For all those players that plan a FUT 14 team based on the Barclays Premier League, or that plan on building one, we’ve conducted an extensive analysis on the best players.
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Introduction to the FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Guide
Building a team is the biggest challenge in FIFA 14 Ultimate Team. It doesn’t need to be the best team, even because the budget may not allow it, but it needs to be the player’s stature for him to obtain success.
When choosing which players to play with, you will have to look carefully at their attributes. Choosing a team based on ratings is one of the most common mistakes on FUT 14. It’s precisely this aspect that this guide focuses on. For each position, and focusing on the truly important attributes, we’ll show who are the best athletes to choose.
It’s also important that the player checks to see if the player he chooses fits the formations he likes to play in. For example, a good full back will be useless if the player only uses formations with three defenders. According to those formations, the player must be cautious to look at the work rates, trying to relate them with the ones we advise in our Formations Guide.
Last but not least, it’s mandatory that you tune all of your team so that the individual and team chemistry be as high possible. For this last step to be easier, the majority of the players start to define the type of team they’re building. Some choose gathering players of the same nationality, while others decide to form a team of players from the same league. The most popular leagues are the Brazilians and the Barclays Premier League. There are also more experienced players that can form hybrid teams without damaging the chemistry a lot.
All of these steps are necessary to have; it could be that the team is not always well built as it could’ve been. This article aims to help those that think or want to form a FIFA 14 Ultimate Team based on players from the Barclays Premier League. Even the ones have one, could take out some valuable conclusion from this guide that could help turn your team even better.
On a similar guide that we wrote for FUT 13, we received 1300 comments. Most of them asked us to help improve their teams and the players they had. It’s important that the readers understand that this guide is simply guidance. It’s a theme too vast and the player’s combinations are almost infinite. Besides, there are various factors that influence the choices, like it’s one’s style of play, the formations used, the available budget, the preferences or even the time spent playing. There’s still one uncertain component: a good player for someone might not be for another. If there was a better team everyone would fight to get it. Part of the fun of FIFA 14 Ultimate Team is this: everyone has their personal club and players.
Another important point and that must stay very clear is that whoever is reading this guide, it’s about some criteria we chose and should be of everyone’s knowledge:
- In this guide we didn’t consider silver or bronze player. Most players don’t assume them to be a better option than gold players, so to simplify the guide’s analysis we didn’t include them. In the future we may come to publish guides exclusively talking about these categories.
- In this guide we didn’t consider In Forms (IF). They’re extremely expensive and in most cases are not considered good value for money. They should only be used by players with generous budgets, that already have the best team possible and that want small upgrades.
- In this guide we didn’t consider players that have been transferred to other clubs or that have been reviewed (UP). Only players that started their season in the Barclays Premier League and with their original attributes were considered.
- In this guide we didn’t consider changes made on a players performance such happens when applying training or chemistry styles cards.
- To make the comprehension of this guide easier we divided the players in nine distinct groups in order of their original position: Goalkeeper (GK), central backs (CB), right backs (RB and RWB), left backs (LB and LWB), central defensive midfielders (CDM) central midfielders (CM and CAM), right midfielders (RM, RW and RF), left midfielders (LM, LW and LF) and forwards (CF and ST).
- In the chapter where FIFA 14 Ultimate Team BPL teams are suggested, the prices considered are the ones of the date of the guide’s publication: November 2013. It’s natural that the prices have suffered some oscillations throughout the season, so they should only be considered as guiding prices.
Barclays Premier League
No league is as spectacular as the main football competition of the United Kingdom. The qualification of the champion of the second biggest league of the world is made through the made points system. Whichever team gathers the most points wins the league. The first four classified gain access to the champions league of the next year, while the last three trade places with the first three qualified of the Football League Championship. Every season starts in August and finishes in May, having 38 game weeks with 10 matches each, being a total of 380 matches per season.
The Barclays Premier League is the most watched football league in the world, broadcasted in 212 countries and in more than 600 million homes. It’s also the second football league with more assists and the second best league classified in the UEFA league coefficients.
Started in 1992 the Premier League has only been conquered by 5 clubs. The dominant club is Manchester United, with a total of 13 titles. London’s teams only won the league three times while Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers only won the title once.
As to last season, the BPL lost some good players such as Andrey Arshavin (Zenit), Florent Malouda (Trabzonspor), Mahamadou Diarra, Pepe Reina (Napoli by loan), Carlos Tevez (Juventus) and Maicon (AS Roma), they’re good examples of this. But, the biggest out transfer was with a chance Spur’s Gareth bale move to Real Madrid for 85 million pounds.
These transfers didn’t necessarily make the league weaker. The English teams spent 620 million pounds on strong reinforcements: Gary Medel and Andreas Cornelius (Cardiff), Marco Van Ginkel, Samiel Eto’o and Willian (Chelsea), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), Stevan Jovetic, Jesus Navas, Fernandinho and Alvaro Negredo (Manchester City), Ricky Van Wolfswinkel (Norwich City), Victor Wanyama, Pablo Osvadldo and Dejan Lovren (Southampton), Wilfried Bony (Swansea), Etienne Capoue, Roberto Soldado, Paulinho, Erik Lamela, Vlad Chiriches and Christian Eriksen (Tottenham) and Nicolas Anelka (West Bromwich). But the biggest signing of the season was made between London and Madrid, with the purchase of Mesut Ozil by the Gunners for 42 million pounds.
The choices are a lot for which our guide will certainly be useful as to building a team with players from this league. But, since it’s in the United Kingdom where FUT 14 is played the most the Barclays Premier League is the most seen on this game’s teams. This means it’s also the most expensive league, for which it’s not recommended for players with a limited budget.
FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Goalkeepers (GK)
Goalkeepers are the players that are less used on field. Because of this they are also the disdained when building a team. Most players start their purchases with a forward, later they strengthen the midfield the defence and only later the goal. The truth is a good goalkeeper may be worth a lot of goals. It’s good investment because they’re normally the most economically accessible players.
The goalkeepers with more prestige of the Barclays Premier League are the charismatic Petr Cech, the downgraded Hugo Lloris and the English national team goalkeeper Joe Hart. For having the best rating they are also the most searched by this league’s teams so they’re more expensive.
MOST HIGH-RATED GOALKEEPERS | |||
Petr Cech | 85 | Czech Republic | Chelsea |
Hugo Lloris | 84 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
Joe Hart | 83 | England | Manchester City |
De Gea | 82 | Spain | Manchester United |
Asmir Begovic | 81 | Bosnia Herzegovina | Stoke City |
Michel Vorm | 81 | Netherlands | Swansea City |
Tim Howard | 81 | United States | Everton |
Simon Mignolet | 80 | Belgium | Liverpool |
Tim Krul | 79 | Netherlands | Newcastle United |
Wojciech Szczesny | 79 | Poland | Arsenal |
When choosing a good goalkeeper it’s not only down to his rating. There are two fundamental attributes for choosing a good goalkeeper: reflexes and diving.
