Barclays Premier League Squad Guide for FIFA 16 Ultimate Team

 
 

For all those players that plan to build an FUT 16 team based on the Barclays Premier League, we’ve conducted an extensive analysis on the best players.

Here is our guide to the top English league in FIFA 16 Ultimate Team.

 
 
 
 

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Introduction to the FUT 16 Barclays Premier League Guide

 

Building a team is the biggest challenge in FIFA 16 Ultimate Team. It doesn’t need to be the best team, this is 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 16. It’s precisely this aspect that this guide focuses on. For each position, and focusing on the truly important attributes, we’ll show you 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 a formation with three defenders. According to these formations, the player must be cautious and look at the work rate. Try 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 will 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 to gather players of the same nationality, while others decide to form a team of players from the same league. There are also more experienced players that can form hybrid teams without damaging team chemistry a lot.

All of these steps are necessary to have; or it could mean that the team is not always well built as it could be. This article aims to help those that want to form a FIFA 16 Ultimate Team based on players from the Barclays Premier League. Even the players that have a BPL team, could take out some valuable conclusions from this guide that could help you make your team even better.

We received thousands of comments about similar guides that we have published in previous years. Most of them have 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 combinations are almost infinite. Besides, there are various factors that influence the choices, like 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 16 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:

Only Gold Players

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.

Only Regular Players

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.

Only Normal Players

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.

Only Original Attributes

In this guide we didn’t consider changes made on a players performance such happens when applying training or chemistry styles cards.

Position analysis

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).

Prices at the date of publication of the guide

In the chapter where FIFA 16 Ultimate Team BPL teams are suggested, the prices considered are the ones of the date of the guide’s publication: October 2015. It’s natural that the prices have suffered some oscillations throughout the season, so we added a link where you can check the updated prices.

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Barclays Premier League

 

No league is as spectacular as the main football competition in the United Kingdom. The champions in the second biggest league in the world are made through the made points system. Whichever team gathers the most points wins the league. The top four teams gain access to the champions league of the proceeding year, while the last three trade places with the first three promoted teams from 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.

Since the competition began 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 together only won the league seven times while Manchester City won it twice and Blackburn Rovers once.

As of last season, the BPL lost many good players such as Lukas Podolski (Galatasaray SK), Adama Traoré (FC Barcelona), Juan Cuadrado (Juventus), Didier Drogba (Montreal Impact), Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid), Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo), Mario Baloteli (AC Milan), Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy), Lazar Markovic and Robin Van Persie (Fenerbahce), Edin Dzeko (AS Roma), Frank Lampard (New York City FC), Stevan Jovetic (Inter), Javier Hernández (Bayer 04), Adnan Januzaj (Borussia Dortmund) and Roberto Soldado (Villarreal), they’re good examples of this. But, the biggest outgoing transfer was Di Maria’s move to PSG for £44 million pounds.

These transfers didn’t necessarily make the league weaker. The English teams spent £870 million pounds on strong reinforcements, more £35 million than in the previous season. The most popular transfers were Pedro Rodriguez (Chelsea), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Kevin de Bruyne e Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City), Alseksandar Mitrovic and Giorginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United), Cédric Soares (Southampton), Shaqiri Xherdan (Stoke City), Heung-Min (Tottenham Spurs), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Bastian Schweinsteiger e Sergio Romero (Manchester United). But the biggest signing of the season was made by Manchester United, with the purchase of Memphis Depay by the Red Devils for £25 million pounds.

The team making decisions are made tougher, but in a good way because of the vast quality of players in the league. Keep in mind since it is in the United Kingdom where FUT 16 is played the most, the Barclays Premier League is the most seen inside game’s teams. This means it is also the most expensive league, so it is not recommended for players with a limited budget.

BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE

Total Players: 623
Gold Players: 300
Average Rating (Global): 72

Best New Cards:
Schweinsteiger
Kevin De Bruyne
Otamendi
Pedro

Highest Upgrades:
Héctor Bellerín (13)
Harry Toffolo (13)
Dele Alli (12)

Highest Downgrades:
Robbie Brady (-6)
Falcao (-5)
Simon Mignolet (-4)

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 16 Barclays Premier League Goalkeepers

GK
 

Goalkeepers are the players that are used least on the field. Because of this they are also first ignored 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. They are a good investment because they are normally the most economically accessible players.

The goalkeepers with most prestige in the Barclays Premier League are the young stars Thibaut Courtois and David De Gea. With having the best rating they are also the most searched for by this league’s teams so this makes them more expensive.

 

MOST HIGH-RATED GOALKEEPERS
De Gea	86	Manchester Utd	ESP
Thibaut Courtois	86	Chelsea	BEL
Petr Čech	85	Arsenal	CZ
Hugo Lloris	84	Spurs	FRA
Joe Hart	83	Manchester City	ENG
Victor Valdés	82	Manchester Utd	ESP
Asmir Begović	82	Chelsea	BOS
Michel Vorm	80	Spurs	NED
Tim Howard	80	Everton	USA
Tim Krul	79	Newcastle Utd	NED

 

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 are Hugo Lloris, De Gea and Courtois.

 

GOALKEEPERS WITH BEST REFLEXES
De Gea	89	Manchester Utd	ESP
Thibaut Courtois	88	Chelsea	BEL
Hugo Lloris	88	Spurs	FRA
Joe Hart	86	Manchester City	ENG
Adrián	85	West Ham	ESP
Petr Čech	84	Arsenal	CZ
Asmir Begović	84	Chelsea	BOS
Michel Vorm	84	Spurs	NED
Tim Krul	84	Newcastle Utd	NED
Ben Foster	84	West Brom	ENG

 

Diving is a fundamental attribute when choosing a goalkeeper. It measures the capacity for a goalkeeper to make a save when jumping.

De Gea is also the best one with this attribute, with a slight advantage over Lloris. For those who are looking for the cheaper solution, Joe Hart is a valid alternative.

