For all those players that plan a FUT 14 team based on the Bundesliga, or that plan on building one, we’ve conducted an extensive analysis on the best players.
Here is our guide of the main German league for FIFA 14 Ultimate Team.
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Introduction
Bundesliga
Goalkeepers
Central Backs
Right Backs
Left Backs
Central Defensive Midfielders
Central Midfielders
Right Midfielders
Left Midfielders
Forwards
Teams
Hybrids
Introduction to the FUT 14 Bundesliga 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 Bundesliga. Even the ones have one, could take out some valuable conclusion from this guide that could help turn your team even better.
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 Bundesliga 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 Bundesliga teams are suggested, the prices considered are the ones of the date of the guide’s publication: December 2013. It’s natural that the prices have suffered some oscillations throughout the season, so they should only be considered as guiding prices.
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga lives in the shadow of Barclays PL and BBVA but the truth is that it has many quality players, as it shows the fact that the two finalists of the last Champions League were both Germans.
The qualification of the champion 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 fifth and sixth qualify to the Europa League and the last three trade places with the first two qualified of the 2. Bundesliga and with the play-off winner. Every season starts in August and finishes in May, having 34 game weeks with nine matches each, being a total of 306 matches per season.
The Bundesliga is the most watched sports league in the world and the third best league classified in the UEFA league coefficients.
Started in 1962, the Bundesliga has been conquered by twelve clubs. The dominant club is Bayern Munich, with a total of 22 titles. Borussia Dortmund (5), Borussia Mönchengladbach (5), Werder Bremen (4), Hamburger SV (3), VfB Stuttgart (3), FC Köln (2) and FC Kaiserslautern (2) were the other teams that won more than once.
As to last season, the Bundesliga lost some good players such as Michal Kadlec (Fenerbache SK), Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid CF), Christoph Metzelder (retirado), Serdar Tasci (Spartak Moscow), Marko Arnautovic (Stoke City), Daniel Williams (Reading) and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (Zenit St. Petersburg). But, the biggest out transfers were the move of Andre Schürrle from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to the Chelsea by 22 million Euros and the move of Mario Gómez from FC Bayern Munich to Fiorentina by 15.5 million Euros.
These transfers didn’t necessarily make the Bundesliga weaker. The Germans teams spent more than 270 million Euros on strong reinforcements:Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Saint-Étienne), Giulio Donati (Inter), Kevin-Prince Boateng (AC Milan), Vladimír Darida (Viktoria Pilsen), Václav Kadlec (Sparta Praga), Raffael (Dinamo Kiev), Marcelo (PSV), Todor Nedelev (Botev Plovdiv), Tarik Elyounoussi (Rosenborg) and Anthony Modeste (Bordeaux). But the biggest signings of the season happened in Munich and Dortmund. Thiago Alcántara and Henrikh Mkhitaryanhave joined to Bundesliga by 65 million Euros, almost a quarter of the all money spent by the all Bundesliga clubs this season.
The choices are a lot for which our guide will certainly be useful as to building a team with players from this league. Bundesliga is a good choice to who is looking for quality players, but doesn’t want to spend so much coins as happens in BPL and BBVA based squads.
FUT 14 Bundesliga 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.
Manuel Neuer is the more popular goalkeeper from Bundesliga. To many gamers, he is the best FUT 14 goalkeeper. Only René Adler and Roman Weidenfeller have a rating that can be compared. 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 | |||
| Manuel Neuer | 86 | Germany | Bayern München |
| René Adler | 84 | Germany | Hamburger SV |
| Roman Weidenfeller | 83 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Bernd Leno | 80 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Diego Benaglio | 80 | Switzerland | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Marc-André ter Stegen | 80 | Germany | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Sven Ulreich | 79 | Germany | VfB Stuttgart |
| Kevin Trapp | 79 | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Oliver Baumann | 78 | Germany | SC Freiburg |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | 78 | Germany | Hannover 96 |
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 the three goalkeepers with better rating: Manuel Neuer, René Adler and Roman Weidenfeller.
| GOALKEEPERS WITH BEST REFLEXES | |||
| Manuel Neuer | 87 | Germany | Bayern München |
| René Adler | 86 | Germany | Hamburger SV |
| Roman Weidenfeller | 85 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Tim Wiese | 85 | Germany | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Bernd Leno | 84 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Jaroslav Drobný | 84 | Czech Republic | Hamburger SV |
| Diego Benaglio | 83 | Switzerland | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Marc-André ter Stegen | 83 | Germany | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Sven Ulreich | 83 | Germany | VfB Stuttgart |
| Thomas Kraft | 83 | Germany | Hertha BSC |
Diving is a fundamental attribute when choosing a goalkeeper. It measures the capacity for a goalkeeper to make a save when jumping.
Also in this aspect, Neuer and Adler are the best on Bundesliga. Diego Benaglio is one of the players of our short list. He has one of the best divings of Bundesliga.
| GOALKEEPER WITH BEST DIVING | |||
| René Adler | 86 | Germany | Hamburger SV |
| Manuel Neuer | 85 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Diego Benaglio | 84 | Switzerland | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Roman Weidenfeller | 83 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Bernd Leno | 82 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Sven Ulreich | 82 | Germany | VfB Stuttgart |
| Tim Wiese | 81 | Germany | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Marc-André ter Stegen | 80 | Germany | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Kevin Trapp | 80 | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Oliver Baumann | 80 | Germany | SC Freiburg |
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 Roman Weidenfeller’s weak point. Even though he can’t be considered a short goalkeeper, the truth is he’s 6 cm short of the mighty Diego Benaglio, this gold goalkeeper holds the title of tallest Bundesliga Goalkeeper. Neuer from FC Bayern and Adler from Hamburger SV are both above 1,90 m.
| TALLEST GOALKEEPERS | |||
| Diego Benaglio | 194 | Switzerland | Bundesliga |
| Tom Starke | 194 | Germany | Bundesliga |
| Manuel Neuer | 193 | Germany | Bundesliga |
| Tim Wiese | 193 | Germany | Bundesliga |
| Sven Ulreich | 192 | Germany | Bundesliga |
| Jaroslav Drobný | 192 | Czech Republic | Bundesliga |
| René Adler | 191 | Germany | Bundesliga |
| Bernd Leno | 190 | Germany | Bundesliga |
| Raphael Schäfer | 190 | Germany | Bundesliga |
| Marc-André ter Stegen | 189 | Germany | Bundesliga |
The choice for the best Bundesliga goalkeeper on FIFA 14 Ultimate team, is easy.
In our opinion, Manuel Neuer is still the best choice. Besides being the best with one of the two most important attributes and the second best on the other, he’s also who has the best kicking. For us, René Adler is the best alternative to the European Champion. Despite he is slow and not having a good kicking, he has amazing stats in the two more important attributes. He is a huge bargain.
For those who want a cheap goalkeeper, Diego Benaglio is a great choice. He is not as good as the three best Bundesliga goalkeepers but he is tall, has good diving and excellent reflexes. The price is unbeatable…
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga Goalkeeper
FUT 14 Bundesliga 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.
Mats Hummels and Dante are the central backs with the best reputation in the Bundesliga. No other players can be compared to them.
| HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL BACKS | |||
| Mats Hummels | 85 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Dante | 84 | Brazil | Bayern München |
| Benedikt Höwedes | 82 | Germany | FC Schalke 04 |
| Neven Subotic | 82 | Serbia | Borussia Dortmund |
| Holger Badstuber | 81 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Jérôme Boateng | 81 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Sokratis | 80 | Greece | Borussia Dortmund |
| Naldo | 80 | Brazil | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Daniel van Buyten | 78 | Belgium | Bayern München |
| Martin Stranzl | 78 | Austria | Borussia M’gladbach |
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 best rated player: Hummels. It’s really hard to get past him. The most experienced players are normally those who have a higher rating on this attribute. Dante proves this.
| CENTRAL BACKS WITH BETTER DEFENDING | |||
| Mats Hummels | 86 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Dante | 84 | Brazil | Bayern München |
| Benedikt Höwedes | 83 | Germany | FC Schalke 04 |
| Holger Badstuber | 82 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Sokratis | 81 | Greece | Borussia Dortmund |
| Naldo | 81 | Brazil | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Neven Subotic | 80 | Serbia | Borussia Dortmund |
| Daniel van Buyten | 80 | Belgium | Bayern München |
| Martin Stranzl | 80 | Austria | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Jérôme Boateng | 79 | Germany | Bayern München |
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 Papadopoulos and Hummels are the strongest ones. The Greek is the shortest CB of the Bundesliga but he is also who has the best heading and jumping. If you choose to not buy one of them, Felipe Santana and Fallou Diagne handle it pretty well.
In the other hand, Naldo and Daniel van Buyten are the tallest central backs in the league, but they are also who have worst jumping. The Belgian is a player to avoid at all cost, even for his low speed.
| CENTRAL BACKS WITH BETTER HEADING | |||
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 86 | Greece | FC Schalke 04 |
| Mats Hummels | 85 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Felipe Santana | 84 | Brazil | FC Schalke 04 |
| Benedikt Höwedes | 82 | Germany | FC Schalke 04 |
| Neven Subotic | 82 | Serbia | Borussia Dortmund |
| Jérôme Boateng | 82 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Sokratis | 82 | Greece | Borussia Dortmund |
| Dante | 81 | Brazil | Bayern München |
| Philipp Wollscheid | 80 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Heiko Westermann | 80 | Germany | Hamburger SV |
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.
Hummels and Dante are potentially the best central backs of Bundesliga but both are very slow. Felipe Santana, the third fastest CB of the world, may be a good option. Sokratis and Neven Subotic are also fast players and possess better attributes, in a way that either one of these two present themselves as a viable for a defence based on the Bundesliga.
| CENTRAL BACKS WITH BETTER PACE | |||
| Felipe Santana | 81 | Brazil | FC Schalke 04 |
| Sokratis | 77 | Greece | Borussia Dortmund |
| Ömer Toprak | 77 | Turkey | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Jérôme Boateng | 75 | Germany | Bayern München |
| David Abraham | 75 | Argentina | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Naldo | 74 | Brazil | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Joel Matip | 74 | Cameroon | FC Schalke 04 |
| Fallou Diagne | 74 | Senegal | SC Freiburg |
| Bamba Anderson | 73 | Brazil | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Neven Subotic | 72 | Serbia | Borussia Dortmund |
Hummels 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 a slow defender that compromises the team in fast attacks. Dante is a central back slightly worse than the German but with similar stats. We only recommend to use both players on the same team at the same time if the formation has 5 defenders.
Benefiting from their popularity and their characteristic for a good chemistry, Jérôme Boateng come up as being one of the first choices for teams based on the main German League. He is without a doubt a good player for this position but there are other cheaper solutions. Like, Felipe Santana and Sokratis, the central backs with best average between the three most important attributes we considered.
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga Central Backs
FUT 14 Bundesliga 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.
For all players with a good budget, to choose the best right back is something very simple. Philipp Lahm is by far the best one.
| HIGHEST RATED RIGHT BACKS | |||
| Philipp Lahm | 87 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Lukasz Piszczek | 83 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Christian Träsch | 76 | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Sebastian Jung | 76 | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Rafinha | 76 | Brazil | Bayern München |
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.
Lahm is the players that best fits this aspect. The only other players that offer any type of competition is Lukasz Piszczek.
| RIGHT BACKS WITH BETTER DEFENDING | |||
| Philipp Lahm | 82 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Lukasz Piszczek | 81 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Christian Träsch | 76 | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Sebastian Jung | 74 | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Rafinha | 72 | Brazil | Bayern München |
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 Bundesliga, Lukasz Piszczek is the fastest one. This is the weakest point of Lahm, the second fastest Right Back.
| RIGHT BACKS WITH BETTER PACE | |||
| Lukasz Piszczek | 85 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Philipp Lahm | 79 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Rafinha | 79 | Brazil | Bayern München |
| Sebastian Jung | 78 | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Christian Träsch | 73 | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg |
Philipp Lahm is undoubtedly the best right back playing on Bundesliga. He is who has the best passing, dribbling and defending, important attributes in a full back.
If you don’t have enough coins to buy him, choose Lukasz Piszczek. He is a great player too. The Polish player is also the best one in three of the six main attributes: pace, shooting and heading. His impressive stamina makes his work rate high/high even more precious. The third on our list is Rafinha.
