FIFA 17 Premier League Squad Guide

 
 

For all those players who plan to build a FIFA 17 Premier League squad, we’ve conducted an extensive analysis on the best players.

Here is our guide to the top English league in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team.

 
 
 
 

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Introduction to the FIFA 17 Premier League Squad Guide

 

Building a team is the biggest challenge in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team. It doesn’t need to be the best team, this is because the budget may not allow it, but it needs to be the player’s stature for him to obtain success.

When choosing which players to play with, you will have to look carefully at their attributes. Choosing a team based on ratings is one of the most common mistakes on FUT 17. It’s precisely this aspect that this guide focuses on. For each position, and focusing on the truly important attributes, we’ll show you who are the best athletes to choose.

It’s also important that the player checks to see if the player he chooses fits the formations he likes to play in. For example, a good full back will be useless if the player only uses a formation with three defenders. According to these formations, the player must be cautious and look at the work rate. Try to relate them with the ones we advise in our Formations Guide.

Last but not least, it’s mandatory that you tune all of your team so that the individual and team chemistry will be as high possible. For this last step to be easier, the majority of the players start to define the type of team they’re building. Some choose to gather players of the same nationality, while others decide to form a team of players from the same league. There are also more experienced players that can form hybrid teams without damaging team chemistry a lot.

All of these steps are necessary to have; or it could mean that the team is not always well built as it could be. This article aims to help those that want to form a FIFA 17 Premier League squad. Even the players that have a EPL team, could take out some valuable conclusions from this guide that could help you make your team even better.

We received thousands of comments about similar guides that we have published in previous years. Most of them have asked us to help improve their teams and the players they had. It’s important that the readers understand that this guide is simply guidance. It’s a theme too vast and the player combinations are almost infinite. Besides, there are various factors that influence the choices, like one’s style of play, the formations used, the available budget, the preferences or even the time spent playing. There’s still one uncertain component: a good player for someone might not be for another. If there was a better team everyone would fight to get it. Part of the fun of FIFA 17 Ultimate Team is this: everyone has their personal club and players.

Another important point and that must stay very clear is that whoever is reading this guide, it’s about some criteria we chose and should be of everyone’s knowledge:

Only Gold Players
In this guide we didn’t consider silver or bronze player. Most players don’t assume them to be a better option than gold players, so to simplify the guide’s analysis we didn’t include them. In the future we may come to publish guides exclusively talking about these qualities.

Only Regular Players
In this guide we didn’t consider In Forms (IF). They’re extremely expensive and in most cases are not considered good value for money. They should only be used by players with generous budgets, that already have the best team possible and that want small upgrades.

Only Normal Players
In this guide we didn’t consider players that have been transferred to other clubs or that have been reviewed (UP). Only players that started their season in the Premier League and with their original attributes were considered.

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

Position analysis
To make the comprehension of this guide easier we divided the players in nine distinct groups in order of their original position: Goalkeeper (GK), central backs (CB), right backs (RB and RWB), left backs (LB and LWB), central defensive midfielders (CDM) central midfielders (CM and CAM), right midfielders (RM, RW and RF), left midfielders (LM, LW and LF) and forwards (CF and ST).

Fluctuation of Prices
In the chapter where FIFA 17 Premier League squads are suggested, we added a link where you can check anytime the updated prices.

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Premier League

 

No league is as spectacular as the main football competition in the United Kingdom. The champions in the second biggest league in the world are made through the made points system. Whichever team gathers the most points wins the league. The top four teams gain access to the champions league of the proceeding year, while the last three trade places with the first three promoted teams from the Football League Championship. Every season starts in August and finishes in May, having 38 game weeks with 10 matches each, being a total of 380 matches per season.

The Premier League is the most watched football league in the world, broadcasted in 212 countries and in more than 600 million homes. It’s also the second football league with more assists and the second best league classified in the UEFA league coefficients.

Since the competition began in 1992 the Premier League has only been conquered by six clubs. The dominant club is Manchester United, with a total of 13 titles. London’s teams together only won the league seven times while Manchester City won it twice. The outsiders Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City did it once.

As of last season, the Premier League lost many good players such as Mikel Arteta (retired), Tim Howard (Colorado), Jovetic (Inter), Graziano Pellè (Shandong), Martin Skrtel (Fenerbahce), Mohamed Salah and Dzeko (Roma). These transfers didn’t necessarily make the league weaker. The English teams spent £1.425 million pounds on strong reinforcements. The most popular transfers were Islam Slimani and Ahmed Musa (Leicester City), Granit Xhaka and Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), Vincent Janssen (Tottenham Spurs), Leroy Sané, Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gündogan, Claudio Bravo and Nolito (Manchester City), Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Eric Bailly (Manchester United), Michy Batshuayi, David Luiz and Marcos Alonso (Chelsea). But the biggest signing of the season was made with the purchase of Pogba by the Red Devils for £105 million Euros.