 

GOALKEEPER WITH BEST DIVING
De Gea	88	Manchester Utd	ESP
Hugo Lloris	86	Spurs	FRA
Joe Hart	85	Manchester City	ENG
Thibaut Courtois	84	Chelsea	BEL
Petr Čech	83	Arsenal	CZ
Asmir Begović	83	Chelsea	BOS
Michel Vorm	83	Spurs	NED
David Ospina	83	Arsenal	COL
Victor Valdés	82	Manchester Utd	ESP
Tim Howard	82	Everton	USA

 

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 where Courtois is better than De Gea. Even though he can’t be considered a short goalkeeper, the truth is United’s goalkeeper is 10 cm short of the mighty Costel Pantilimon, this gold goalkeeper holds the title of tallest Barclays Premier League Goalkeeper. Cech and Hart are both very tall goalkeepers.

 

TALLEST GOALKEEPERS
Costel Pantilimon	203 / 6′8″	Sunderland	ROM
Fraser Forster	201 / 6′7″	Southampton	ENG
Asmir Begović	200 / 6′7″	Chelsea	BOS
Thibaut Courtois	199 / 6′6″	Chelsea	BEL
Maarten Stekelenburg	197 / 6′6″	Southampton	NED
Joe Hart	196 / 6′5″	Manchester City	ENG
Petr Čech	196 / 6′5″	Arsenal	CZ
John Ruddy	193 / 6′4″	Norwich City	ENG
Simon Mignolet	193 / 6′4″	Liverpool	BEL
Alex McCarthy	193 / 6′4″	Crystal Palace	ENG

 

To start this guide: we have a tie!

In our opinion, this position is in good hands (literally) whether you choose Thibaut Courtois or David De Gea. The two goalkeepers are similar stat-wise for the most important attributes. De Gea is better in the other less important attributes but Courtois is 6 cm taller. If we had to pick one, it would be De Gea who has superior reflexes and diving.

In terms of cheaper goalkeepers, our suggestion is Asmir Begović. Only a few EPL goalkeepers have better reflexes and diving than him. Besides, he’s also the third tallest of them all, which should remove any doubt about his ability. For those who want an even cheaper option, Michel Vorm is also a good alternative.

GOALKEEPERS

Best Players
#1 David De Gea
#2 Thibaut Courtois
#3 Hugo Lloris
#4 Joe Hart

Economic Choice
Asmir Begović

 
 

Best FUT 16 Barclays Premier League Goalkeeper

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 16 Barclays Premier League Centre 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.

John Terry and Vincent Kompany are the centre backs with best reputation in the Barclays Premier League.

 

HIGHEST RATED CENTRE BACKS
John Terry	85	Chelsea	ENG
Vincent Kompany	85	Manchester City	BEL
Nicolás Otamendi	84	Manchester City	ARG
Per Mertesacker	83	Arsenal	GER
Laurent Koscielny	83	Arsenal	FRA
Gary Cahill	83	Chelsea	ENG
Jan Vertonghen	82	Spurs	BEL
Martin Škrtel	81	Liverpool	SVK
Mamadou Sakho	81	Liverpool	FRA
Marcos Rojo	81	Manchester Utd	ARG
Phil Jagielka	81	Everton	ENG
Martín Demichelis	81	Manchester City	ARG
José Fonte	81	Southampton	POR
Toby Alderweireld	81	Spurs	BEL
Ashley Williams	80	Swansea City	WAL

 

On a centre back, two attributes assume particular importance on their performance: defending and physical, which represents strength, stamina, aggression and jumping.

A player with good at 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, Kompany and and Terry, and also Mertesacker. It’s really hard to get past them. The most experienced players are normally those who have a higher rating with this attribute..

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Per Mertesacker	88	Arsenal	GER
John Terry	87	Chelsea	ENG
Vincent Kompany	86	Manchester City	BEL
Nicolás Otamendi	86	Manchester City	ARG
Gary Cahill	86	Chelsea	ENG
Laurent Koscielny	84	Arsenal	FRA
José Fonte	84	Southampton	POR
Jan Vertonghen	83	Spurs	BEL
Phil Jagielka	83	Everton	ENG
Martín Demichelis	83	Manchester City	ARG
Toby Alderweireld	83	Spurs	BEL
Chris Smalling	83	Manchester Utd	ENG
Angelo Ogbonna	83	West Ham	ITA
Martin Škrtel	82	Liverpool	SVK
Ryan Shawcross	82	Stoke City	ENG

 

The physical attribute shows the old heading capability but also how likely the players are to win game with their body. This is a crucial attribute when looking for the best centre back.

In this chapter Mangala, Micah Richards and Huth are the strongest ones.

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PHYSICAL
Eliaquim Mangala	85	Manchester City	FRA
Micah Richards	85	Aston Villa	ENG
Robert Huth	85	Leicester City	GER
Mamadou Sakho	84	Liverpool	FRA
Ryan Shawcross	84	Stoke City	ENG
Virgil van Dijk	83	Southampton	NED
Jores Okore	83	Aston Villa	DEN
Nicolás Otamendi	82	Manchester City	ARG
Martin Škrtel	82	Liverpool	SVK
Marcos Rojo	82	Manchester Utd	ARG
Ashley Williams	82	Swansea City	WAL
John Terry	81	Chelsea	ENG
Vincent Kompany	81	Manchester City	BEL
Jan Vertonghen	81	Spurs	BEL
Phil Jagielka	81	Everton	ENG

 

Defending and heading may be useless against fast opponents. It’s necessary to fight fire with fire. No one 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.

This is where Terry is weak. Even Kompany’s pace was downgraded this year, making him less interesting than in previous games. There are much faster players in the Barclays Premier League. The first on the list is Chancel Mbemba. We don’t consider him a viable option since he lacks the remaining attributes necessary for a good central back. Koscielny, Mangala and Otamendi are also fast players. They possess these attributes and in that way they make themselves a viable option for a defence based on the BPL.

