Also very fast, has a 5 Star weak foot, 4 star skills, 80+ in passing and vision, and is a better finisher at 81. He’s more offensively crafted and a little less rounded than Gundogan, but he makes for an awesome super sub. If you’re not a fan of Bender, you could move Mats Hummels up into the CDM slot, and plug in new signing Sokratis, who while only rated 80, has 80 Sprint Speed, so he has use for fans of faster defenders, or if you’re afraid of the counter.Īlso a new signing, Henrikh Mkhitaryan (81), nearly made my starting XI. The Clinical Finisher trait, and four star ratings for Weak Foot and Skill Moves are just a bonus quite frankly. He has the rare mix of 80+ stats in Dribbling, Heading, Strength, Shot Power Attacking Positioning AND Finishing. Boosted to 86, he’s now one of the most well rounded attacking players in FIFA.
I’ll talk more about Marco Reus in a minute, but Robert Lewandowski’s made the jump into an elite Striker in FIFA 14. Both are two of the fastest players in the game (95 and 93 Sprint Speed respectively), and Aubameyang can definitely cut inside and finish well with his right foot, and 82 finishing. There is something for everyone’s play style in a player like him, so play him as far up in midfield as you can.ĭortmund here also have awesome wing play, with new signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at LM, and Jakub Blaszczykowski at RM. He’s a near-perfect attacking midfielder. He’s not a great finisher, but having the “Finesse Shot” trait balances that out too. He’s now been boosted to 84, and has 80+ stats in 6 Physical areas, 86 Vision, 87 Dribbling, 84 and 88 Long/Short Passing, and has 4 star ratings for his weaker foot and skill moves. I’m surprised he didn’t have the “Complete Midfielder” stamp. Ilkay Gundogan at the CAM slot, is a beast.
Not quite perfect, as again, the High/High work rates means he could join the attack, so keep him under control. 86/87 in both tackling stats, 86 Aggression, 88 Interceptions and 92 Stamina. Don’t let the 81 overall fool you, he’s one of the best defensive midfielders in FIFA. But again, be warned, he has High/Medium work-rates, so he can sit a little deep as a centre back. He has a 90 rating in Strength and Heading Accuracy, making him dangerous at both ends of the pitch, isn’t too slow, very strong and an excellent tackler. Neven Subotic (82) has decent speed to cover counters (74 Sprint Speed), and has the “Power Header” trait, giving him a bonus for set pieces, while Mats Hummels (85) has every defensive speciality in the book, earning him the rare “Complete Defender” stamp. Just be careful defensively, as he does have a High Attacking work rate, and likes to join the attack, so he can be caught out of position at times.
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Fast, can tackle well, has 87 Stamina and 80 Strength, above average for a full back. Łukasz Piszczek has been upped to 83 this year, and is one of the best right backs in the game. Dortmund have one of the games better defences, even if Marcel Schmelzer (78) is a little weak at LB. The defence is the same no matter what here. It can leave you a little thin in the middle of midfield, but Dortmund have one of the better defences in the game, so you shouldn’t worry too much. This is the 4-4-2 Diamond Wide, and what I use with Dortmund. “To be, this is an ideal 4-4-2 Diamond for Dortmund” Any stats are used from the game’s most recent squad update. Unless it’s the best formation for a team BY FAR, I’ll intentionally try to avoid it. Reason? EVERY elite team in World Football can run one, and that’s a bit boring. Now, quick note: I won’t be using the 4-2-3-1 Formation too much in these guides. Now, this was one of the fastest and most popular 4.5 star teams to use in last year’s FIFA, and despite having lost one of their key players in the off-season in Mario Gotze heading to Bayern, they have made up for it this year in other areas, with more strength in-depth, other good players becoming great players due to stat boosts, and creativity strategy wise. In the first column, we’re going to break down the 2013 Champions League runners-up and one of the best teams in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund.
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Hey folks, Dre here, back with some more FIFA 14 content! This is the first in a new series called “Team Breakdown”, where I break down some of the elite teams in FIFA 14, tell you their strengths, weaknesses, how to use their entire squad effectively, their star players to focus on, and more! Dre’s FIFA 14 Team Breakdown – Borussia Dortmund