The first measures a goalkeeper’s agility when making a save. The best on this aspect is Hugo Lloris, even though the advantage over De Gea and Joe Hart doesn’t mean much.
GOALKEEPERS WITH BEST REFLEXES | |||
Hugo Lloris | 89 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
De Gea | 88 | Spain | Manchester United |
Joe Hart | 87 | England | Manchester City |
Asmir Begovic | 86 | Bosnia Herzegovina | Stoke City |
Gomes | 86 | Brazil | Tottenham Hotspur |
Petr Cech | 85 | Czech Republic | Chelsea |
Michel Vorm | 84 | Netherlands | Swansea City |
Tim Krul | 84 | Netherlands | Newcastle United |
Lukasz Fabianski | 84 | Poland | Arsenal |
Tim Howard | 83 | United States | Everton |
Diving is a fundamental attribute when choosing a goalkeeper. It measures the capacity for a goalkeeper to make a save when jumping.
The four BPL goalkeepers who have this attribute better developed are also those that have the best reputations. For those who are looking for the cheaper solution, Wojciech Szczesny is a valid alternative.
GOALKEEPER WITH BEST DIVING | |||
Hugo Lloris | 86 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
De Gea | 86 | Spain | Manchester United |
Petr Cech | 85 | Czech Republic | Chelsea |
Joe Hart | 85 | England | Manchester City |
Wojciech Szczesny | 84 | Poland | Arsenal |
Maarten Stekelenburg | 84 | Netherlands | Fulham |
Asmir Begovic | 83 | Bosnia Herzegovina | Stoke City |
Michel Vorm | 83 | Netherlands | Swansea City |
Tim Howard | 83 | United States | Everton |
Anders Lindegaard | 83 | Denmark | Manchester United |
The most experienced Ultimate Team players know that another leaning factor on a goalkeeper’s performance without considering the remaining four attributes: height. The more tall a goalkeeper is, better his chances of having a clean sheet.
This is Hugo Lloris’s weak point. Even though he can’t be considered a short goalkeeper, the truth is he’s 12 cm short of the mighty Asmir Begovic, this gold goalkeeper holds the title of tallest Barclays Premier League Goalkeeper. Cech, Hart and De Gea are all above 1,90 m.
TALLEST GOALKEEPERS | |||
Asmir Begovic | 200 | Bosnia Herzegovina | Stoke City |
Maarten Stekelenburg | 197 | Netherlands | Fulham |
Petr Cech | 196 | Czech Republic | Chelsea |
Joe Hart | 196 | England | Manchester City |
Wojciech Szczesny | 195 | Poland | Arsenal |
Emiliano Viviano | 195 | Italy | Arsenal |
Mark Schwarzer | 195 | Australia | Chelsea |
De Gea | 193 | Spain | Manchester United |
Anders Lindegaard | 193 | Denmark | Manchester United |
Simon Mignolet | 193 | Belgium | Liverpool |
The choice for the best Barclays Premier League goalkeeper on FIFA 14 Ultimate team, is not easy.
In our opinion, even though he was downgraded, Hugo Lloris is still the best choice. Besides being the best with the two most important attributes he’s also the fastest. For the players that search for taller goalkeepers, Cech and Hart are goalkeeper to consider even though the first is slow and the second has weak handling.
For those who frequently pass the ball to the goalkeeper, De Gea is a choice to be considered. When talking about cheapest goalkeepers our suggestion is Asmir Begovic. Besides the four most rated goalkeepers in the league no one else has better reflexes than the Bosnian. Besides, he’s also the tallest of them all, which takes out any doubt for those who still had any. For those who don’t want to choose him because of the difficulty of having good chemistry links with the centre back, Simon Mignolet is a good alternative.
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Goalkeeper
FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Central Backs (CB)
A goalkeepers task is made easier if in front of him are quality central backs. Their function is to stop the opponent from getting dangerously close to your team’s goal.
Vidic and Kompany are the central backs with the best reputation in the Barclays Premier League. The remaining good players to consider because of experience are John Terry and Rio Ferdinand, and by irreverence, David Luiz and Jan Vertonghen come to mind.
HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL BACKS | |||
Nemanja Vidic | 87 | Serbia | Manchester United |
Vincent Kompany | 86 | Belgium | Manchester City |
John Terry | 83 | England | Chelsea |
Rio Ferdinand | 83 | England | Manchester United |
Daniel Agger | 82 | Denmark | Liverpool |
David Luiz | 82 | Brazil | Chelsea |
Jan Vertonghen | 82 | Belgium | Tottenham Hotspur |
Martín Demichelis | 82 | Argentina | Manchester City |
Fabricio Coloccini | 81 | Argentina | Newcastle United |
Joleon Lescott | 81 | England | Manchester City |
On a central back, two attributes assume particular importance on their performance: defending and heading.
A player with better defending will have an easier chance of dispossessing the opponent and avoid him reaching your box.
It’s the case of the two best rated players: Vidic and Kompany. It’s really hard to get past them. The most experienced players are normally those who have a higher rating on this attribute. Terry, Rio Ferdinand and Demichelis prove this.
CENTRAL BACKS WITH BETTER DEFENDING | |||
Nemanja Vidic | 86 | Serbia | Manchester United |
Vincent Kompany | 86 | Belgium | Manchester City |
Martín Demichelis | 85 | Argentina | Manchester City |
John Terry | 84 | England | Chelsea |
Rio Ferdinand | 84 | England | Manchester United |
Per Mertesacker | 84 | Germany | Arsenal |
Brede Hangeland | 83 | Norway | Fulham |
Joleon Lescott | 82 | England | Manchester City |
Jan Vertonghen | 81 | Belgium | Tottenham Hotspur |
Daniel Agger | 81 | Denmark | Liverpool |
On a game partially made difficult on stopping an opponent’s header in our box, possessing good heading is even more important on a central back than it was before. Allow him to be superior in your box when defending air balls but it’s also worth it on set pieces, like corners where a central backs jump may just be worth some goals.
In this chapter there’s a player that annihilates all competition: Vidic. He’s the best header in the game. If you choose to not buy one, Lescott and Vermaelen handle it pretty well. Though Kompany is one of the tallest central backs he’s far behind on the Barclays Premier League list of players with good heading. He isn’t an isolated case: the tallest central back in the league, Brade Hagenland has dreadful heading. A player to avoid at all cost, even for his low speed.
