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Building a FIFA 13 Ultimate Team Barclays PL Squad
FIFA 13 Ultimate Team is mainly based on building a good squad. But that’s not easy. Firstly, we have to choose a tactic for us to get adapted with. Then, we choose the players we want to hire according to the attributes that we consider important and how they can fit into our tactic. And, at last, we have to make everything that is possible to get a high chemistry.
To make this last step easier, most players start defining what kind of squad they’re going to build. Some choose to get players with the same nationality (Brazilian squads are the most common), while others prefer to build one with players from the same league. There are also more experienced players that can build hybrid squads without prejudicing the chemistry too much.
However, we all feel some disorientation when we start building our squad. This article intends to help those who think about or intend to build a FIFA 13 Ultimate Team squad based in Barclays Premier League players.
Obviously this article is merely guiding. It’s about an extremely vast theme in which player combinations are almost infinite. Besides that, there are lots of factors that influence the players’ choices, such as each one’s playing style, tactic, budget, preferred clubs or even the time spent playing. There’s also an uncertainty component: a good player for you may not be good for the other players. If there was a certain best squad, everyone would struggle to have it. Part of the FIFA 13 Ultimate Team joke is this: each one has his own club and players.
Barclays Premier League and FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
The main football competition of the United Kingdom is considered the second greatest league of the world and entitles itself as the most spectacular league. Started in 1992, the Premier League is disputed by 20 clubs, of which Manchester United has won 12 times.
Since that it is in the United Kingdom where FIFA 13 Ultimate Team is most played, it’s natural that this is the most represented league on FUT 13 squads. Also because of that, the practiced prices are extremely high. If you’re thinking of building a Barclays Premier League squad, it’d be good that you had a fat wallet.
In relation to FIFA 12 Ultimate Team, FUT 13 lost some good players that used to play on Barclays PL. Hargreaves, Kranjcar, Kuyt, Maximiliano Rodríguez and Saha are good examples for that, but the biggest loss was actually Didier Drogba.
Although, the Barclays Premier League got some massive signings in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team, too: Hazard, Carzorla, Kagawa, Borini, Podolski, Marin, Giroud, Vertonghen, Oscar, De Bruyne, Vlaar, Sigurdsson, Mirallas, Sahin, Dembele.
As you can see, there are lots of quality choices. However, having a higher overall doesn’t mean that the player is better. It is necessary to analyse their attributes.
In this article we will analyse only the regular players, since the IF ones are extremely expensive and should be used only for an esthetic matter in most cases when the player has a lot of coins left.
To make the analysis easier, let’s consider six groups of players:
- Goalkeeper (GK);
- Central Back (CB);
- Lateral Backs (RB, RWB, LB e LWB);
- Central Midfielders (CDM, CM e CAM);
- Medium Wingers (RM, RW, RF, LM, LW e LF);
- and Attackers (CF e ST).
Let’s get going!
Barclays Premier League’s Goalkeepers (GK)
Many players start their signings with an attaker. Then improve the midfield, the defense and, lastly, the goal. The truth is that having a good goalkeeper will make a difference several times for winning a match. And usually the investiment is not that significant.
The most wanted goalkeepers are the french Hugo Lloris, the new-pertussis Joe Hart, the charismatic Peter Cech and the spanish José Reina. They are the ones that have the best rating and also because of that are the most expensive ones.
| GOALKEEPERS WITH THE BEST OVERALLS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Hugo Lloris | 86 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Joe Hart | 84 | England | Manchester City |
| Petr Cech | 84 | Czech Republic | Chelsea |
| José Reina | 83 | Spain | Liverpool |
| Júlio César | 82 | Brazil | Queens Park Rangers |
| Michel Vorm | 81 | Netherlands | Swansea City |
| Tim Howard | 81 | United States | Everton |
| De Gea | 80 | Spain | Manchester United |
| Brad Friedel | 80 | United States | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Wojciech Szczesny | 80 | Poland | Arsenal |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Costel Pantilimon | 74 | Romania | Manchester City |
| David Stockdale | 74 | England | Fulham |
| Doni | 74 | Brazil | Liverpool |
| Thomas Sørensen | 74 | Denmark | Stoke City |
| Carlo Cudicini | 74 | Italy | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Kelvin Davis | 74 | England | Southampton |
| TOP BRONZE | |||
| Brad Jones | 64 | Australia | Liverpool |
| Benjamin Siegrist | 64 | Switzerland | Aston Villa |
| Carlo Nash | 63 | England | Stoke City |
| Declan Rudd | 63 | England | Norwich City |
| Paulo Gazzaniga | 62 | Argentina | Southampton |
Although, the best overall doesn’t necessarily mean the best choice. There are two fundamental attributes for a good goalkeeper: reflexes and diving.
The first one measures the keeper’s agility when performing a defense. In this particularity, Tottenham’s goalkeeper is the best among the others. Highlights also for De Gea for being one of those that have the best reflexes.
| GOALKEEPERS WITH THE BEST REFLEXES | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Hugo Lloris | 91 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Joe Hart | 87 | England | Manchester City |
| De Gea | 87 | Spain | Manchester United |
| Shay Given | 86 | Republic of Ireland | Aston Villa |
| Gomes | 86 | Brazil | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Petr Cech | 85 | Czech Republic | Chelsea |
| José Reina | 84 | Spain | Liverpool |
| Júlio César | 84 | Brazil | Queens Park Rangers |
| Michel Vorm | 84 | Netherlands | Swansea City |
| Tim Howard | 84 | United States | Everton |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Thomas Sørensen | 64 | Denmark | Stoke City |
| Kelvin Davis | 61 | England | Southampton |
| Péter Gulácsi | 60 | Hungary | Liverpool |
| Alex McCarthy | 59 | England | Reading |
| Marcus Bettinelli | 59 | England | Fulham |
| TOP BRONZE | |||
| Brad Jones | 63 | Australia | Liverpool |
| Mateusz Taudul | 62 | Poland | Everton |
| Paulo Gazzaniga | 61 | Argentina | Southampton |
| Damian Martinez | 59 | Argentina | Arsenal |
| Declan Rudd | 54 | England | Norwich City |
The diving measures the capacity of a goalkeeper to perform a defense in the air. Also in this important aspect, Lloris stands on the concurrence. Joe Hart, the less beaten goalkeeper on Barclays Premiere League 2011-2012, is a valid choice for who wants to save coins.