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga Right Backs
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga Left Backs (LB e 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 on the team’s offensive manoeuvres.
There is only a player that stands out in this position: David Alaba.
| HIGHEST RATED LEFT BACKS | |||
| David Alaba | 81 | Austria | Bayern München |
| Marcel Schmelzer | 78 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Marcell Jansen | 76 | Germany | Hamburger SV |
| Marcel Schäfer | 76 | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Christian Fuchs | 75 | Austria | FC Schalke 04 |
Alaba is the most popular left back playing on the Bundesliga, but he is not who has best defending. Marcel Schmelzer, from Borussia Dortmund, is the number one on this list.
| LEFT BACKS WITH BETTER DEFENDING | |||
| Marcel Schmelzer | 78 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| David Alaba | 77 | Austria | Bayern München |
| Marcell Jansen | 76 | Germany | Hamburger SV |
| Marcel Schäfer | 74 | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Christian Fuchs | 74 | Austria | FC Schalke 04 |
Alaba is one of the five fastest left backs in the world. He makes his speed his biggest threat, differing from other players from this position. All of them are a lot slower.
| LEFT BACKS WITH BETTER PACE | |||
| David Alaba | 86 | Austria | Bayern München |
| Marcell Jansen | 80 | Germany | Hamburger SV |
| Marcel Schmelzer | 78 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Marcel Schäfer | 77 | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Christian Fuchs | 73 | Austria | FC Schalke 04 |
To choose the best Left Back from Bundesliga is a task even easier than do it on the opposite side. Alaba is the fastest, who has better passing, shooting and dribbling. More than a defence, he is very important in the attack of his team.
Of all the remaining players, Marcell Jansen is our cheapest choice. Despite having a lower rating than Marcel Schmelzer, he seems to be better player.
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga Left Backs
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga 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.
The supremacy of Javi Martinez, Luiz Gustavo and Sven Bender over all other Bundesliga central defensive midfielders is extremely clear.
| HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS | |||
| Javi Martinez | 84 | Spain | Bayern München |
| Luiz Gustavo | 81 | Brazil | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Sven Bender | 81 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Sebastian Kehl | 79 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Simon Rolfes | 79 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Stefan Reinartz | 78 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Jermaine Jones | 77 | United States | FC Schalke 04 |
| Sebastian Rode | 77 | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Pirmin Schwegler | 77 | Switzerland | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Håvard Nordtveit | 76 | Norway | Borussia M’gladbach |
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 CDM with best defending stats is Javi Martinez.He is also the player that have better heading so he is a really 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 BETTER DEFENDING | |||
| Javi Martinez | 84 | Spain | Bayern München |
| Luiz Gustavo | 83 | Brazil | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Sven Bender | 83 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Stefan Reinartz | 82 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Sebastian Kehl | 81 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Simon Rolfes | 79 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Jermaine Jones | 79 | United States | FC Schalke 04 |
| Håvard Nordtveit | 78 | Norway | Borussia M’gladbach |
| William Kvist | 77 | Denmark | VfB Stuttgart |
| Marco Höger | 76 | Germany | FC Schalke 04 |
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 central defensive midfielders of Bundesliga. Once again, Javi Martinez is the one that stands out. On the other hand there’s Sebastian Rode. The Dortmund’s player rarely wins a physical brawl due to being the weakest central defensive midfielder from the main German League.
| STRONGEST CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS | |||
| Javi Martinez | 87 | Spain | Bayern München |
| Stefan Reinartz | 85 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Sebastian Kehl | 83 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Jermaine Jones | 81 | United States | FC Schalke 04 |
| Håvard Nordtveit | 80 | Norway | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Luiz Gustavo | 79 | Brazil | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Julian Baumgartlinger | 79 | Austria | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| Simon Rolfes | 77 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Marco Höger | 77 | Germany | FC Schalke 04 |
| Roman Neustädter | 77 | Germany | FC Schalke 04 |
Despite being slow, Javi Martinez is our first choice for this position. He is the best defensive midfielder on the most important attributes. However, if you need someone faster, the natural choice is Luiz Gustavo. He is not as good as the German but he will not compromise on the pace.
Among the cheap players, Stefan Reinartz is almost as good as Sven Bender
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga Central Defensive Midfielders
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga 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.
There is many quality in the Bundesliga midfield. Some of the best footballers of this league play in this position. It’s the case of the European Champions Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mario Gotze and Toni Kroos.
| HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS | |||
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 88 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Mario Götze | 85 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Toni Kroos | 84 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Ilkay Gündogan | 84 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Diego | 84 | Brazil | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Rafael van der Vaart | 83 | Netherlands | Hamburger SV |
| Nuri Sahin | 82 | Turkey | Borussia Dortmund |
| Lars Bender | 81 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | 81 | Ghana | FC Schalke 04 |
| Thiago | 81 | Spain | Bayern München |
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 Nuri Sahin and Toni Kroos are on the top table of the players with best passing skills, Schweinsteiger is who stands out by being who does it better.
| CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS WITH BETTER PASSING | |||
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 86 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Toni Kroos | 85 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Nuri Sahin | 85 | Turkey | Borussia Dortmund |
| Ilkay Gündogan | 84 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Rafael van der Vaart | 84 | Netherlands | Hamburger SV |
| Diego | 83 | Brazil | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Sejad Salihovic | 83 | Bosnia Herzegovina | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Mario Götze | 80 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Lars Bender | 80 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Julian Draxler | 79 | Germany | FC Schalke 04 |
Gotze has the best dribbling of Bundesliga. In the world, only six players are better than him. On Germany, only Ilkay Gündogan e Diego can be compared with him in this aspect.
| CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS WITH BETTER DRIBBLING | |||
| Mario Götze | 90 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Ilkay Gündogan | 87 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Diego | 87 | Brazil | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Thiago | 85 | Spain | Bayern München |
| Julian Draxler | 85 | Germany | FC Schalke 04 |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | 83 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Toni Kroos | 83 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 83 | Armenia | Borussia Dortmund |
| Rafael van der Vaart | 82 | Netherlands | Hamburger SV |
| Nuri Sahin | 82 | Turkey | Borussia Dortmund |
There are three central midfielders that stand out on the Bundesliga. Any of the three is a great player, so the choice depends on the specific tasks we have to them. Bastian Schweinsteiger is a very balanced player that can be used also as a CDM. His box to box style brings quality to any team. Gotze is the most attacking player from this three. He scores more goals and play with the ball always on his feet. Ilkay Gündogan is an amazing choice. His price is half of the price of the other two players making him the right man for who needs a player to assists the forwards. He is the fastest one and has the best average on the two most important attributes.
Diego, Kroos, Mkhitaryan and Boateng are cheaper players that can perform well their roles as central midfielders. In our opinion, the Brazilian is the best choice, even because Kroos is very slow. For those who successfully control his work rates, the Ghanaian can be converted into a good defensive midfielder.
Our cheapest choice falls to Julian Draxler. Even though he isn’t good defensively, the German player is fast dribble and is a good passer.
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga Central Midfielders
Bundesliga 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 is one of the strongest points of Bundesliga based teams. Robben is probably the best right midfielder of the world, but Thomas Muller, Jakub Blaszczykowski and Jefferson Farfán are also good players.
| HIGHEST RATED RIGHT WINGERS | |||
| Arjen Robben | 88 | Netherlands | Bayern München |
| Thomas Müller | 85 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Jakub Blaszczykowski | 83 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Jefferson Farfán | 83 | Peru | FC Schalke 04 |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 80 | Switzerland | Bayern München |
| Gonzalo Castro | 80 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Sidney Sam | 78 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Vieirinha | 78 | Portugal | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Patrick Herrmann | 77 | Germany | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Nicolai Müller | 77 | Germany | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
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.
On the Bundesliga, only Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Jakub Blaszczykowskithe are faster than Robben. There are two other right midfielders with a pace over 90.
| FASTEST RIGHT WINGERS | |||
| Jakub Blaszczykowski | 93 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Arjen Robben | 92 | Netherlands | Bayern München |
| Patrick Herrmann | 91 | Germany | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Sidney Sam | 90 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Jefferson Farfán | 88 | Peru | FC Schalke 04 |
| Nicolai Müller | 88 | Germany | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 87 | Switzerland | Bayern München |
| Stefan Aigner | 85 | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Jonathan Schmid | 84 | France | SC Freiburg |
| Vieirinha | 83 | Portugal | VfL Wolfsburg |
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.
Robben has the best dribbling of Bundesliga. No one can be compared to him in this aspect.
| RIGHT WINGERS WITH BETTER DRIBLLING | |||
| Arjen Robben | 92 | Netherlands | Bayern München |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 86 | Switzerland | Bayern München |
| Jefferson Farfán | 85 | Peru | FC Schalke 04 |
| Vieirinha | 84 | Portugal | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Jakub Blaszczykowski | 82 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Sidney Sam | 82 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Nicolai Müller | 81 | Germany | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| Thomas Müller | 80 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Patrick Herrmann | 80 | Germany | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Gonzalo Castro | 79 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
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.
Thomas Müller is the player with better passing but Farfán is the best one on crossings. Vieirinha, 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 BETTER PASSING | |||
| Thomas Müller | 81 | Germany | Bayern München |
| Arjen Robben | 80 | Netherlands | Bayern München |
| Jefferson Farfán | 80 | Peru | FC Schalke 04 |
| Gonzalo Castro | 80 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Lars Stindl | 79 | Germany | Hannover 96 |
| Jakub Blaszczykowski | 78 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Makoto Hasebe | 76 | Japan | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Xherdan Shaqiri | 74 | Switzerland | Bayern München |
| Stefan Aigner | 74 | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Sidney Sam | 73 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
Arjen Robben is clearly the most indicated player to occupy this position in a team without budget restraints. He is probably too expensive but, who wants the best needs to buy him.
Thomas Muller is, to us, the second best right midfielder. He is not much fast but he is a balanced player. In formations that request the help of this players in the back line he is really useful due to his high/high work rates and amazing stamina. Another great choice is Jakub Blaszczykowski, the Polish player that stands out with his amazing pace.
Jefferson Farfán and Xherdan Shaqiri are our economic choices. Besides Robben and Blaszczykowski, they are the players with best average in the three most important attributes.
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga Right Wingers
Bundesliga Left Wingers (LM, LW e LF)
The left wingers have exactly the same role as their teammates from the other side.
Ribéry is clearly the best Bundesliga player for this position. Only Marco Reus can be compared with him.
| HIGHEST RATED LEFT WINGERS | |||
| Franck Ribéry | 90 | France | Bayern München |
| Marco Reus | 85 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Szabolcs Huszti | 78 | Hungary | Hannover 96 |
| Juan Arango | 78 | Venezuela | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Ivan Perišic | 77 | Croatia | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Eljero Elia | 76 | Netherlands | Werder Bremen |
| Ibrahima Traoré | 76 | Guinea | VfB Stuttgart |
| Daniel Caligiuri | 76 | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Kevin Großkreutz | 76 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Tranquillo Barnetta | 76 | Switzerland | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Besides the two players with best ratings, also Eljero Elia have a pace higher than 90. Ribery, Reus and Elia are in fact three of the five fastest left midfielders of the world.
| LEFT WINGERS WITH BETTER PACE | |||
| Franck Ribéry | 91 | France | Bayern München |
| Marco Reus | 91 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Eljero Elia | 91 | Netherlands | Werder Bremen |
| Ibrahima Traoré | 87 | Guinea | VfB Stuttgart |
| Daniel Caligiuri | 83 | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Václav Pilar | 82 | Czech Republic | SC Freiburg |
| Takashi Inui | 81 | Japan | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Ivan Perišic | 80 | Croatia | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Kevin Großkreutz | 80 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Szabolcs Huszti | 78 | Hungary | Hannover 96 |
Ribéry is clearly the most highlighted left winger in this chapter. In the world and for this position, no one has better dribbling. Reus e Elia have good dribbling too.
| LEFT WINGERS WITH BETTER DRIBBLING | |||
| Franck Ribéry | 93 | France | Bayern München |
| Marco Reus | 86 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Eljero Elia | 84 | Netherlands | Werder Bremen |
| Ibrahima Traoré | 83 | Guinea | VfB Stuttgart |
| Szabolcs Huszti | 82 | Hungary | Hannover 96 |
| Daniel Caligiuri | 82 | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Takashi Inui | 82 | Japan | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Juan Arango | 80 | Venezuela | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Tranquillo Barnetta | 78 | Switzerland | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Václav Pilar | 78 | Czech Republic | SC Freiburg |
Ribéry is clearly the best fitted passer between the remaining left wingers. The Venezuelan Juan Arango is also better on passing than the popular Marco Reus.
| LEFT WINGERS WITH BETTER PASSING | |||
| Franck Ribéry | 82 | France | Bayern München |
| Juan Arango | 81 | Venezuela | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Marco Reus | 80 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Szabolcs Huszti | 78 | Hungary | Hannover 96 |
| Ivan Perišic | 76 | Croatia | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Kevin Großkreutz | 74 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Tranquillo Barnetta | 73 | Switzerland | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Václav Pilar | 72 | Czech Republic | SC Freiburg |
| Daniel Caligiuri | 70 | Germany | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Eljero Elia | 69 | Netherlands | Werder Bremen |
Ribéry is the most expensive player of Bundesliga. His price is prohibits him from lots of budgets, proving the worth of the player. He’s without a doubt the best left winger. Among all the Bundesliga left wingers, he is the one with better dribbling, pace and passing, the three most important attributes. But there is more: he is one of the few that can perform any skill.