CENTRAL BACKS WITH BETTER HEADING | |||
Nemanja Vidic | 90 | Serbia | Manchester United |
Joleon Lescott | 85 | England | Manchester City |
Thomas Vermaelen | 85 | Belgium | Arsenal |
John Terry | 83 | England | Chelsea |
Martin Škrtel | 83 | Slovakia | Liverpool |
Younès Kaboul | 83 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
Gary Cahill | 83 | England | Chelsea |
Michael Dawson | 83 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Mobido Diakité | 83 | France | Sunderland |
Jan Vertonghen | 82 | Belgium | Tottenham Hotspur |
Defending and heading may be useless against fast opponents. It’s necessary to fight fire with fire. No likes feeling impotent when seeing you get overrun by extremely fast players. Even though, in a way, centre backs aren’t that fast, every team needs one of these players with a high pace attribute.
The weak relish for heading by Kompany is in a way compensating due to his good speed. But there are faster players in the Barclays Premier League. The first on the list is Vlad Chiriches, defender that has his debut on the league. We don’t consider him a viable option since he lacks the remaining attributes necessary for a good central back. David Luiz, Kaboul and Koscielny are also fast players and possess these attributes, in a way that either one of these three present themselves as a viable for a defence based on the BPL.
CENTRAL BACKS WITH BETTER PACE | |||
Vlad Chiriches | 82 | Romania | Tottenham Hotspur |
Younès Kaboul | 78 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
David Luiz | 77 | Brazil | Chelsea |
Laurent Koscielny | 77 | France | Arsenal |
Chris Smalling | 76 | England | Manchester United |
Maynor Figueroa | 76 | Honduras | Hull City |
Sébastien Bassong | 74 | Cameroon | Norwich City |
Vincent Kompany | 73 | Belgium | Manchester City |
Gary Cahill | 73 | England | Chelsea |
Sylvain Distin | 73 | France | Everton |
In our opinion Vidic is a real wall. He intercepts everything that is at his reach. But, if the style of play of the team is to concede extremely fast counter-attacks we don’t advise him. He’s an extremely slow defender that compromises the team in fast attacks. For that Kompany is our number one choice for this position. Fast and with good defending and attacking attributes, the Belgian is for that the without a chance most expensive of all central backs of the Barclays Premier League.
Benefiting from his popularity and his characteristic for a good chemistry, David Luiz comes up as being one of the first choices for teams based on the Barclays Premier League. He’s without a doubt a good player for this position but there are other cheaper solutions. Like, Younès Kaboul that besides having work rates more appropriate to the position is the players that classifies as better in the three main attributes we said. Jan Vertonghen, Laurent Koscielny and Thomas Vermaelen are also good options, even though only the Frenchman has work rates more appropriate to his position.
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Central Backs
FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Right Backs (RB and RWB)
Full backs have the role of troubling the mission of the wingers. Not only. In addition, good full backs also support their team mates on offensive maneuvers.
The right flank of the defence got really weak when Maicon left for Italy. Choosing the best right back for a Barclays Premier League Team is now an extremely hard choice. There are various valid option depending on the style of play. The six first are those the most liked ones.
HIGHEST RATED RIGHT BACKS | |||
Pablo Zabaleta | 82 | Argentina | Manchester City |
Bacary Sagna | 80 | France | Arsenal |
Branislav Ivanovic | 80 | Serbia | Chelsea |
Glen Johnson | 79 | England | Liverpool |
Kyle Walker | 79 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Micah Richards | 79 | England | Manchester City |
Mathieu Debuchy | 78 | France | Newcastle United |
Phil Jones | 78 | England | Manchester United |
Azpilicueta | 77 | Spain | Chelsea |
Rafael | 77 | Brazil | Manchester United |
There are very important attributes in any right back: defending and pace.
Since they’re defenders they should have good defending capacities. This reduces a team’s risk of conceding.
Ivanovic is the players that best fits this aspect. The only other players that offer any type of competition are the Manchester City duo Micah Richards and Zabaleta.
RIGHT BACKS WITH BETTER DEFENDING | |||
Branislav Ivanovic | 85 | Serbia | Chelsea |
Pablo Zabaleta | 83 | Argentina | Manchester City |
Micah Richards | 81 | England | Manchester City |
Bacary Sagna | 80 | France | Arsenal |
Phil Jones | 79 | England | Manchester United |
Kyle Walker | 78 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Azpilicueta | 77 | Spain | Chelsea |
Glen Johnson | 76 | England | Liverpool |
Mathieu Debuchy | 76 | France | Newcastle United |
Rafael | 76 | Brazil | Manchester United |
A flanked game tends to be faster than a game based in the middle of the field. The players that fill these spaces are obligated to be fast, both penetrating defensive and attacking moves of the team. Pace is one of the most important requirements for a good full back.
Between all of the right backs of FIFA 14 Ultimate Team, only Ignazio Abate is faster than Kyle Walker. The English international if far superior in this aspect compared to every BPL full backs. Besides Kyle Walker only Glen Johnson may be considered a fast player.
RIGHT BACKS WITH BETTER PACE | |||
Kyle Walker | 92 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Glen Johnson | 85 | England | Liverpool |
Micah Richards | 81 | England | Manchester City |
Rafael | 81 | Brazil | Manchester United |
Mathieu Debuchy | 78 | France | Newcastle United |
Azpilicueta | 78 | Spain | Chelsea |
Sascha Riether | 77 | Germany | Fulham |
Bacary Sagna | 75 | France | Arsenal |
Pablo Zabaleta | 74 | Argentina | Manchester City |
Martin Kelly | 74 | England | Liverpool |
Pablo Zabaleta is the highest rated right back but once again, that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s the best choice for this position. In our opinion he’s the right choice for players that don’t use full backs to attack.
On the other hand there’s Kyle Walker. He has fantastic pace, good dribbling, passing and he’s high attacking work rates make him a good player for those that see full backs as second wingers.
For those that search for an intermediate solution, in other word, a player that defends and attacks fairly, we advise Micah Richards. He’s a balanced athlete that still has the bonus of being the right back with the most strength in the game. It’s as you now know a very important attribute. Glen Johnson is also a natural alternative. Though Ivanovic has good defending he’s very slow and Sagna doesn’t reach Micah Richards level.
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Right Backs
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Left Backs (LB e LWB)
Left backs have exactly the same role of their teamm ates on the other flank. In other words, they try to make a winger’s job hard and participate on the team’s offensive manoeuvres.
A team’s left flank has even less options than the right but that doesn’t necessarily mean it has less quality. There are four players that stand out in this position: the veterans Ashley Cole and Patrice Evra, last season’s prominent Leighton Baines and the ever fast Gaël Clichy.