| GOALKEEPERS WITH THE BEST DIVINGS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Hugo Lloris | 90 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Joe Hart | 86 | England | Manchester City |
| Petr Cech | 85 | Czech Republic | Chelsea |
| José Reina | 83 | Spain | Liverpool |
| Júlio César | 84 | Brazil | Queens Park Rangers |
| Michel Vorm | 83 | Netherlands | Swansea City |
| Tim Howard | 83 | United States | Everton |
| De Gea | 85 | Spain | Manchester United |
| Shay Given | 85 | Republic of Ireland | Aston Villa |
| Wojciech Szczesny | 84 | Poland | Arsenal |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Doni | 74 | Brazil | Liverpool |
| Kelvin Davis | 76 | England | Southampton |
| Costel Pantilimon | 75 | Romania | Manchester City |
| Thomas Sørensen | 77 | Denmark | Stoke City |
| David Stockdale | 76 | England | Fulham |
| TOP BRONZE | |||
| Thomas Sørensen | 77 | Denmark | Stoke City |
| Jussi Jääskeläinen | 77 | Finland | West Ham United |
| Ross Turnbull | 77 | England | Chelsea |
| Kelvin Davis | 76 | England | Southampton |
| David Stockdale | 76 | England | Fulham |
There’s one more characteristic in a goalkeeper that will be able to make a difference: his height. The taller he is, the bigger will be the chances to maintain the goal inviolable. This is Lloris’s weakness. He is one of the shortest goalkeepers on the Barclays Premiere League, 15 centimeters away from Costel Pantilimon, the tallest keeper on Barclays PL and the second tallest in the game.
| TALLEST GOALKEEPERS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Joe Hart | 196 | England | Manchester City |
| Petr Cech | 196 | Czech Republic | Chelsea |
| Asmir Begovic | 196 | Bosnia Herzegovina | Stoke City |
| Wojciech Szczesny | 195 | Poland | Arsenal |
| Mark Schwarzer | 194 | Australia | Fulham |
| Ali Al-Habsi | 194 | Oman | Wigan Athletic |
| Tim Krul | 193 | Netherlands | Newcastle United |
| Ben Foster | 193 | England | West Bromwich Albion |
| Anders Lindegaard | 193 | Denmark | Manchester United |
| Simon Mignolet | 193 | Belgium | Sunderland |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Costel Pantilimon | 203 | Romania | Manchester City |
| Thomas Sørensen | 196 | Denmark | Stoke City |
| Stuart Taylor | 196 | England | Reading |
| Doni | 194 | Brazil | Liverpool |
| Ross Turnbull | 193 | England | Chelsea |
| TOP BRONZE | |||
| Paulo Gazzaniga | 196 | Argentina | Southampton |
| Jamal Blackman | 195 | England | Chelsea |
| Benjamin Siegrist | 194 | Switzerland | Aston Villa |
| Eirik Holmen Johansen | 194 | Norway | Manchester City |
| Luke Daniels | 193 | England | West Bromwich Albion |
Hugo Lloris is unequivocally the best goalkeeper on Barclays Premier League. Out of the six main attributes for a goalkeeper, he is the best on five (reflexes, diving, handling, speed and positioning). If you like to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper, there are many players that develop this function well, like Reina and De Gea.
Obviously, Lloris isn’t available for all wallets. Joe Hart is also an excellent goalkeeper and is worth the half. So is Peter Cech and he is worth one quarter. And if you want even a cheaper alternative, choose Reina. Defending penalties is his specialty.
Five Barclays Premier League’s (English League) goalkeepers with the best overalls in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
Premier League’s Centre Backs (CB)
A goalkeeper’s job becomes easier if quality centre backs are playing right ahead. Their role in the match is to stop the opponents from getting near the goal.
The best defender of the game is in the Barclays Premier League. He may not be the defender with the attributes you appreciate the most, but Vidic reaches a fantastic overall of 89. The Belgians Kompany and Vermaelen, the norse Agger and the veterans Rio Ferdinand and John Terry are other quality defenders from the English League.
| CENTRE BACKS WITH THE BEST OVERALLS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Nemanja Vidic | 89 | Serbia | Manchester United |
| Vincent Kompany | 85 | Belgium | Manchester City |
| John Terry | 84 | England | Chelsea |
| Daniel Agger | 83 | Denmark | Liverpool |
| Rio Ferdinand | 83 | England | Manchester United |
| Thomas Vermaelen | 82 | Belgium | Arsenal |
| Joleon Lescott | 81 | England | Manchester City |
| Martin Škrtel | 81 | Slovakia | Liverpool |
| Jan Vertonghen | 81 | Belgium | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Kolo Touré | 81 | Ivory Coast | Manchester City |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Michael Turner | 74 | England | Norwich City |
| Ryan Nelsen | 74 | New Zealand | Queens Park Rangers |
| James Tomkins | 74 | England | West Ham United |
| Jos Hooiveld | 74 | Netherlands | Southampton |
| Ciaran Clark | 74 | Republic of Ireland | Aston Villa |
| TOP BRONZE | |||
| Danny Seaborne | 63 | England | Southampton |
For a centre back, two attributes are of particular importance: defending and heading.
A player with a good defending will take the ball from the opponent and prevent him to reach the box more easily. This is Vidic and Kompany’s case, the two best players to perform this function. A cheaper alternative to a good defense is Fulham’s Brede Hangeland.
| CENTRE BACKS WITH THE BEST DEFENDINGS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Nemanja Vidic | 87 | Serbia | Manchester United |
| Vincent Kompany | 86 | Belgium | Manchester City |
| Brede Hangeland | 85 | Norway | Fulham |
| John Terry | 84 | England | Chelsea |
| Rio Ferdinand | 84 | England | Manchester United |
| Per Mertesacker | 84 | Germany | Arsenal |
| Thomas Vermaelen | 83 | Belgium | Arsenal |
| Daniel Agger | 82 | Denmark | Liverpool |
| Joleon Lescott | 82 | England | Manchester City |
| Martin Škrtel | 81 | Slovakia | Liverpool |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Carlos Cuéllar | 77 | Spain | Sunderland |
| Michael Turner | 76 | England | Norwich City |
| Ryan Nelsen | 76 | New Zealand | Queens Park Rangers |
| Sebastián Coates | 76 | Uruguay | Liverpool |
| Aaron Hughes | 75 | Northern Ireland | Fulham |
Having a good heading is very important for a centre back because it allows him to win balls in the air while they’re thrown in his box. But that’s not all. Also on attacking free kicks, such as the corner, it is normal to see centre backs going into the opponent’s box to try their lucks.