The team making decisions are made tougher, but in a good way because of the vast quality of players in the league. Keep in mind since it is in the United Kingdom where FIFA 17 is played the most, the Premier League is the most seen inside game’s teams. This means it is also the most expensive league, so it is not recommended for players with a limited budget.

PREMIER LEAGUE
 
Total Players: 643
Gold Players: 350
Average Rating (Global): 73
 
Melhores Cartas Novas:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Paul Pogba
Ilkay Gundogan
Pedro
 
Maiores Upgrades:
Kevin Stewart (+20)
Alex Iwobi (+15)
Dele Alli (+13)
 
Maiores Downgrades:
Julián Speroni (-4)
Arbeloa (-4)
Brad Guzan (-4)
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Goalkeepers

GK
 

Goalkeepers are the players that are used least on the field. Because of this they are also first ignored when building a team. Most players start their purchases with a forward, later they strengthen the midfield, the defence and only later the goal. The truth is a good goalkeeper may be worth a lot of goals. They are a good investment because they are normally the most economically accessible players.

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

 

MOST HIGH-RATED GOALKEEPERS
De Gea	90	Manchester Utd	ESP
Thibaut Courtois	89	Chelsea	BEL
Hugo Lloris	88	Spurs	FRA
Petr Čech	88	Arsenal	CZ
Steve Mandanda	85	Crystal Palace	FRA
Claudio Bravo	85	Manchester City	CHI
Asmir Begović	83	Chelsea	BOS
Loris Karius	82	Liverpool	GER
Victor Valdés	82	Middlesbrough	ESP
Jack Butland	82	Stoke City	ENG

 

When choosing a good goalkeeper it’s not only down to his rating. There are two fundamental attributes for choosing a good goalkeeper: reflexes and diving.

The first measures a goalkeeper’s agility when making a save. The best on this aspect are Hugo Lloris, De Gea and Courtois.

 

GOALKEEPERS WITH BEST REFLEXES
De Gea	90	Manchester Utd	ESP
Hugo Lloris	90	Spurs	FRA
Thibaut Courtois	89	Chelsea	BEL
Adrián	86	West Ham	ESP
Petr Čech	85	Arsenal	CZ
Steve Mandanda	85	Crystal Palace	FRA
Claudio Bravo	85	Manchester City	CHI
Loris Karius	85	Liverpool	GER
Jack Butland	85	Stoke City	ENG
Asmir Begović	84	Chelsea	BOS

 

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

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

 

GOALKEEPER WITH BEST DIVING
De Gea	88	Manchester Utd	ESP
Hugo Lloris	87	Spurs	FRA
Steve Mandanda	86	Crystal Palace	FRA
Thibaut Courtois	84	Chelsea	BEL
Loris Karius	84	Liverpool	GER
Petr Čech	83	Arsenal	CZ
Claudio Bravo	83	Manchester City	CHI
Asmir Begović	83	Chelsea	BOS
David Ospina	83	Arsenal	COL
Gomes	83	Watford	BRA

 

The most experienced Ultimate Team players know that another leaning factor on a goalkeeper’s performance without considering the remaining four attributes: height. The more tall a goalkeeper is, better his chances of having a clean sheet.

This is where Courtois is better than De Gea. Even though he can’t be considered a short goalkeeper, the truth is United’s goalkeeper is 10 cm short of the mighty Costel Pantilimon, this gold goalkeeper holds the title of tallest Premier League Goalkeeper. Cech is a very tall goalkeeper while Lloris, Mandada and Claudio Bravo make all part of the shortest goalkpeers of this league.

 

TALLEST GOALKEEPERS
Costel Pantilimon	203 / 6′8″	Watford	ROM
Fraser Forster	201 / 6′7″	Southampton	ENG
Asmir Begović	200 / 6′7″	Chelsea	BOS
Thibaut Courtois	199 / 6′6″	Chelsea	BEL
Wayne Hennessey	198 / 6′6″	Crystal Palace	WAL
Maarten Stekelenburg	197 / 6′6″	Everton	NED
Jack Butland	196 / 6′5″	Stoke City	ENG
Petr Čech	196 / 6′5″	Arsenal	CZ
Joel Robles	195 / 6′5″	Everton	ESP
Ben Foster	193 / 6′4″	West Brom	ENG
Simon Mignolet	193 / 6′4″	Liverpool	BEL
Artur Boruc	193 / 6′4″	Bournemouth	POL
Alex McCarthy	193 / 6′4″	Southampton	ENG
Brad Guzan	193 / 6′4″	Middlesbrough	USA
De Gea	193 / 6′4″	Manchester Utd	ESP

 

De Gea is undoubtedly the best option to the goal. He has the best reflexes and diving, the two most important attributes, in the entire Premier League. It’s much more difficult to pick the second best goalkeeper. In our opinion, this position is in good hands (literally) whether you choose Thibaut Courtois or Hugo Lloris. The two goalkeepers are similar stat-wise for the most important attributes. If we had to pick one, it would be Coutois because he is much taller.