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PACE
Chancel Mbemba	82	Newcastle Utd	DRC
Jores Okore	81	Aston Villa	DEN
Laurent Koscielny	78	Arsenal	FRA
Eliaquim Mangala	77	Manchester City	FRA
Micah Richards	76	Aston Villa	ENG
Chris Smalling	76	Manchester Utd	ENG
Nicolás Otamendi	75	Manchester City	ARG
Gary Cahill	73	Chelsea	ENG
Angelo Ogbonna	73	West Ham	ITA
Winston Reid	73	West Ham	NZL
Kurt Zouma	73	Chelsea	FRA
Steven Caulker	73	Southampton	ENG
Geoff Cameron	73	Stoke City	USA
Marcos Rojo	72	Manchester Utd	ARG
Papy Mison Djilobodji	72	Chelsea	SEN

 

Kompany and Otamendi are our first choices for this position. Being fast with good defending and attacking attributes, they are the most expensive of all centre backs in the Barclays Premier League for a good reason.

In our opinion, Koscielny, Vertonghen, Cahill and Mangala are the centre backs who are closest to Kompany and Otamendi in terms of overall quality.

Pace is still very important in FIFA 16 and for that reason, unless you play with three centre backs, we suggest you avoid using Terry and other very slow defenders.

CENTRE BACKS

Best Players
#1 Nicolás Otamendi
#2 Vincent Kompany
#3 Laurent Koscielny
#4 Gary Cahill

Economic Choice
Micah Richards

 
 

Best FUT 16 Barclays Premier League Centre Backs

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 16 Barclays Premier League Right Backs

RB | RWB
 

Full backs have the role of troubling the job of wingers. In addition, good full backs also support their team mates on offensive manoeuvres.

Choosing the best right back for a Barclays Premier League Team is an extremely hard choice. There are various valid options depending on the style of play.

 

HIGHEST RATED RIGHT BACKS
Pablo Zabaleta	82	Manchester City	ARG
Matteo Darmian	81	Manchester Utd	ITA
Séamus Coleman	81	Everton	IRL
Nathaniel Clyne	81	Liverpool	ENG
Branislav Ivanović	80	Chelsea	SRB
Mathieu Debuchy	80	Arsenal	FRA
Kyle Walker	79	Spurs	ENG
Bacary Sagna	79	Manchester City	FRA
Cédric	78	Southampton	POR
Allan-Roméo Nyom	77	Watford	CAM

 

There are very important attributes for 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 player that best fits this aspect. The only other player that offers him any type of competition is the City’s Pablo Zabaleta.

 

RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Branislav Ivanović	87	Chelsea	SRB
Pablo Zabaleta	85	Manchester City	ARG
Matteo Darmian	82	Manchester Utd	ITA
Bacary Sagna	82	Manchester City	FRA
Séamus Coleman	81	Everton	IRL
Mathieu Debuchy	80	Arsenal	FRA
Nathaniel Clyne	79	Liverpool	ENG
Joel Ward	79	Crystal Palace	ENG
Àngel Rangel	79	Swansea City	ESP
Allan-Roméo Nyom	78	Watford	CAM

 

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. Even in FIFA 16.

Kyle Walker is the fastest gold right back in FIFA 16 Ultimate Team. The English international player is far superior in this aspect when compared to every BPL full back. Besides Kyle Walker, only Nathaniel Clyne may be considered reasonably fast.

 

RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST PACE
Kyle Walker	90	Spurs	ENG
Nathaniel Clyne	86	Liverpool	ENG
Allan-Roméo Nyom	81	Watford	CAM
Séamus Coleman	80	Everton	IRL
Matteo Darmian	79	Manchester Utd	ITA
Kieran Trippier	79	Spurs	ENG
Cédric	78	Southampton	POR
Glen Johnson	77	Stoke City	ENG
Joel Ward	76	Crystal Palace	ENG
Mathieu Debuchy	75	Arsenal	FRA

 

Pablo Zabaleta is the highest rated right back but once again, that doesn’t necessarily mean he is the best choice for this position. In our opinion, he and Ivanović are the kind of players who have good ratings but are not recommended as attacking full backs.

On the other hand there are players like Kyle Walker and Nathaniel Clyne. They have a fantastic pace and their high attacking work rate make them good players for those that use full backs as second wingers. They are our top choices.

For those who want an intermediate solution, in other words a player that defends and attacks well, we advise Séamus Coleman. He is a very balanced athlete, a cheaper player and, as a result, our economic choice.

RIGHT BACKS

Best Players
#1 Kyle Walker
#2 Nathaniel Clyne
#3 Séamus Coleman
#4 Pablo Zabaleta
#5 Matteo Darmian

Economic Choice
Séamus Coleman

 
 

Best FUT 16 Barclays Premier League Right Backs

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 16 Barclays Premier League Left Backs

LB | LWB
 

Left backs have exactly the same role of their team mates on the other flank. In other words, they try to make a winger’s job hard and participate in the team’s offensive manoeuvres.

There are three BPL players that stand out in this position: the solid Leighton Baines, the champion Azpilicueta and the speedy Gaël Clichy.

 

HIGHEST RATED LEFT BACKS
Leighton Baines	83	Everton	ENG
Azpilicueta	82	Chelsea	ESP
Nacho Monreal	80	Arsenal	ESP
Kieran Gibbs	80	Arsenal	ENG
Gaël Clichy	80	Manchester City	FRA
Alberto Moreno	79	Liverpool	ESP
Aleksandar Kolarov	79	Manchester City	SRB
Ryan Bertrand	78	Southampton	ENG
Abdul Rahman Baba	78	Chelsea	GHA
Luke Shaw	77	Manchester Utd	ENG

 

Azpilicueta is the left back who defends better in this league.