HIGHEST RATED LEFT BACKS | |||
Ashley Cole | 85 | England | Chelsea |
Leighton Baines | 83 | England | Everton |
Patrice Evra | 82 | France | Manchester United |
Gaël Clichy | 81 | France | Manchester City |
José Enrique | 79 | Spain | Liverpool |
Aleksandar Kolarov | 78 | Serbia | Manchester City |
Kieran Gibbs | 78 | England | Arsenal |
Monreal | 77 | Spain | Arsenal |
Aly Cissokho | 75 | France | Liverpool |
Fábio | 75 | Brazil | Manchester United |
Ashley Cole and Patrice Evra’s joint experience in the Barclays Premier League, contribute decisively to make these two the two best defending left backs in the league. Even though being one of the fastest, using Santon should not be an option for teams where it’s necessary defending frequently.
LEFT BACKS WITH BETTER DEFENDING | |||
Ashley Cole | 82 | England | Chelsea |
Patrice Evra | 80 | France | Manchester United |
José Enrique | 80 | Spain | Liverpool |
Leighton Baines | 79 | England | Everton |
Gaël Clichy | 79 | France | Manchester City |
Aleksandar Kolarov | 79 | Serbia | Manchester City |
Kieran Gibbs | 78 | England | Arsenal |
Monreal | 75 | Spain | Arsenal |
Aly Cissokho | 74 | France | Liverpool |
Fábio | 74 | Brazil | Manchester United |
Gaël Clichy is the fastest left back in the English league and the fourth most fast out of all of FUT 14 gold players. He makes his speed his biggest threat, differing from other three players from this position. All of them are a lot slower.
LEFT BACKS WITH BETTER PACE | |||
Gaël Clichy | 88 | France | Manchester City |
Kieran Gibbs | 84 | England | Arsenal |
Aly Cissokho | 81 | France | Liverpool |
Davide Santon | 81 | Italy | Newcastle United |
Leighton Baines | 79 | England | Everton |
José Enrique | 79 | Spain | Liverpool |
Patrice Evra | 78 | France | Manchester United |
Monreal | 78 | Spain | Arsenal |
Fábio | 77 | Brazil | Manchester United |
Ashley Cole | 76 | England | Chelsea |
Even thought he isn’t the one who has the best defending skills, the best passing nor the best shooting, Clichy is our first choice for a Barclays Premier League based team. What he lacks in these attributes he highly compensates with his pace.
Leighton Baines and Ashley Cole are valid alternatives to the Frenchman. The first besides being an extremely balanced player is also a good crosser. He’s a good choice for more attacking teams. Cole fits better in a more defending game, as proves the fact that he is the player with the highest Slide Tackle of all the game and the third with the most Standing Tackle.
Of all the remaining players, Kieran Gibbs is our cheapest choice. He doesn’t have the same efficiency as the others we referred but he’s fast enough to cause some offensive damage and possesses reasonable defending to support properly the teams more retreated sector.
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Left Backs
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Central Defensive Midfielder (CDM)
Many of the FIFA 14 Ultimate Team formations require some midfielders that have a natural aptitude to defend. Central defensive midfielders distinguish themselves for being especially aimed to help the more retreated line of their teams. According to their attributes and their work rates, they can also be useful for starting attacks. They are players that occupy a very strategic position in the field.
Yaya Touré’s supremacy over all other Barclays Premier League central defensive midfielders is extremely clear. Between the balances between attributes of the remaining, only the Chelsea duo Essien and Ramires are the highest rated.
HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS | |||
Yaya Touré | 86 | Ivory Coast | Manchester City |
Michaël Essien | 81 | Ghana | Chelsea |
Ramires | 80 | Brazil | Chelsea |
Javi García | 79 | Spain | Manchester City |
Cheick Tioté | 79 | Ivory Coast | Newcastle United |
John Obi Mikel | 79 | Nigeria | Chelsea |
Scott Parker | 79 | England | Fulham |
Gareth Barry | 79 | England | Everton |
Etienne Capoue | 79 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
Steven N’Zonzi | 78 | France | Stoke City |
There are a variety of attributes in a central defensive midfielder that you have to give attention: defending, so that the first defender of team works; strength, so that you win all brawls on a prone area of the field; heading, to win possession in aerial moves like goal kicks; pace, so that you cover the most terrain on the field as possible; stamina, so they can equally participate in offensive a defensive moves (especially useful for players with high/high work rates); passing and possession so that he can properly start attacks. In our opinion the two first are the most important.
Normally using a central defensive midfielder is associated with having a deficit of elements in your defence. So, it makes sense that when you search for a player to occupy this position you’d want players that can defend.
The two best central defensive midfielders play for Manchester City: Yaya Touré and Javi Garcia. Besides, they’re also the players that have better heading so they are two good choices for teams that want to complicate an opponent’s game in the space between the midfield and the defence.
CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS WITH BETTER DEFENDING | |||
Yaya Touré | 83 | Ivory Coast | Manchester City |
Javi García | 82 | Spain | Manchester City |
Michaël Essien | 81 | Ghana | Chelsea |
Cheick Tioté | 81 | Ivory Coast | Newcastle United |
John Obi Mikel | 80 | Nigeria | Chelsea |
Scott Parker | 80 | England | Fulham |
Gareth Barry | 80 | England | Everton |
Cañas | 80 | Spain | Swansea City |
Etienne Capoue | 79 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
Steven N’Zonzi | 78 | France | Stoke City |
The area of the field occupied by the central defensive midfielders is the one where most ball dispute happen. Strong players will have a higher probability of winning the ball.
There’s a lot of muscle between the Barclays Premier League. Once again, City’s duo is the one that stands out. On the other hand there’s Ramires. Even though he’s really appreciated by the players, Chelsea’s Brazilian rarely wins a physical brawl due to being the weakest central defensive midfielder from the main English League.
STRONGEST CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS | |||
Yaya Touré | 92 | Ivory Coast | Manchester City |
Javi García | 89 | Spain | Manchester City |
John Obi Mikel | 88 | Nigeria | Chelsea |
Cheick Tioté | 86 | Ivory Coast | Newcastle United |
Michaël Essien | 84 | Ghana | Chelsea |
Steven N’Zonzi | 81 | France | Stoke City |
Derek Boateng | 81 | Ghana | Fulham |
Lee Cattermole | 78 | England | Sunderland |
Youssouf Mulumbu | 78 | DR Congo | West Bromwich Albion |
Etienne Capoue | 77 | France | Tottenham Hotspur |
Out of all the choices that are necessary to make when creating a BPL team, the central defensive midfielder is the easiest. Yaya Touré is not only the best player playing this position in England he’s the best in the world. No one is as complete as him. Fast, almost inviolate either by air or by ground, with good offensive attributes and work rates adjusted to his position. An authentic lung capable of playing the full width of the field.
Only a limited budget may justify another player other than Yaya. Ramires is normally chosen to replace him because he possess a much appreciated cocktail of work rates, pace and stamina which allows him to be everywhere. But his huge popularity makes him a player considerably expensive for some budgets.