In terms of cheaper goalkeepers, our suggestion is Asmir Begović, the third tallest of Premier League. For those who want an even cheaper option, Karius is also a good alternative.

GOALKEEPERS

Best Players
#1 David De Gea
#2 Thibaut Courtois
#3 Hugo Lloris
#4 Claudio Bravo
#5 Steve Mandanda

Economic Choice
Asmir Begović

 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Goalkeeper
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Centre Backs

CB
 

A goalkeeper 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.

Vincent Kompany is the centre back with best reputation in the Premier League.

 

HIGHEST RATED CENTRE BACKS
Vincent Kompany	86	Manchester City	BEL
Laurent Koscielny	85	Arsenal	FRA
Nicolás Otamendi	85	Manchester City	ARG
Toby Alderweireld	85	Spurs	BEL
Chris Smalling	84	Manchester Utd	ENG
John Terry	84	Chelsea	ENG
David Luiz	84	Chelsea	BRA
Shkodran Mustafi	83	Arsenal	GER
Per Mertesacker	83	Arsenal	GER
Jan Vertonghen	83	Spurs	BEL
Ashley Williams	83	Everton	WAL
Gary Cahill	83	Chelsea	ENG
José Fonte	83	Southampton	POR
Dejan Lovren	82	Liverpool	CRO
Eric Bailly	82	Manchester Utd	IVC

 

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

A player with good at defending will have an easier chance of dispossessing the opponent and avoid him reaching your box.

It’s the case of the two best rated players, Kompany and and Terry, and also Mertesacker. It’s really hard to get past them. The most experienced players are normally those who have a higher rating with this attribute..

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Per Mertesacker	88	Arsenal	GER
Vincent Kompany	86	Manchester City	BEL
Toby Alderweireld	86	Spurs	BEL
John Terry	86	Chelsea	ENG
Laurent Koscielny	85	Arsenal	FRA
Nicolás Otamendi	85	Manchester City	ARG
Chris Smalling	84	Manchester Utd	ENG
Gary Cahill	84	Chelsea	ENG
José Fonte	84	Southampton	POR
Joel Matip	84	Liverpool	CAM
Shkodran Mustafi	83	Arsenal	GER
Jan Vertonghen	83	Spurs	BEL
Phil Jagielka	83	Everton	ENG
Angelo Ogbonna	83	West Ham	ITA
David Luiz	82	Chelsea	BRA

 

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

In this chapter Huth is the strongest one.

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PHYSICAL
Robert Huth	86	Leicester City	GER
Chris Smalling	84	Manchester Utd	ENG
Mamadou Sakho	84	Liverpool	FRA
Ryan Shawcross	84	Stoke City	ENG
Eric Bailly	83	Manchester Utd	IVC
Wes Morgan	83	Leicester City	JAM
Virgil van Dijk	83	Southampton	NED
Nicolás Otamendi	82	Manchester City	ARG
Ashley Williams	82	Everton	WAL
Papy Djilobodji	82	Sunderland	SEN
Lamine Koné	82	Sunderland	IVC
Vincent Kompany	81	Manchester City	BEL
Jan Vertonghen	81	Spurs	BEL
Phil Jagielka	81	Everton	ENG
Dejan Lovren	81	Liverpool	CRO

 

Defending and heading may be useless against fast opponents. It’s necessary to fight fire with fire. No one likes feeling impotent when seeing you get overrun by extremely fast players. Even though, in a way, centre backs aren’t that fast, every team needs one of these players with a high pace attribute.

This is where Terry and Mertesacker are weak. There are much faster players in the Premier League. The first on the list is Eric Bailly, a great addition to this league.

 

CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PACE
Eric Bailly	81	Manchester Utd	IVC
Laurent Koscielny	78	Arsenal	FRA
Christian Kabasele	78	Watford	BEL
Chris Smalling	77	Manchester Utd	ENG
John Stones	75	Manchester City	ENG
David Luiz	73	Chelsea	BRA
Winston Reid	73	West Ham	NZL
Kurt Zouma	73	Chelsea	FRA
Luís Hernández	73	Leicester City	ESP
Nicolás Otamendi	72	Manchester City	ARG
Joel Matip	72	Liverpool	CAM
Angelo Ogbonna	72	West Ham	ITA
Ramiro Funes Mori	72	Everton	ARG
Papy Djilobodji	71	Sunderland	SEN
Ashley Williams	70	Everton	WAL

 

Koscielny is the best centre back of this game. If you need pace, his team mate should be Eric Bailly. Otherwise, use Kompany. They are three of the most expensive of all centre backs in the Premier League for a good reason.

