FIR SHORTS: FUT 101 + A Must Do SBC?!
FUT IN REVIEWNovember 19, 202400:31:4429.06 MB

FIR SHORTS: FUT 101 + A Must Do SBC?!

In this episode of FUT in Review, John discusses the latest content released in FC25, focusing on the new SBCs, including Aubameyang, Oberdorf, and Zanetti. He provides detailed analysis on their value and usability in the game. Additionally, John introduces a new segment called FUT 101, aimed at answering beginner questions about FIFA mechanics. The episode also covers matchmaking insights and player tactics, emphasizing the importance of player roles and positioning.

Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Content Overview

06:05 SBC Analysis: Aubameyang and Oberdorf

11:51 SBC Review: Zanetti and General Thoughts

16:12 Introducing FUT 101: A New Segment

22:00 Matchmaking Insights and Player Strategies

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In this episode of FUT in Review, John discusses the latest content released in FC25, focusing on the new SBCs, including Aubameyang, Oberdorf, and Zanetti. He provides detailed analysis on their value and usability in the game. Additionally, John introduces a new segment called FUT 101, aimed at answering beginner questions about FIFA mechanics. The episode also covers matchmaking insights and player tactics, emphasizing the importance of player roles and positioning.

Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Content Overview

06:05 SBC Analysis: Aubameyang and Oberdorf

11:51 SBC Review: Zanetti and General Thoughts

16:12 Introducing FUT 101: A New Segment

22:00 Matchmaking Insights and Player Strategies

27:45 Closing Remarks and Community Feedback ⁠⁠Join the Discord Server for Free! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.gg/rzAjWezwr3 Questions:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠futinreview@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/futinreview⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.futinreview.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/futinreview⁠

[00:00:02] Hello footies and welcome back to another episode of FUT IN REVIEW SHORTS.

[00:00:09] Today's episode is made possible by our skybox holder, Daniel R.

[00:00:14] So a special shout out to him today is Monday, November 18th.

[00:00:19] My name is Jon and today I'll be discussing the content that released over the weekend.

[00:00:25] And we are introducing a new recurring topic, FUT 101.

[00:00:32] Let's talk about content first. I think there's a lot of content released over the weekend, but are they all that good?

[00:00:39] I want to focus mainly on the SBCs, but before I start talking about the new SBCs,

[00:00:44] I want to quickly discuss the fact that I want to rate the SBCs a little bit different.

[00:00:50] And of course, if you are listening or watching the YouTube video or the Spotify version of this podcast,

[00:00:57] you can also watch all the content on the screen as well.

[00:01:02] Content though. I have been put, oh, it's been brought to my attention.

[00:01:08] Let's put it like this, that I have been rating SBCs on these daily shows as if content is like, I should say, as if the fodder for these SBCs is wildly obtainable or actually highly obtainable.

[00:01:25] And well, I have to be honest, of course, that's not the case anymore in this game.

[00:01:30] And so when I start looking at the SBCs from now on, I will not only rate the price, but it will also check out the actual SBC challenge itself.

[00:01:41] And if the SBC has high rated fodder needed for it, I think I'm going to take that into account from now on.

[00:01:48] It's going to be hard. Like it's I'm still going to say, is this a must or could do or avoid, but I'm going to take that into account looking at it.

[00:01:58] First things first, we got a content released today on this Monday, November 18th.

[00:02:03] And that is Pierre Aubameyang, 87 rated striker, comes in at 168,000 on 175,000 coins all for the SBC.

[00:02:22] See, when we look at it, you need 182 rated squads. You need two 82 rated squads.

[00:02:28] You need an 83 rated squads, an 84 rated squads and two 85 rated squads.

[00:02:33] I do think that the, that's not high rated fodder, but generally speaking, you should be able to do this.

[00:02:41] One hundred to 60,000 in this case, I think isn't worth taking down the SBC for, if it would require 187 rated SBC, for example.

[00:02:52] Then I would rate this way off. I think the 170,000, 170,000 for this SBC, sort of decent.

[00:03:01] Of course, it's a four star, four star, four star skill move, four star weak foot, 187 centimeter or six foot two SBC.

[00:03:11] He plays for Al Nasser, which does make him quite hard to link.