In this chapter there’s a player that crushes the competitors: Vidic. He is, with a large advantage, the player who has the best heading in the whole game. In case you can’t buy one, Lescott and Vermarlen are also very good. In the opposite way there are Hangeland and Cuéllar. Although they have excellent defendings, they have poor headings (73 and 70 respectively), so they must be players you have to avoid buying for your Barclays Premier League squad.
| CENTRE BACKS WITH THE BEST HEADINGS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Nemanja Vidic | 92 | Serbia | Manchester United |
| Thomas Vermaelen | 85 | Belgium | Arsenal |
| Joleon Lescott | 85 | England | Manchester City |
| John Terry | 84 | England | Chelsea |
| Michael Dawson | 84 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Martin Škrtel | 83 | Slovakia | Liverpool |
| Younès Kaboul | 83 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Ashley Williams | 83 | Wales | Swansea City |
| Jan Vertonghen | 82 | Belgium | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Gary Cahill | 82 | England | Chelsea |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Michael Turner | 80 | England | Norwich City |
| Ryan Nelsen | 80 | New Zealand | Queens Park Rangers |
| Adrian Mariappa | 80 | Jamaica | Reading |
| Anton Ferdinand | 80 | England | Queens Park Rangers |
| Titus Bramble | 78 | England | Sunderland |
One of the commonest characteristics on centre backs that dissatisfy us players is their slowness. No one likes to feel impotent by seeing extremely fast players easily passing through our defense. That’s why the defenders’ speed is also an important factor.
Most Barclays Premier League’s good centre backs are slow. Vidic, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Lescott don’t exceed 63 on the speed stat. Mertesacker is the half of it (!). Kompany and Vermaelen can be good choices if speed is important to you.
| FASTEST CENTRE BACKS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| David Luiz | 78 | Brazil | Chelsea |
| Maynor Figueroa | 78 | Honduras | Wigan Athletic |
| Younès Kaboul | 77 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Stéphane M’Bia | 76 | Cameroon | Queens Park Rangers |
| Johan Djourou | 75 | Switzerland | Arsenal |
| Vincent Kompany | 74 | Belgium | Manchester City |
| John Heitinga | 74 | Netherlands | Everton |
| Chris Smalling | 74 | England | Manchester United |
| Laurent Koscielny | 74 | French | Arsenal |
| Phil Jones | 73 | England | Manchester United |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Adrian Mariappa | 77 | Jamaica | Reading |
| Sébastien Bassong | 76 | Cameroon | Norwich City |
| Steven Caulker | 74 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Anton Ferdinand | 71 | England | Queens Park Rangers |
| Titus Bramble | 69 | England | Sunderland |
Vidic is probably the best defender in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team. This should be enough to put him in your squad. But he’s got two problems. The first one is his prohibitive price for many players. In those cases, it is necessary to find other alternatives. The second problem is that Vidic is a very slow defender. Although, many players like to put a slower centre back that is more secure alongside another that compensates on speed. In these cases, and if money is not a problem, Kompany can be his defense partner.
For limited budgets there are other quality solutions. A double of Michael Dawson and Vermaelen guarantees a solid defense by having high attributes of defending and heading at a low price.
Five Barclays Premiere League’s (English League) centre backs with the best overalls in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
Premier League’s Side Defenders (RB, RWB, LB, LWB)
The side defenders have the function of making the opponents’ wingers’ jobs harder. But that’s not all. Complementarily, the good side defenders also support their team’s wingers on offensive plays.
On Barclays Premier League, Maicon found the concurrence of Sagna and Ivanovic on the right side of the defense. On the opposite side, Ashley Cole and Evra are the top rated ones.
| RIGHT BACKS WITH THE BEST OVERALLS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Maicon | 84 | Brazil | Manchester City |
| Bacary Sagna | 83 | France | Arsenal |
| Branislav Ivanovic | 82 | Serbia | Chelsea |
| Micah Richards | 80 | England | Manchester City |
| Glen Johnson | 79 | England | Liverpool |
| Pablo Zabaleta | 79 | Argentina | Manchester City |
| Kyle Walker | 78 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Rafael | 77 | Brazil | Manchester United |
| Azpilicueta | 76 | Spain | Chelsea |
| Danny Simpson | 76 | England | Newcastle United |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Andy Wilkinson | 74 | England | Stoke City |
| Phil Neville | 74 | England | Everton |
| Tony Hibbert | 74 | England | Everton |
| Nedum Onuoha | 73 | England | Queens Park Rangers |
| Àngel Rangel | 73 | Spain | Swansea City |
| LEFT BACKS WITH THE BEST OVERALLS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Ashley Cole | 84 | England | Chelsea |
| Patrice Evra | 83 | France | Manchester United |
| Gaël Clichy | 80 | France | Manchester City |
| Leighton Baines | 80 | England | Everton |
| José Enrique | 79 | Spain | Liverpool |
| Aleksandar Kolarov | 78 | Serbia | Manchester City |
| Benoit Assou-Ekotto | 78 | Cameroon | Tottenham Hotspur |
| John Arne Riise | 76 | Norway | Fulham |
| Kieran Gibbs | 76 | England | Arsenal |
| Kieran Richardson | 75 | England | Fulham |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Garrido | 74 | Spain | Norwich City |
| Marc Wilson | 74 | Republic of Ireland | Stoke City |
| Ryan Taylor | 74 | England | Newcastle United |
| Stephen Warnock | 73 | England | Aston Villa |
| Neil Taylor | 72 | Wales | Swansea City |
Since they are elements of the defense, in these players the defending is a central attribute. On the right side, Ivanovic is the best. On the left side, Evra is the one that has this attribute more developed. Still, any of them stays behind the best centre backs of the Barclays Premier League in this FIFA 13 Ultimate Team.