In our opinion, Otamendi, Smalling and David Luiz are the centre backs who are closest to the trio in terms of overall quality.

Pace is still very important in FIFA 17 and for that reason, unless you play with three centre backs, we suggest you avoid using Terry and other very slow defenders, like Mertesacker.

CENTRE BACKS

Best Players
#1 Laurent Koscielny
#2 Vincent Kompany
#3 Eric Bailly
#4 Nicolás Otamendi
#5 Chris Smalling

Economic Choice
Kurt Zouma

 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Centre Backs
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Right Backs

RB | RWB
 

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

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

 

HIGHEST RATED RIGHT BACKS
Pablo Zabaleta	82	Manchester City	ARG
Bacary Sagna	82	Manchester City	FRA
Séamus Coleman	82	Everton	IRL
Kyle Walker	81	Spurs	ENG
Nathaniel Clyne	81	Liverpool	ENG
Branislav Ivanović	80	Chelsea	SRB
Mathieu Debuchy	80	Arsenal	FRA
Antonio Valencia	80	Manchester Utd	ECU
Matteo Darmian	80	Manchester Utd	ITA
Héctor Bellerín	79	Arsenal	ESP

 

There are very important attributes for any right back: defending and pace.

Since they’re defenders they should have good defending capacities. This reduces a team’s risk of conceding.

Ivanovic is the player that best fits this aspect. The only other player that offers him any type of competition is the City’s Pablo Zabaleta.

 

RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Branislav Ivanović	86	Chelsea	SRB
Pablo Zabaleta	84	Manchester City	ARG
Bacary Sagna	82	Manchester City	FRA
Séamus Coleman	81	Everton	IRL
Matteo Darmian	80	Manchester Utd	ITA
Arbeloa	80	West Ham	ESP
Nathaniel Clyne	79	Liverpool	ENG
Mathieu Debuchy	79	Arsenal	FRA
Àngel Rangel	79	Swansea City	ESP
Kyle Walker	78	Spurs	ENG

 

A flanked game tends to be faster than a game based in the middle of the field. The players that fill these spaces are obligated to be fast, both penetrating defensive and attacking moves of the team. Pace is one of the most important requirements for a good full back. Even in FIFA 17.

Bellerín is the fastest Premier League player in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team. In the entire game, only Aubameyang and Bolly are faster than him. The Spanish international player is far superior in this aspect when compared to every EPL full back. Besides Bellerín, only Kyle Walker may be considered reasonably fast.

 

RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST PACE
Héctor Bellerín	95	Arsenal	ESP
Kyle Walker	90	Spurs	ENG
Nathaniel Clyne	86	Liverpool	ENG
Antonio Valencia	84	Manchester Utd	ECU
Brice Dja Djédjé	82	Watford	IVC
Manquillo	81	Sunderland	ESP
Matteo Darmian	80	Manchester Utd	ITA
Séamus Coleman	79	Everton	IRL
Jérémy Pied	78	Southampton	FRA
Cédric	78	Southampton	POR

 

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

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

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

RIGHT BACKS

Best Players
#1 Kyle Walker
#2 Héctor Bellerín
#3 Antonio Valencia
#4 Nathaniel Clyne
#5 Séamus Coleman

Economic Choice
Matteo Darmian

 
 
Best FIFA 17 Premier League Right Backs
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Left Backs

LB | LWB
 

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

There are two Premier League players that stand out in this position: the solid Leighton Baines and the ‘Blue’ Azpilicueta.

 

HIGHEST RATED LEFT BACKS
Azpilicueta	84	Chelsea	ESP
Leighton Baines	83	Everton	ENG
Nacho Monreal	81	Arsenal	ESP
Danny Rose	80	Spurs	ENG
Gaël Clichy	80	Manchester City	FRA
Kieran Gibbs	80	Arsenal	ENG
Luke Shaw	80	Manchester Utd	ENG
Ryan Bertrand	79	Southampton	ENG
Aleksandar Kolarov	79	Manchester City	SRB
Marcos Rojo	78	Manchester Utd	ARG

 

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

 

