maria’s signature last year. UEFA sanctions handed to the French champions for breaking the governing bodies’ rules on finances have been identified by Nasser Al Khelaifi, PSG’s Qatari owner, as the main reason behind their failure to lure Di Maria directly from Madrid.

The announcement from UEFA president Michel Platini in May about the easing of those restrictions has permitted PSG to enter the market with the same aggression that previously snared David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lucas Moura, Marquinhos and Cavani as their ambitious owners, the Qatari Investment Authority, sought to establish their club as a European powerhouse. Their refreshed spending powers has reportedly allowed them to offer Di Maria a package of the same £200,000-a-week wages he is currently on at United.

Their work in this summer’s market has so far been slow, spending £7 million on Serge Aurier from Toulouse and £6.6 million on Eintracht Frankfurt’s Kevin Trapp, deals offset by the £9 million sale of Yohann Cabaye to Crystal Palace. But a move for Di Maria will be a statement of intent in-keeping with their desire to make it deeper into the Champions League than the quarter-final stage that has so far been an impasse for the club under Carlo Ancelotti and Laurent Blanc.

Di Maria of course won that competition with Real Madrid only 14 months ago and was a vital part of his country’s run to the World Cup final just a month later before injury robbed him of the chance to compete against Germany in the Maracanã showpiece. He moved to United as La Liga’s leading assist maker and as the player Cristiano Ronaldo personally lobbied Florentino Perez not to sell.

Man of the match in the 4-1 triumph over rivals Atletico as Real brought home La Decima and a big part of the 2012 La Liga championship under Jose Mourinho having fought back from a difficult start to the season, Di Maria’s stock was extremely high. His genius apparent, Van Gaal could justify all of the money it took to buy him.

Back then, that is. Di Maria ended his season of struggle at United with just one start in the last eight games after getting sent off for pulling the referee’s shirt in an FA Cup tie with Arsenal. Before then hamstring injuries had blocked a promising start in which he was named player of the month for September and illustrated his vast talent with an audacious chipped goal against Leicester. Off the field, there was also the misfortunate case of his house being attacked by men with scaffolding poles.

Di Maria witnessed the incident with his wife and daughter who probably would have met with relief Van Gaal’s announcement in May that he would be interested in selling the winger if he asked to leave. United’s raft of new arrivals is likely to mean there will be a shift to a 4-3-3 and no room for Di Maria in the midfield role he prefers, leaving the position on the right-flank of an attacking trio where he will face competition from Juan Mata.

Though with 11 assists last term he was United’s creative player and he remains for Van Gaal a vital asset who can dictate the pace of a game with his intelligence and guile, as he did in the away victory over Liverpool in which he produced a delicate lofted pass for Mata to dispatch the game’s winning goal. He is still the player that can produce pivotal performances of the kind that guided Argentina past Paraguay in the semi-finals of the Copa America with a 6-1 win.

Though he limped off with injury in the final defeat to Chile, his two goals and an assist in the demolition of Paraguay posed a dilemma for Van Gaal as much as it would have attracted PSG.

With the Dutchman toying with the temptation to try and find a way of fitting Di Maria into his side and PSG looking for a replacement for Ezequiel Lavezzi who is set on a return to Italy, there are many questions to answer but with a hugely talented player determined to get his club career back on track at the centre of them all.

 

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FIFA 16: The Top 10 Defenders in the latest FIFA edition

  By O-Posts Team | July 14, 2024 - 16:54 | , , , , , , , ,
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Defenders in FIFA 16 or any other video game simulation are very vital to your team’s overall performance in the game.

We have listed a bunch of top defenders in FIFA 16 so that you can improve your team and therefore your performance.

 

1. John Terry

Overall Rating: 83

Best attribute: 84 in Defending

The veteran captain has had very consistent overall ratings in FIFA games. For three years in a row, his rating has been 83.

He is one of the best defenders in England and is very famous among English gamers.

 

2. Nicolás Otamendi

Overall Rating: 83

Best attribute: 87 in Defending

Otamendi was one of the most consistent defenders in La Liga this season. Because of his form, Manchester United and a few other English sides are keeping a close eye on him.

A move to the Premier League would make this brilliant defender very popular in FUT 16.

 

3. Mehdi Benatia

Overall Rating: 85

Best attribute: 89 in Defending

The Morocco international was brilliant for Bayern Munich this season making some crucial defending in the back.

The boost in his FIFA stats is going to make him popular this year.

 

4. Vincent Komapny

Overall Rating: 85

Best attribute: 87 in Defending and Physical

Kompany has insane defending and physical stats in FIFA 16 making him one of the powerful player to have in your team.

He is also good with headers, which is why most FUT players would want him in their team as he can prove to be a threat in set-piece situations.

 

5. Jerome Boateng

Overall Rating: 85

Best attribute: 86 rating in Defending

Boateng was one of the most successful defenders in the 2014-15 season. He made some game changing tackles and stops to make a name for himself.

