Follow @FIFAscouting On to wide players, and first up are right midfielders. Both RMs and more forward-playing RWs have been included. As usual, in an attempt to make this relevant to as many players as possible, I have not included any right midfielders whose OVR is above 73 – this way you can keep your costs down and have some …
FIFA 12 | So You Want An… Attacking Midfielder (Winter Update)
Follow @FIFAscouting In the final central midfielders article, here is the data for attacking midfielders. Once again there are some familiar faces, whilst players like Omar El Kaddouri and Oleg Shatov have received major boosts. Unlike in previous tables, almost all players in the top few potential rungs are very expensive, so each player’s individual playing style and strengths are …
FIFA 12 | So You Want A… Central Midfielder (Winter Update)
Follow @FIFAscouting On to the central midfielders now. There are some familiar faces up at the top – Josh McEachran and Afriyie Acquah maintaining their places at the top of the list – but there are also a lot of changes. Many players have had very decent potential boosts, such as Sergi Roberto, Jordan Mutch and especially Lorenzo Crisetig. Here …
FIFA 12 | So You Want A… Defensive Midfielder (Winter Update)
Follow @FIFAscouting Moving on to the midfielders, here is the updated data for defensive midfielders. As usual, listed below are some of the most promising young defensive midfielders in the game. In an attempt to make this relevant to as many players as possible, I have not included any CDMs whose OVR is above 73 – this way you can …
FIFA 12 | So You Want A… Left Back (Winter Update)
Follow @FIFAscouting In the final article on defensive players, here is the data for left backs. As before, listed below are some of the most promising young left backs in the game. In an attempt to make this relevant to as many players as possible, I have not included any LBs whose OVR is above 73 – this way you …
FIFA 12 | So You Want A… Right Back (Winter Update)
Follow @FIFAscouting Up next, right backs. Listed below are some of the most promising young right backs in the game. This time round I had to up the OVR threshold to 75 – with it set to 73 there are only about 8 RBs with potential over 80 (and OVR 73 or lower, obviously). Furthermore, I have listed the players …
FIFA 12 | So You Want A… Centre Back (Winter Update)
Follow @FIFAscouting Next up on the updated lists are the centre backs. As before, listed below are some of the most promising young centre backs in the game. In an attempt to make this relevant to as many players as possible, I have not included any CBs whose OVR is above 73 – this way you can keep your costs …
FIFA 12 | So You Want A… Goalkeeper (Winter Update)
Follow @FIFAscouting As it does around this time every year, EA has released a transfer update for FIFA 12. This patch updates the squads to include all the winter transfers, but also updates players’ OVR and potential in line with their performances so far this season. That of course means all the tables on this site need to be updated …
FIFA 12 | So You Want A… Target Man
Follow @FIFAscouting The final guide is on target men. These guys are often very tall, strong, and excellent in the air. Not only will they score you plenty of goals in the air, but they can be great providers too – couple them with a speedy striker and use them to nod the ball down into their path. As usual, …
FIFA 12 | So You Want A… Goalscorer
Follow @FIFAscouting Moving onto the final section of these guides, here’s the first of two parts on strikers – first goalscorers, then target men. These are the guys you rely on week in, week out to get you the goals. Often they are quick, and these are the ones you want to combine with a decent target man. Some specialise …