 

LEFT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Azpilicueta	84	Chelsea	ESP
Leighton Baines	82	Everton	ENG
Nacho Monreal	81	Arsenal	ESP
Aleksandar Kolarov	81	Manchester City	SRB
Kieran Gibbs	80	Arsenal	ENG
Gaël Clichy	80	Manchester City	FRA
Ryan Bertrand	78	Southampton	ENG
Luke Shaw	77	Manchester Utd	ENG
José Enrique	76	Liverpool	ESP
Jose Holebas	76	Watford	GRE

 

The promising, Anfield tied Alberto Moreno is the fastest left back in the English league. He makes his speed his biggest threat, and only Clichy and Baba can be compared with him in this stat.

 

LEFT BACKS WITH BEST PACE
Alberto Moreno	87	Liverpool	ESP
Abdul Rahman Baba	86	Chelsea	GHA
Gaël Clichy	84	Manchester City	FRA
Jose Holebas	84	Watford	GRE
Martin Olsson	83	Norwich City	SWE
Luke Shaw	82	Manchester Utd	ENG
Danny Rose	82	Spurs	ENG
Kieran Gibbs	81	Arsenal	ENG
José Enrique	81	Liverpool	ESP
Pape Souaré	81	Crystal Palace	SEN

 

Azpilicueta and Leighton Baines are with no question the best left back choices playing in the Barclays Premier League. Azpilicueta is faster, but the Englishman is generally a more complete player.

Clichy is a valid alternative to these two players. He’s a good choice for more attacking teams due to his pace but lacks in passing and shooting.

Of all the remaining players, Holebas is our cheap choice. He lacks a little in quality compared to those mentioned above but he’s fast enough to cause some offensive damage, has remarkable long shots and possesses reasonable defending.

LEFT BACKS

Best Players
#1 Azpilicueta
#2 Leighton Baines
#3 Gael Clichy
#4 Jose Holebas
#5 Alberto Moreno

Economic Choice
Jose Holebas

 
 

Best FUT 16 Barclays Premier League Left Backs

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 16 Barclays Premier League Defensive Midfielder

CDM
 

Many of the FIFA 16 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.

Now that Gerrard plays in another league, Matic and Morgan Schneiderlin are the players highest rated in this position.

 

HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS
Nemanja Matić	84	Chelsea	SRB
Morgan Schneiderlin	82	Manchester Utd	FRA
Ramires	80	Chelsea	BRA
James McCarthy	80	Everton	IRL
Gökhan Inler	80	Leicester City	SUI
Daley Blind	80	Manchester Utd	NED
Cheick Tioté	79	Newcastle Utd	IVC
Alexandre Song	79	West Ham	CAM
Fernando	79	Manchester City	BRA
Lucas Leiva	79	Liverpool	BRA
Yohan Cabaye	79	Crystal Palace	FRA
Gareth Barry	79	Everton	ENG
Claudio Yacob	78	West Brom	ARG
Youssouf Mulumbu	78	Norwich City	DRC
Yann M’Vila	78	Sunderland	FRA

 

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 in 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 and 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 best central defensive midfielder plays for Chelsea: Matic. He is a good choice for teams that want to complicate an opponent’s game in the space between the midfield and the defence.

 

CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Nemanja Matić	82	Chelsea	SRB
Fernando	81	Manchester City	BRA
Morgan Schneiderlin	80	Manchester Utd	FRA
Gareth Barry	80	Everton	ENG
Cheick Tioté	79	Newcastle Utd	IVC
Lucas Leiva	79	Liverpool	BRA
Claudio Yacob	79	West Brom	ARG
Ramires	78	Chelsea	BRA
James McCarthy	78	Everton	IRL
Victor Wanyama	78	Southampton	KEN
John Obi Mikel	78	Chelsea	NIG
Mile Jedinák	78	Crystal Palace	AUS
Alexandre Song	77	West Ham	CAM
Youssouf Mulumbu	77	Norwich City	DRC
Lee Cattermole	77	Sunderland	ENG

 

The area of the field occupied by the central defensive midfielders is the one where most ball disputes happen. Strong players will have a higher probability of winning the ball.

There’s a lot of muscle between the Barclays Premier League. Tioté, Obi Mikel, Matic, Wanyama, Carlos Sánchez and Kouyaté are good examples of that. On the other hand there’s Ramires. Even though he’s a really special player, Chelsea’s Brazilian rarely wins a physical brawl due to being the weakest central defensive midfielder in the BPL.

 

CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST PHYSICAL
Victor Wanyama	89	Southampton	KEN
Nemanja Matić	88	Chelsea	SRB
Cheick Tioté	88	Newcastle Utd	IVC
John Obi Mikel	88	Chelsea	NIG
Carlos Sánchez	87	Aston Villa	COL
Cheikhou Kouyaté	87	West Ham	SEN
Alexandre Song	83	West Ham	CAM
Mile Jedinák	83	Crystal Palace	AUS
Morgan Schneiderlin	82	Manchester Utd	FRA
Fernando	82	Manchester City	BRA
James McCarthy	81	Everton	IRL
Etienne Capoue	81	Watford	FRA
Youssouf Mulumbu	80	Norwich City	DRC
Lee Cattermole	80	Sunderland	ENG
Valon Behrami	80	Watford	SUI

 

In our opinion, Matic is the right choice for this position. He is the CDM who gives more security to the back line but he is also a good offensive player.

Ramires has a highly desirable cocktail of work rates, pace and stamina which allows him to be a presence all over the pitch. He is the fastest CDM player of the Barclays PL but is also the weakest.

There are also very good options that are available at a cheap price who are still good quality-wise, like Kouyaté and Tioté.

CENTRE DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Nemanja Matic
#2 Ramires
#3 Morgan Schneiderlin
#4 Cheikhou Kouyaté
#5 Cheik Tioté

Economic Choice
Cheikhou Kouyaté

 
 

Best FUT 16 Barclays Premier League Central Defensive Midfielders

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 16 Barclays Premier League Centre Midfielders

CM | CAM
 

A lot of games are decided in 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 Touré, Ozil, David Silva and the newcomers Kevin De Bruyne and Shweinsteiger.