| RIGHT BACKS WITH THE BEST DEFENDINGS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Branislav Ivanovic | 84 | Serbia | Chelsea |
| Maicon | 82 | Brazil | Manchester City |
| Micah Richards | 82 | England | Manchester City |
| Bacary Sagna | 81 | France | Arsenal |
| Pablo Zabaleta | 81 | Argentina | Manchester City |
| Phil Neville | 78 | England | Everton |
| Kyle Walker | 77 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Azpilicueta | 77 | Spain | Chelsea |
| Martin Kelly | 77 | England | Liverpool |
| Rafael | 76 | Brazil | Manchester United |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Phil Neville | 78 | England | Everton |
| Nedum Onuoha | 76 | England | Queens Park Rangers |
| Tony Hibbert | 75 | England | Everton |
| Luke Young | 75 | England | Queens Park Rangers |
| Zdenek Grygera | 75 | Czech Republic | Fulham |
| LEFT BACKS WITH THE BEST DEFENDINGS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Patrice Evra | 82 | France | Manchester United |
| Ashley Cole | 81 | England | Chelsea |
| José Enrique | 80 | Spain | Liverpool |
| Aleksandar Kolarov | 79 | Serbia | Manchester City |
| Benoit Assou-Ekotto | 78 | Cameroon | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Gaël Clichy | 77 | France | Manchester City |
| Leighton Baines | 77 | England | Everton |
| John Arne Riise | 75 | Norway | Fulham |
| Kieran Gibbs | 75 | England | Arsenal |
| Kieran Richardson | 75 | England | Fulham |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Danny Higginbotham | 77 | England | Stoke City |
| Marc Wilson | 75 | Republic of Ireland | Stoke City |
| Stephen Warnock | 75 | England | Aston Villa |
| Garrido | 73 | Spain | Norwich City |
| George McCartney | 72 | Northern Ireland | West Ham United |
But a side defender shouldn’t only defend. If you like them to go to the opposite box and perform perfect crosses, then it’s interesting for you to know who does it well.
If Maicon has good crosses on the right side, on the left side Leighton Baines can cross even better. Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole and Assou-Ekotto also have a very good performance in this chapter.
| RIGHT BACKS WITH THE BEST CROSSINGS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Maicon | 86 | Brazil | Manchester City |
| Glen Johnson | 83 | England | Liverpool |
| Bacary Sagna | 77 | France | Arsenal |
| Azpilicueta | 77 | Spain | Chelsea |
| José Bosingwa | 77 | Portugal | Queens Park Rangers |
| Martin Kelly | 77 | England | Liverpool |
| Rafael | 75 | Brazil | Manchester United |
| Danny Simpson | 75 | England | Newcastle United |
| Pablo Zabaleta | 74 | Argentina | Manchester City |
| Micah Richards | 73 | England | Manchester City |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Àngel Rangel | 79 | Spain | Swansea City |
| Ronnie Stam | 76 | Netherlands | Wigan Athletic |
| Steven Reid | 76 | Republic of Ireland | West Bromwich Albion |
| Paulo Ferreira | 75 | Portugal | Chelsea |
| Nathaniel Clyne | 74 | England | Southampton |
| LEFT BACKS WITH THE BEST CROSSINGS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Leighton Baines | 87 | England | Everton |
| Ashley Cole | 84 | England | Chelsea |
| Benoit Assou-Ekotto | 83 | Cameroon | Tottenham Hotspur |
| John Arne Riise | 81 | Norway | Fulham |
| Kieran Gibbs | 80 | England | Arsenal |
| Aleksandar Kolarov | 80 | Serbia | Manchester City |
| José Enrique | 78 | Spain | Liverpool |
| Gaël Clichy | 77 | France | Manchester City |
| Patrice Evra | 77 | France | Manchester United |
| Davide Santon | 77 | Italy | Newcastle United |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Ryan Taylor | 82 | England | Newcastle United |
| Daniel Fox | 80 | Scotland | Southampton |
| Nicky Shorey | 80 | England | Reading |
| Ian Harte | 80 | Republic of Ireland | Reading |
| Garrido | 78 | Spain | Norwich City |
A side defender is much more dynamic than a centre back because he fulfills a double mission of defense-attack and because the game tends to be faster on the wings. That’s why it’s important for them to be fast players.
There are any fast side defenders in the Barclays Premier League of FIFA 13 Ultimte Team. Kyle Walker exceeds 90 of speed, while Clichy gets close but on the left side.
| FASTEST RIGHT BACKS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Kyle Walker | 91 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Glen Johnson | 87 | England | Liverpool |
| Maicon | 85 | Brazil | Manchester City |
| Rafael | 84 | Brazil | Manchester United |
| Micah Richards | 82 | England | Manchester City |
| Azpilicueta | 80 | Spain | Chelsea |
| José Bosingwa | 80 | Portugal | Queens Park Rangers |
| Bacary Sagna | 79 | France | Arsenal |
| Danny Simpson | 78 | England | Newcastle United |
| Martin Kelly | 78 | England | Liverpool |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Nathaniel Clyne | 83 | England | Southampton |
| Steven Whittaker | 81 | Scotland | Norwich City |
| Kyle Naughton | 78 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Eric Lichaj | 78 | United States | Aston Villa |
| Shaun Cummings | 78 | England | Reading |
| FASTEST LEFT BACK | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Gaël Clichy | 89 | France | Manchester City |
| Kieran Richardson | 85 | England | Fulham |
| José Enrique | 84 | Spain | Liverpool |
| Kieran Gibbs | 84 | England | Arsenal |
| Davide Santon | 83 | Italy | Newcastle United |
| Ashley Cole | 80 | England | Chelsea |
| Fábio | 80 | Brazil | Queens Park Rangers |
| Patrice Evra | 79 | France | Manchester United |
| Leighton Baines | 79 | England | Everton |
| Benoit Assou-Ekotto | 79 | Cameroon | Tottenham Hotspur |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Alexander Büttner | 86 | Netherlands | Manchester United |
| Armand Traoré | 85 | Senegal | Queens Park Rangers |
| Danny Rose | 82 | England | Sunderland |
| Bryan Oviedo | 82 | Costa Rica | Everton |
| Neil Taylor | 78 | Wales | Swansea City |
For the right side of your FIFA 13 Ultimate Team English League squad, Maicon is the strongest player. He is the best crosser, the second best defender and the third with the best speed. Although, he’s also very expensive. It is given more value to the offensive capacity than the defensive, so Glen Johnson is the right guy.