[00:03:18] He is a poacher plus, plus a false nine plus, and a false forward plus.

[00:03:24] And he can also play right midfielder on white midfielder plus.

[00:03:30] His play styles, he's got the finesse shot plus the chip shot, the power shot, flare, rapid and the Travella.

[00:03:38] So, first look on this SBC tells me that he's got the right play styles and pretty nice roles.

[00:03:46] Pretty flexible striker to play with.

[00:03:49] He's got 90 acceleration, 96 sprint speed.

[00:03:55] He's got 89 finishing with 92 attacking positioning.

[00:03:58] He's got 86 composures, so that's pretty decent.

[00:04:02] 81 dribbling with 88 reactions with 87 ball control.

[00:04:09] Actually pretty decent, 86 jumping.

[00:04:13] Well, that looks pretty cool.

[00:04:15] And if we look at the stats, like the play styles, I think what I just said is that it's pretty decent.

[00:04:23] The only disadvantage of this SBC would be, of course, the linkability.

[00:04:30] He's from Gabon, which is really hard to link.

[00:04:33] He's from, well, he plays a lot on Al Nasser on the Saudi League, which is also hard to link.

[00:04:39] He doesn't actually, he's from, I should say, Al Qasidai and next match they play against Al Nasser.

[00:04:46] So I should have corrected that.

[00:04:48] But basically the problem with this card is that he's hard to link.

[00:04:51] However, if we look at the main stats, remember when you are on zero chemistry or one chemistry,

[00:05:01] you don't get any negative stats on players anymore since last year.

[00:05:06] That means if you look at this card on, for example, footpin, you don't apply any chemistry cards on them.

[00:05:12] These are the stats you get.

[00:05:14] So the stats I just mentioned, and he's pretty fast player with good shooting, good finishing,

[00:05:19] and actually decent composure is the unboosted card.

[00:05:24] I think for 170,000, a card that is this flexible and has financial plus and the regular power shield and the regular chip shield.

[00:05:35] I think it's really good value.

[00:05:38] It is an SPC that's doable.

[00:05:41] It's a card that's very flexible, even if you would sub them in.

[00:05:45] But if you sub a card in or you play them on zero chemistry, there is no difference on them.

[00:05:51] So I see people saying this could be a great super sub.

[00:05:53] This is definitely still a great card to start.

[00:05:55] It's exactly the same for this card.

[00:05:57] Of course, it will influence the other players' chemistry, but one player on zero chem really is not a problem.

[00:06:07] I think many people will skip this SPC because of the fact it's hard to link.

[00:06:12] My general consensus so far is, and I know I'm a little bit rusty so far on this episode, but I think this is actually a should-do SPC.

[00:06:25] You won't find a striker with these good play styles, four star, four star with the roles he has on it as well.

[00:06:35] He's so flexible, I think you should just do this SPC.

[00:06:38] If you have the option, just do him.

[00:06:41] Play him as a main striker on zero chem.

[00:06:44] Really not an issue if you play him as a super sub.

[00:06:46] He is one of those subs that makes it really hard to play against.

[00:06:51] I think this Aubameyang card is actually a must-do SPC.

[00:06:55] But don't tell everyone.

[00:06:56] Keep it our little secret.

[00:06:58] I feel people will skip over him.

[00:07:01] But yeah, that's a great card to start off with.

[00:07:04] So Aubameyang, for me, is definitely a must-do SPC.

[00:07:08] So I'm just starting off with the controversial opinions today.

[00:07:12] The next card I want to discuss is Legna Oberdorf.

[00:07:17] That got an SPC, I think, on this Sunday.

[00:07:20] Oberdorf is a center defensive midfielder and can also play as a center midfielder.

[00:07:27] This SPC costs 150,000 coins or 145 on PC.

[00:07:32] It requires a team of the week.

[00:07:36] Of course it does.

[00:07:37] It requires 186 rated or 185 rated and 183 rated.

[00:07:44] So in total, it needs two informed players and it needs 185 and 186 rated squad, which makes it a little bit harder to do.

[00:07:54] Although the price is somewhat similar or actually cheaper than Aubameyang.

[00:07:58] I do think that this is one of those cards because one higher rate SPC is a little bit harder to do.