There are still very options that offer a cheap price but still good quality wise. For those who want an element that offer defensive solidity to the team. Javi Garcia is a very interesting choice. His very accessible price is due to his mediocre pace. For those that search for someone that can step on further zones of the pitch, Tioté is a player to consider.
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Central Defensive Midfielders
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Central Midfielders (CM e CAM)
A lot of games are decided on the midfield and not close to the goals. The players that play in these zones are the ones that should create the game and define its rhythm.
It’s in midfield that there’s more quality in the Barclays Premier League. Some of the world’s best footballers play there. It’s the case of the Spaniards David Silva and Juan Mata and the newcomer Mesut Ozil.
HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS | |||
David Silva | 88 | Spain | Manchester City |
Juan Mata | 87 | Spain | Chelsea |
Mesut Özil | 87 | Germany | Arsenal |
Santi Cazorla | 85 | Spain | Arsenal |
Samir Nasri | 84 | France | Manchester City |
Shinji Kagawa | 83 | Japan | Manchester United |
Steven Gerrard | 83 | England | Liverpool |
Oscar | 82 | Brazil | Chelsea |
Yohan Cabaye | 82 | France | Newcastle United |
Jack Wilshere | 82 | England | Arsenal |
Christian Eriksen | 82 | Denmark | Tottenham Hotspur |
Michael Carrick | 82 | England | Manchester United |
Mikel Arteta | 82 | Spain | Arsenal |
Moussa Dembélé | 81 | Belgium | Tottenham Hotspur |
Bryan Ruíz | 81 | Costa Rica | Fulham |
Central midfielders are responsible for discovering lines that break the opponents defence. Their passing quality has to be really good so they can assist forwards.
Even though David Silva, Gerrard and Arteta share the top of the table due to the space left by the legendary Paul Scholes, the Spaniard from Manchester City is who better does it from either short or long distance. Silva is the one that makes the best short passes in the whole world.
CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS WITH BETTER PASSING | |||
David Silva | 86 | Spain | Manchester City |
Steven Gerrard | 86 | England | Liverpool |
Mikel Arteta | 86 | Spain | Arsenal |
Mesut Özil | 85 | Germany | Arsenal |
Santi Cazorla | 85 | Spain | Arsenal |
Michael Carrick | 84 | England | Manchester United |
Frank Lampard | 84 | England | Chelsea |
Ryan Giggs | 84 | Wales | Manchester United |
Juan Mata | 83 | Spain | Chelsea |
Samir Nasri | 83 | France | Manchester City |
Jack Wilshere | 83 | England | Arsenal |
Christian Eriksen | 83 | Denmark | Tottenham Hotspur |
Fernandinho | 83 | Brazil | Manchester City |
Yohan Cabaye | 82 | France | Newcastle United |
Darren Fletcher | 82 | Scotland | Manchester United |
David Silva’s supremacy is also showed through his dribbling. He’s still this leagues player with the most vision and ball control. On the position below follow four players from the rival clubs.
CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS WITH BETTER DRIBBLING | |||
David Silva | 89 | Spain | Manchester City |
Shinji Kagawa | 88 | Japan | Manchester United |
Coutinho | 88 | Brazil | Liverpool |
Mesut Özil | 87 | Germany | Arsenal |
Juan Mata | 87 | Spain | Chelsea |
Santi Cazorla | 86 | Spain | Arsenal |
Samir Nasri | 86 | France | Manchester City |
Moussa Dembélé | 86 | Belgium | Tottenham Hotspur |
Jack Wilshere | 85 | England | Arsenal |
Oscar | 85 | Brazil | Chelsea |
Bryan Ruíz | 85 | Costa Rica | Fulham |
Gastón Ramirez | 85 | Uruguay | Southampton |
Christian Eriksen | 84 | Denmark | Tottenham Hotspur |
Tomáš Rosický | 84 | Czech Republic | Arsenal |
Charles N’Zogbia | 84 | France | Aston Villa |
David Silva is the most interesting player in the Barclays Premier League Midfield. He’s the best at various attributes, from which two of the ones we consider most important: passing and dribbling.
Benefiting from an upgrade, Mata climbs to the podium of best BPL midfielders, also occupied by Ozil. Though they are a lot similar our preference is directed towards the Spaniard. He has more adjusted work rates and possesses better attributes except passing and mental. The only justification we found for the Germans doubled price is due to his increasing popularity. His transfer was the most expensive by the English club and his first season is going pretty well.
Cazorla and Nasri are cheaper players that can perform well their roles as central midfielders. The Spaniard is a box to box player while the Frenchman has natural attacking tendencies.
Our cheapest choice falls to Fernandinho. Even though he isn’t very physically powerful, the Brazilian is fast dribble and is a good passer. Coutinho is also a good alternative to the number one in Manchester City’s Midfield.
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Central Midfielders
Barclays Premier League Right Wingers (RM, RW e RF)
The wingers are responsible for giving game width in the attack. They’re normally very explosive players.
The right side of the midfield was in earlier seasons the weak point of Barclays Premier League based teams. This deficit of quality was obscured by Valencia, which on FUT 14 saw some of his most important attributes be downgraded. The addition of Jesus Navas to this league and the passage of Nani from left to right side, came as a solution to this problem.
HIGHEST RATED RIGHT WINGERS | |||
Jesús Navas | 85 | Spain | Manchester City |
Antonio Valencia | 83 | Ecuador | Manchester United |
Nani | 83 | Portugal | Manchester United |
Theo Walcott | 81 | England | Arsenal |
Erik Lamela | 81 | Argentina | Tottenham Hotspur |
James Milner | 81 | England | Manchester City |
Aaron Lennon | 80 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Kevin Mirallas | 80 | Belgium | Everton |
Hatem Ben Arfa | 79 | France | Newcastle United |
Stewart Downing | 78 | England | West Ham United |
There are three fundamental attribute on a winger: pace, dribbling and passing.
Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to evade opponents and getting to the other side, many times through sprints on the side lines.
The Barclays Premier League is extremely well served in this chapter. Five gold players have pace over 90, being the highlighted sprinter Theo Walcott, the fastest gold player of FIFA 14 Ultimate Team.
FASTEST RIGHT WINGERS | |||
Theo Walcott | 96 | England | Arsenal |
Aaron Lennon | 92 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Nathan Dyer | 92 | England | Swansea City |
Jesús Navas | 91 | Spain | Manchester City |
Deulofeu | 91 | Spain | Everton |
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 89 | England | Arsenal |
Kevin Mirallas | 88 | Belgium | Everton |
Antonio Valencia | 87 | Ecuador | Manchester United |
Marko Arnautovic | 86 | Austria | Stoke City |
Nani | 84 | Portugal | Manchester United |
Just being fast doesn’t cut it to reach the opponents box, having good dribbling to surpass the opponents’ players that appear on the way.