 

HIGHEST RATED CENTRE MIDFIELDERS
David Silva	88	Manchester City	ESP
Mesut Özil	87	Arsenal	GER
Cesc Fàbregas	87	Chelsea	ESP
Bastian Schweinsteiger	86	Manchester Utd	GER
Kevin De Bruyne	86	Manchester City	BEL
Yaya Touré	85	Manchester City	IVC
Santi Cazorla	85	Arsenal	ESP
Oscar	84	Chelsea	BRA
Coutinho	84	Liverpool	BRA
Christian Eriksen	83	Spurs	DEN
Aaron Ramsey	82	Arsenal	WAL
Roberto Firmino	82	Liverpool	BRA
Jack Wilshere	81	Arsenal	ENG
Dimitri Payet	81	West Ham	FRA
Bojan	81	Stoke City	ESP

 

Centre 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 and De Bruyne have a great passing stat, Fábregas is the one who does it better in the whole Barclays Premier League.

 

CENTRE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST PASSING
Cesc Fàbregas	90	Chelsea	ESP
David Silva	89	Manchester City	ESP
Kevin De Bruyne	86	Manchester City	BEL
Mesut Özil	85	Arsenal	GER
Santi Cazorla	85	Arsenal	ESP
Bastian Schweinsteiger	84	Manchester Utd	GER
Christian Eriksen	84	Spurs	DEN
James Milner	83	Liverpool	ENG
Dimitri Payet	82	West Ham	FRA
Mikel Arteta	82	Arsenal	ESP
Yaya Touré	81	Manchester City	IVC
Oscar	81	Chelsea	BRA
Coutinho	81	Liverpool	BRA
Jack Wilshere	81	Arsenal	ENG
Tomáš Rosický	81	Arsenal	CZ

 

A Centre midfielder usually needs creativity. Good dribbling allows the team to move forward, creating potential disequilibrium’s.

David Silva is the player with best dribbling. Two other players share the second place of this list: Cazorla and Coutinho.

 

CENTRE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST DRIBBLING
David Silva	89	Manchester City	ESP
Santi Cazorla	87	Arsenal	ESP
Coutinho	87	Liverpool	BRA
Mesut Özil	86	Arsenal	GER
Bojan	85	Stoke City	ESP
Kevin De Bruyne	84	Manchester City	BEL
Oscar	84	Chelsea	BRA
Roberto Firmino	84	Liverpool	BRA
Jack Wilshere	84	Arsenal	ENG
Ander Herrera	84	Manchester Utd	ESP
Georginio Wijnaldum	84	Newcastle Utd	NED
Christian Eriksen	83	Spurs	DEN
Tomáš Rosický	83	Arsenal	CZ
Adam Lallana	83	Liverpool	ENG
Moussa Dembélé	82	Spurs	BEL

 

Kevin de Bruyne is the most interesting player in the Barclays Premier League midfield. He is level with the best players in various attributes including passing, shooting, vision, crossing and stamina making him our pick.

David Silva is our second choice. His passing, dribbling, vision and ball control are simply amazing but is let down slightly by his 2 star weak foot.

Another top player is Yaya Touré in large part because of his amazing strength and stamina. He is a very balanced player (although not as good defensively now) but his new medium-low work rate doesn’t allow him to give everything he has to give to the team. In our opinion, he was the best player in this position in previous games but is not any more. Obviously, he is still a wonderful player but if you have used him in the past, you will notice a considerable difference to him in FIFA 16.

Oscar and Eriksen are cheaper players that can perform well as centre midfielders.

Our budget choice falls to Jack Wilshere. He is a very balanced player and a great example of good value for money.

CENTRE MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Kevin De Bruyne
#2 David Silva
#3 Yaya Touré
#4 Cesc Fàbregas

Economic Choice
Jack Wilshere

 
 

Best FUT 16 Barclays Premier League Centre Midfielders

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 16 Barclays Premier League Right Wingers

RM | RW | RF
 

The wingers are responsible for giving game width in the attack. They’re normally very explosive players.

Mata and Willian are the most popular right wingers of this league.

 

HIGHEST RATED RIGHT WINGERS
Juan Mata	84	Manchester Utd	ESP
Willian	82	Chelsea	BRA
Theo Walcott	81	Arsenal	ENG
Jesús Navas	81	Manchester City	ESP
Xherdan Shaqiri	80	Stoke City	SUI
Antonio Valencia	79	Manchester Utd	ECU
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	79	Arsenal	ENG
Erik Lamela	79	Spurs	ARG
Adam Johnson	78	Sunderland	ENG
Víctor Ibarbo	78	Watford	COL
Deulofeu	78	Everton	ESP
Wilfried Zaha	77	Crystal Palace	ENG
Aaron Lennon	77	Everton	ENG
Florian Thauvin	76	Newcastle Utd	FRA
Aiden McGeady	76	Everton	IRL

 

There are three fundamental attributes for 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 via sprints on the side lines.

The Barclays Premier League is extremely well served in this chapter. Four gold players have pace over 90, being the highlighted sprinter Theo Walcott, the fastest player of FIFA 16 Ultimate Team.

 

FASTEST RIGHT WINGERS
Theo Walcott	96	Arsenal	ENG
Víctor Ibarbo	92	Watford	COL
Deulofeu	91	Everton	ESP
Nathan Dyer	91	Leicester City	ENG
Willian	89	Chelsea	BRA
Jesús Navas	89	Manchester City	ESP
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	89	Arsenal	ENG
Aaron Lennon	89	Everton	ENG
Andros Townsend	89	Spurs	ENG
Joel Campbell	88	Arsenal	COS
Xherdan Shaqiri	87	Stoke City	SUI
Wilfried Zaha	87	Crystal Palace	ENG
Aiden McGeady	82	Everton	IRL
Antonio Valencia	81	Manchester Utd	ECU
Florian Thauvin	81	Newcastle Utd	FRA

 

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 players gifted in dribbling, being Juan Mata and Deulofeu the best.