[00:08:04] Then again, an 186 isn't that hard to complete in the end, I too think.

[00:08:11] Looking at the card itself, she's got three-star skill moves and four-star weak foot.

[00:08:15] The skill moves on a center defensive midfielder, if you would play her there, isn't a big of an issue.

[00:08:19] Of course, these cards are either acrobatic or her some outstanding physical stats.

[00:08:26] And if you look at this card, she has 97 strength and 97 aggression with 91 standing tackle, 89 defensive awareness and 87 interceptions.

[00:08:41] Combine that with 85 composure, I think this is a really strong center defensive midfielder.

[00:08:47] Even again, maybe even underrated.

[00:08:51] Rawls, she has as a CDM.

[00:08:53] She can play holding plus plus, which is usually what you want these days as a center defense midfielder.

[00:08:59] Deep blind playmaker plus and as a sentiment filler, she can play holding plus and deep blind playmaker plus as well.

[00:09:05] So pretty flexible.

[00:09:05] But if you play this card as a center defense midfielder, she's actually pretty awesome.

[00:09:11] Of course, she's got press proven, which is nice to have, but which is even nicer is that she's got bruiser intercept, sliding tackle and the regular anticipate.

[00:09:23] This card is actually a really good card with the only downside saying she is a pretty, maybe a little bit slow.

[00:09:36] But honestly, having 75 generally speaking on her, if you give this card a chemistry card, I'd say give her a shadow.

[00:09:48] She pretty much maxes out her defensing stats and the sprint speed and the radial speed will go up tremendously as well.

[00:09:58] So let me see what happens when we give her a shadow though, because I don't want to like make things up.

[00:10:03] If you go on the shadows, you go to 83 and 83 and 95 interceptions, 93 defensive awareness, 99 standing tackle and 94 sliding tackle with those 97 strength and 97 aggression.

[00:10:18] She looks really, she looks really, really powerful.

[00:10:23] She's not the tallest.

[00:10:24] She won't win any headers from you, but I do think that this is actually a pretty good card.

[00:10:28] And since she's German and she's from Bayern, pretty easy to link as well.

[00:10:33] You can get around two chemistry, at least three should be able to do so.

[00:10:38] She's rated a 90 rated center defensor midfielder with a shadow.

[00:10:43] And again, 150,000.

[00:10:45] If you do run a Bundesliga squad or you are able to link her in, that's actually pretty nice.

[00:10:50] I do think, especially compared to Abba Mejang, that she does need to have chemistry on her to be, well, viable at this stage of the game currently.

[00:11:01] So she does need that speed boost a little bit.

[00:11:04] But if you do give her the speed boost, really, really good SBC, really good center defense midfielder.

[00:11:11] Then is this a must do?

[00:11:12] No, it's not a must do.

[00:11:14] Because of the dependency on chemistry and the fact you need 186 rated squad, I think this is a good do SBC.

[00:11:23] But generally speaking, good value, pretty easy to link, but you need those links to get her going.

[00:11:31] But I do think she might be very frustrating to play against as a center defensive midfielder.

[00:11:37] And then one of the SBCs we were rating for, at least I was hoping for, if I'm quite honest, I was hoping for some blotter.

[00:11:45] But we did get a Zanetti SBC.

[00:11:48] So this Zanetti is, of course, a little bit of a different version.

[00:11:53] He is 87 rated instead of his 89 rated card.

[00:11:59] Again, the card design just stunning.

[00:12:02] He's got 88 acceleration and 88 sprint speed compared to his other card, which is 82 and 83.

[00:12:09] So he is quite a bit faster.

[00:12:11] He's got quite a lot more shooting.

[00:12:15] His passing is better than the regular card.

[00:12:17] His driveling is better than the regular card.

[00:12:19] But I think his defending is not necessarily better.

[00:12:23] And to show that I will zoom out if you are watching the video version, of course, that might help a little bit.

[00:12:30] Yeah.

[00:12:30] So the 87 rated is worse off in defending.

[00:12:35] But here comes the problem with this card.

[00:12:37] This card costs a whopping 388,000 coins.

[00:12:44] It also requires one 87 rated squad.