LEFT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Azpilicueta	84	Chelsea	ESP
Nacho Monreal	81	Arsenal	ESP
Leighton Baines	80	Everton	ENG
Kieran Gibbs	80	Arsenal	ENG
Aleksandar Kolarov	79	Manchester City	SRB
Luke Shaw	79	Manchester Utd	ENG
Marcos Rojo	79	Manchester Utd	ARG
Gaël Clichy	79	Manchester City	FRA
Danny Rose	78	Spurs	ENG
Ryan Bertrand	78	Southampton	ENG

 

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

 

LEFT BACKS WITH BEST PACE
Alberto Moreno	89	Liverpool	ESP
Patrick van Aanholt	88	Sunderland	NED
Arthur Masuaku	84	West Ham	FRA
Gaël Clichy	83	Manchester City	FRA
Jose Holebas	82	Watford	GRE
Danny Rose	82	Spurs	ENG
Luke Shaw	82	Manchester Utd	ENG
Pape Souaré	82	Crystal Palace	SEN
Andrew Robertson	82	Hull City	SCO
Kieran Gibbs	81	Arsenal	ENG

 

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

Shaw, Gibbs and Rose are valid alternatives to these two left backs. It’s not easy to find the differences between these three players.

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

LEFT BACKS

Best Players
#1 Azpilicueta
#2 Leighton Baines
#3 Luke Shaw
#4 Danny Rose
#5 Kieran Gibbs

Economic Choice
Pape Souaré

 
 
Best FIFA 17 Premier League Left Backs
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Defensive Midfielder

CDM
 

Many of the FIFA 17 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.

As it happened in FIFA 16, Matic and Morgan Schneiderlin are the players highest rated in this position.

 

HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS
Nemanja Matić	84	Chelsea	SRB
Morgan Schneiderlin	82	Manchester Utd	FRA
Michael Carrick	81	Manchester Utd	ENG
Yohan Cabaye	81	Crystal Palace	FRA
Francis Coquelin	81	Arsenal	FRA
James McCarthy	81	Everton	IRL
Lucas Leiva	80	Liverpool	BRA
Gareth Barry	80	Everton	ENG
Claudio Yacob	80	West Brom	ARG
Fernando	79	Manchester City	BRA
Eric Dier	78	Spurs	ENG
Lee Cattermole	78	Sunderland	ENG
Jack Cork	78	Swansea City	ENG
Etienne Capoue	78	Watford	FRA
Jordy Clasie	78	Southampton	NED

 

There are a variety of attributes in a central defensive midfielder that you have to give attention: defending, so that the first defender of team works; strength, so that you win all brawls in a prone area of the field; heading, to win possession in aerial moves like goal kicks; pace, so that you cover the most terrain on the field as possible; stamina, so they can equally participate in offensive and defensive moves (especially useful for players with high/high work rates); passing and possession so that he can properly start attacks. In our opinion the two first are the most important.

Normally using a central defensive midfielder is associated with having a deficit of elements in your defence. So, it makes sense that when you search for a player to occupy this position you’d want players that can defend.

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

 

CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST DEFENDING
Nemanja Matić	81	Chelsea	SRB
Morgan Schneiderlin	80	Manchester Utd	FRA
Lucas Leiva	80	Liverpool	BRA
Gareth Barry	80	Everton	ENG
Fernando	79	Manchester City	BRA
Eric Dier	79	Spurs	ENG
Francis Coquelin	79	Arsenal	FRA
Claudio Yacob	79	West Brom	ARG
Jan Kirchhoff	79	Sunderland	GER
Victor Wanyama	78	Spurs	KEN
John Obi Mikel	78	Chelsea	NIG
James McCarthy	78	Everton	IRL
Cheikhou Kouyaté	77	West Ham	SEN
Etienne Capoue	76	Watford	FRA
Lee Cattermole	76	Sunderland	ENG

 

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

There’s a lot of muscle between the Premier League. Wanyama, Matic, Obi Mikel e Kouyaté are good examples of that. On the other hand there’s Michael Carrick. Even though he’s a very good passer, he rarely wins a physical brawl due to being the weakest central defensive midfielder in the EPL.

 

CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST PHYSICAL
Victor Wanyama	89	Spurs	KEN
Nemanja Matić	88	Chelsea	SRB
John Obi Mikel	88	Chelsea	NIG
Cheikhou Kouyaté	87	West Ham	SEN
Morgan Schneiderlin	82	Manchester Utd	FRA
Fernando	82	Manchester City	BRA
Eric Dier	82	Spurs	ENG
Francis Coquelin	81	Arsenal	FRA
James McCarthy	81	Everton	IRL
Etienne Capoue	81	Watford	FRA
Lee Cattermole	80	Sunderland	ENG
Nampalys Mendy	80	Leicester City	FRA
Marten de Roon	79	Middlesbrough	NED
Valon Behrami	79	Watford	SUI
Lucas Leiva	78	Liverpool	BRA

 

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

There are also good options that are available at a cheap price who are still good quality-wise, like Morgan Schneiderlin.