There are a lot of player gifted in dribbling, being Nani and Lamela the best. The Portuguese adds good dribble to the capacity of executing every technical move of the game.
RIGHT WINGERS WITH BETTER DRIBLLING | |||
Nani | 88 | Portugal | Manchester United |
Erik Lamela | 88 | Argentina | Tottenham Hotspur |
Jesús Navas | 86 | Spain | Manchester City |
Hatem Ben Arfa | 86 | France | Newcastle United |
Kevin Mirallas | 85 | Belgium | Everton |
Aaron Lennon | 84 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 84 | England | Arsenal |
Deulofeu | 84 | Spain | Everton |
Victor Moses | 83 | Nigeria | Liverpool |
Antonio Valencia | 82 | Ecuador | Manchester United |
When reaching the opponents box the winger has to decide what to do. Normally, they choose to cross to the forwards. That is why it’s important for them to have good passing.
The weakest point of the Barclays Premier League Wingers is exactly this. Only James Milner offers good quality passing. Walcott for example could’ve been an option to consider filling this slot in virtue of his fantastic pace, but he’s affected negatively for missing frequently passes to his more forward team mates.
RIGHT WINGERS WITH BETTER PASSING | |||
James Milner | 84 | England | Manchester City |
Jesús Navas | 79 | Spain | Manchester City |
Nani | 79 | Portugal | Manchester United |
Antonio Valencia | 79 | Ecuador | Manchester United |
Kevin Mirallas | 79 | Belgium | Everton |
Damien Duff | 78 | Republic of Ireland | Fulham |
Erik Lamela | 76 | Argentina | Tottenham Hotspur |
Hatem Ben Arfa | 76 | France | Newcastle United |
Stewart Downing | 76 | England | West Ham United |
Adam Johnson | 76 | England | Sunderland |
Navas and Nani are clearly the most indicated players to occupy this position in a team without budget restraints. Our preference goes toward the Spaniard that even though has worse shooting and doesn’t execute as much technical moves can be considerably faster and help the defence more due to his work rates high/medium.
From the most popular there’s also James Milner. That even though has good passing, he is the slowest of the whole league. We discourage this purchase.
For those that can’t pay so many coins there’s a player that doesn’t diverge far from the best: Kevin Mirallas. The Belgian is faster than Nani, has almost better dribbling than Navas and passes as well as these two players. Besides having a work rate adjusted to the position he occupies he is still has a 4 star week foot and 4 star skill moves.
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Right Wingers
Barclays Premier League Left Wingers (LM, LW e LF)
The left wingers have exactly the same role as their teammates from the other side.
With Bale leaving for Real Madrid, Hazard as become the highest rated left winger. The newcomer Willian is second on the list making it three Chelsea players in the four first places.
HIGHEST RATED LEFT WINGERS | |||
Eden Hazard | 85 | Belgium | Chelsea |
Willian | 83 | Brazil | Chelsea |
Ashley Young | 82 | England | Manchester United |
André Schürrle | 80 | Germany | Chelsea |
Lukas Podolski | 80 | Germany | Arsenal |
Steven Pienaar | 80 | South Africa | Everton |
Adel Taarabt | 78 | Morocco | Fulham |
Nacer Chadli | 78 | Belgium | Tottenham Hotspur |
Matt Jarvis | 77 | England | West Ham United |
Pablo Hernández | 77 | Spain | Swansea City |
Even though they’re fast, the left wingers aren’t nearly as fast as their team mates from the right. Raheem Sterling is the only one that surpasses 90 pace but, even if you like fast players, there are others more capable than the Englishman. His passing quality is really bad.
LEFT WINGERS WITH BETTER PACE | |||
Raheem Sterling | 91 | England | Liverpool |
Willian | 88 | Brazil | Chelsea |
Ashley Young | 88 | England | Manchester United |
André Schürrle | 88 | Germany | Chelsea |
Scott Sinclair | 88 | England | West Bromwich Albion |
Eden Hazard | 87 | Belgium | Chelsea |
Matt Jarvis | 87 | England | West Ham United |
Oussama Assaidi | 86 | Morocco | Stoke City |
Lukas Podolski | 81 | Germany | Arsenal |
Pablo Hernández | 80 | Spain | Swansea City |
With the exception of Podolski that isn’t a natural born dribbler there’s a proportional quality between the left winger and his dribbling. It’s natural that Hazard and Willian are the ones most highlighted in this chapter.
LEFT WINGERS WITH BETTER DRIBBLING | |||
Eden Hazard | 88 | Belgium | Chelsea |
Willian | 88 | Brazil | Chelsea |
Ashley Young | 85 | England | Manchester United |
Steven Pienaar | 85 | South Africa | Everton |
André Schürrle | 84 | Germany | Chelsea |
Adel Taarabt | 84 | Morocco | Fulham |
Oussama Assaidi | 84 | Morocco | Stoke City |
Pablo Hernández | 83 | Spain | Swansea City |
Scott Sinclair | 82 | England | West Bromwich Albion |
Nacer Chadli | 81 | Belgium | Tottenham Hotspur |
Hazard is clearly the best fitted passer between the remaining left wingers. Even though we discourage, Chris Brunt is an option for those that don’t necessarily need pace.
LEFT WINGERS WITH BETTER PASSING | |||
Eden Hazard | 83 | Belgium | Chelsea |
Chris Brunt | 80 | Northern Ireland | West Bromwich Albion |
Steven Pienaar | 79 | South Africa | Everton |
Matthew Etherington | 79 | England | Stoke City |
Willian | 78 | Brazil | Chelsea |
Sylvain Marveaux | 77 | France | Newcastle United |
Adel Taarabt | 76 | Morocco | Fulham |
Ashley Young | 75 | England | Manchester United |
André Schürrle | 75 | Germany | Chelsea |
Matt Jarvis | 75 | England | West Ham United |
Hazard’s price is prohibits him from lots of budgets, proving the worth of the player. He’s without a doubt the best Barclays Premier League left winger. He’s the one the better passer and dribbler and is one of the fastest. He possesses a series of other developed attributes such as balance, agility, acceleration and ball control. We only discourage him for teams that will need him defending, given his work rate high/low.
For those that don’t want to pay as many coins for the Belgian they have the excellent newcomer, Willian. The ex-Shakhtar man is a complete and balanced player. The other Chelsea player, André Schurrle is our third choice.
One of the most use players in the BPL is Podolski. Even though he’s the one that has the best shooting, his passing and dribbling don’t convince us.
On the other hand of what happens on the right flank, the cheapest choice isn’t the more obvious one. Matt Jarvis seems as the most balanced player to use but you should certify that his high/low work rate applies to your team’s formation.
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Left Wingers
Barclays Premier League Forwards (CF e ST)
The forwards are the players on which fall the most responsibility of scoring goals.