On the left side, Ashley Cole can be considered as a well balanced side defender. He’s fast, defends well and crosses with precision. There are others who also develop this function well, but no one as good as the french.
Five Barclays Premiere League’s (English League) side defenders with the best overalls in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
Premier League’s Midfielders (CDM, CM e CAM)
The players that play on the middle of the field are responsible for helping in the defensive aspects, but mainly for assisting the advanced players of their team. They are the ones who should study the match and define its rhythm.
Some of the best midfielders in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team play on Barclays Premier League, such as David Silva, Yaya Touré, Juan Mata, Nasri and even the english veterans Gerrard and Lampard.
| MIDFIELDERS WITH THE BEST OVERALLS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| David Silva | 88 | Spain | Manchester City |
| Yaya Touré | 86 | Ivory Coast | Manchester City |
| Juan Mata | 86 | Spain | Chelsea |
| Samir Nasri | 85 | France | Manchester City |
| Santi Cazorla | 84 | Spain | Arsenal |
| Steven Gerrard | 84 | England | Liverpool |
| Frank Lampard | 83 | England | Chelsea |
| Shinji Kagawa | 83 | Japan | Manchester United |
| Bryan Ruíz | 82 | Costa Rica | Fulham |
| Stéphane Sessègnon | 82 | Benin | Sunderland |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| David Vaughan | 74 | Wales | Sunderland |
| Glenn Whelan | 74 | Republic of Ireland | Stoke City |
| Jordan Henderson | 74 | England | Liverpool |
| Alejandro Faurlín | 74 | Argentina | Queens Park Rangers |
| Mark Noble | 74 | England | West Ham United |
The midfielders are responsible for finding out the lines that break the opponent’s defense. Their passing quality must be very good so they can assist the attackers.
Although Scholes is the the one who has the best passing ability, there are many other good solutions, such as David Silva, Gerrard and Arteta.
| MIDFIELDERS WITH THE BEST PASSING | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Paul Scholes | 88 | England | Manchester United |
| David Silva | 86 | Spain | Manchester City |
| Steven Gerrard | 86 | England | Liverpool |
| Mikel Arteta | 86 | Spain | Arsenal |
| Samir Nasri | 84 | France | Manchester City |
| Santi Cazorla | 84 | Spain | Arsenal |
| Frank Lampard | 84 | England | Chelsea |
| Ryan Giggs | 84 | Wales | Manchester United |
| James Milner | 84 | England | Manchester City |
| Granero | 84 | Spain | Queens Park Rangers |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Barry Bannan | 82 | Scotland | Aston Villa |
| David Fox | 78 | England | Norwich City |
| David Vaughan | 77 | Wales | Sunderland |
| Glenn Whelan | 77 | Republic of Ireland | Stoke City |
| Jordan Henderson | 77 | England | Liverpool |
The passing is the most important attribute in a midfielder but it’s not the only one. These players must have a good vision and, if possible, a good shooting. David Silva is the king on the first one and Lampard on the second.
A good dribbling allows you to take the team ahead, possibly creating unbalances. Also in this characteristic David Silva is the top rated one. Nasri and Kagawa don’t stay behind.
| MIDFIELDERS WITH THE BEST DRIBBLING | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| David Silva | 88 | Spain | Manchester City |
| Samir Nasri | 88 | France | Manchester City |
| Shinji Kagawa | 88 | Japan | Manchester United |
| Juan Mata | 87 | Spain | Chelsea |
| Santi Cazorla | 86 | Spain | Arsenal |
| Bryan Ruíz | 86 | Costa Rica | Fulham |
| Moussa Dembélé | 86 | Belgium | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Marko Marin | 86 | Germany | Chelsea |
| Stéphane Sessègnon | 85 | Benin | Sunderland |
| Adel Taarabt | 85 | Morocco | Queens Park Rangers |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Yago Falqué | 81 | Spain | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Samba Diakité | 79 | Mali | Queens Park Rangers |
| Shaun Maloney | 78 | Scotland | Wigan Athletic |
| Barry Bannan | 77 | Scotland | Aston Villa |
| Fabian Delph | 77 | England | Aston Villa |
David Silva is the best midfielder of the Barclays Premier League for being the one who highlights the most on the attributes that are really important for his position. There are some cheaper options, but the choice between Mata, Nasri, Touré and others depends of your play style.
If you often shoot outside the box, Lampard and Gerrard may be the best choices. If you like to advance with the ball on your feet, Nasri and Kagawa can be the right ones. No quality lacking.
Five Barclays Premiere League’s (English League) midfielders with the best overalls in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
Premier League’s Wingers (RM, RW, RF, LM, LW e LF)
The wingers are responsible for widening the offensive moves of their team. They’re normally the most explosive players.
