The aim of this series, as last year, is to provide a shortlist of players that meet this requirement. All players have at least potential 80, and all will have an OVR of 73 or lower. The original intention of this (in the FIFA 12 series) was to keep costs down, but looking at this list I’m not sure that’s a problem any more! Still, I’ll stick to 73 or lower for the sake of avoiding overwhelming you with options.
A new addition this year is that player contracts have a huge impact. The fewer years left on the contract, the more likely you are to get a good deal. So if a player only has 1 year left on his contract you can get him for much less than his asking price. As such, I’ve added a column that says how many years are left on each player’s contract, and whether you can get him in the first transfer window. That’s the “Avai?” column (short for “available?”). To save space I’ve formatted it like this: Y/3 would mean yes, you can buy this player in the first window, and he has 3 years left on his contract. If it says something like “N/5? that means he has a 5 year contract and you can’t get him at first (the “N” is because he’s just joined the club), but you may be able to get them in the next window. The ones to look out for are Y/1 or Y/0, as some players only have months left on their contracts. Players who are on loan will have a “-” in this column because information on their contracts is not available.
Finally, if you see that a team is low on this position when you go to buy a player, don’t be put off. On FIFA 12 this meant, essentially, that you’d never be able to buy this player, as his team would never buy backups and thus would always refuse to sell him. In FIFA 13, however, it just means that you have to pay a little extra to get him.
There are two types of wide right players in FIFA 13 – the forward-lying right winger (RW), and the deeper right midfielder (RM). Wingers are typically very fast, have good dribbling and skill moves, and have good finishing. They are often used in an attacking trio – two wingers and a striker. The RM is typically better at crossing, and is expected to create goals, not necessarily to score them. As before, if you’re considering buying a player make sure you look up his stats to see which type of player he is, and whether this fits in with what you need in your squad.
Here are my recommendations:
- Lucas Andersen
- Nathan Redmond
- Leandro Bacuna
In a familiar story, Lucas Andersen has seen his price drop from FIFA 12 (£1.6m to £1.4m) but his potential increase (81 to 85). He’s got great dribbling and agility so he’ll skip past defenders, but although he’s listed as a RW, he’s also comfortable playing at RM. He’s low down the pecking order at Ajax so you can really get a fantastic deal on him.
Next up is Nathan Redmond. He’s an out-and-out winger – very fast, great agility and balance, high dribbling and skill moves, and his finishing is good too. He’s really cheap and although Birmingham consider him important, you should be able to get him for around £2m – £2.5m. In fact, you could probably get him on one wing and Andersen on the other for around £4.5m – £5m – how’s that for a mouth-watering prospect?
If you’re looking for something different, think about giving Leandro Bacuna a try. He’s not the quickest but he’s big and strong so will be very difficult to knock off the ball. He’s got brilliant stamina too, so he’ll be running all game. He’s also a very well-rounded attacking player – his crossing, shooting, dribbling and passing are all very good and he also takes a decent free kick. If you need someone who is flexible and hard to dispossess, he may be what you’re looking for.
As in FIFA 12, make sure you keep checking these players, as their prices and OVR may fluctuate radically after over time. If you’ve had any experience of this (especially if a player’s price drops), please post it in the comments.