In the Barclays Premier League, the most popular players are Robin Van Persie, top goal scorer of the last two seasons, Sergio Aguero, City’s attacking reference, Wayne Rooney, the mythical Manchester United player and Luis Suarez, one of the fans’ favourites.
HIGHEST RATED FORWARDS | |||
Robin van Persie | 89 | Netherlands | Manchester United |
Sergio Agüero | 88 | Argentina | Manchester City |
Wayne Rooney | 87 | England | Manchester United |
Luis Suárez | 86 | Uruguay | Liverpool |
Soldado | 84 | Spain | Tottenham Hotspur |
Stevan Jovetic | 84 | Montenegro | Manchester City |
Samuel Eto’o | 84 | Cameroon | Chelsea |
Negredo | 83 | Spain | Manchester City |
Edin Džeko | 83 | Bosnia Herzegovina | Manchester City |
Fernando Torres | 82 | Spain | Chelsea |
Dimitar Berbatov | 82 | Bulgaria | Fulham |
Javier Hernández | 82 | Mexico | Manchester United |
Jermain Defoe | 81 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Demba Ba | 81 | Senegal | Chelsea |
Olivier Giroud | 80 | France | Arsenal |
To score goals shooting is necessary. If either by foot or head, the most important attribute for a forward are: shooting, heading and pace.
Most goals are scored with the foot so good shooting is a necessary attribute for a forward.
Robin Van Persie is the second best shooter of FIFA 14 Ultimate Team. Only Cristiano Ronaldo is superior. Besides his team mate Wayne Rooney, Aguero and Suarez possess an above average shot. This means the best forwards are the ones that best shooting.
FORWARDS WITH BETTER SHOOTING | |||
Robin van Persie | 89 | Netherlands | Manchester United |
Wayne Rooney | 87 | England | Manchester United |
Sergio Agüero | 84 | Argentina | Manchester City |
Luis Suárez | 83 | Uruguay | Liverpool |
Jermain Defoe | 83 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Soldado | 82 | Spain | Tottenham Hotspur |
Negredo | 82 | Spain | Manchester City |
Edin Džeko | 82 | Bosnia Herzegovina | Manchester City |
Fernando Torres | 82 | Spain | Chelsea |
Stevan Jovetic | 81 | Montenegro | Manchester City |
Samuel Eto’o | 81 | Cameroon | Chelsea |
Dimitar Berbatov | 81 | Bulgaria | Fulham |
Demba Ba | 80 | Senegal | Chelsea |
Olivier Giroud | 80 | France | Arsenal |
Nicolas Anelka | 79 | France | West Bromwich Albion |
On FUT 14, knowing how to head gained another importance. Plenty of goals are born like this.
Unlike with shooting there’s no proportionality between players with high ratings and players with good heading. Of the four more popular only Rooney appears in the list of 30 forwards with good heading.
FORWARDS WITH BETTER HEADING | |||
Andy Carroll | 88 | England | West Ham United |
Wilfried Bony | 86 | Ivory Coast | Swansea City |
Olivier Giroud | 83 | France | Arsenal |
Pablo Daniel Osvaldo | 83 | Italy | Southampton |
Negredo | 82 | Spain | Manchester City |
Emmanuel Adebayor | 82 | Togo | Tottenham Hotspur |
Rickie Lambert | 82 | England | Southampton |
Steven Fletcher | 82 | Scotland | Sunderland |
Marouane Chamakh | 82 | Morocco | Crystal Palace |
Wayne Rooney | 81 | England | Manchester United |
Soldado | 81 | Spain | Tottenham Hotspur |
Demba Ba | 81 | Senegal | Chelsea |
Christian Benteke | 81 | Belgium | Aston Villa |
Loïc Rémy | 81 | France | Newcastle United |
Jozy Altidore | 81 | United States | Sunderland |
Depending on the style of play and formation having good shooting and heading may not be enough for a striker. Especially in games that privilege counter-attack, pace is a very important attribute.
Eto’o is back to the big European Stage in time to accompany Rémy to the list of fastest Barclays Premier League forwards. In a way, the 41 Forwards of this league are fast players, but not as fast as the Frenchman or the Cameroonian.
FORWARDS WITH BETTER PACE | |||
Samuel Eto’o | 91 | Cameroon | Chelsea |
Loïc Rémy | 91 | France | Newcastle United |
Daniel Sturridge | 90 | England | Liverpool |
Sergio Agüero | 88 | Argentina | Manchester City |
Javier Hernández | 88 | Mexico | Manchester United |
Arouna Koné | 86 | Ivory Coast | Everton |
Danny Welbeck | 85 | England | Manchester United |
Jermain Defoe | 83 | England | Tottenham Hotspur |
Romelu Lukaku | 83 | Belgium | Everton |
Luis Suárez | 81 | Uruguay | Liverpool |
Stevan Jovetic | 81 | Montenegro | Manchester City |
Christian Benteke | 81 | Belgium | Aston Villa |
Iago Aspas | 81 | Spain | Liverpool |
Darren Bent | 80 | England | Fulham |
Yoan Gouffran | 80 | France | Newcastle United |
Choosing the best Barclays Premier League forward is a bit subjective because it depends on everyone’s style of play. In our opinion Sergio Aguero is the most complete. Even though he’s a player primarily focused on attack, he make it really well. Even though he’s not the best at any of the attributes he consider more important no other BPL forward surpasses him in ball control, acceleration and balance.
For those that don’t have the money to pay for him, there is a new player that came this season to spice up the English League: Samuel Eto’o, even though he isn’t a cheap player, it’s enough to say that he has the best average between the three most important attributes we considered.
In spite of his excellent capacity to shoot Van Persie fails for being too slow and not using his head properly. Rooney for example in spite of not being the fastest he seems like a viable option for most teams.
Far from Luis Suaréz or Jovetic’s quality, Javier Hernandéz is our cheapest choice. The Mexican may cause a lot of damage on the opponents defence.
Best FUT 14 Barclays Premier League Forwards
Barclays Premier League team suggestions
A lot of people think that this is the most important part of the guide. It’s not. The thing that is really important to know is how to choose player based on their role and style of play that fits each player. And that is made in the previous chapters. The team suggestions that follow are simple graphic indicators of what we wrote previously. They should serve merely as orientation because it’s impossible to build a team that fits everyone. They depend on various factors we don’t know such as budget, formation, style of play and player preferences.
To try and explore the needs of the maximum player as possible we suggest three teams with different budgets and formations: 4-1-2-1-2 with unlimited budget, 4-4-2 with 100k budget and 4-3-3 with a 20k budget.