[00:12:50] It requires two, three 86 rated squads, two 85 rated, one 85 squared squad, one 81.

[00:13:00] The other ones are just silver and bronze.

[00:13:02] But the fact he requires an 87 and 386 makes this a hard sell for me.

[00:13:10] But if the card is really, really, really good, it could be something to consider.

[00:13:14] Again, his speed is pretty good.

[00:13:16] His rolls, he's an attacking wingback plus, a fullback plus, and a wingback plus plus on the right back and on the left back.

[00:13:22] He's only a wingback plus.

[00:13:24] Definitely a card you do want to play as a right back, of course, in this situation.

[00:13:28] And if you look at his play styles, here comes the weird part for me.

[00:13:34] Power shot.

[00:13:36] Great, I guess.

[00:13:37] Not that you will take much shots for them, but hey, okay.

[00:13:40] Press proven and rapid.

[00:13:42] Rapid is pretty cool on a fullback.

[00:13:43] If the fullback is attacking, he is probably not playing that attacking as a wingback, but just reasonable.

[00:13:49] Press proven, which is nice to have on any card.

[00:13:52] So I'm not going to complain about that.

[00:13:53] He's got intercepting and he's got jockey, which is also nice.

[00:13:56] But the regular card, the 89 rated card, if you look at those play styles, he's got anticipate, he's got relentless plus, and actually can play as a center midfielder.

[00:14:10] Considering the 89 rated player is actually cheaper, I don't see many reasons to go for this 87 rated Zanetti card except for the beautiful card design.

[00:14:25] I do think that if you're looking at this player, you see high dribbling, you see high pace, but he can't play forward.

[00:14:32] He's got 92 crossing and 92 short passing, but he doesn't have any of the play styles for passing.

[00:14:41] If you look at the play styles, he's got a lot of play styles on ball control, but he can't play center midfielder.

[00:14:47] He's got power shot, but his finishing is 63.

[00:14:52] I don't think the stats and play styles and even rules on this card align at all.

[00:14:59] Considering also it is a 400,000 or 388,000 coin SPC.

[00:15:07] I think this card, and it pains me to say, but is actually an avoiding SPC.

[00:15:14] Avoid this card.

[00:15:16] It's not easy to generate folder.

[00:15:19] It's, well, there are far better fullbacks available.

[00:15:23] It's niche role to play him in, but I definitely think the play styles and the actual stats do not align.

[00:15:30] So I applaud EA for giving us icon SPCs.

[00:15:35] It's way too expensive though.

[00:15:37] And I don't think this card on its own makes much sense.

[00:15:42] And again, it hurts me to say, but I do think that is the case.

[00:15:46] So that sums up Aubameyang, which I think, but don't tell everyone, is a must to SPC.

[00:15:53] We have Oberdorf, which I think is a good to SPC if you can apply chemistry on her.

[00:16:00] And I think Zanetti is an avoid SPC.

[00:16:03] And that's just what I would do.

[00:16:05] Just avoid it.

[00:16:06] And again, if you don't agree with me, just put it in the comments on Spotify or Apple podcast.

[00:16:12] Also, thank you all for sending in those reviews.

[00:16:14] I adore them and I will soon read them all out.

[00:16:17] But yeah, so far I will definitely avoid Zanetti.

[00:16:22] Then it brings me to something, well, which I wasn't always aware of, but again, this is your feedback providing this information.

[00:16:35] And I want to introduce a new topic.

[00:16:38] Like we've been doing hundreds, literally hundreds of episodes of Footer Review so far.

[00:16:43] And I've been playing FIFA since like the first release of FIFA ever.

[00:16:48] And I know that although we never mean to, we take certain knowledge for granted.

[00:16:53] So therefore we are introducing a new topic, Foot 101.

[00:16:58] So this is a topic where no question is silly and we will answer all your questions about anything Foot or FC 25 related.

[00:17:07] You can ask us questions through any of our socials and our Discord channel, of course, where there's a special 101 forum open to ask us anything.

[00:17:16] If you are unsure what chemistry is, if you are unsure what the passing button do, what a driven pass is, what partial team press is, play a look, D-pad tactics.