 

RIGHT WINGERS WITH BEST DRIBLLING
Juan Mata	87	Manchester Utd	ESP
Deulofeu	87	Everton	ESP
Willian	85	Chelsea	BRA
Xherdan Shaqiri	85	Stoke City	SUI
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	84	Arsenal	ENG
Erik Lamela	84	Spurs	ARG
Aaron Lennon	84	Everton	ENG
Jesús Navas	83	Manchester City	ESP
Adam Johnson	83	Sunderland	ENG
Wilfried Zaha	83	Crystal Palace	ENG
Víctor Ibarbo	82	Watford	COL
Aiden McGeady	82	Everton	IRL
Theo Walcott	81	Arsenal	ENG
Nathan Dyer	81	Leicester City	ENG
Florian Thauvin	81	Newcastle Utd	FRA

 

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 surprising – passing. Only Juan Mata offers good quality passing. Deulofeu, for example, could’ve been an option to consider filling this slot in virtue of his fantastic pace and dribbling, but he’s affected negatively for missing frequently passes to his more forward team mates.

 

RIGHT WINGERS WITH BEST PASSING
Juan Mata	84	Manchester Utd	ESP
Willian	78	Chelsea	BRA
Erik Lamela	78	Spurs	ARG
Xherdan Shaqiri	77	Stoke City	SUI
Antonio Valencia	77	Manchester Utd	ECU
Adam Johnson	77	Sunderland	ENG
Jesús Navas	76	Manchester City	ESP
Theo Walcott	74	Arsenal	ENG
Florian Thauvin	74	Newcastle Utd	FRA
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	73	Arsenal	ENG
Aiden McGeady	72	Everton	IRL
Joel Campbell	72	Arsenal	COS
Aaron Lennon	71	Everton	ENG
Steven Berghuis	71	Watford	NED
Andros Townsend	70	Spurs	ENG

 

Willian is our favourite to occupy this position in a team without budget restraints. He may not the best in any of the base attributes but he is always close to the top in this position.

Mata is not a natural winger and because of that he is not our first choice despite having the highest overall rating. He also has the best dribbling, the best passing and is one of the best at shooting of all the right sided wingers. Impressive. However, he is also one of the slowest players in this position and only Navas is weaker than him.

From the most popular there is also Shaqiri and Walcott. The Swiss player is a very balanced player while the Arsenal winger’s main strengths are speed and shooting.

For those with a more modest coin total, there is Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. This four star skiller is as fast as Willian, has better dribbling than Navas and Walcott and has much better physical stats than Walcott and Willian making him great value for money.

RIGHT MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Willian
#2 Juan Mata
#3 Xherdan Shaqiri
#4 Theo Walcott

Economic Choice
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

 
 

Best FUT 16 Barclays Premier League Right Wingers

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 16 Barclays Premier League Left Wingers

LM | LW | LF
 

The left wingers have exactly the same role as their team mates from the other side.

Now that Alexis Sánchez has changed his position, Eden Hazard has finally competition to his position.

 

HIGHEST RATED LEFT WINGERS
Eden Hazard	89	Chelsea	BEL
Alexis Sánchez	86	Arsenal	CHI
Pedro	83	Chelsea	ESP
Samir Nasri	83	Manchester City	FRA
Raheem Sterling	82	Manchester City	ENG
Memphis Depay	81	Manchester Utd	NED
Ashley Young	80	Manchester Utd	ENG
Kevin Mirallas	80	Everton	BEL
Dušan Tadić	79	Southampton	SRB
Jeremain Lens	79	Sunderland	NED
Max Gradel	79	Bournemouth	IVC
Nacer Chadli	79	Spurs	BEL
André Ayew	79	Swansea City	GHA
Marko Arnautović	78	Stoke City	AT
Heung Min Son	77	Spurs	KOR

 

Just like it happens in the opposite side, there are four left wingers with pace equal or higher than 90.

 

LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST PACE
Raheem Sterling	93	Manchester City	ENG
Christian Atsu	92	Bournemouth	GHA
Eden Hazard	90	Chelsea	BEL
Memphis Depay	90	Manchester Utd	NED
Jefferson Montero	89	Swansea City	ECU
Kevin Mirallas	88	Everton	BEL
Max Gradel	88	Bournemouth	IVC
Yannick Bolasie	88	Crystal Palace	DRC
Alexis Sánchez	87	Arsenal	CHI
Heung Min Son	86	Spurs	KOR
Ashley Young	85	Manchester Utd	ENG
Bakary Sako	85	Crystal Palace	MAL
Jeremain Lens	84	Sunderland	NED
Jay Rodriguez	83	Southampton	ENG
Pedro	82	Chelsea	ESP

 

There’s a proportional quality between the left winger and his dribbling. It’s natural that Hazard and Alexis Sánchez are the ones most highlighted in this chapter.

 
 

LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST DRIBBLING
Eden Hazard	92	Chelsea	BEL
Alexis Sánchez	88	Arsenal	CHI
Raheem Sterling	87	Manchester City	ENG
Samir Nasri	86	Manchester City	FRA
Memphis Depay	85	Manchester Utd	NED
Pedro	84	Chelsea	ESP
Kevin Mirallas	83	Everton	BEL
Dušan Tadić	83	Southampton	SRB
Yannick Bolasie	83	Crystal Palace	DRC
Ashley Young	82	Manchester Utd	ENG
Max Gradel	82	Bournemouth	IVC
Jeremain Lens	82	Sunderland	NED
Steven Pienaar	82	Everton	SAF
André Ayew	81	Swansea City	GHA
Jefferson Montero	81	Swansea City	ECU

 

Now that David Silva is back to the centre, Hazard is clearly the best fitted passer between the remaining left wingers.