CENTRE DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Nemanja Matic
#2 Morgan Schneiderlin
#3 James McCarthy
#4 Cheikhou Kouyaté
#5 Victor Wanyama

Economic Choice
James McCarthy

 
 
Best FIFA 17 Premier League Central Defensive Midfielders
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Centre Midfielders

CM | CAM
 

A lot of games are decided in the midfield and not close to the goals. The players that play in these zones are the ones that should create the game and define its rhythm.

It’s in midfield that there’s more quality in the Premier League. Some of the world’s best footballers play there. It’s the case of the Ozil, David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and the newcomer Paul Pogba.

 

HIGHEST RATED CENTRE MIDFIELDERS
Mesut Özil	89	Arsenal	GER
Paul Pogba	88	Manchester Utd	FRA
Kevin De Bruyne	88	Manchester City	BEL
David Silva	87	Manchester City	ESP
Santi Cazorla	86	Arsenal	ESP
Cesc Fàbregas	86	Chelsea	ESP
İlkay Gündoğan	85	Manchester City	GER
Coutinho	85	Liverpool	BRA
Juan Mata	84	Manchester Utd	ESP
Christian Eriksen	84	Spurs	DEN
Aaron Ramsey	84	Arsenal	WAL
Wayne Rooney	84	Manchester Utd	ENG
Yaya Touré	84	Manchester City	IVC
Granit Xhaka	84	Arsenal	SUI
Oscar	83	Chelsea	BRA

 

Centre midfielders are responsible for discovering lines that break the opponents defence. Their passing quality has to be really good so they can assist forwards.

Even though David Silva, Ozil and De Bruyne have a great passing stat, Fábregas is the one who does it better in the whole Premier League.

 

CENTRE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST PASSING
Cesc Fàbregas	89	Chelsea	ESP
David Silva	87	Manchester City	ESP
Mesut Özil	86	Arsenal	GER
Kevin De Bruyne	86	Manchester City	BEL
Santi Cazorla	85	Arsenal	ESP
İlkay Gündoğan	84	Manchester City	GER
Juan Mata	84	Manchester Utd	ESP
Christian Eriksen	84	Spurs	DEN
Paul Pogba	83	Manchester Utd	FRA
Bastian Schweinsteiger	83	Manchester Utd	GER
James Milner	83	Liverpool	ENG
James Ward-Prowse	83	Southampton	ENG
Coutinho	82	Liverpool	BRA
Gylfi Sigurðsson	82	Swansea City	ICE
Wayne Rooney	81	Manchester Utd	ENG

 

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

David Silva and Coutinho are not alone anymore in the top of this list. Pogba and Gündoğan joined them among the best dribblers of the Premier League..

 

CENTRE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST DRIBBLING
Paul Pogba	87	Manchester Utd	FRA
David Silva	87	Manchester City	ESP
İlkay Gündoğan	87	Manchester City	GER
Coutinho	87	Liverpool	BRA
Mesut Özil	86	Arsenal	GER
Santi Cazorla	86	Arsenal	ESP
Juan Mata	85	Manchester Utd	ESP
Manuel Lanzini	85	West Ham	ARG
Kevin De Bruyne	84	Manchester City	BEL
Christian Eriksen	84	Spurs	DEN
Ander Herrera	84	Manchester Utd	ESP
Jack Wilshere	84	Bournemouth	ENG
Oscar	83	Chelsea	BRA
Adam Lallana	83	Liverpool	ENG
Bojan	83	Stoke City	ESP

 

Pogba is the player that everyone wants to their teams. He stands out to be so good on the attack as he is on the defence.

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

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

Another top player is Yaya Touré in large part because of his amazing strength and stamina. Just like Gündoğan, he is a very balanced player suitable for who use the midfielders to defend. If you prefer someone more attacking, pick Coutinho, another player well above the average.

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

Our budget choices falls to Eriksen and Jack Wilshere, great examples of good value for money.

CENTRE MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Paul Pogba
#2 Kevin De Bruyne
#3 Mesut Özil
#4 Yaya Touré
#5 İlkay Gündoğan

Economic Choice
Christian Eriksen

 
 
Best FIFA 17 Premier League Centre Midfielders
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Right Wingers

RM | RW | RF
 

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

Willian, Mahrez and Mkhitaryan are the most popular right wingers of this league.