[00:17:28] If you are unsure about anything, just drop it there and I'll make sure as a part of these shorts and maybe even a Friday show to take those questions in, make it a separate topic and make sure that the new players get their answers answered as well.

[00:17:43] And if you are not a new player, but you are still afraid to ask something, feel free to drop me a comment.

[00:17:49] Say I am unsure about this, but I will not have my name mentioned.

[00:17:52] Perfectly fine.

[00:17:53] We will help other players by answering those questions as well.

[00:17:58] Of course, we introduced this on our Discord and of course you can join that for free.

[00:18:02] And if you want to support the show, you can join that using the Patreon link, which is patreon.com forward slash foot in review.

[00:18:12] First questions we got.

[00:18:13] It is big team bean asking a question about matchmaking.

[00:18:17] He says, does quitting a match in rivals and weekend league affect matchmaking?

[00:18:23] I feel I've heard it does in one, but not the other, but I'm still a bit confused.

[00:18:28] Thank you for your questions.

[00:18:30] So a matchmaking guide in FC 25.

[00:18:38] So in rivals, let's start there.

[00:18:41] In rivals, your location, your division, your platform, and apparently your current form to matter.

[00:18:55] I don't feel like the official answer says current form, but it is a hard one.

[00:19:00] Generally speaking, I should consider if you play rivals then following things.

[00:19:05] The first thing is your location, right?

[00:19:07] So location plays a significant, there goes my English, role in the matchmaking process.

[00:19:14] So the game considers the geographical proximity of players when searching for opponents.

[00:19:19] So if you're from the UK, you're far more likely to play someone from the UK, but it does this comparing IP addresses and account regions.

[00:19:27] So the fact that you're playing from UK, you could mean you're still playing someone from Amsterdam if you're connected to the Amsterdam server.

[00:19:34] For example.

[00:19:37] This is to minimize lag, to make sure you get as good experience as possible.

[00:19:41] Okay?

[00:19:42] So location, extremely important.

[00:19:44] If you want to disable this, you can go to the setting.

[00:19:47] You can disable approximate location matchmaking from the main FC 25 screen.

[00:19:53] Just go to settings, go to online settings, select matchmaking options, and you can disable it.

[00:19:59] Why would you do this?

[00:20:01] Well, you could have a lot of, be really unlucky and that you're just located with a lot of pro players, for example.

[00:20:08] I would generally advise you not to do this because even playing against a better player for a couple of matches in a row is better expenses than having delayed gameplay.

[00:20:17] Of course, what does matter is platform.

[00:20:22] If you're on PC and you got cross play off, of course, you'll find lesser players in your location.

[00:20:30] So that doesn't matter if it's Wicked League or Rivals, it doesn't matter.

[00:20:34] It always considers platform and location for both of them.

[00:20:38] Then there is, of course, your division.

[00:20:41] If you're on a rival, it will match you to a player which is based around your same level of play.

[00:20:48] That's what you consider your current form.

[00:20:50] In Wicked League, however, the current form, I should actually say current form, takes account the recent performances when searching for opponents.

[00:21:01] This goes especially in COPS and Wicked League.

[00:21:06] So that means if you are performing well and achieve positive results in your previous matches, system will probably pair you against opponents who have similar current form.

[00:21:19] But this is to, like, this is, of course, to help you play against your own level, basically.

[00:21:24] But it's important to know, right, that this does not carry over between different competitions.

[00:21:31] So when you start the playoffs over a final, you will always start with form set to zero.

[00:21:38] All right.

[00:21:38] So it doesn't matter what you did before.

[00:21:39] If you start a new playoff, if you start a new Wicked League run, it is always starts on zero.

[00:21:47] This also means that if you play, win three matches in a row, you're at three plus, which will mean you will play players that are around three plus.

[00:21:56] But again, these players will have to be in your area first.

[00:22:01] Then it looks at form.

[00:22:02] And of course, it looks at the platform, because if you have cross play on, the chances are higher.

[00:22:08] You play against someone with the same form in your same region.

[00:22:11] But if you have cross play off, the chances are you will go without those first boundaries for that.

[00:22:17] Summarize it.

[00:22:19] Matchmaking.

[00:22:19] If you quit, it will count as a loss.

[00:22:22] That was the original question.

[00:22:24] So if you quit, it's count as a loss.