 
 

LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST PASSING
Eden Hazard	84	Chelsea	BEL
Samir Nasri	83	Manchester City	FRA
Dušan Tadić	80	Southampton	SRB
Steven Pienaar	79	Everton	SAF
Alexis Sánchez	78	Arsenal	CHI
Ashley Young	78	Manchester Utd	ENG
Leon Osman	78	Everton	ENG
Pedro	77	Chelsea	ESP
Kevin Mirallas	77	Everton	BEL
Marko Arnautović	77	Stoke City	AT
Ibrahim Afellay	77	Stoke City	NED
Jeremain Lens	76	Sunderland	NED
Nacer Chadli	76	Spurs	BEL
Jurado	76	Watford	ESP
André Ayew	75	Swansea City	GHA

 

Hazard’s price prohibits him from being affordable for most, proving the worth of the player. He is without a doubt the best Barclays Premier League left winger. He’s the best dribbler, the best passer, one of the fastest and only Sánchez is better at shooting than him. He possesses a series of other highly rated attributes such as balance, agility, acceleration and ball control. And if you are not convinced yet, you should know that his work rates are now high/medium.

For those who don’t want to pay so much for the Belgian, we suggest Sánchez. It’s impossible to talk about this player without comparing him to Hazard. He is not as good as the Chelsea’s winger overall but is far better value for money.

Kevin Mirallas is the most complete affordable player and for that reason, our cheapest choice. He is faster than Sánchez and has better shooting and passing than Sterling. A great player especially for low budget teams.

LEFT MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Eden Hazard
#2 Alexis Sánchez
#3 Memphis Depay
#4 Raheem Sterling

Economic Choice
Kevin Mirallas

 
 

Best FUT 16 Barclays Premier League Left Wingers

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 16 Barclays Premier League Forwards

CF | ST
 

The forwards are the players on which fall the most responsibility of scoring goals.

In the Barclays Premier League, the most popular are players that could play in any club in the world: Sergio Aguero, Rooney and Diego Costa

 

HIGHEST RATED FORWARDS
Sergio Agüero	87	Manchester City	ARG
Wayne Rooney	86	Manchester Utd	ENG
Diego Costa	86	Chelsea	ESP
Daniel Sturridge	83	Liverpool	ENG
Falcao	83	Chelsea	COL
Olivier Giroud	82	Arsenal	FRA
Christian Benteke	82	Liverpool	BEL
Loïc Rémy	81	Chelsea	FRA
Wilfried Bony	81	Manchester City	IVC
Salomón Rondón	80	West Brom	VEN
Romelu Lukaku	80	Everton	BEL
Danny Welbeck	79	Arsenal	ENG
Jermain Defoe	79	Sunderland	ENG
Emmanuel Adebayor	79	Spurs	TOG
Shinji Okazaki	78	Leicester City	JAP
Sadio Mané	78	Southampton	SEN
Harry Kane	78	Spurs	ENG
Mame Diouf	78	Stoke City	SEN
Papiss Demba Cissé	78	Newcastle Utd	SEN
Andy Carroll	78	West Ham	ENG

 

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.

The best forwards are the ones that best shooting: Aguero, Rooney, Diego Costa and Sturridge. The exception is Defoe.

 

FORWARDS WITH BEST SHOOTING
Sergio Agüero	87	Manchester City	ARG
Wayne Rooney	86	Manchester Utd	ENG
Jermain Defoe	85	Sunderland	ENG
Diego Costa	83	Chelsea	ESP
Daniel Sturridge	83	Liverpool	ENG
Wilfried Bony	83	Manchester City	IVC
Falcao	82	Chelsea	COL
Olivier Giroud	82	Arsenal	FRA
Christian Benteke	81	Liverpool	BEL
Rickie Lambert	81	West Brom	ENG
Loïc Rémy	80	Chelsea	FRA
Romelu Lukaku	80	Everton	BEL
Papiss Demba Cissé	80	Newcastle Utd	SEN
Bafétimbi Gomis	80	Swansea City	FRA
Ola Toivonen	80	Sunderland	SWE
Andy Carroll	79	West Ham	ENG
Salomón Rondón	78	West Brom	VEN
Emmanuel Adebayor	78	Spurs	TOG
Harry Kane	78	Spurs	ENG
Mauro Zárate	78	West Ham	ARG

 

Jump, strength and stamina are the ingredients to the new physical attribute, very important when we are analysing the best forwards: jump to score with the head; strength to dispute the ball with the opponents; and stamina to sprint in direction of goal at any time of the game.

That’s here where we see that Diego Costa and Rooney are great players. Aguero, for example, is almost in the bottom of this list.

 

FORWARDS WITH BEST PHYSICAL
Diego Costa	88	Chelsea	ESP
Wayne Rooney	87	Manchester Utd	ENG
Christian Benteke	85	Liverpool	BEL
Wilfried Bony	85	Manchester City	IVC
Andy Carroll	85	West Ham	ENG
Troy Deeney	84	Watford	ENG
Olivier Giroud	83	Arsenal	FRA
Graziano Pellè	83	Southampton	ITA
Romelu Lukaku	82	Everton	BEL
Éder	82	Swansea City	POR
Cameron Jerome	81	Norwich City	ENG
Shane Long	81	Southampton	IRL
Salomón Rondón	80	West Brom	VEN
Harry Kane	79	Spurs	ENG
Rickie Lambert	79	West Brom	ENG
Danny Welbeck	78	Arsenal	ENG
Emmanuel Adebayor	77	Spurs	TOG
Mame Diouf	77	Stoke City	SEN
Michu	76	Swansea City	ESP
Aleksandar Mitrović	75	Newcastle Utd	SRB

 

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.

Mané, Diouf and Remy are the fastest strikers in FIFA 16. However, Aguero and Sturridge are also very fast players.