For those that don’t want to pay as many coins for the Bayern winger they have Marco Reus. He is not a cheap player but he is a good second choice. Our cheap suggestion is Eljero Elia. Only Ribery and Reus can be better than him on the average of the three most important attributes in a player of this position.
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga Left Wingers
Bundesliga Forwards (CF e ST)
The forwards are the players on which fall the most responsibility of scoring goals.
There are good forwards on the Bundesliga but no one is as good as Lewandowski. He was one of the players with a highest upgrade compared to FUT 13.
| HIGHEST RATED FORWARDS | |||
| Robert Lewandowski | 86 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 84 | Netherlands | FC Schalke 04 |
| Mario Mandžukic | 83 | Croatia | Bayern München |
| Claudio Pizarro | 81 | Peru | Bayern München |
| Stefan Kießling | 81 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 80 | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund |
| Vedad Ibiševic | 79 | Bosnia Herzegovina | VfB Stuttgart |
| Mame Diouf | 79 | Senegal | Hannover 96 |
| Mohammed Abdellaoue | 78 | Norway | VfB Stuttgart |
| Max Kruse | 78 | Germany | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Luuk de Jong | 78 | Netherlands | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Didier Ya Konan | 78 | Ivory Coast | Hannover 96 |
| Ivica Olic | 78 | Croatia | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Cacau | 77 | Germany | VfB Stuttgart |
| Jan Schlaudraff | 77 | Germany | Hannover 96 |
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.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has the best shooting and finishing of the Bundesliga. It is true that he is not a fast forward but he is still an interesting player.
| FORWARDS WITH BETTER SHOOTING | |||
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 82 | Netherlands | FC Schalke 04 |
| Claudio Pizarro | 80 | Peru | Bayern München |
| Stefan Kießling | 79 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Mohammed Abdellaoue | 79 | Norway | VfB Stuttgart |
| Max Kruse | 79 | Germany | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Robert Lewandowski | 78 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Mario Mandžukic | 78 | Croatia | Bayern München |
| Luuk de Jong | 77 | Netherlands | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 76 | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund |
| Vedad Ibiševic | 76 | Bosnia Herzegovina | VfB Stuttgart |
| Didier Ya Konan | 76 | Ivory Coast | Hannover 96 |
| Cacau | 76 | Germany | VfB Stuttgart |
| Jan Schlaudraff | 76 | Germany | Hannover 96 |
| Heung-Min Son | 76 | Korea Republic | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Ivica Olic | 75 | Croatia | VfL Wolfsburg |
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 three players with better heading, only Mandžukic has a rating higher than 80. He is who has better heading on the Bundesliga. Among all the forwards of the world, only Falcão is better than him.
| FORWARDS WITH BETTER HEADING | |||
| Mario Mandžukic | 88 | Croatia | Bayern München |
| Adrián Ramos | 85 | Colombia | Hertha BSC |
| Mame Diouf | 84 | Senegal | Hannover 96 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 83 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Stefan Kießling | 83 | Germany | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 82 | Netherlands | FC Schalke 04 |
| Ádám Szalai | 80 | Hungary | FC Schalke 04 |
| Bas Dost | 80 | Netherlands | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Claudio Pizarro | 78 | Peru | Bayern München |
| Vedad Ibiševic | 78 | Bosnia Herzegovina | VfB Stuttgart |
| Luuk de Jong | 78 | Netherlands | Borussia M’gladbach |
| Julian Schieber | 78 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Artjoms Rudnevs | 78 | Latvia | Hamburger SV |
| Eren Derdiyok | 78 | Switzerland | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 76 | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund |
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.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the fastest forward of the world. Mame Diouf, Adrián Ramos, Didier Ya Konan and Heung-Min Son are also known by their pace but the other attributes are not good enough.
| FORWARDS WITH BETTER PACE | |||
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 95 | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund |
| Mame Diouf | 88 | Senegal | Hannover 96 |
| Adrián Ramos | 85 | Colombia | Hertha BSC |
| Didier Ya Konan | 83 | Ivory Coast | Hannover 96 |
| Heung-Min Son | 83 | Korea Republic | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Robert Lewandowski | 82 | Poland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Artjoms Rudnevs | 81 | Latvia | Hamburger SV |
| Ivica Olic | 80 | Croatia | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Kevin Volland | 80 | Germany | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Jan Schlaudraff | 79 | Germany | Hannover 96 |
| Mario Mandžukic | 77 | Croatia | Bayern München |
| Cacau | 77 | Germany | VfB Stuttgart |
| Mohammed Abdellaoue | 76 | Norway | VfB Stuttgart |
| Julian Schieber | 76 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund |
| Max Kruse | 74 | Germany | Borussia M’gladbach |
Robert Lewandowski is the best Bundesliga forward, without any discussion. However, he is a bit expensive forcing many players to choose another forward. That choice is subjective because it depends of the play style of each player. In our opinion, Mandzukic is the best one for who wants a player with good heading, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for who wants a player really really fast and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar for who is looking for a finisher.
Far from the quality of these four players, Mame Diouf is our cheapest choice. He is fast and has a great jumping. It is a pity not seeing him shooting with the feet as he does with his head. To fix this problem you may need to buy Ivica Olic.
Best FUT 14 Bundesliga Forwards
Bundesliga 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 50k budget and 4-3-3 with a 15k budget.
Team with Unlimited Budget
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- First Squad
GK: Manuel Neuer (55k)
RB: Philipp Lahm (35k)
CBR: Felipe Santana (0.8k)
CBL: Mats Hummels (4.5k)
LB: David Alaba (18k)
CDM: Bastian Schweinsteiger (70k)
RM: Arjen Robben (360k)
LM: Franck Ribéry (930k)
CAM: Ilkay Gundogan (25k)
STR: Robert Lewandowski (60k)
STL: Pierre-Emerik Aubameyang (7k)
- Substitutes and Reserves
GK: René Adler (1.8k)
RB: Lukasz Piszczek (8k)
CB: Dante (4k)
CB: Sokratis (0.7k)
LB: Marcell Jansen (0.6k)
CDM: Javi Martinez (1.2k)
RM: Thomas Muller (2.5k)
LM: Marco Reus (95k)
CAM: Mario Gotze (55k)
ST: Mario Mandzukic (1.3k)
ST: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (0.8k)
- Budget
1,736 million coins coins (1,565k + 171k)
- Summary
The choice for this team’s player was based on analysis made in the previous chapters.
In goal, Neuer is probably the best goalkeeper of FUT 14. In centre back position, Mats Hummels is unquestionable even with a risky high/medium work rate. In order to compensate the lack of speed and the work rates of the German picked Felipe Santana instead of Dante. We suggest to use Dante only on formations that use 5 defenders. The full backs chosen were fast enough and equally balanced. Lahm is untouchable on the right side, while on the left Alaba has no competition.
Schweinsteiger plays very well as CDM and Gundocan is cheaper and better than Mario Gotze.
The two wingers are irreplaceable, the same happens with Lewandowski in the attack. The last spot in the team may be filled by Aubameyang or, for who prefers a player with good heading, by Mandzukic.
50K Budget Team
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- First Squad
GK: René Adler (1.8k)
RB: Lukasz Piszczek (8k)
CBR: Mats Hummels (4.5k)
CBL: Felipe Santana (0.8k)
LB: Marcell Jansen (0.6k)
RM: Thomas Muller (2.5k)
CMR: Kevin-Prince Boateng (2k)
CML: Diego (2.5k)
LM: Eljero Elia (1.2k)
STR: Mario Mandzukic (1.3k)
STL: Pierre-Emerik Aubameyang (7k)
- Substitutes and Reserves
GK: Roman Weidenfeller (1.3k)
RB: Rafinha (0.8k)
CB: Jérome Boateng (1.2k)
CB: Sokratis (0.7k)
LB: Marcel Schmelzer (0.9k)
RM: Jakub Blaszczykowski (3.7k)
CM: Henrikh Mkhitaryan (1.5k)
CM: Javi Martinez (1.2k)
LM: Ibrahima Touré (0.7k)
ST: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (0.8k)
ST: Stefan Kiebling (1k)
- Budget
46k coins (32,2k + 13,8k)
- Summary
The choice for this team’s players was based on analysis made in the previous chapter.
In goal, René Adler is a cheaper alternative to Neuer. In the defence, the central backs are the same. The full backs are still very fast but much cheaper.
On the midfield, Diego is a good investment but to choose who will play with him is a bit harder. On a 442 formation it may be a good option to use someone more defensive, like Boateng, but if you want to try something more risky, try Mkhitaryan. Thomas Muller and Eljero Elia are to us the best choices to the wings while on the attack we suggest Mandzukic and Aubameyang.
15K Budget Team
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- First Squad
GK: Diego Benaglio (0.3k)
RB: Rafinha (0.8k)
CBR: Sokratis (0.7k)
CBL: Felipe Santana (0.8k)
LB: Marcell Jansen (0.6k)
CMR: Thiago (0.6k)
CM: Luiz Gustavo (1k)
CML: Julian Draxler (0.8k)
RW: Xherdan Shaqiri (1k)
LW: Eljero Elia (1.2k)
ST: Mame Diouf (0.5k)
- Substitutes and Reserves
GK: Bernd Leno (0.4k)
RB: Christian Trason (0.7k)
CB: Neven Subotic (0.8k)
CB: Omer Toprak (0.4k)
LB: Marcel Schmelzer (0.9k)
CM: Sven Bender (0.7k)
CM: Lars Bender (0.7k)
CM: Nuri Sahin (0.8k)
RW: Sidney Sam (0.7k)
LW: Ibrahima Traoré (0.7k)
ST: Ivica Olic (0.7k)
- Budget
15.8k coins (8.3k + 7.5k)
- Summary
The choice for this team’s players was based on analysis made in the previous chapter.
In goal Diego Benaglio is a true penny saver. In front of him, Felipe Santana and Sokratis close the path to goal with the precious help of Luiz Gustavo. The Brazilian player is a very useful element in these types of formation for giving defensive security in midfield and setting free team mates to start attacks. Rafinha and Jansen are the full backs.
The biggest new of this team is the double Draxler / Thiago that with their pace, dribbling, and above average passing give width to the attack.
On the last third of the field, Shaqiri and Elia are great players that support the striker Mame Diouf. For who likes to cross to the box, he is the best choice. Otherwise, the spot can be filled by Olic. This position is the one that, for who have more coins, should invest. Mandzukic, for example, would be perfect on this team.
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 Bundesliga is not a good league to hybrid squads. The team with greatest quality is the result of the combination of Bundesliga and BPL. Ozil, Schürrle and Podolski are key players in this connection.
Building a good Hybrid team based in the BBVA and Bundesliga is also possible. Javi Martinez, Dante and Diego are essential in this transition, as it may happen with Khedira and Benzema.
On an inferior level, the Bundesliga still connects reasonably with other leagues, especially with the Serie A and Brazilian players. Klose, Mario Gomez, Dante, Diego, Luiz Gustavo and Felipe Santana have their role in these hybrids.
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 Bundesliga squad.
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Tack.