Some high quality wingers play in the english championship. Valencia, Ben Arfa and Walcott on the right side, Hazard, Bale, Nani and Ashley Young on the left side are good examples.
| RIGHT WINGERS WITH THE BEST OVERALLS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Antonio Valencia | 83 | Ecuador | Manchester United |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | 81 | France | Newcastle United |
| Theo Walcott | 81 | England | Arsenal |
| Aaron Lennon | 80 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Adam Johnson | 80 | England | Sunderland |
| Stewart Downing | 79 | England | Liverpool |
| Damien Duff | 78 | Republic of Ireland | Fulham |
| Daniel Sturridge | 78 | England | Chelsea |
| Sebastian Larsson | 77 | Sweden | Sunderland |
| Ashkan Dejagah | 76 | Iran | Fulham |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| David Bentley | 74 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Michael Kightly | 74 | England | Stoke City |
| Séamus Coleman | 74 | Republic of Ireland | Everton |
| Robert Snodgrass | 74 | Scotland | Norwich City |
| Marc Albrighton | 73 | England | Aston Villa |
| LEFT WINGERS WITH THE BEST OVERALLS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Eden Hazard | 87 | Belgium | Chelsea |
| Gareth Bale | 85 | Wales | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Nani | 85 | Portugal | Manchester United |
| Ashley Young | 82 | England | Manchester United |
| Clint Dempsey | 81 | United States | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Andrei Arshavin | 81 | Russia | Arsenal |
| Florent Malouda | 81 | France | Chelsea |
| Gervinho | 81 | Ivory Coast | Arsenal |
| Matthew Etherington | 79 | England | Stoke City |
| Oussama Assaidi | 78 | Morocco | Liverpool |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| James McClean | 74 | Republic of Ireland | Sunderland |
| Brett Holman | 74 | Australia | Aston Villa |
| Jerome Thomas | 73 | England | West Bromwich Albion |
| Magaye Gueye | 73 | Senegal | Everton |
| Yassine El Ghanassy | 73 | Belgium | West Bromwich Albion |
Getting away through the side line until the opponent’s goal is something commom on a winger. In order to do that with success, they need to be fast players. That’s why the speed is one of the most important attributes for the players on this position.
The fastest player in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team is Theo Walcott, the gunners’s right winger. Stopping him is something complicated. But not just him. Eleven other wingers from the PL, including two silver ones, have the speed stat above 90.
| FASTEST RIGHT WINGERS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Theo Walcott | 96 | England | Arsenal |
| Nathan Dyer | 92 | England | Swansea City |
| Aaron Lennon | 92 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Daniel Sturridge | 90 | England | Chelsea |
| Antonio Valencia | 90 | Ecuador | Manchester United |
| Adam Johnson | 89 | England | Sunderland |
| Jermaine Pennant | 86 | England | Stoke City |
| Victor Moses | 84 | Nigeria | Chelsea |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | 83 | France | Newcastle United |
| Pablo Hernández | 83 | Spain | Swansea City |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Jimmy Kébé | 92 | Mali | Reading |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | 91 | England | Queens Park Rangers |
| Gabriel Obertan | 86 | France | Newcastle United |
| Garath McCleary | 86 | England | Reading |
| Steve De Ridder | 86 | Belgium | Southampton |
| FASTEST LEFT WINGERS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Gareth Bale | 92 | Wales | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Junior Hoillet | 91 | Canada | Queens Park Rangers |
| Matt Jarvis | 91 | England | West Ham United |
| Eden Hazard | 90 | Belgium | Chelsea |
| Charles N’Zogbia | 90 | France | Aston Villa |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 89 | England | Arsenal |
| Scott Sinclair | 89 | England | Manchester City |
| Ashley Young | 89 | England | Manchester United |
| Gervinho | 88 | Ivory Coast | Arsenal |
| Oussama Assaidi | 88 | Morocco | Liverpool |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Crusat | 89 | Spain | Wigan Athletic |
| Raheem Sterling | 88 | England | Liverpool |
| Andros Townsend | 87 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Kerim Frei | 86 | Turkey | Fulham |
| Yassine El Ghanassy | 85 | Belgium | West Bromwich Albion |
But in order to get close from the opponent’s goal, the speed may be enough. The wingers will face the opponents and will have to use dribbling to surpass them.
Barclays Premier League’s left wingers combine their speed with a great dribbling. Hazard, Nani, Gervinho and Arshavin are better than the best right wingers, Adam Johnson and Ben Arfa.
| RIGHT WINGERS WITH THE BEST DRIBBLING | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Adam Johnson | 86 | England | Sunderland |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | 86 | France | Newcastle United |
| Aaron Lennon | 84 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Daniel Sturridge | 83 | England | Chelsea |
| Victor Moses | 83 | Nigeria | Chelsea |
| Pablo Hernández | 83 | Spain | Swansea City |
| Damien Duff | 83 | Republic of Ireland | Fulham |
| Antonio Valencia | 82 | Ecuador | Manchester United |
| Nathan Dyer | 81 | England | Swansea City |
| Ashkan Dejagah | 81 | Iran | Fulham |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Marc Albrighton | 80 | England | Aston Villa |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | 79 | England | Queens Park Rangers |
| Michael Kightly | 76 | England | Stoke City |
| Jimmy Kébé | 75 | Mali | Reading |
| Séamus Coleman | 75 | Republic of Ireland | Everton |
| LEFT WINGERS WITH THE BEST DRIBBLING | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Eden Hazard | 90 | Belgium | Chelsea |
| Nani | 89 | Portugal | Manchester United |
| Gervinho | 87 | Ivory Coast | Arsenal |
| Andrei Arshavin | 86 | Russia | Arsenal |
| Gareth Bale | 85 | Wales | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Ashley Young | 85 | England | Manchester United |
| Charles N’Zogbia | 84 | France | Aston Villa |
| Oussama Assaidi | 84 | Morocco | Liverpool |
| Steven Pienaar | 84 | South Africa | Everton |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 82 | England | Arsenal |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Yassine El Ghanassy | 81 | Belgium | West Bromwich Albion |
| Jerome Thomas | 78 | England | West Bromwich Albion |
| Kerim Frei | 78 | Turkey | Fulham |
| James McClean | 77 | Republic of Ireland | Sunderland |
| Crusat | 77 | Spain | Wigan Athletic |
When arriving in the opponent’s box, the wingers have to decide what to do. Most times, they choose to assist the attackers. That’s why it’s important for them to be good on passing.
For the right wingers this is their weakness. Except for Valencia, the players with the best passing are those that have a lower overall.