Anyway, here’s the whole list:
| Pos | Name | OVR | Pot | Age | Cost (£) | Wages (£) | Club | Avai? | Foot | Weak foot | Skills | Traits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | Lucas Andersen | 67 | 85 | 17 | 1,400,000 | 2,000 | Ajax | Y/4 | Right | 3 | 3 | ||
| RM | Nathan Redmond | 69 | 84 | 18 | 1,500,000 | 2,000 | Birmingham City | Y/2 | Right | 3 | 4 | Flair, long shot taker | |
| RM | Ahmed Musa | 72 | 84 | 19 | 3,500,000 | 8,000 | CSKA Moskva | Y/4 | Right | 3 | 4 | Speedster, acrobat, long throw-in | |
| RW | Ryo Miyaichi | 71 | 83 | 19 | 2,400,000 | 7,000 | Wigan Athletic | - | Right | 4 | 4 | Speedster, acrobat, flair | On loan from Arsenal |
| RM | James Forrest | 73 | 83 | 20 | 3,400,000 | 9,000 | Celtic | Y/4 | Right | 3 | 3 | ||
| RM | Rondinelly | 73 | 83 | 21 | 3,400,000 | 9,000 | Grêmio | Y/5 | Right | 3 | 3 | ||
| RM | Pablo Sarabia | 72 | 83 | 20 | 3,600,000 | 7,000 | Getafe CF | Y/4 | Left | 4 | 4 | ||
| RM | Marco Faraoni | 72 | 82 | 20 | 3,400,000 | 8,000 | Udinese | N/5 | Right | 2 | 3 | ||
| RW | Mitchell Weiser | 66 | 82 | 18 | 1,200,000 | 3,000 | FC Bayern | N/3 | Right | 4 | 4 | ||
| RW | Sebá | 67 | 81 | 20 | 1,100,000 | 5,000 | FC Porto | - | Left | 3 | 3 | Long shot taker | On loan from Cruzeiro |
| RM | Charis Mavrias | 68 | 81 | 18 | 1,400,000 | 2,000 | Panathinaikos FC | Y/4 | Right | 4 | 2 | ||
| RM | Gabriel Torje | 71 | 81 | 22 | 2,100,000 | 6,000 | Granada CF | - | Right | 4 | 3 | On loan from Udinese | |
| RW | Leandro Bacuna | 71 | 81 | 20 | 2,300,000 | 7,000 | FC Groningen | Y/3 | Right | 4 | 3 | Power free-kick | |
| RM | Wellington | 73 | 81 | 21 | 3,100,000 | 10,000 | São Paulo | Y/3 | Right | 3 | 4 | Long shot taker | |
| RW | Jefferson Montero | 73 | 81 | 22 | 3,300,000 | 10,000 | Monarcas | Y/2 | Right | 4 | 4 | ||
| RW | Wilfried Zaha | 72 | 81 | 19 | 3,400,000 | 7,000 | Crystal Palace | Y/5 | Right | 3 | 4 | Flair | |
| RM | Federico Casarini | 72 | 81 | 22 | 3,400,000 | 7,000 | Cagliari | - | Right | 3 | 3 | Early crosser | On loan from Bologna |
| RW | Thomas Ince | 72 | 81 | 20 | 3,600,000 | 7,000 | Blackpool | Y/1 | Left | 3 | 4 | Flair | |
| RW | Antonio Rozzi | 63 | 80 | 18 | 675,000 | 2,250 | Lazio | Y/4 | Left | 3 | 3 | ||
| RW | Benito Raman | 65 | 80 | 17 | 850,000 | 1,500 | KAA Gent | Y/2 | Right | 3 | 3 | Speedster, injury prone | |
| RM | Dimitris Pelkas | 67 | 80 | 18 | 1,000,000 | 2,000 | PAOK | Y/4 | Right | 3 | 2 | ||
| RM | Anthony Limbombe | 66 | 80 | 17 | 1,000,000 | 1,500 | KRC Genk | Y/3 | Right | 3 | 2 | ||
| RM | Michail Antonio | 66 | 80 | 22 | 1,100,000 | 3,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | N/4 | Right | 3 | 3 | Long throw-in, long shot taker | |
| RM | Boadu Maxwell Acosty | 66 | 80 | 20 | 1,100,000 | 3,000 | C. Stabia | - | Right | 3 | 3 | On loan from Fiorentina | |
| RM | Emilio Orrantia | 68 | 80 | 21 | 1,400,000 | 4,000 | U.N.A.M. | Y/2 | Right | 2 | 3 | Early crosser, long shot taker | |
| RM | Nnamdi Oduamadi | 71 | 80 | 21 | 2,100,000 | 6,000 | Varese | Y/3 | Right | 3 | 3 | Speedster | |
| RW | Romarinho | 71 | 80 | 21 | 2,300,000 | 7,000 | Corinthians | N/3 | Right | 3 | 4 |