I Have 4-1-2-1-2 Squad
GK: Manuel Neuer
RB: Phillip Lahm
CB: Mats Hummels , Jerome Boateng
LB: David Alaba
CDM: Bastian Schweinsteiger
RM: Arjen Robben
CAM: Mario Gotze
LM: Marco Reus
ST: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , Robert Lewandowski
Manuel Neuer For 68,500
Phillip Lahm For 40,000
Mats Hummels For 7,500
Jerome Boateng For 5,000
David Alaba For 10,500
Bastian Schweinsteiger For 50,000
Arjen Robben In A Pack (7,500)
Mario Gotze For 4,000
Marco Reus For 40,000
Robert Lewandowski For 43,000
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang For 10,500
This is My Only Team When I Got Arjen Robben In A Pack I Decided To Buy Bundesliga Team
Do you already have this team in FUT 15 ? Not bad at all.
Hello
I used the Brazilian guide and it helped me a lot.
Now I am using a Bundesliga team and I need Help
I have a 3-5-2 Formation; this one:
Adler(Weidenfeller)
Dante/Benatia(Bayern)/Hummels[Boateng/Badstuber/Höwedes]
Elia[Hustzi]
Blaszczykowski[Vierinha]
Javi Martinez/Xabi Alonso(Bayern; both are surpisingly cheap)[Kehl/Bender(Both of Dortmund)
Filip Duricic(True meaning of cheap beast)/[Draxler]
Aubameyang/Olic [Both are unstoppable](Huntelaar/Ramos(Dortmund)
Suggestions or improvements?
Thanks for all the guides, must visit.
Hi. Thank you.
You have a decent cheap team. why you want to change it ?
i have around 35k, and I deciced to see if i got some good advice before doing something dumb; but if you say it is ok, I can’t complain, but, I want to buy Reus however, because Hustzi is messy in my team when Elia is banned or injured, and I have played with Reus and it feels like a must have. Anyways, thanks for your direct advice.
Hi what would be the best team to make with 4-4#2 with a budget around 75k max 100k
Prices have dropped significantly, you go go for Adler/Neuer – Alaba – Dante – Boatang – Riether/Lahm – De Bruyne – Draxler – Elia/Reus – Farfan – Huntelaar – Lewandowski (Mandzukic)
Hello!! I have a 4-4-2 squad
My first team is:
GK: Adler
RB: Pizscek
CB: Hummels , Boateng
LB:Alaba
CDM: Gundogan, Schweinsteiger
LM: Reus
RM: Blasczykowski
ST: Aubameyang, Lewandowski
My second team is:
GK: Weidenfeller
RB: Lahm
CB: Sokratis , Felipe Santana
LB: Schmelzer
CDM: Luis Gustavo, L.Bender
LM: Guardado
RM: N.Muller
ST: Diouf, Ramos
What do you think? Any improvements you would make?
Thanks 🙂
The comments of this guide are closed. Your first team seems OK.
Hi.
I have a 4-1-2-1-2 squad:
GK: Adler
RB: Pizscek
CB: Boateng ,Sokratis
LB:Alaba
CDM: Luis gostavo
LM: Reus
RM: Blasczykowski
CAM: Gotze
ST: Aubameyang, Lewandowski
Sugestions?
Your team is great. Our unique suggestion is to use Gundogan instead of Gotze.
Regards
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As promised, we have closed the comments to this article when we reached the 350 comments. It is more than enough to explain everything you need to know about it. It makes no sense to have so many comments since nobody will read all of them and most was asking the same questions. Thank you.
My bundesliga team is pretty much as good as it gets. The only improvements i could get are: SIF Lahm, IF Hummels, IF or SIF Reus, IF or SIF Lewandowski, TOTY Neuer, regular IF or SIF Robben, IF Schweinsteiger and regular IF or TOTY Ribery. So basically just SIF Lahm, Robben, and Ribery, then other IF/TOTY cards (might get TOTY Neuer before Ribery). I play in 352, which means 2 CDMs. Schweinsteiger and Javi Martinez are the CDMs while Gundogan, Reus, and Farfan (2nd choice to Robben imo) make up the rest of the midfield. Should i use IF Kevin Prince Boateng instead of Javi Martinez? Or should i keep Javi?
Go ahead with IF Kevin Prince Boateng.
Thank you very much for this guide. I’m new to FIFA UT and have been playing for a couple months now and am just starting to really build my squad and focusing on building a Hybrid Team with a Benzema as my top forward and Schweinstagger as my midfielder. Any pointers would be appreciated.
Hybrid squads is something not easy to make. I suggest you start thinking on leagues or nationalities and not players. Benzema and Schweinstagger don’t have much in common.
Hi i have a full bundles team but with the recent formation change im doing poorly. Heres my team, any suggestions?
4-3-3(4)
GK – Neuer
CBS – Dante, Hummels, Boateng
RBs – Piszczek, Lahm
LBs – Alaba, Schmelzer
CMs – Gundogan, Schweinstiger, Javi Martinez
CAMs – Gotze, Kroos
LWs – Reus, Guardado
RWs – Muller, Farfan
ST – Lewandoski, Mandukic
Hi.
First suggestion is to get another fast CB. You will need to have at least one fast CB in every match, so one in three is not enough. Try Felipe Santana instead of Dante.
Second suggestion: if you want to change somtehing try using Gundogan as CAM and buy Kevin Prince Boateng to play as CDM.
Good luck !
Hi,
I have a full bundesliga squad and I refuse to spend real money on buying things so I’m constantly poor. I use widenfeller on gk (seems to always make saves that seem insane so I keep him, even with adler on my bench), alaba on lb, hummels and Dante(gave them both chemistry styles that improve pace) on cb, just bought lahm for RB, javi martinez on cdm(who I find to be great at collecting the ball) , Diego on cam, aubamayang and huntelaar on st and muller and cagliari on the wings(cagliari is probably my favourite player in the team right now with his dribbling ability). How do I improve, with the knowledge that I am in utter poverty in fifa and I have only just recently been able to scrape up enough coins to get both alaba and lahm?
Hi.
You love your team, so it is not easy to suggest you any improvements.
Even with a good chemistry style, we still believe that you should not play in a 4xx formation with two slow CB’s. Replacing Dante by Felipe Santana could be a good move. Also, huntelaar may be a good player but if you cross a lot to the box, you should give a try to Mandzukic. He is cheap and a really good player to head the ball.
Regards
I’m really happy,because I have a very good team.I’m really proud of them,but it was funny,how I got them:
I once buyed 5 Gold packs with 3 three rares.In one pack,I got Lahm(YEAH!!!),but in another pack,I got an IF-Player:Morisson( Silver,74 rated) I thought “Cool,35.000 for Lahm and 5000 from this guy!” So I trated them.Morisson’s starting price was 5.000 coins and immediantly after this,someone wanted him.3 days later,I was online again and saw his current price:100.000(!!!!).I was so happy and suprised.There were only a few minutes left… I went offline and online again a short time later.Then I saw it:”Selling price:229.000 coins(!!!!!!!)I bought Schweinsteiger,Özil,Reus,Götze,Neuer and Lewandowski… I was so happy and lucky…
My formation is 4-5-1(1) Is this good?Which formation would you advice?
GK:Neuer
CB:dante and Hummels
RB:Lahm
LB:Alaba
CM:Schweinsteiger
CAM:Özil and Götze
LM:Reus
RM:Müller
ST:Lewandowski or Gomez
Adler,Gündogan,Cazorla,Diego,Martinez,Gomez,Klose sit on the bank.
There is no better formation. Which one of us should try to see if it is the right formation or not.
You have a great team but, in our opinion, you should try to replace Dante by a faster CB.
Regards
OMG
Hello!
I still need some advise about my team
GK:Neuer
LB:Alaba UP
CB:Hummels
CB:Boateng UP
RB:Lahm
CDM:Schweinsteiger IF
CDM:Javi martinez
CAM:Gundogan/Gotze
LM:Reus
RM:Robben
ST:Lewandowski
Im reading more and more blogs about switching Dante with Hummels. Im using Hummels for all the time but I heard Dante is a beast. What do you think?
Javi Martinez/Bastian Schweinsteiger IF/Kevin Price Boateng? Im using formation with two CDMs…Which two to choose? sometimes saves me Javi’s headers, sometimes Boa’s pace… what do you advise?
What about Kevin Price Boateng IF? worth 180k coins?
Regards!
Hi.
You don’t need to read more about it. Just ask us.
Hummels is better than Dante. That’s we already have explained in this guide.
For the CDM positions we suggest Schweinsteiger IF and Kevin Prince Boateng. However, if you have a fat budget, you may try Lahm IF as CDM and buy Lukasz Piszczek for the RB position.
Kevin Price Boateng IF is a good card. It is a bit expensive…
Hmmm im thinking about selling Robben and buying Lahm SIF(I stucked at 100k coins now)… Robben was dissapointed me with his strenght and 93 acceleration is a lie(more like 80-85). Muller and Blazsczykowsky looked better for me(except Arjen’s shooting&dribbling *__*) … I forget about Lahm SIF(CDM) so I asked about Kevin Boateng… I already have Pizsczek so Im thinking about that move you recommend about Lahm SIF on CDM and Piszczek on RB
Go ahead and give us feedback please.
Thanks for all ur help.
Now my team is: left to right 433 formation
Starting 11
Neuer
Hummels
Boateng up
Santana
Schurrel
Kroos
Gundogan
Blazycosci
Reus
Lewandowski
Muller
Subs and reserves
Khedira
Kp Boateng
Ebert
Guardado
Podolski
Badstuber
Howdes
Adler
Gomez
can u suggest anyone else I can buy.
343 formation
OK.
433 ? Are you sure ?
You already have the good players that money can buy. Now it’s time to save for the most expensive ones.
K thanks.
Should i buy swansteiger (spelling is wrong)
If being slow is not a problem to you (like Pirlo, for example), yes you should try him.
Hi, this is my squad (4-2-2-2)
GK: Adler / Bengalio
LB: Jansen ( very underrated)/Schemlzer
CB : Howedes & Badstuber /Wollscheid
RB: Pizcek / Rafinha
CDM: Javi Matinez & Xabi Alonso / S. Bender & Kehl
CAM: Kroos & L.Bender / Alex Meier
ST: Kießling & Mandzukic
Manager: J. Garrido
Who shall I buy next? I can spend maximum about 5000 coins.
Hi.
First of all I’m worried with Xabi Alonso individual chemistry. Individual chemistry is more important than squad chemistry. Try to get 10.
Our suggestions: Felipe Santana, Kevin Prince Boateng as CDM and Diego.
OK, I can sell him off and I can buy either of them depending on my budget/ I have to see first. Thanks! Your the best expert for this. 🙂
Hi again, this is my revamped squad 4222
GK: Adler
CB: J Boateng and Howedes / Badstuber
LB: Jansen
RB: Pizcek
CDM: Martinez and KP Boateng
CAM: Kroos and Van Dar Vaart
ST : Huntelaar/Kiessling and Mandzukic
Diego was to expensive and Van Der Vaart cost me just 900 plus Huntelaar was 1000. Boateng was quite expensive 5000 but 83 rated
It seems nice. But with more coins you will be able to make great improvements.
Quite expensive!!!!!!!! that way u will never get good players if u say 5000 is expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rodrigo!
I want to sell my bundesliga team and make a hybrid with Liga BBVA and EPL. Can you suggest me some players? I don’t know how to make a good hybrid.
My budget is 300k for Start 11, substitutes and reserves
Take a look to MYFUT14 HERE to see my hybrid EPL/BBVA.
Tale a look HERE to know more about how to build hybrids.
So I bought lewandowski and I have 10 k.
Who should I buy next
Neuer or reus.
Refer to comment 97
Buy fast CB instead of Dante( maybe Felipe Santana)
You can use ‘reply’ next time. It is easier.
Since you have Shurlle there, Neuer should be the next one.
I look to replace podolski with reus . Us it advisable.
Sorry for off-topic but does someone know when there will be online seasons in FUT 14 for Android?
I don’t recommend to you use Dante and Hummels together in 3-4-3 because they are very slow. Maybe you can try Felipe Santana instead of Dante. If you don’t like heading very much you can use Aubemeyang instead of Gomez, but i don’t know how it affects to your chemistry.
Good advices.
My updated squad
Adler
Boateng UP
Dante
Hummels
blazycosci
Gundogan
Kroos
schurrel
Muller
Gomez
Podolski
3 4 3 formation
Suggest any changes
I have 20 and can get money fast as I am in season 1
20k and not 20. Sorry
Hi.