 

FORWARDS WITH BEST PACE
Sadio Mané	91	Southampton	SEN
Loïc Rémy	90	Chelsea	FRA
Mame Diouf	90	Stoke City	SEN
Sergio Agüero	89	Manchester City	ARG
Daniel Sturridge	89	Liverpool	ENG
Cameron Jerome	86	Norwich City	ENG
Danny Ings	86	Liverpool	ENG
Danny Welbeck	85	Arsenal	ENG
Anthony Martial	85	Manchester Utd	FRA
Enner Valencia	85	West Ham	ECU
Divock Origi	85	Liverpool	BEL
Shane Long	84	Southampton	IRL
Saido Berahino	83	West Brom	ENG
Diego Costa	82	Chelsea	ESP
Romelu Lukaku	82	Everton	BEL
Salomón Rondón	80	West Brom	VEN
Arouna Koné	78	Everton	IVC
Fabio Borini	78	Sunderland	ITA
Christian Benteke	77	Liverpool	BEL
Jermain Defoe	77	Sunderland	ENG

 

For the final position, we believe Sergio Agüero and Diego Costa are the best BPL strikers. However, the Manchester City player has the advantage due to his better pace, passing and shooting. Even though his physical stat is quite low, no other BPL forward surpasses him in ball control, acceleration and balance.

Choosing the best Barclays Premier League forward is a bit subjective because it depends on your style of play. The best alternatives to Aguero and Diego Costa are generally missing something: Falcão was downgraded and is no longer the force he used to be in past games; Wayne Rooney plays better as CF or even CAM than as a striker; Sturridge has bad passing, etc

Far from the quality of these strikers, Lukaku is our economical choice. He and Benteke may cause a lot of damage on the opponents defence with their extraordinary strength and otherwise well rounded stats.

FORWARDS

Best Players
#1 Sergio Aguero
#2 Diego Costa
#3 Wayne Rooney
#4 Daniel Sturridge

Economic Choice
Romelu Lukaku

 
 

Best FUT 16 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 players based on their role and style of play that fits each player. 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, 4-3-3 with 200k budget and 4-4-2 with a 50k budget.

 
 

Now, to check the current prices of any player /squad, you just need to check ‘updated price‘

 
 
 
 

Team with Unlimited Budget

 

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• Budget
Playstation 4: 2,080 million coins (1,355k + 725k)
Xbox One: 2,005 million coins (1,305k + 700k)
Playstation 3: 1,232 million coins (757k + 475k)
XBox 360: –
PC: –

 

• Updated Prices and Squad Adjustments
The prices we have published are the ones of the guide’s publication date.
If you want to know the current prices or test any adjustment to this squad, please click here.

 

• Summary

The choice for this team’s players was based on the analysis made previously.

Who to put in goal presents one of the most difficult decisions. De Gea and Courtois are both amazing goalkeepers and you will be fine with either of them.

Otamendi and Kompany are the bosses of the back four. The Argentinian player is a great addition to this league, especially considering Mangala was not upgraded. To us, he is already the best centre back of Barclays Premier League. Kyle Walker imposes himself with his tremendous pace to be our choice at the right back position, while at left back Azpilicueta and Baines are both good enough to take the position.

Although Yaya is originally a CM in FUT 16, he also plays well as CDM. He’s no longer a box-to-box player now with his new medium-low work rate which is why our favourite is Matić. No one defends as he does in midfield. The Serbian holds up the barrier between your goal line and the opponent, making his defensiveness, height and physicality count. For the other central midfield position, De Bruyne is our top choice. He is so good that he relegates David Silva to the bench.

Willian is the right choice for the right side, largely because Mata does not have the right attributes for this position. Now, more than ever, Eden Hazard is so brilliant that he is second to none in left midfield.

If your budget allows you, Agüero is the obvious choice for the attack line. He is the most expensive player in the league, which is a reflection of just how good he is. The other striker spot goes to Diego Costa but Rooney is also a good alternative.

Once all the players reach maximum individual chemistry via loyalty (achieved by each player after 10 matches for your club or by being pack pulled) you can go without a manager for your squad. They’ll be of no use while wasting contracts.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

200k Budget Team

 

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• Budget
Playstation 4: 377k coins (226k + 151k)
Xbox One: 328k coins (195k + 133k)
Playstation 3: 285k coins (173k + 112k)
XBox 360: –
PC: –

 

• Updated Prices and Squad Adjustments
The prices we have published are the ones of the guide’s publication date.
If you want to know the current prices or test any adjustment to this squad, please click here.

 

• Summary

The choices for this more affordable team players was based on analysis made previously.

In goal, Lloris is too expensive to this squad. On the other hand, Begovic is a genuine bargain who will hold his own against popular goalkeepers such as Joe Hart.

Mangala and Vertonghen are both fast and solid defensively. Azpilicueta’s assertiveness and Walker’s speed completes our defending foursome.

Ramires has to be the one in central midfield. However, you need to be very careful to not have him caught out of position too often due to his high/high work rates. Eriksen and Oscar complete the midfield.

Shaqiri beats Walcott on the right wing and Nasri wins the spot on the left side. Sterling and Depay are too expensive to this squad.

Over the attack line, Lukaku or Benteke are excellent choices. They’re very similar to each other and are the best choices for this budget thanks to their pace, strength and completeness.

If you still have some room in your budget, Sturridge, Sterling and Fàbregas are players that would improve this squad a lot.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

50K Budget Team

 

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• Budget
Playstation 4: 104k coins (53k + 51k)
Xbox One: 93k coins (50k + 43k)
Playstation 3: 110k coins (57k + 53k)
XBox 360: –
PC: –

 

• Updated Prices and Squad Adjustments
The prices we have published are the ones of the guide’s publication date.
If you want to know the current prices or test any adjustment to this squad, please click here.

 

• Summary

The choice for this budget team was based on analysis made previously.

Vorm is the cheapest player in this squad but it doesn’t take away from his ability between the sticks.

The same goes for the rest of the defence: Micah Richards, Okore, Coleman and Clichy. All of the players cost less than expected considering their quality, making them great value for money in a cheap team like this.

In the midfield, Kouyaté (what a bargain!) and Jack Wilshere complement each other well. The first one is strong, quick and aggressive, the second is a player that usually pushes forward to assist his colleagues. Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mirallas fill the wings in order to assist Diouf and Cameron Jerome who have both been chosen for their combination of pace and strength.

 
 
 

Follow our tips and you’ll become more successful on FIFA 16 Ultimate Team with your Barclays Premier League Team.

 
 
 
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