On the left side, Hazard is the best choice. Still, Bale and Nani are players with a passing capacity very well developed.
| RIGHT WINGERS WITH THE BEST PASSING | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Chris Brunt | 80 | Northern Ireland | West Bromwich Albion |
| Antonio Valencia | 79 | Ecuador | Manchester United |
| Sebastian Larsson | 79 | Sweden | Sunderland |
| Damien Duff | 78 | Republic of Ireland | Fulham |
| Stewart Downing | 77 | England | Liverpool |
| Adam Johnson | 76 | England | Sunderland |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | 76 | France | Newcastle United |
| James Morrison | 76 | Scotland | West Bromwich Albion |
| Jermaine Pennant | 75 | England | Stoke City |
| Zoltán Gera | 75 | Hungary | West Bromwich Albion |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| David Bentley | 79 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Jack Collison | 75 | Wales | West Ham United |
| Simon Davies | 75 | Wales | Fulham |
| Séamus Coleman | 72 | Republic of Ireland | Everton |
| Gabriel Obertan | 70 | France | Newcastle United |
| LEFT WINGERS WITH THE BEST PASSING | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Eden Hazard | 83 | Belgium | Chelsea |
| Gareth Bale | 81 | Wales | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Nani | 81 | Portugal | Manchester United |
| Matthew Etherington | 80 | England | Stoke City |
| Florent Malouda | 80 | France | Chelsea |
| Sylvain Marveaux | 77 | France | Newcastle United |
| Clint Dempsey | 77 | United States | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Andrei Arshavin | 76 | Russia | Arsenal |
| Matt Jarvis | 75 | England | West Ham United |
| Ashley Young | 75 | England | Manchester United |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Matthew Taylor | 76 | England | West Ham United |
| Anthony Pilkington | 70 | England | Norwich City |
| James McClean | 70 | Republic of Ireland | Sunderland |
| Jerome Thomas | 69 | England | West Bromwich Albion |
| Brett Holman | 69 | Australia | Aston Villa |
It wouldn’t be about the right wingers that Barclays Premier League could be most proud of. Antonio Valencia is a good player and Walcott is extremely fast, but that’s quite all they have. There are actually very fast wingers but they are relatively weak on dribbling and passing. The affordable prices reflect this lack of quality.
On the left side the situation is different. Hazard is one of the five best players of the world in this position and on the Barclays Premier League no one competes with him. Nani and Bale are also top players that cost significantly less. Although, if their prices keep being prohibitive for your wallet, Etherington is extremely cheap and very well balanced on the most important attributes (speed, dribbling and passing).
Five Barclays Premiere League’s (English League) wingers with the best overalls in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
Premier League’s Attackers (CF e ST)
The attackers are the ones that play on the last third of the field alongside with the opponents’ defenders. The only requirement for them is to be able to score goals.
Wayne Rooney is one of the best attackers in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team. By the way, the Barclays Premier League is full of great players for this position. Out of the 10 best attackers, seven play in the clubs from Manchester.
| ATTACKERS WITH THE BEST OVERALLS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Wayne Rooney | 89 | England | Manchester United |
| Robin van Persie | 88 | Netherlands | Manchester United |
| Sergio Agüero | 87 | Argentina | Manchester City |
| Luis Suárez | 86 | Uruguay | Liverpool |
| Carlos Tévez | 86 | Argentina | Manchester City |
| Fernando Torres | 85 | Spain | Chelsea |
| Mario Balotelli | 84 | Italy | Manchester City |
| Lukas Podolski | 83 | Germany | Arsenal |
| Edin Džeko | 83 | Bosnia Herzegovina | Manchester City |
| Javier Hernández | 82 | Mexico | Manchester United |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Rickie Lambert | 74 | England | Southampton |
| Hugo Rodallega | 74 | Colombia | Fulham |
| Romelu Lukaku | 74 | Belgium | West Bromwich Albion |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 74 | England | Aston Villa |
| Grant Holt | 74 | England | Norwich City |
If attackers are supposed to score goals, then shooting is the most important attribute for them.
Wayne Rooney and Podolski are almost perfect strikers but the best one is Robin van Persie. The dutch is the second best shooter in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team, being only beaten by Cristiano Ronaldo.
| ATTACKERS WITH THE BEST SHOOTING | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Robin van Persie | 89 | Netherlands | Manchester United |
| Wayne Rooney | 88 | England | Manchester United |
| Lukas Podolski | 87 | Germany | Arsenal |
| Carlos Tévez | 85 | Argentina | Manchester City |
| Sergio Agüero | 84 | Argentina | Manchester City |
| Luis Suárez | 83 | Uruguay | Liverpool |
| Jermain Defoe | 83 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Fernando Torres | 82 | Spain | Chelsea |
| Mario Balotelli | 82 | Italy | Manchester City |
| Edin Džeko | 82 | Bosnia Herzegovina | Manchester City |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Rickie Lambert | 75 | England | Southampton |
| Hugo Rodallega | 74 | Colombia | Fulham |
| Romelu Lukaku | 73 | Belgium | West Bromwich Albion |
| John Guidetti | 73 | Sweden | Manchester City |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 72 | England | Aston Villa |
The attackers don’t use only their feet to score goals. Knowing how to head the ball can make a lot of difference. If you’re a player who often crosses the ball to the box, then this attribute is indispensable.
Andy Carroll and Kenwyne Jones are taller than the most wanted players, such as Rooney, Aguero, Tévez and Van Persie. Highlights also for the silver player Grant Holt that is also taller.
| ATTACKERS WITH THE BEST HEADINGS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Andy Carroll | 86 | England | West Ham United |
| Kenwyne Jones | 86 | Trinidad & Tobago | Stoke City |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | 83 | Togo | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Wayne Rooney | 82 | England | Manchester United |
| Marouane Chamakh | 82 | Morocco | Arsenal |
| Steven Fletcher | 82 | Scotland | Sunderland |
| Demba Ba | 81 | Senegal | Newcastle United |
| Olivier Giroud | 81 | France | Arsenal |
| Bobby Zamora | 81 | England | Queens Park Rangers |
| Djibril Cissé | 80 | France | Queens Park Rangers |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Grant Holt | 84 | England | Norwich City |
| Rob Hulse | 82 | England | Queens Park Rangers |
| Steve Morison | 79 | Wales | Norwich City |
| Noel Hunt | 79 | Republic of Ireland | Reading |
| Jonathan Walters | 78 | Republic of Ireland | Stoke City |
Shooting and heading are the most important attributes for an attacker. Although, according to each one’s tactic and game style, there are those who prefer attackers that take advantage on their speed to surpass the opponent’s defense.