[00:22:26] Current form matters for all systems, but it will matter way more for Wicked League than it will do for rivals.

[00:22:37] Yeah.

[00:22:38] So basically you lose, you quit.

[00:22:40] You quit, you lose.

[00:22:42] Your current form goes down in Wicked League.

[00:22:44] You will definitely notice that more.

[00:22:49] Infi says, what is the best way to stop abusers of power shots?

[00:22:53] I'm not necessarily certain I want to say abusers of power shots are a thing.

[00:22:58] Well, let's say we want to stop power shots.

[00:23:02] Okay.

[00:23:02] So a power shot, I've said it since episode one this year, is actually pretty strong in FC 25, of course.

[00:23:08] And power shots.

[00:23:11] What I think is important is what player you select to defend.

[00:23:16] There's a lot of players that say you should never touch your center defense midfielders, for example.

[00:23:20] You should always defend with your center defenders or with your center defense midfielders.

[00:23:24] The problem is there is no auto block in this game.

[00:23:28] You will only block if they shoot full against you or when you select the player in front of the ball and it's able to intercept the ball or direct shot at the target.

[00:23:38] How do you stop power shots?

[00:23:40] The best that is to select the player in front of the shot.

[00:23:44] And that includes the center defenders.

[00:23:46] Hold the jockey button to shield yourself.

[00:23:48] Hold L2.

[00:23:49] That is the best way to stop a power shot.

[00:23:52] Right?

[00:23:53] You don't necessarily even have to step in, but you have to select the right player.

[00:23:57] And sure, if you do tackle or you select the tackle button, not the sliding tackle, the regular tackle button, you can then block the shot as well with the power.

[00:24:05] But the most important thing about power shots, and they are still strong.

[00:24:08] They're not unstoppable.

[00:24:10] But the most important thing about power shot is select the player in front of the player that's going to take the shot.

[00:24:17] If you are selecting the player that's behind them, that shot will not get blocked.

[00:24:21] That power shot will be even more efficient than it was before.

[00:24:26] Infy asks also how much will a plus plus role affect the player compared to a plus role in the same position?

[00:24:33] Here's the issue.

[00:24:34] We can't measure that and we don't have the exact numbers for this.

[00:24:39] And that's also hard because the role affects the player runs.

[00:24:44] Right?

[00:24:46] I definitely see a difference between having a cam on Shadow Striker plus plus, for example, and a cam on Shadow Striker plus and a cam on Shadow Striker, but no roles.

[00:24:56] I do see difference in involvement of these three players.

[00:25:00] But how do I measure or how do I say that is actually the difference?

[00:25:07] It's hard.

[00:25:08] But what I would say is don't look at the stats, look at the runs or the involvement of the player.

[00:25:16] So if you have two cams at the same position, one has plus plus on the role, the other has plus on the roles.

[00:25:24] Of course, the stats are important, but the stats is not what makes or breaks these cards.

[00:25:29] It is the positioning of the cards itself.

[00:25:32] The players will get more or less involved in the position you want them in.

[00:25:36] So if you have a player that is similar in stats or even a little bit down on stats compared to your best player, but has the plus plus in the role you want them to be.

[00:25:45] I think that's the most important thing.

[00:25:47] You don't have to play a player on plus plus if that's not the role you want the player to fulfill.

[00:25:53] But if the player has a role you want them to fulfill, always choose for the plus plus because the player will fulfill the role better.

[00:26:02] But it's hard to measure how much better it actually is.

[00:26:06] I think that's sort of the fun part about this game this year.

[00:26:09] Although I know many people don't agree looking at my DMs usually, but I think it's sort of fun.

[00:26:14] You have two cams.

[00:26:16] Is the one cam better in that position?

[00:26:18] Although the stats are maybe a little bit less because it gets more involved once they or he or she has a plus plus in the role.

[00:26:25] So it's hard to measure.

[00:26:27] I would say, first of all, play the system or play the way you want to play.

[00:26:33] Find the right players to that system.

[00:26:35] Preferably good stats, but even better if the rules are in the way you do.

[00:26:40] Like you can't, if you have a four for two and you want the wingers to cut inside and be able to take a finesse shot on target.