If you can get coins easily, save for Neuer, Reus and Lewandowski.
If you play in a 3xx formation, you should have 2 fast CB’s and you have only one. Look to Felipe Santana for example.
Regards
Hi.
I have a 4-1-2-1-2 squad:
GK: Adler/Benaglio
RB: Lahm/Pizscek
CB: Hummels, Boateng/ Santana,Sokratis
LB:Alaba/Jansen
CDM: Schweinsteiger/Martinez
LM: Guardado/ Elia
RM: Blasczykowski/Farfan
CAM: Gündogan/Diego
ST: Aubameyang, Lewandowski/Diouf, Mandžukič
What should i buy next? Reus, or Neuer, or someone else?(please not suggest Ribery or Robben they are too expensive)
Hi.
Hi.
You have a nice team. Reus and Neuer should be the next ones. Probably Reus first.
Thank you
Rodrigo!
I want to use chemistry styles on my players. Should i buy Reus and Neuer and then buy chemistry style cards, or buy chemistry style cards and then Reus and Neuer?
Hi.
The only thing you should look is to the price. Which option is cheaper to you ?!
Hi here’s my setup thus far:
4-1-2-1-2
ST-L: Aubemeyang
ST-R: Lewandowski
Cam: Gotze
LM: Reus
RM: Robben
Cdm: Gundocan
LB: Alaba
CB-L: Sokratis
CB-R: Santana
RB: Lahm
Ive gotten hummels twice in packs including his totw card but when playing online i feel like his pace lacks way too much to start him, i felt sokratis was a better bump in pace yet still maintaining high def and heading. Also im not sure if ribery is worth the price in comparison to the stats reus has esp if you use reus for his shooting ability esp outside of the box. But if you have any feedback or suggestions let me know, thanks!
Hi.
Good team. Sokratis is a good player but what about Boateng UP ? It is also a good choice.
I think you should keep with Reus. Ribéry is too expensive.
Regards
Guardado should be your sub for Reus. Or Ribery can even play sub if you end up liking Reus better. My preference? Ribery, any day.
Hey
Yesterday I opened only one St.patricks pack with coins and I got Robben in it ( lucky me 😀 ). Should I sell it for 420k to buy Schweinsteiger to replace javi Martinez and Neuer to replace Adler? Or should I kept him(on his position are Muller/Błaszczykowsky)?
Don’t sell Robben man! I have a bundesliga squad and my favorite players are Neuer and Robben. Neuer stops 90% of the shots so your defense will be really strong; but Robben’s Finesse shot is awesome. You can try from anywhere, he will make it. This is if you like to cut inside with the wingers and do finesse shots. If you like to run fast on the wings and to centers then sell Robben and buy Blaszykowsky since he is really fast; and with those coins buy Neuer and Schwensteiger. By the way i don’t think Robben is worth more than 400K
Sell it. It is is better to have a good team than one very good player. These coins are enough to improve all your squad.
my squad:
Adler
Lahm,J.Boateng UP,Hummels,Alaba
javi Martinez,K.P.Boateng
Robben,Gundogan,Reus
lewandowski
Jahaziel is right! Robben is perfect for me-his long shots, crosses, dribbling 😀 I wont sell him. Im at 50k and saving for my idol-Neuer 🙂
then Im thinking about replacing one CDM with Schweinsteiger. Do you recommend replacing javi or K.P.Boa? I dont always score with them but when I do, goals are in 90min for equalizer or victory 😀
And one more question-Gotze or Gundogan for CAM? I find Gundogan better in comparing statistic but Gotze is from Bayern, but I havent tried him yet.
Regards!
KP Boteng and Gundogan are better.
Can u suggest changes. I have 10 k
Gk: adler
cb: Humels , Howdes and badstuber
lm: schurrel
cm: fabregas and khedira
Rm: blazycosci
rw: muller
St: gomez
lw: podolski
Hi.
I don’t know what Fabregas is doing in that team. His chemistry should be awful. Individual chemistry is more important than squad chemistry!
My suggestions: try Falipe Santana and save for Boateng UP. You can replace Fábregas by Henrikh Mkhitaryan or Diego.
Regards
hi rodrigo i am stuck on what team and league and formation for my playstyle, i like to have pace wingers to cross , need 2 strikers 1 with good long shots and heading and fast i like to sweat. Max 60k
Try a 442 of Ligue 1 for example.
BBVA is also nice for you. Guardado, the 2nd best left winger, is left footed and Di Maria is a great crosser.
Unfortunately Di Maria is also left footed 🙁 try Pedro.
Thanks for it but there is only one cdm, who do you think is better for cdm luiz gustavo or javi martinez.
I don’t understand. 4231 (2) has two CDMs !
Javi is better than Luiz.
He means you only listed 1 CDM, KP Boateng.
Unless Gundogan was meant to be a CDM, which he is not great at.
OK. Javi is missing.
Can you do a team in 4-2-3-1(2) for 150k-200k
Neuer, Piszczek, Hummels, Boateng UP, Alaba, Kevin Prince Boateng (as CDM), Gundogan, Thomas Muller, Reus and Lewandowski
Do you recomind 4-2-3-1 (2) for a bundisliga squad
Sure.
I have several teams in different formations but my most used one is my Bundesliga team. 352.
GK: Weidenfeller
LCB: Sokratis
CB: Hummels
RCB: Boateng UP
LDM: J. Martinez
RDM: Luiz Gustavo
LM: Reus
RM: Farfan (my 2nd choice RM)
CAM: Gundogan
LST: Lewandowski
RST: Aubameyang
I have plenty of good players and play in many different formations. I have Alaba and Piszczek for any formations w/ full backs. Who is my biggest priority: Schweinsteiger, Lahm, or Neuer?
Or i can also sell my Bundesliga team and buy BPL players. I have several great BPL players like Jesus Navas, Clichy, Eto’o, Ramires, Fernandinho, and more.
You can make a better Bundesliga team with that budget.
Hi.
Lahm is out of question because you don’t need him on a 352 formation. Schweinsteiger is a great player but I think Neuer would be a more important buy to your team.
The only viable option with Lahm is SIF Lahm, which would be quite expensive but nonetheless viable. After Neuer and Schweinsteiger is SIF Lahm or Robben next? I mostly cross so im worried about his left foot, 2 star wf, and low crossing. Approximately same price.
Other options involve selling my Serie A players as well and making a BPL/BBVA hybrid, or selling Serie A players to build my Bundesliga team.
It’s up to you. 🙂
Lahm SIF should be amazing but both players are very expensive. If crossing is really important to you, maybe Lahm SIF may be a better choice.
The players i could buy…gonna see just how much i can make selling ALL players then subtract some players off and see what my best option is. SIF Benatia and Reus could bring in 200k alone!
2 questions Rodrigo.
1.) Im having Adler, should I buy Neuer?
2.) Im having Mandzukic, should I buy Lewandowski?
Im having close to 70k coins for now
My squad: Adler-Alaba,Hummels,J.Boateng,Lahm-Javi Martinez,K.P.Boateng-Reus,Gundogan,Błaszczykowski-Mandzukic
Thanks for your time!
Regards
Yes, yes and yes. 🙂
Neuer or Lewandowski? Who first? 😀
Lewandowski
Finally…i good sub for Reus for those who cant afford Ribery. Guardado!! Buy him Bundesliga-ers!
Yes, it is a very good option. And cheap.
Hi greate site i want a team 43212 bundesliga my budget is200k anny suggestions greats jurgen
That formation doesn’t exist.
Take a look to our teams suggestions and build team with a mix of subs and starting eleven of the unlimited budget team.
Or what you meant
All you need to know is HERE.
Gk… Cassillas/Buffon. 4/1/2/1/2 Manager…j.low
RB..abate Cb… Ramos/ thiago silva. Lb..Jordi alba
Rm..Di Maria Cdm…Ramires Lm…reus
St.. Etoo. Cam..gotze. St..aubameyang
Cb..Kombany/ st..benzema/ lb..clichy/ st..Martinez/ cam..digeo/ rw..biabiany / rm..Lucas …
HUm… I think you may have a chemistry problem there. For example: Thiago Silva only links well with Ramires. Don’t focus on getting squad chemistry 100. You should look to individual chemistry 10.
How I get 100 chemistry.. What Should i do ??
Means needed to sober players from the same state? Team? Or what
Hi Rodrigo,
Thanks for your reply, money isn’t really an issue as I have all the players available.
In that case, the second option is better.
Hi
Currently playing a back 4, 1cdm, 2cm, 2 wingers and a cf
who would you recommend for a midfield 3? torn between Martinez as a cdm, schwein and gundogan as cms, or schwein cdm and gotze and gundogan as cms? is boateng better?
The second option is better but more expensive too.
Our suggestion: Kevin Prince Boateng as CDM, Schweinsteiger and Gundogan as CMs.
Hello rodrigo, I would like to ask you what would be the right time to buy Robben since he scored a hatrick this week so he will get an SIF card tomorrow?
But is he as good as his overall suggests? I have the money to buy him and used muller and jacub so far and I love to cross, but quite a few of my goals also come from rebounded shots(usually reus takes a shot, keeper saves and muller on the other flank or someone else scores), robben is left footed and has a 2 star weak foot, which raises concerns over how well he crosses with his right and ofcourse his shots too… your thoughts?
Also I used piszchek so far and hes amazing, but since Im planning to buy robben, im thinking about buying lahm too, cuz I cross alot with my full backs too, so if I cut inside with robben, then lahm can help with the crosses, but because of his pace and work rate, is he caught out more than piszchek?
Lahm is a great crosser and can lend a hand, but you need to hold possession long enough for him to reach the offense. Robben’s crosses aren’t good. Farfan is the best crosser on the right, but using a great crosser on the left (either left footed or great WF) then Robben can help. Ribery and Reus are both 4 star WF. But if you need to cross on the dominant foot Lahm is a great choice to play on your right defensive flank.
Hello.
The right time to buy him was when he scored the three goals. Now he is more expensive.
In my opinion he is a great player but he doesn’t worth so much coins.
So what would you recommend me to do? I have nearly 350k and my bundesliga squad is complete except robben (not buying ribery), so should i buy robben or rather buy some bpl or la liga players for a hybrid, something like this – I already have the bundesliga players from this, so only the right side changes,
Bpl-bund 433 and la liga-bund 433
Gk- hart ; casillas
lb- alaba
lcb- UP boateng/ Hummels
rcb- kompany ; ramos
rb- zabaleta or walker ; alves
lcm- gundogan
cm- schweinsteiger
rcm- yaya toure/ david silva ; alonso/ modric
lw- reus
st- lewandowski
rw- navas ; di maria
Sorry if its too confusing
If you are enjoying your Bundesliga team, then buy Robben. I prefer one strong team than two balanced teams.
I play 3-4-2-1
Neuer
Dante. Hummels. Lahm
Ribery. Gundogan. Shweinstiger. Blechekowski
Reus. Robben
Lewandowski
I want to play with the three up front but want four in defence which midfielder should I get rid of and which defender should I buy
Hi.
If you want 4 defenders, you should buy Alaba. Maybe you should also think in Felipe Santana instead of Dante. He is much faster and in 4xx formations it may be something important.
Blechekowski is your weakest midfielder.
Regards
Why do people like Neuer the best? His stats aren’t that impressive…
Once you play with him you will see why. I bought him a few days ago with the GLOVE Chemistry applied and he is awesome. He stops 80% of the shots. I have won many matches because of him. He makes about 15 saves on each match. I tried Hart but this guy is a monster. He is expensive, close to the 90K but it´s worth it. BUY HIM if you can, you won´t regret it!
Ok then i will…i guess… 🙂
Wish Robben were right footed…or at least 4-5 star wf…i normally cross on the right and cut in on the left since left footed left wingers are uncommon. Yet ronaldo is right footed on left side and Robben is left footed on right side. …why…?
Ask them. 🙂
Hi man, again Nice Page.
Can you tell me how can i improve this formation?
https://www.futhead.com/14/squads/7423947/
Thanks
The only thing you can do is t get another CB. Dante is not the best one. Boateng UP or Felipe Santana are good examples.
Got it, thanks 🙂
Which Left Wing Defender do you recommend me to substitute Alaba when he gets tired?