On Barclays Premier League, Hernández is the fastest gold attacker and Aguero is the solution for who wants top players. The silver player Agbonlahor’s 93 speed stat helps explaining the astronomical value of this player.
| FASTEST ATTACKERS | |||
| TOP GOLD | |||
| Javier Hernández | 90 | Mexico | Manchester United |
| Shane Long | 88 | Republic of Ireland | West Bromwich Albion |
| Sergio Agüero | 88 | Argentina | Manchester City |
| Kevin Mirallas | 88 | Belgium | Everton |
| Darren Bent | 87 | England | Aston Villa |
| Arouna Koné | 87 | Ivory Coast | Wigan Athletic |
| Lukas Podolski | 87 | Germany | Arsenal |
| Djibril Cissé | 85 | France | Queens Park Rangers |
| Danny Welbeck | 85 | England | Manchester United |
| Mario Balotelli | 84 | Italy | Manchester City |
| TOP SILVER | |||
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 93 | England | Aston Villa |
| Emmanuel Mayuka | 90 | Zambia | Southampton |
| Joshua King | 90 | Norway | Manchester United |
| Cameron Jerome | 88 | England | Stoke City |
| Fraizer Campbell | 87 | England | Sunderland |
For who is able to afford him, Rooney is the indispensable attacker. Although he’s not very fast, he is complete on all the other attributes. For the second attacker, the choice should vary between Van Persie and Aguero. If your game style privileges the speed, then the argentine is better. Dzeko and Bent are the cheapest players that will be able to develop the same functions although with a little less quality.
Five Barclays Premiere League’s (English League) attackers with the best overalls in FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
Barclays PL Gold Squads Suggestions for FIFA 13 Ultimate Team
As the players were already presented, it’s time for us to try putting together the best ones in the same squad. Since this task depends a lot on the tactic you use, we are going to introduce one squad suggestion for each of the most popular tactics. We’ll show one in 4-1-2-1-2 considering an unlimited budget and another in 4-4-2 considering a maximum budget of 25k coins. In the construction of these squads we chose carefully the players that better fit on the positions according to the attributes we consider more important, which we already explained in this article.
Barclays Premier League Squad for FIFA 13 Ultimate Team with an Unlimited Budget:
- GK: Hugo Lloris
- CB: Nemanja Vidic
- CB: Vicent Kompany
- RB: Maicon
- LB: Ashley Cole
- CDM: Yaya Touré
- CAM: David Silva
- RM: Antonio Valencia
- LM: Eden Hazard
- ST: Wayne Rooney
- ST: Sergio Aguero
Barclays Premier League squad suggestion for FIFA 13 Ultimate Team with an unlimited budget
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No doubt this is a great squad. If there were any doubts, the fact that it is valued as around one million coins helps to ensure that.
On the goal there is the undoubtedly best goalkeeper from the Barclays PL. Right ahead it was chosen to put a fast defender and a slow one. One covers the counter-attack moves and can try winning the ball by anticipation while the other is an authentic wall, being on the ground or in the air. The side defenders are players that defend well but attack even better. They’re fast and know how to cross to the box. Touré is the midfielder that best defends so that his selection to the defensive middle position remains natural. The fantastic David Silva plays in front of him. He has the best ball control in the whole English League, knows how to dribble and is able to find out all the spaces in order to isolate his attacking teammates. Antonio Valencia is the chosen one to occupy the right side of the attack because of his speed, dribbling capacity, passing and crossing. Since he’s the weakest element of this squad, and also the cheapest, an alternative would be trying to adapt Juan Mata to this position. Since the players have the same tactic as the squad’s, the chemistry will remain on its 100. On the opposite side, Eden Hazard is undoubtedly because he’s almost always the best on the attributes that really matter. On the attacking front, Wayne Rooney is a natural choice and to make him company there is Aguero. The argentine beats Van Persie on speed because, although they’re almost the same on shooting and heading, the english champion is much faster, which compensates one of Rooney’s weaknesses.
Barclays Premier League Squad for FIFA 13 Ultimate Team with a 25k Coins Budget:
- GK: Júlio César 3k (or else Wojciech Szczesny 0.5k)
- CB: Michael Dawson 1k (or else Martin Skretl 1.6k)
- CB: Jan Vertonghen 3k (or else Phil Jagielka 1.6k)
- RB: Glen Johnson 6k (or else Rafael 5k)
- LB: Benoit Assou-Ekotto 1k (or else Leighton Baines 4k)
- CM: Ryan Giggs 1.5k (or else Nuri Sahin 3.3k)
- CM: Tomas Rosicky 0.5k (or else Bryan Ruíz 1k)
- RM: Jermaine Pennant 0.5k (or else Adam Johnson 6k)
- LM: Matthew Etherington 0.5k (or else Steven Pienaar 0.5k)
- ST: Edin Dzeko 4k (or else Darren Bent 6k)
- ST: Djibril Cissé 2k (or else Andy Caroll 1.3k)
Barclays Premier League squad suggestion for FIFA 13 Ultimate Team with a 25k coins budget
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Building a 21k coins squad, in this case, doesn’t mean forming a weak squad. The important thing is to select the players with the characteristics you’re looking for.
Júlio César can be better, for example, than Reina. The spanish is four times more expensive. For his price, Dawson is an authentic pearl on the defending line. He defends well and heads even better. His weakness is the speed. That’s why Vertonghen has joined to be his defending teammate. Glen Johnson is even faster. The investment is high but we’re talking about the fastest right back from the Barclays Premier League. On the opposite side, Assou-Ekotto is a player with good qualities except for his shooting and heading, the less important attributes on a side defender. On the mid field we focused on the experience. The fact that speed is paid by gold price enables us to buy Giggs and Rosicky for a lower price. This double has excellent dribbling and passing qualities. Pennant and Etherington are very cheap and have good speed, dribbling and passing quality. On the attacking front, both are excellent attackers. Dzeko is slower but shoots better and Cissé is faster and heads better.
Thanks to Pedro Henriques Coelho for the translation.