Team with Unlimited Budget
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- First Squad
GK: Hugo Lloris (12k) (4.5k)
RB: Micah Richards (2k) (1.3k)
CBR: Vicent Kompany (38k) (25k)
CBL: Younès Kaboul (3k) (1k)
LB: Gaël Clichy (7k) (3.3k)
CDM: Yaya Touré (110k) (110k)
RM: Jesus Navas (25k) (17k)
LM: Eden Harazd (190k) (195k)
CAM: David Silva (130k) (110k)
STR: Sergio Aguero (250k) (210k)
STL: Samuel Eto’o (40k) (24k)
- Substitutes and Reserves
GK: Petr Cech (10k) (6.5k)
RB: Kyle Walker (7k) (4k)
CB: David Luiz (17k) (10k)
CB: Laurent Koscielny (3k) (1.6k)
LB: Ashley Cole (5k) (1.9k)
CDM: Ramires (12k) (6.6k)
RM: Nani (16k) (8k)
LM: Willian (35k) (19k)
CAM: Juan Mata (52k) (36.5k)
ST: Wayne Rooney (60k) (33k)
ST: Robin Van Persie (145k) (83k)
Yellow – Prices at November 2013
Green – Prices at March 2014
- Budget
1,249 million coins (832k + 417k)
911 million coins (701k + 210k)
- Summary
The choice for this team’s player was based on analysis made in the previous chapters. In goal, Lloris is still our favourite. In centre back position, Vidic was not chosen because we think most players that choose him will only be for formations that use 5 defenders. Kaboul wins over David Luiz in the first squad because of the Brazilians work rates. The full backs chosen were fast enough and equally balanced. Depending on a players mentality you can put attacking full backs like, Kyle Walker or more defending full backs like, Ashley Cole.
The four players in midfield are untouchable, the same happens with Aguero in the attack. Those that play with a forwards head may prefer Rooney for Eto’o.
100k Budget Team
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- First Squad
GK: Joe Hart (5k) (2.1k)
RB: Micah Richards (2k) (1.3k)
CBR: Laurent Koscielny (2k) (1.6k)
CBL: Younès Kaboul (3k) (1k)
LB: Gaël Clichy (7k) (3.3k)
RM: Antonio Valencia (2k) (1k)
CMR: Santi Cazorla (17k) (8k)
CML: Christian Eriksen (5k) (1k)
LM: Andre Schurrle (17k) (8.5k)
STR: Javier Hernandez (2k) (0.9k)
STL: Stevan Jovetic (14k) (6.5k)
- Substitutes and Reserves
GK: De Gea (4k) (1.1k)
RB: Glen Johnson (1k) (0.9k)
CB: Jan Vertonghen (3k) (1k)
CB: Thomas Vermaelen (1k) (0.8k)
LB: Ashley Cole (5k) (1.9k)
RM: Kevin Mirallas (1k) (0.7k)
CM: Fernandinho (2k) (1.7k)
CM: Coutinho (2k) (1k)
LM: Matt Jarvis (0.5k) (0.5k)
ST: Loic Remy (3k) (1.2k)
ST: Fernando Torres (3k) (1k)
Yellow – Prices at November 2013
Green – Prices at March 2014
- Budget
136k coins (100k + 36k)
47k coins (35.2k + 11.8k)
- Summary
The choice for this team’s players was based on analysis made in the previous chapter. In goal, Hart is a cheaper alternative to Cech and Lloris. In the defence everything remains the same, except Koscielny comes in for Kompany. Vermaelen and Vertonghen are stuck in as subs because of their high attacking work rate. Half of the budget was spent on three midfielders: Schurrle and Eriksen, that are two pleasant surprises in FUT 14, and Cazorla that according to a players preference may be preferable than Nasri. Even though not being an extraordinary player, Valencia is the best right winger for this position. On the attack for those that don’t need as much pace, Torres shoots and passes better than Chicharrito.
20K Budget Team
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- First Squad
GK: Asmir Begovic (0.8k) (0.6k)
RB: Glen Johnson (1k) (0.9k)
CBR: Kolo Touré (0.8k) (0.7k)
CBL: Gary Cahill (1k) (0.8k)
LB: Kieran Gibbs (1.2k) (0.8k)
CMR: Coutinho (2k) (1k)
CM: Javi Garcia (0.8k) (0.7k)
CML: Fernandinho (2k) (1.7k)
RW: Kevin Mirallas (1k) (0.7k)
LW: Matt Jarvis (0.5k) (0.5k)
ST: Javier Hernandez (2k) (0.9k)
- Substitutes and Reserves
GK: Simon Mignolet (0.7k) (0.7k)
RB: Bacary Sagna (1.1k) (0.8k)
CB: Mamadou Sakho (0.9k) (0.8k)
CB: Mobido Diakité (0.6k) (0.7k)
LB: José Enrique (0.8k) (0.7k)
CM: Kevin de Bruyne (1k) (1.6k)
CM: Cheik Tioté (0.6k) (0.6k)
CM: Sandro (0.9k) (0.7k)
RW: Erik Lamela (2k) (0.8k)
LW: Adel Taarabt (1k) (1.5k)
ST: Negredo (1.5k) (1k)
Yellow – Prices at November 2013
Green – Prices at March 2014
- Budget
32k coins (18.4k + 13.5k)
19k coins (9.3k + 9.9k)
- Summary
The choice for this team’s players was based on analysis made in the previous chapter. In goal Begovic is a true penny saver. In defence Kolo Touré and Gary Cahill close the path to goal with the precious help of Javi Garcia. The Spaniard is a very useful element in these types of formation for giving defensive security in midfield and setting free team mates to start attacks. Glen Johnson and Kieran Gibbs are the full backs, they are both a case of good value for money, the biggest investment is on the Brazilian duo Fernandinho and Coutinho that with their pace, dribbling, and above average passing give width to the attack. On the last third of the field there are two distinct cases: Mirallas is a great surprise while Jarvis in the left flank is the worst player on the team. The man responsible for goals is Chicharito despite Soldados’s characteristics being better fitted for this formation.
Hybrid Squads
Building a hybrid team is not usually an easy task. The biggest difficulty is finding key player to join between different leagues.
The Barclays Premier League has players with many nationalities, therefore is it’s more prone to allow the build-up of hybrid teams with other leagues. The team with greatest quality is the result of the combination of BBVA and BPL. David Silva, Mata, Navas, Soldado, Negredo and Torres are key players in this connection. There are also Belgium defenders like Kompany that can connect really well with Thibaut Courtois and let’s not forget that there is also the perfect connection between Aguero and Messi.
Building a good Hybrid team based in the BPL and Bundesliga is also possible. There are a lot of great German players that play in England such as, Özil, Schürrle and Podolski other choices include Van Persie, Clichy and Nasri.
On an inferior level, the BPL still connects reasonably with other leagues, especially with the league 1.
Follow our other league guide to easily build your hybrid team.
Follow our tips and you’ll more successful on FIFA 14 Ultimate Team with your Barclays Premier League Team