Also, Which player do you think would be better for the CAM position: KROOS , Gundogan, or Gotze?
Marcell Jansen and Gundogan.
Sorry to bother my friend, but could you please tell me the advantages of Gundogan over Gotze? Because he even has less shooting, dribbling and other things. I just want to know to inform myself and know why this player is better than the other ones. Thanks for your reply
Just check comment 61. I have answered to that question there.
What do you think about this team?
Formation: 4-3-3(2)
GK: Adler
RB: Pizczek
CB: Hummels
CB: Boateng
LB: Alaba
CDM: Gundogan
CM: Mkhitaryan
CM: Draxler
RW: Blaszcykowski
LW: Reus
ST: Aubameyang
Gonna buy Neuer(GK), Lahm(RB) and Schweinsteiger(CM)
Where do you think I can improve?
Hi.
It is nice.
Neuer and Schweinsteiger are good improvements but I thin you can use the coins you are thinking to spend on Lahm on other players. Pizczek is a very god RB. You may try Lewandowski but I also suggest another thing: use Gundogan and Schweinsteiger as CMs and buy Kevin Prince Boateng, apply him a CDM card and use him in that position.
Regards
Ok thanks. I will try that.
Rodrigo, try to build a Bundesliga – Premier League hybrid team… your opinión will be appreciated:
ADLER – GK
KOMPANY – CB
DANTE – CB
HUMMELS – CB
HAZARD – LM
DAVID SILVA – CM
MARTINEZ – CM
BLASZCYKOWSKI – RM
WILLIAN – LW
VAN PERSIE – ST
ROBBEN – RW
3-4-3
Planning to invest in Neuer… any other thoughts about this hybrid?
Hola!
If possible, next time try to avoid CAPS please.
About your team, if you got individual chemistry 10 for all your players, then it is great. Neuer would be a good investment.
Thanks, and sorry for the caps! Only 1 player with 9 chem… the others on 10… I also changed Dante for Boateng (83)
Great!
I know you why away from IF players, but IF Toprak is pretty affordable. Thoughts on him vs UG Boateng or Hummels?
You know me. 🙂
He is a very good player but I think I still prefer Boateng UP and Hummels.
Regards
Hi Rodrigo,
I have just sold my BPL team and have 180k to spend I am looking for a German team. Who should I get?
Adler/Weidenfeller
Piszcek
Hummels
Sokratis
Alaba
Javi Martinez
Diego
Muller/Farfan/Błaczszykowski
Reus
Aubameyang
Huntelaar/Mandzukic/Kroos position changed if his pace isnt an issue
41212, 442 works as well
Try our unlimited budget team of this article but with Reus and Thomas Muller.
You may like Farfan or Jakub better than muller. Farfan is my fav besides Robben because i cross a lot and he has the best crossing and great pace. Try all 3.
Who do you consider to be the best CDM in the game including IF cards and position changing? Without either yaya toure is an obvious win but then SIF Lahm and some CMs can be considered. Is it SIF Lahm? I feel his great crossing would be wasted, and i love good heading on a CDM (Javi Garcia is one of my favs).
Regards
In my opinion it is still Yaya. No one is better than him. It is not only his six attributes. Look to his strength and stamina. Amazing.
Wow. Really high strength and stamina. I wish i knew if they applied on mobile, i think they do but i am not sure. I have noticed certain players being able to push others with ease to win an air ball, but i dont know what else strength does. Could you enlighten me?
Regards
I thin it is THIS what you are asking.
i cant comment at barcley pl i ask here question
i have 220k money and i dont know what is the best team in the barcely pl can u say for me the best option and say for me your tactics? 🙂
Sorry but the comments for that guide are closed because you can find the answer to your question there.
who is my next target i have adler (gk) piszchek (rb) hummels(cb) boateng UP (cb) alaba (lb) blaszykowski (rm) schweinsteiger (cdm) gundogan (cdm) diego (cam) reus (lm) aubameyang (st) and my tactic is 4-2-3-1 (2)
and say for me the best tactic for bundesliga? 🙂
Your formation is fine to play in Bundesliga.
I prefer Thomas Muller, but if you want to play with Jakub, then Lewandowski should be your next buy.
Regards
Move Javi Martinez to CDM and Gundogan to CAM.
i have
gk:adler
who is better jakub or farfan?
In our opinion Jakub is better.
For those who dont know, Mame Diouf is the most underrated ST ever. He deserves an 81. Extremely high jumping, great heading, and power header trait. Dont know his strength but in most aerial challenges he ends up in the back, but he out jumps everyone and therefore doesnt need the front. His high pace completes the deal and makes him unique; few players have great heading and pace. Buy him. He is 900.
Regards
Hi! i have diego and kroos who is better? 🙂
In our opinion, Diego is better.
In my opinion Kroos is better if you have a formation with 2 cams and a fast cam as the other. As this is very rare (only 451 and 4222 and maybe something else i am forgetting) Diego being better is a perfectly acceptable, if general, statement.
Regards
my team, in a 4-3-3, with one cdm and two cms…
GK- Neuer
LB-IF Alaba
CBs- Felipe Santana and Boateng
RB- Piszczek
CDM- SIF Lahm
CMs- Gundogan and Schwein
LW- Reus
RW- Robben
ST- Lewandowki
ok. i have a lot of bundesliga players in my squad, including hummels and dante. however, i like fast defender so these two let me down. i am considering changing to a 3-x-x formation, cuz then i can have boateng, santana and hummels bossing the back, and then also sell if alaba for a tidy price.
secondly, thoughts on the SIF lahm. he is 250k or thee abouts, but his stats are good. the question is, is he worth it or should i invest my money elsewhere?
third of all, do not tell me i need to get ribery. for me, reus is better. ribery only just beats him on passing and beats him on dribbling, but hasn’t got the finishing reus has. the amount of times i have come back inside wth reus and scored from improbable angles is ridiculous. i love him! i am considering for that reason saving up for his in form card, so let me know what you think of that?
that leaves one position; the striker. i do like lewandowski one hell of a lot. i use the hunter chem style on him and his pace seems more like 88, which is soooo good because when i used other chem styles on him his pace let him down a little. however, no longer an issue. however, i am considering investing in his second in form card. his stats look amazing, for example 99 finishing! anyway, let me know what you think of that.
so, that is everything. i also have something like 1.2 million coins, so don’t think of things as out of reach and i can save up for longer if there is a player more expensive you recommend.
oh, and one more thing. should i just sell the team and buildup a bbva team? which one has more class? am i wasting my time due to there only being a limited number of top class players in the bundesliga? because surely soon enough i will have the best team i can possibly have? whereas with bbva that will take a very long time because of messi, ronaldo, iniesta, xavi, bale etc etc. anyway, that is in fact everything (sorry it’s so long). to males things easier for me could you address each of my point in paragraphs like i have? thanks a bunch!
Hi Chris. What a long comment!
Let’s see:
1) you have an amazing team and it seems that you are loving it. It makes sense to change to a 3xx formation if you use those 3 CB’s and SIF Lahm. But Boateng needs to be the UP version.
2) yes, he is a good player. Our opinion about IF cards is that they are too expensive. But if you don’t know where to spend your coins… 🙂
3) You need to get Ribery. Just kidding. Reus is a superb player. If you are happy with him, keep him. However, you already know our opinion about IF cards.
4) The same is valid for Lewandowski.
5) About changing your team, we believe that if you are getting good results, you should not change. BBVA has better non-IF players what is a good thing but there are a couple of weaknesses like the CDM and LM position.
Regards
Only issue with using SIF Lahm is his crossing is wasted.
i know i noticed when looking at his in game stats. they are phenomonal. but should i sell him and get NIF Lahm or IF Lahm then move to a 3xx and put schwein at cdm???
ok, i ‘ve bought toty lahm and sold his SIF, just because his toty looks so amazing and i couldn’t stop myself. however, if i do change to a 3xx formation then lahm would be sold and his cdm card would be bought back. the question is, do i change formation? i really like having the extra help on either wing and alaba’s in form is god like. should i stick with what i like nd what i’m used to or try and progress in my fifa 14 life?
As you may imagine that decision it is up to you. Take a look HERE.
Hello!
I have 250k money and I do not know which team would be good if you could tell me the best possible team that I would do the maximum price is 250k and league does not matter, and my old one had a team in Liga BBVA. It was not good for me. 🙂
Since you are commenting in the Bundesliga Guide, why don’t you try this one: Neuer, Lahm, Boateng UP, Hummels, Alaba, Kevin Prince Boateng, Thomas MUller, Reus, Gundogan, Lewandowski and Pierre-Emerik Aubameyang
Hi what team would you recommend for bundesliga for about 340k prederably 4321
Neuer, Lahm, Boateng UP, Hummels, Alba, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin Prince Boateng, Schweinsteiger, Thomas Muller, Reus and Lewandowski
Hi Rodrigo
I have a small question, should i buy Götze or Gundogan for a cm position, both are very good. But there must be a winner. Who is it?
By the way. I love your guides, keep it up!
It depends of your play style. To me, Gundogan is the winner. His stronger, best stamina, best defending stats, best work rates and much much cheaper.
Regards
Shall i put Hummels or Santana as CB
Or
Santana and Boateng
Or
??
To me Boateng UP and Hummels are now the best Bundelisga CB’s.
Boateng UP only has his stat total go up by 3 (correct me if i am wrong). Sokratis isnt better in your opinion?
We prefer Boateng. Better work rates, more star skills, better weak foot and stronger.
Hi Rodrigo
Since Jerome Boateng’s new winter upgrade card just came out what do you think would be better:
Boateng and Hummels at CB
Boateng and Santana at CB
or Santana and Hummels at CB?
Boateng and Hummels at CB
Thanks my friend,
Will buy players you suggested and let you know how they do.
Is the 41212(1) ok ? I see a lot of the top players (leaderboard on my ios devise) use 3412. What do you think?
Cheers!
41212 is the most popular formation. Many top players plays with 3xx formations but don’t forget that they are really good players. 41212 is better for most of us.
Yes your’ right. I wrote a new email instead of hitting the ‘reply’ button.
Sorry about that.
Thanks for your answer. I’ll stick to the 41212 for now!
And now my team with the new players you suggested.
Aubameyang Lewandowski
Kroos
Schurrle Thomas Muller
Luiz Gustavo
Clichy David Luiz Santana Piszczek
Diego Alves
Chem is 100, finally! Thank you. Rating=77. But Schurrle’s chem is only 7, and Gustavo, Santana, Piszczek chem is 9.
When I replace Santana with Thiago Silva, Gustavo and Piszczek bottom circles turn orange and Chem changes to 96.
What should I do for 10 chems?
Also, I’m not sure about Kroos(Cam). Should I get Gundogan instead?
What do you suggest to strengthen my squad?
Thanks in advance.
Take care.
Hi.
For me, Gundogan is better than Kroos.
Rating 77 ? That’s because you have a weak bench probably. Gustavo, Santana, Piszczek will get 10 with the loyalty bonus, not ? If you get 8 to Schurrle, it will be OK too. Thiago Siva is a problem. You need another players to give him good chemistry.
Regards
Hi,
Ok I’ll try and get Gundogan though he’s v expensive (14,750 on my ipad).
You’re right about the weak bench. that’s why the low rating! but I’m not worried about that.
And your right again about loyalty points, I haven’t played them so many times to get loyalty bonus. I did say youre an expert!! So I guess they’ll be ok after 10games or so.
Re, my defence, I’ve got Hummels and Sokratis. But I’ll keep Santana in my 1st eleven becoz he’s got the best chemistry of the lot. I’m selling Thiago Silva.
Do you think my back four is ok or can I strengthen it more>?
One more quest: should I buy a manager to increase chem? I’ve got a couple thru packs, but they’re no good for the team.
Thanks for all your help.
Take care.
Your back four is OK.
You definitely should buy a manager. See which players have lower chemistry and buy a manager with the same nationality or league. For example: if the players with lower chemistry are Schurrle, Gustavo, Santana, Piszczek, try to buy a German manager from the Bundesliga. He will give 1 chemistry point to these players.
Regards
Hi,
Thanks for your help and suggestions.
I think my team is complete now..even though I lost a couple of online matches!! need more practice. All my players have 10chem except Schurrle who’s on 8 now with the bonus from J.Low.
Planning to get chem styles for all my players, you think thats a good idea?
Regards..
It is a good idea but don’t spend much coins on it.