 

HIGHEST RATED RIGHT WINGERS
Willian	85	RM	Chelsea
Riyad Mahrez	85	RM	Leicester City
Henrikh Mkhitaryan	85	RM	Manchester Utd
Xherdan Shaqiri	82	RM	Stoke City
Deulofeu	81	RM	Everton
Erik Lamela	81	RM	Spurs
Moussa Sissoko	80	RM	Spurs
Sofiane Feghouli	80	RW	West Ham
André Ayew	80	RM	West Ham
Jesús Navas	80	RM	Manchester City
Gökhan Töre	79	RM	West Ham
Leroy Sané	79	RM	Manchester City
Wilfried Zaha	79	RM	Crystal Palace
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	79	RM	Arsenal
Sadio Mané	79	RM	Liverpool

 

There are three fundamental attributes for a winger: pace, dribbling and passing.

Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to evade opponents and getting to the other side, many times via sprints on the side lines.

The Premier League is extremely well served in this chapter: four gold players have pace over 90.

 

FASTEST RIGHT WINGERS
Sadio Mané	92	Liverpool	SEN
Leroy Sané	91	Manchester City	GER
Deulofeu	91	Everton	ESP
Nathan Dyer	90	Swansea City	ENG
Willian	89	Chelsea	BRA
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	89	Arsenal	ENG
Andros Townsend	89	Crystal Palace	ENG
Aaron Lennon	89	Everton	ENG
Wilfried Zaha	89	Crystal Palace	ENG
Modou Barrow	89	Swansea City	GAM
Sofiane Feghouli	88	West Ham	ALG
Jesús Navas	88	Manchester City	ESP
Michail Antonio	87	West Ham	ENG
Xherdan Shaqiri	86	Stoke City	SUI
Gökhan Töre	86	West Ham	TUR

 

Just being fast doesn’t cut it to reach the opponents box, having good dribbling to surpass the opponents’ players that appear on the way.

There are a lot of players gifted in dribbling, being Mahrez the best.

 

RIGHT WINGERS WITH BEST DRIBLLING
Riyad Mahrez	88	Leicester City	ALG
Henrikh Mkhitaryan	87	Manchester Utd	ARM
Deulofeu	87	Everton	ESP
Willian	86	Chelsea	BRA
Gökhan Töre	85	West Ham	TUR
Xherdan Shaqiri	84	Stoke City	SUI
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	84	Arsenal	ENG
Erik Lamela	84	Spurs	ARG
Sofiane Feghouli	84	West Ham	ALG
Aaron Lennon	84	Everton	ENG
Wilfried Zaha	84	Crystal Palace	ENG
Leroy Sané	83	Manchester City	GER
Jesús Navas	83	Manchester City	ESP
Sadio Mané	82	Liverpool	SEN
André Ayew	81	West Ham	GHA

 

When reaching the opponents box the winger has to decide what to do. Normally, they choose to cross to the forwards. That is why it’s important for them to have good passing.

The weakest point of the Premier League Wingers is surprising – passing. Only Mkhitaryan, Willian and Mahrez offers good quality passing. Dyer and Barrow, for example, could’ve been an option to consider filling this slot in virtue of their fantastic pace and dribbling, but they are affected negatively for missing frequently passes to their more forward team mates.

 

RIGHT WINGERS WITH BEST PASSING
Henrikh Mkhitaryan	81	Manchester Utd	ARM
Willian	80	Chelsea	BRA
Riyad Mahrez	80	Leicester City	ALG
Erik Lamela	79	Spurs	ARG
Xherdan Shaqiri	78	Stoke City	SUI
André Ayew	76	West Ham	GHA
Gökhan Töre	76	West Ham	TUR
Robert Snodgrass	76	Hull City	SCO
Moussa Sissoko	75	Spurs	FRA
Jesús Navas	75	Manchester City	ESP
Ahmed Elmohamady	73	Hull City	EGY
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	73	Arsenal	ENG
Deulofeu	73	Everton	ESP
Sofiane Feghouli	72	West Ham	ALG
Andros Townsend	72	Crystal Palace	ENG

 

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

The best alternative to him is Mkhitaryan. He can be compared to Mahrez but he is stronger and is more active in game.

From the most popular there is also Shaqiri. The Swiss player is a very balanced player and for that reason an option you should not dismiss.

For those with a more modest coin total, there is Deulofeu. This four star skiller is as fast as Sané, has better dribbling than Willian and has better physical stats than Mahrez and Navas making him great value for money.

RIGHT MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Willian
#2 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
#3 Riyad Mahrez
#4 Xherdan Shaqiri
#5 Deulofeu

Economic Choice
Deulofeu

 
 
Best FIFA 17 Premier League Right Wingers
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Left Wingers

LM | LW | LF
 

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

Hazard, Alexis Sánchez and Payet are the three most popular players in this position.