He is going to be famous in the latest version of FIFA as his stats have significantly improved.

 

6. Diego Godin

Overall Rating: 85

Best attribute: 88 in Defending

Degio Godin had a really successful season with Atlético Madrid which has resulted in a boost in his ratings in FIFA 16. He previously had a rating of 83.

 

7. Gerard Pique

Overall Rating: 86

Best attribute: 88 rating in Defending

Pique’s rating in FIFA 16 has declined from FIFA 15, despite an excellent season for Barcelona this year.

With a potential of 88, he is going to be popular among Spanish players.

 

8. Mat Hummels

Overall Rating: 86

Best attribute: 87 rating in Defending

World Cup winner for Germany, Hummels did not quite have a great season with his club. He conceded a lot of goals and made some silly mistakes.

But despite that, he has an 86 rating in FIFA 16.

 

9. Sergio Ramos

Overall Rating: 87

Best attribute: 88 rating in Defending

The Spanish centre back is one of the best defender in La Liga. He had such a good record last year that Manchester United want to sign him.

Ramos is already famous among FIFA gamers, but a move to Manchester United could make him even more popular.

 

10. Thiago Silva

Overall Rating: 88

Best attribute: 90 rating in Defending

Thiago Silva is the best defender in FIFA 16. The PSG defender did not have the best season last term, but he still has all the required attributes to make him the best.

He was the most traded player in FIFA 15 FUT and it would not be a surprise if he is once again.

 

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FIFA Ballon D’Or: Can you name the top 10 nominees for the award since 2000?

  By O-Posts Team | July 12, 2024 - 21:27 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Yohan Cabaye: An Incredibly Surprising and Astute Signing for Crystal Palace

  By O-Posts Team | July 10, 2024 - 17:53 | , , , , , , , , , ,
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It’s not everyday you hear Crystal Palace sign a player who was playing Champions League football just a season before. But the Premier League side have made an incredibly smart and astute signing by landing Yohan Cabaye from French champions Paris St-Germain. They have done the same for a club-record transfer fee of £10m.

Of course, it is a bit surprising. Why would Cabaye leave one of the most ambitious European side for a mid-table English club? Well, after a dream move to PSG, the Frenchman spent more time on the bench than on the pitch. He made just 13 Ligue 1 starts for the Parisian club last season and only once did he finish the match after starting it. Cabaye, who signed for PSG in the winter of 2014, but he has found chances extremely limited.

As opposed to his stint at Newcastle United, where he was one of the key players in the side and basically indispensable, he was a luxury commodity at PSG and if he wished to play next year’s Euro’s that France are hosting, he needed to play every week and impress Deschamps. Cabaye is aware that there are plenty of young Frenchman who are waiting to gobble up a spot the national squad.

There were some links with Arsenal and Liverpool at one point of time. He also attracted interest from West Ham United, who could offer the player Europa League football this season, and Roma and Atlético Madrid, who would be playing the Champions League. But it was Palace he decided to opt for.

Alan Pardew was the one of the main factors in landing the 29 year-old. Cabaye and Pardew maintained an extremely healthy relationship at Newcastle. Pardew did a fantastic job at Palace after taking over mid-season and helped the club finish in the 10th place, an incredible achievement for a side battling relegation for some time last season. The Eagles look like they’re ready to step up their game and push for a top half finish this season.

Cabaye has apparently also sought reassurances about the club’s ambition and the fact that “he will not be the only major signing this summer”. The Eagles have been linked with QPR’s Charlie Austin and Swansea’s Ashley Williams and will to step up their pursuit of the player.

Cabaye’s arrival will only help the team further. More importantly, it could prove to be detrimental in their case to persuade existing players like Bolasie and Gayle, who have been linked with a move away from the club, to stay at the club.

Cabaye is certainly the next building block for Palace, who look like an ambitious side trying to build on the success of last season and ensure it isn’t a one-off thing. It will be interesting to see who makes way for him- Joe Ledley, James McArthur, Mile Jedinak or Jason Puncheon- and it will be further interesting to see whether he operates in a more attacking role, or plays a deeper role, trying to orchestrate things from the centre of the pitch.

Cabaye has done well playing the deep-lying playmaker role, and it will probably be the way to go for Pardew who could then use the Frenchman as well as Puncheon in the same eleven.

This is definitely just a start, but Palace fans can dream about the side pushing for a European spot next season. However, more signings of the same or close to the same level need to be made for that to happen.

Stoke City have been linked with Xherdan Shaqiri while West Ham United have landed Dimitri Payet. Hence, teams in the same category, more or less, are also strengthening considerably.

Cabaye is an extremely smart investment, nonetheless, and one which can have a big impact on Crystal Palace’s future.