I am writting an article to help people to choose the right chemistry styles.
Regards
Hi,
When will your chem styles article be out?
Regards
I’m writting it now, so it should be publish in 2 weeks.
Ok. Will wait for your article.
Thanks for that and all your help.
Take care.
Hello Rodrigo!
Formation 4-4-2
GK:Adler
RB:Lahm
CB:Hummels
CB:santana
LB:Alaba
CM:Gundogan
CM:Schweinsteiger
LM:Elia
RM:Muller
ST:Aubameyang
ST:Mandzukic
Can i get any advise for squad and future transfers please? Gonna keep my coins for em.
TY!
Hi.
You already have a great team. With that budget you can not improve it much more.
Neuer and Lewandowki should be your next targets.
Regards
Hi Rodrigo,
I’m trying to build a hybrid team, but finding it difficult to reach 100 chemistry.
I already bought some players – some v expensive- but I’m stuck.
As you’re an expert, hopefully you can help me build a good squad.
I generally play an attacking game, usually through the middle. also go for crosses from the wings for variation. unless my opponent is v strong, then I revert to heavy defence and just shoot it upfield hoping to counter attack quickly.
The formation I’m using is 41212(1)
My players are..
GK: Marchetti
LB: Clichy
CBL: David Luiz /Sokratis/Dante
CBR: Thiago Silva/Hummels
CAM: Kroos
No RB, RM, LM or CDM yet.
STs: Lewandowski, Aubameyang and Gomez(got in pk).
So to complete the squad, which players should I get for the missing slots and should I get rid of any? and buy others? Not silly expensive players please. Mid range is ok.
Please help me out, as I can’t wait to get back on the field!
Thanks,
Take care.
Hi.
You can not build a team in that way! Before buying players, you have to plan which team you will build.
You can try Gustavo as CDM because he will link well with the Brazilians and with the Bundesliga players. Buy Diego Laves to goal to link with David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Dante and Felipe Santana (buy him) and use Schurlle as LM. You can also try to buy Lukasz Piszczek and Thomas Müller to RB e RM positions.
Regards
Hi Rodrigo,
I had sent you an email before but I dont see it here. Anyway, I’m writing again .. thanks for your advise re players to get.
Will let you know how it goes.
Thanks again.
Take care.
Every first time some one write a comment, it need to be approved before being published. Probably you have used another email address and I needed to approved again.
Hello!
Formation 4-2-3-1(2)
GK:Adler
RB:Pizsczek
CB:Hummels
CB:Boateng
LB:Jansen
CDM:Javi Martinez
CDM:Luiz Gustavo
CAM:Gundogan
LM:Elia
RM:Błaszczykowski
ST:Mandzukic/Aubameyang
Can you advise me anything? How about replacement Jansen-Alaba?
Thanks for your time!
regards
Hi.
I have two suggestions: Alaba as LB and Kevin Prince Boateng as CDM.
Regards
K.Boateng instead of Gustavo or Martinez?
Gustavo.
Is this a good squad I made for around 50k and if not can you tell me how to improve on it? It is a 4-5-1 formation.
GK: Adler
LB: Alaba
CB: Boateng
CB: Hummels
RB: Piszczek
LM: Elia
CM: Gundogan
CAM: Diego
CAM: Boateng
RM: Błaszczykowski
ST: Aubameyang
Also could you tell me a good formation if this one is bad.
Hi.
Your team is great. You don’t need to change anything. Congratulations.
Regards
I am going to be playing a bit and was just wondering what players u recommend on me getting next. Like a list would be really great and thank you for these articles they are really helpful, keep up the good work.
GK: Adler/Weidenfieller
RB: Piszeck/Jung
CB: Hummels/Boateng
CB: Dante/Subotic
LB: Alaba/Schafer
RM: Muller/Blackzykowski
CM: Kroos/Boateng
CM: Diego/Mkytinran
LM: Elia
ST: Mandzukic/Huntellar
ST: Aubemeyang/Diouf
Thanks
Hi.
We recommend Felipe Santana and Gundogan. As soon you get more coins you can try Neuer and Lewandowski.
Regards
Can you give me advice on this team https://www.futhead.com/14/squads/6440151/
Hi.
Good work. It isn’t easy to build teams with players from 3 different leagues and with full chemistry. The only player that we think may not be good enough is Jesus but we know that you can not change by another one because of chemistry.
Regards
how is draxler and where would you recommend him and will he get an upgrade?
He is a good player for low-budget squads. He was chosen by us to our third team. Thanks to his good performances IRL, he is now two times more expensive. I think he will not get an upgrade because he haven’t any IF card.
Regards
Hi Rodrigo:
I just want to ask for the highest rated Bundesliga team, and I’ve put Ribery and Robben at LM and RM position, but it happens that the striker gets the ball way more than the midfielders and Robben and Ribery doesn’t get much of the ball. Is it sensible that I put Robben and Ribery in LW and RW so they can do more of attacking? If so, can you give me the best squad with Ribery and Robben at LW and RW position?
Thx 🙂
Hi.
If they don’t have the ball as much as you want you need to change your formation. Try 433 with the same players of our first team suggested.
Hi Rodrigo,
I am wanting to buy marco reus, and i am wondering what time is the best time to buy him?
Is during the night in the UK the cheapest time? Or is it when lots of people are online? Any help would be great.
Thanks 😀
Usually it is easier to get best prices at nigh (UK). Something like between 2am and 7am.
Hello,
I have built the following hybrid and wouldlike suggestion for possible improvements :). Thx in advance.
Its a 433(4)
Gk: Neuer
LB: Marcelo
CB: Dante
CB: Boateng
RB: Lahm
CM: Modric
CM: Matuidi
CAM: Cavani
LW: Ronaldo
RW: Lucas
ST: Ibrahimovic
Bench: Felipe Luis, Ramos, Xabi Alonso, Scwheinsteingger, Gundogan, Robben, Lewandowski
Coach: Low – BBVA
Hi.
Hum… how is the chemistry of this team ? I don’t think you got individual chemistry for all the players.
You have an amazing team as you can imagine. I don’t have suggestions because everything you touch will ruined the chemistry.
Regards
Hi Rodriguo,
Chemistry is at 100 right now but you are right it is difficult to change something without ruining it. If you find any idea lemme know :).
I just replaced Modric by Xabi Alonso and the CB are now Ramos next to Marcelo and Hummels next to Lahm. It feels quite solid as well. What do you think?
It is better now.
Hi here’s my team. Any suggestions?
GK-ADLER
CB-HUMMELS/NALDO
RB-PISCEK
LB-ALABA
CDM-LARS BENDER/?
CAM-DIEGO
ST-MANDZUKIC
RM-MULLER
LM-PERISIC
I use 4231(2) thank you very much!
Hi.
Don’t get us wrong but we do not allow CAPS in this website. Next time we will delete the comment, OK ?
About your team, it is very similar with other teams we already have analysed here.
We think you need a faster CB. It is the only thing we have to suggest to your team. Also think that there are other good players to the CDM position. Have you ever tried Javi Martinez. If you think he is too slow, try to use Kevin Prince Boateng as CDM. He’s great.
Regards
sorry about the caps
Don’t worry. We have not wrote that for you but for everyone.
Hi I’m new to fifa and I was looking for some sugestions.
I have very low coins are there any cards that would be good to buy and would give me a profit in the future. Also I have a pretty low budget team any suggestions.
Hi.
CAPS are not allowed in our website. If you want an answer please ask us again without CAPS.
Regards
i think i am going to make a bundesliga team but i have a few questions.
i want to use the 4141 formation because i really like it.
i, thinking of gotze and gundogan at the cm spots, do you think schweinsteiger will be good at cdm or schould i put him on cm and put javi martinez at cdm.
my other question is about the cb’s i think dante and IF toprak will work out great together. or would you advice someone else? thanks a lot
Hi.
Use Schweinsteiger as CDM. It is better than to use Javi Martinez.
Yes, they will play together. Ömer Toprak IF is probably the best CB Bundesliga player you can have.
thanks a lot! now i have one last question.
i have 80k now and should i buy schweinsteiger or neuer?
Our suggestion is to buy Kevin Prince Boateng for the CDM position and Neuer to the goal.
I am using a 41212 formation. and my team is
Gk – Adler
LB – Alaba
CB – Dante, Hummels
RB – Piszcek
CDM – Schweinsteiger
LM – Elia
RM – Blaszczkowski
CAM – Gotze
ST – Reus, Lewandowski
Got any suggestions for some changes ? Thanks.
Hi.
I think you have two slow CB’s and that can be a problem. Maybe you should try Felipe Santana instead of Dante.
That’s the only suggestion I have.
Regards
I have 25k and I want to know I should buy. My team is
Gk: Adler
Lb: Jansen
Cb: hummels, Santana
Rb: rafinha
cdm: javi Martinez
Lm: elia
Rm: blaszczykowsi
Cam: Diego
St: aubameyang, mandzukic
I am currently using a 41212 formation. Thanks.
Hi.
It depends of you preferences and play style.
Our suggestions: Lukasz Piszczek and Ilkay Gundogan.
Regards
Hi,
I need some help with my team!
GK: Adler
LB: Alaba
CB: Santana
CB: Hummels
RB: Piszchek
CDM: KP Boateng (with position change)
LM: Elia
CM: Diego
CM: Gundogan
RM: Muller/Blaszykowski
ST: Aubameyang
I dont know which direction to take from here. Which players should i now buy??
Also, I modelled my team on your 50k budget team, and I’m so glad I took your advice by getting Kevin-Prince Boateng, he is sooo good! 😛
Thank you!
Hi.
It is great to know that you have took advantage from our advices.
You already have a very good team. If you thin you could save many coins, do it to buy Reus. Otherwise, think in one of these three players: Neuer, Lewandowski and Gotze.
Regards
Who’s best out of Blaszczykowski, Farfan or Muller for a hybrid with bundesliga and serie a
Oh I forgot to tell you my formation is 4-3-3 (4)
Muller. It will be easier to link with German strikers from Serie A.
Hi, Is Muller better than Farfan and Blaszczykowski
In our opinion he is better than Farfan and Blaszczykowski.
Good formation to have serie a in, Gomez has very good heading. Farfan is better crossing but muller is your best choice. Farfan is a great sub unless you want Lewandowski as striker and need the chemistry. Blasz (not even gonna try to spell it lol) has great pace and dribbling for Lewandowski to pair with. If using Gomez: muller is top. If using Lewandowski: Blasz if chemistry is needed but muller if it causes no damage. Farfan in subs to replace one if fitness drops
Serie A guide…hows it coming ive been waiting for it. Pretty excited to see what u have to say. If you’ve already tested cms/cams what did u think of Borja Valero? He has pretty good stats and his IF card has 88 passing which is insane. Huge bargain (serie a has the only IF cards i care about, SIF Maicon, IF Valero, SIF Benatia). Im interested to see your thoughts and the sooner the better.
Hi Kaleb. Thank you for getting in touch with us.
I will share a secret with you: we are working hard to publish the Serie A Guide this weekend. 🙂
Yay! Ive checked every day for it and have been making nice profit on Vela because i can normally have THE LOWEST BIN on the market and still make 1k a card. If they sell early with a full transfer list (rare but optimal) i can make 30000+/hr. Hope his demand doesnt shoot up cuz i said this!
It will be published in… 25 hours. 🙂
2 hour mark as of now if i am correct…had to change time back 6 hours but i think that’s correct
…little late…?
I think it was published on time.
gk. Neuer
CB . Alaba
CB.Dante
CB.Boateng
LM.Elia
CM.Gundogan
CM.Gotze
RM. Shaqiri/Farfan
RW. Blaszokowski
ST.Aubemayang
LW.Reus
Nice team. You don’t have to change anything.
I am using a 3-4-1-2 formation…(iOS)
GK – Neuer(40 k)*
RCB – Kompany(2 k)*
CB – Hummels(5 k)
LCB – Lahm (38k)*
RM – Navas(15k)*
CM -Ozil(70k)
CM – Kroos(5k)
LM – Reus(Pack)
CAM – Gundogan(20 k)
LS – Lewandowski(35 k)
RS – Muller(7 k)(RF)
*indicates bargain price
Should I sell Gundogan and buy gotze(45 k)or schweinstieger(75 k)?I can raise my budget up to 100 k)
Any other suggestions tnx
Squad rating 86 Chemistry 100
Hi.