[00:26:46] A Salah for example, right?

[00:26:50] You want a player that has inside forward plus plus to be able to come in those roles.

[00:26:55] If you have a player that is less on stats, but does have plus plus, that player will still get involved more in front of the goal, more involved in a role you want he or she to play in.

[00:27:07] Then the player that has only one plus or no pluses on them, even though the stats on that other player might be higher.

[00:27:15] I will explain that well for you.

[00:27:17] Basically, can't put it in stats.

[00:27:19] Plus, I do notice a difference in roles.

[00:27:21] My preference is to put the players on the roles they are better at.

[00:27:27] So I prefer plus plus on the role, even though the stats on the player are maybe even a little bit less.

[00:27:32] That's why in my setups, you usually see players you don't expect there to be.

[00:27:37] But I don't only look at stats.

[00:27:39] I want them to be in the right spot at the right time.

[00:27:41] And that is exactly what roles do.

[00:27:44] Wimby Daniel has a excellent question, but I'm not going to answer this list.

[00:27:47] I'm going to tease that for the next one.

[00:27:49] He says, can you break down what the different deep tactics do and the right positions to use them in?

[00:27:56] I will 100% do that.

[00:27:58] And I am very keen of doing that as well.

[00:28:01] But these are show these shows are called food and review shorts, and I can't do that in like 10 minutes.

[00:28:07] And even not when this show is almost 30 minutes long.

[00:28:09] So I will do that in one of the next shorts or maybe even a Friday show in way, way, way more details.

[00:28:17] I will talk about how smart tactics will work.

[00:28:20] I will talk about technical suggestions.

[00:28:22] I will talk about technical folks with deep bets.

[00:28:25] And of course, I will talk about quick tactics.

[00:28:28] That's coming soon.

[00:28:29] So keep an eye out for that.

[00:28:30] I hope you liked the first thing we introduced for food 101.

[00:28:35] And again, questions, send it any remarks on anything I say, anything I got wrong.

[00:28:42] Just let me know.

[00:28:43] I'll be happy to fix that as well.

[00:28:45] But I hope I can get some players more involved in the in-depth of food.

[00:28:51] Even if you're not a veteran player, or even if you are a veteran player, maybe you didn't notice.

[00:28:56] And this might help you in your food journey.

[00:29:00] Talking about helping, I said reviews help us a lot.

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[00:29:11] And why am I asking for five-star reviews?

[00:29:13] Because the more five-star reviews we have, the easier we get found.

[00:29:17] Even if you four-star review us, it does help, but the five-star helps tremendously.

[00:29:21] So even if you have feedback, you can still give us a five-star review and it helps.

[00:29:26] I'm going to read out a couple.

[00:29:27] Big Jim Bean says, this podcast has been a godsend for my food.

[00:29:32] I'm a very casual player.

[00:29:33] So maybe the one-on-one helps for you.

[00:29:35] But the pod alongside the Discord has really brought my game along from helpful gameplay tips

[00:29:39] to what looks for when completing SBCs.

[00:29:42] Also, Lego is the biggest tire manufacturer in the world.

[00:29:46] You are correct, but you didn't win the actual price.

[00:29:56] H20GoGo, 9000 says, really enjoyed hearing from Art.

[00:30:00] Of course, we are also recording the new Art of Foot this week.

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[00:30:06] And MixMastaG says,

[00:30:08] Food and Review takes a considered view of FC Ultimate,

[00:30:11] where on other outlets, views can be particularly negative.

[00:30:14] Fur tries to view things from more angles to give a more mature, well-rounded opinion on the game.

[00:30:19] A great resource for updates and the games, play reviews, gameplay tips, and more.

[00:30:23] Also, John, Lego is the largest manufacturer of tires in the world.

[00:30:28] And, well, thank you so much.

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[00:31:08] That's all for me for today.

[00:31:10] Tomorrow, Daniel will be back with the infamous Tuesday Club.

[00:31:14] I will be back on this Wednesday with a short.

[00:31:17] Of course, and of course, this Friday with a big, big, big show in Episode 641.

[00:31:24] Thank you so much, Lee Smith, with one thing left to do.

[00:31:27] And that is to drop it.

[00:31:29] Drop it.

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