 

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FIFA 16: The Top 10 Highest Rated Players in the latest FIFA edition

  By O-Posts Team | July 9, 2024 - 19:16 | , , , , , ,
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The 2014-15 season was great for many players as they achieved new levels of greatness at individual and club level. Barcelona won the treble, Germany won the World Cup and Ronaldo scored more than 60 goals yet again.

Let’s see how our top player’s performances in the 2014/15 season has influenced their ratings in FIFA 16.

 

1. Lionel Messi

Overall rating: 94

Best attribute: 97 rating in Dribbling

Lionel Messi is the best player in FIFA 16 as he was brilliant with his club Barcelona in the 2014-15 season. He played a vital role in Barcelona’s treble which is reflected in his ratings in FIFA 16.

 

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

Overall rating: 93

Best attribute: 93 rating in Pace, Shooting and Dribbling

Ronaldo who won two consecutive FIFA Player of the Year award is the second highest rated player in FIFA 16. His second best personal record of 62 goals this season helped him close the difference between his and Messi ratings.

 

3. Arjen Robben

Overall rating: 90

Best attribute: 94 rating in Pace

The Dutch winger is again the third highest rated player in yet another FIFA game. His overall of 90 proves that the 31-year old is still brilliant for his club and country.

 

4. Luis Suarez

Overall rating: 90

Best attribute: 89 rating in Shooting and Dribbling

Luis Suarez was brilliant for his new club Barcelona despite missing out the first 15 games. He scored more than 30 goals in less than 25 games making him one of the most dangerous strikers in FIFA as well as in real life.

 

5. Eden Hazard

Overall rating: 89

Best attribute: 92 rating in Dribbling

Hazard helped Chelsea win the English Premier League this season. There was hardly any game where the Belgian play-maker did not influence the game. This has resulted in his stats to boost up in FIFA 16.

 

6. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Overall rating: 89

Best attribute: 90 rating in Shooting

Despite being out of form in his opening matches for PSG, Ibrahimovic was still a useful outlet for the Ligue 1 champions with 19 league goals in just 23 matches last season. This has helped benefit his shooting stat in FIFA 16.

 

7. Manuel Neuer

Overall rating: 89

Best attribute: 92 rating in Kicking

The World Cup winning goalkeeper has the most clean sheets in Europe making him the best goalkeeper in the world. He has an overall of 89 in FIFA 16 because of that record.

 

8. Neymar Jr

Overall rating: 88

Best attribute: 93 rating in Dribbling

Another FC Barcelona player to make it as one of the best players in FIFA 16. The 22-year old helped his side win the treble scoring 38 goals this season. He is going to be one of the most transferred players in FIFA 16 as he is young and dynamic.

 

9. Phillip Lahm

Overall rating: 88

Best attribute: 88 rating in Defending

The German veteran is an all-rounder who can play in various part of the pitch. This special trait has made him one of the most versatile player in the world. With his 88 overall ranking, Lahm is definitely going to be one of the most popular players in the game.

 

10. Gareth Bale

Overall rating: 88

Best attribute: 93 rating in Pace

Last but not least, the world’s most expensive player, Gareth Bale is the tenth best player in FIFA 16. His overall ranking of 88 makes him one of the most dangerous sprinters in the game.

 

 

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FIFA 16: Three Major Changes in the latest FIFA Installment

  By O-Posts Team | July 7, 2024 - 17:18 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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We expect big changes from the new FIFA 16 as EA has promised a better game after the failure of FIFA 15.

We do not know all the changes that EA has done to improve the game, but we know some of the major changes that we will see in the upcoming new sensation (according to EA at the E3 conference).

 

Women’s Football

Women’s Football is the one big change we are going to see in FIFA 16. EA has announced that they have added twelve women’s national teams in the game and has focused on the female gameplay to make it more accurate as possible.

This is a milestone for FIFA as well as Women’s Football. There are only a very few people who completely follow Women’s Football, but after this everyone buying the game will have a chance to explore it.

Also, it has been reported that EA are planning on making a separate FIFA game for females only from next year. It will only be a great success for the future if the initial Women’s Football in FIFA 16 is as good as the EA claims.

 

New Tactical Defense with Improved Goalkeeping

When EA initially released the first gameplay trailer we were worried that again they were only focusing on adding new features, not fixing previous errors. But then they released the second trailer suggesting they have made some serious changes in the interference engine of the game. These improvements includes a new tactical defending and a more realistic goalkeeping.

The Tactical Defending includes more animatic moves like diving clearance and triangle traps giving the video game simulation a more real life like feel. There are not much changes in goalkeeping, however they have fixed previous bugs like air ball glitch.

 

More Animations and Graphics

We have already talked about more animatic moves in previous section but that is not all there is. The developers have added new stadiums, celebrations, skill moves, interactive crowds, and many other new graphics and animations to make the game compatible with the new interactive engine.

Other graphics includes new menus and modes, which have not been revealed yet.

 

Written by Charchit Dahal

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