You have team chemistry 100 but it is important to ensure individual chemistry 10 (at least 8) for all your players. It doesn’t seem to be the case of Navas and Kompany.
In my opinion you don’t have to sell Gundogan. He is a brilliant player. Your weakest players are Kroos and Muller. Save coins to replace them in the future.
Regards
Do you think matas price will drop after the update?
I don’t think so.
Thanks for your suggestions.
However, I sold most of my players and made a new team.Its again a bundesliga bpl hybrid but IMO with higher squad rating(though my top squad is still stuck at 186)
FORMATION 4-2-3-1(no LM or RM)
GK-Neuer
RB – Lahm
RCB- Hummels
LCB- Vidic
LB-Cole
RDM-Schweinstieger
LDM-Rooney(Converted him to CM at low cost)
RAM-Gomez(bought as CAM)
CAM-Mata(bargain deal.. Generally sold for 80k but bought him for 50k)
LAM-Ozil
ST-Cazorla(Converted to ST)
SUBS-Cavani,Buffon,Fabregas,Diego Costa,Chiellini,Giroud(can’t get rid of him since he’s not tradable),Jefferson(same as giroud)
Well I am aiming for top squad 187… I have come up with some ideas to achieve that
A)Sell Fabregas and buy Thiago Silva
B)Sell Fabregas and buy Kompany(or Pique(same price)) and a 85 rating guy(preferably Cech))
C)Sell Mata(I would not like to do so)
And one more thing..
I never understood the whole concept of squad rating ..
What should be the combination of players to achieve a higher rating..
Since I don’t play online matches too much coz of the poor servers I sold off rues and lewa(which I wouldn’t have done otherwise)
If u have any suggestions pls let me know..
Thanks in advance
Hi!
Nice team. I think both CBs are a bit slow, but if you can live with that…
Why do you want to increase the squad rating ? The important is to have a good team to play and with high chemistry. I would go by option B).
We will release a squad rating guide on February 9th (estimated date). It explains everything you need to know, including how it is calculated.
Regards
Hi Rodrigo,
I currently have the following side:
Formation 4-1-4-1.
Adler
Jansen
Hummels
Santana
Rafinha
Martinez
Elia
Boeteng
Diego
Blaszcykowski
Aubameyang
Is 4-1-4-1 a good formation to use?
And who are the next 3 players I should try to buy?
Thanks 🙂
Every formation is a good formation to use. It depends of your play style.
Next 3 buys: Piszczek, Kevin Prince-Boateng (you already have him but try him as CDM), Gundogan and Alaba.
Regards
Hi, I have around 50k, and am not sure whether to buy schweinsteîger, lewandowski, or neuer. My team is a 41212:
Mandsukic and aubaumeyang
Gotze/kroos
Muller/blasykowski/Elia/ farfan
Gundogan/Martinez
Alaba Hummels Subotic Lahm
Weidenfeller/Adler
Hi.
In my opinion, if you cross a lot to the head, you don’t need Lewandowski yet. Mandzukic is good for that job. I think Neuer should be your next buy.
Regards
I currently have the unlimited budget team, except I can’t afford Ribery or robben. Who would you say is the second best choice in LM and RM? Also are there any informs I could replace with some of the cheaper players in the unlimited budget one? Thanks
Reus and Muller are our second choices for those positions.
IF cards ? It depends of your wallet. We love Philipp Lahm SIF. He can play as CDM and leaves the RB to Lukasz Piszczek. If pace isn’t a problem Toni Kroos IF is also a good choice to the midfield. Alaba has an IF card too but a good value for money is Kevin-Prince Boateng IF, another good option to play as CDM. If you want someone cheaper try Sahin.
Regards
Hi Rodrigo, here’s my team.
4-1-2-1-2
Jansen Dante Hummels Piszczek
Martinez
Elia Blaszczikowsky
Gundogan
Mandzukic Aubameyang
What do you think? Any area I need to strengthen? Still got 30k with me.
Hi.
Several suggestions:
1) You need a GK. 🙂
2) Dante and Hummels together may be dangerous due to their pace. We suggest Felipe Santana instead of Dante.
3) Kevin-Prince Boateng as CDM if you are not loving Martinez;
4) Save that money for Lewandowski. On XBox it would be enough. On PS you will need to save a bit more.
Regards
Opps, my keeper is Adler.
Thanks for the advice. I’m thinking of building a hybrid, and was wondering which is better, Bundesliga with La Liga or with EPL ?
To me, BPL + Bundesliga.
What do you think of this ?
https://www.futhead.com/14/squads/5684474/
I don’t agree with Jovetic and Gundogan. They have low chemistry.
Changing these two players will broke all your team.
Regards
My 3-5-2 Team:
Neuer
Sokratis/Badstuber
Hummels/F.Santana
Subotic/Howedes
Boateng/Javi Martinez
S.Bender/L.Bender
Blaszczikowsky/Müller
Schürrle/GorBkreutz/Alaba
Gündogan/Draxler
Meier
Lewandowsky/Aubameyang
Mandzukic/Klose
Rating 83(5 stars)
Chemstry 100
Nice team. Don’t have an suggestion.
Regards
GK: Courtois
LB: jansen
CB:Hummels
CB:Boateng
RB:Piszczek
CDM:Javi Martinez
CDM:Luiz Gustavo
LM:Elia
RM:Blaszczykowski
ST:Mandzukic
Should I replace Courtois with Adler or no? any other advise?
Regards
Hi.
You need to replace him. Yes, yes and yes.
Don’t have an other advice. Your team is fine.
Regards
Dear Rodrigo,
Please kindly,
I have two squads,the first one is Barclay’s (same one as the unlimited posted before)
and the second one is the fallowing :
https://www.easports.com/fifa/football-club/ultimate-team/show-off?showoffId=h08nLM67nKNlI:ps3
1. If i played with the first squad,would the 2nd team considered resting and the fitness would be counted and back to 100% again or not?
or I have to put the tired players from squad one in the subs and reserves of squad 2 to get them back to the 100% again.
2. As you can see I bought Neuer (TOTY) ,Do you think its a waste of money or the difference from 86 > 94 will make a matter?
3.or is it better to get Robben and lewandwski instead of him.
Remark: I still have around 200k .
4.Any suggestion to be done to the above squad?
Thanking you in advance..regards
Hi.
1) Second choice.
2) He will be better but 3) it is a better choice to buy Robben and Lewandowski.
Don’t have any other suggestion.
Regards
Hi
I must start with saying – amazing guide 😉 I’m going to start playing UT and I decided to make a Bundesliga squad. After reading this guide I thought about a squad like this:
Formation 4-2-3-1
GK – Adler
RB – Rafinha
CB – Sokratis/Hummels Santana
LB – Jansen
CDM – Luiz Gustavo S.Bender/Reinartz
CAM – Draxler
RM – Shaqiri
LM – Elija
ST – Huntelaar/Mandzukic
I thought about using this squad until I have enough money to buy players like Robben, Ribery etc. So, what do you think? Is a team like this worth buying? Or maybe I should think about different formation (I like attacking trough the middle, but I also enjoy doing crosses, so I am not sure if 4-2-3-1 is a good formation for this playstyle)?
Thank you and welcome.
If you want to doing crosses 4231 (2) you should try 4231 (2).
Your team is OK. Don’t have any suggestion of improvement to make.
Regards
Thanks for the reply 🙂 4-2-3-1 (2) is what I meant, forgot to wirte “(2)” 😀
Hi rodrigo, truly love your guide. Any advice for my 4-1-2-1-2 squad?
GK – Adler/weidefeller
RB – Piszcek/Rafinha
LB – Alaba/Jansen
CB – Santana/Subotic
CB – Boateng/Sokratis
CDM – Javi Martinez/Boateng
CAM – Diego/Van Der Vaart/Mkhitaryan
ST – Aubameyang/Huntelaar
ST – Mandzukic/Diouf
Thx.
LM – Elia/Traore
RM – Blaszczykowski
You built a great team just with a few thousands of coins. OK, tens of thousands of coins. And you followed our suggestions (?): Boateng as CDM, fast CBs, etc…
At this point I think you don’t need any popular player as Lahm or Lewandowski. You should save for Gundogan first.
Regards
Hello again. I just completed a hybrid between serie a and bundesliga because i believe great teams can be formed from bundesliga, serie a, and ligue 1 in hybrids or monoleagual squads. Here it is, in 5-3-2:
GK: Marchetti, Handanovic, & Buffon (I rotate them out, theyre all quality)
LCB: Hummels
CB: Barzagli
RCB: Chiellini (have Benatia in subs for either serie CB, campagnaro is also a sub for handanovic’s chemistry)
LWB: Alaba
RWB: SIF Maicon (scored him for 5k, great deal)
LCM: Sahin
CM: Gundogan
RCM: Borja Valero (IF card is one of the few IF cards i am considering later on)
LST: Lewandowski
RST: Gomez
As i know you love to see people’s ideas & squads i thought you might want to see this. Also: improvements you can give are welcome. What i need is a bench squad. I have Benatia, Campagnaro, Aubameyang, and 2 of my 3 gks in subs/res. other various players fill other spots but most are chemistry damaging. Sahin can become a sub when i get Schweinsteiger, and Gomez & Valero will be subs for tevez and pirlo in the future. I hope you like the team!
Regards
One more request: could you do a 5xx squad in future guides? 5-2-2-1 has the most unique positions (8 vs 7 and 6) and i always prefer 5 defenders, it allows me 1 “wall” player.
Let’s see if it is possible…
Hello. We agree with you. You can build great teams from these leagues.
I like your team, yes. If you got individual chemistry 10 for all, then you did a really nice job. To the bench I also recommend Miroslav Klose.
5k for SIF Maicon ? Amazing.
Regards
Thank you:) 59 minute method got me Maicon. He wouldve got much more on quick sell. As to the squad, i will buy klose asap.
Cool.
Hi! My team right now is a 442 Bundesliga squad. Do you have any suggestions?
GK: Adler
CBs: Boateng + Hummels
LB: Alaba
RB: Lahm
LM: Reus
CMs: Gundogan + Kroos
RM: Shaqiri
STs: Aubameyang + Lewandowski
I only have a budget of about 50k, any suggestions would be great. 🙂
Your team is OK.
But if you already have 50k why don’t you try Schweinsteiger or Gotze to play on Kroo place ?!
I’ve made a 200k bpl squad and can you please tell me who to get, I don’t have any budget so can only replace players with players of equal or less value. Here’s he team: GK cech
RB walker
LCB SIF Caulker
RCB kaboul
Lb clichy
CDM fellaini
CAM cazorla
LM Willian
RM navas
RST etoo
LST IF soldado
Hi.
In my opinion, Kompany is better than SIF Caulker. And both have the same price.
Don’t much more to say about your team. It seems very nice.
Hi. I was looking to buy schweinsteiger, neuer and gotze taking into consideration the market crash but the prices, I have noticed, havent fallen much, for these players atleast, Im assuming it is cuz of the weekend, do you suggest me to buy these players right now, or wait till after monday? Do you think there will be a considerable drop in prices after monday?
Buy now. Today if possible.
Do you know when next maintenance break will be? It would be awesome for me to get a good BPL player to sell or a good bundesliga player to use.
Don’t know.
Darn…just realized i missed a maint break chance
Hello,
I am using 433(2) and 433(5)
I would like to know is Lewandovski the best option for st/cf.. I am using Aubameyang or Mandzukic right now.
Also, I am using hummels and dante for cbs but I have seen a lot of times that others use boateng and santana. ( I think because of their pace) Which one you recommend? And for CDM, Schweinsteiger is the best option, isn’t it?
Hi.
Lewandowski is the best one, yes. Mandzukic is great for a play style with crosses and Aubameyang is good for counters. But Lewandowski is better than these two players.
If you have read our guide, you know that we have suggested to not play with Dante and Hummels at the same time. They are both too slow. We prefer Hummels and Santana.
Schweinsteiger is a great choice for CDM but pay attention to his pace. Otherwise, Kevin-Prince Boateng could be a good alternative.
Regards
hi rodrigo!
i read all your guides and i noticed something.
you always suggest 4-3-3 for cheap teams, 4-4-2 for mid. budget teams and 4-1-2-1-2 for unlimited budget. is there a special reason behind those suggestions?
thanks a lot!
greets
i just noticed, that it is different in the brazilian guide.