 

HIGHEST RATED LEFT WINGERS
Eden Hazard	88	Chelsea	BEL
Alexis Sánchez	87	Arsenal	CHI
Dimitri Payet	86	West Ham	FRA
Nolito	83	Manchester City	ESP
Pedro	83	Chelsea	ESP
Anthony Martial	82	Manchester Utd	FRA
Marko Arnautović	82	Stoke City	AT
Raheem Sterling	82	Manchester City	ENG
Georginio Wijnaldum	81	Liverpool	NED
Kevin Mirallas	81	Everton	BEL
Theo Walcott	81	Arsenal	ENG
Memphis Depay	80	Manchester Utd	NED
Sofiane Boufal	80	Southampton	MOR
Ashley Young	79	Manchester Utd	ENG
Dušan Tadić	79	Southampton	SRB

 

Just like it happens in the opposite side, the Premier League left wingers are extremely fast. There are six players playing in this position with pace equal or higher than 90.

 

LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST PACE
Raheem Sterling	93	Manchester City	ENG
Theo Walcott	93	Arsenal	ENG
Georges-Kévin Nkoudou	92	Spurs	FRA
Anthony Martial	91	Manchester Utd	FRA
Eden Hazard	90	Chelsea	BEL
Memphis Depay	90	Manchester Utd	NED
Jefferson Montero	90	Swansea City	ECU
Yannick Bolasie	89	Everton	DRC
Kevin Mirallas	88	Everton	BEL
Max Gradel	88	Bournemouth	IVC
Alexis Sánchez	86	Arsenal	CHI
Heung Min Son	86	Spurs	KOR
Sofiane Boufal	85	Southampton	MOR
Pedro	82	Chelsea	ESP
Georginio Wijnaldum	82	Liverpool	NED

 

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

 
 

LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST DRIBBLING
Eden Hazard	91	Chelsea	BEL
Alexis Sánchez	88	Arsenal	CHI
Dimitri Payet	87	West Ham	FRA
Anthony Martial	87	Manchester Utd	FRA
Sofiane Boufal	87	Southampton	MOR
Raheem Sterling	86	Manchester City	ENG
Pedro	84	Chelsea	ESP
Nolito	84	Manchester City	ESP
Georginio Wijnaldum	84	Liverpool	NED
Memphis Depay	84	Manchester Utd	NED
Yannick Bolasie	84	Everton	DRC
Kevin Mirallas	83	Everton	BEL
Dušan Tadić	83	Southampton	SRB
Marko Arnautović	82	Stoke City	AT
Jefferson Montero	82	Swansea City	ECU

 

Payet is clearly the best fitted passer between the remaining left wingers.

 
 

LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST PASSING
Dimitri Payet	87	West Ham	FRA
Eden Hazard	82	Chelsea	BEL
Dušan Tadić	80	Southampton	SRB
Alexis Sánchez	79	Arsenal	CHI
Nolito	79	Manchester City	ESP
Wahbi Khazri	79	Sunderland	TUN
Marko Arnautović	78	Stoke City	AT
Steven Pienaar	78	Sunderland	SAF
Pedro	77	Chelsea	ESP
Kevin Mirallas	77	Everton	BEL
Ashley Young	76	Manchester Utd	ENG
Nacer Chadli	75	West Brom	BEL
Marc Albrighton	75	Leicester City	ENG
Georginio Wijnaldum	74	Liverpool	NED
Adnan Januzaj	74	Sunderland	BEL

 

Hazard’s price prohibits him from being affordable for most, proving the worth of the player. He is without a doubt the best Premier League left winger. He’s the best dribbler, one of the fastest and only Sánchez is better at shooting and Payet at passing than him. He possesses a series of other highly rated attributes such as balance, agility, acceleration and ball control.

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

Payet, Martial and Sterling are cheaper alternatives to Hazard and Sánchez. Sterling, despite being in out top 5 preferences, is too expensive for what he add to a team. For a third of his price it is possible to purchase Depay, much better value for money than the City winger.

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

LEFT MIDFIELDERS

Best Players
#1 Eden Hazard
#2 Alexis Sánchez
#3 Dimitri Payet
#4 Anthony Martial
#5 Raheem Sterling

Economic Choice
Kevin Mirallas

 
 
Best FIFA 17 Premier League Left Wingers
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Best FIFA 17 Premier League Forwards

CF | ST
 

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

In the Premier League, the most popular are players that could play in any club in the world: Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sergio Aguero.

 

HIGHEST RATED FORWARDS
Zlatan Ibrahimović	90	Manchester Utd	SWE
Sergio Agüero	89	Manchester City	ARG
Diego Costa	85	Chelsea	ESP
Romelu Lukaku	84	Everton	BEL
Daniel Sturridge	84	Liverpool	ENG
Harry Kane	84	Spurs	ENG
Olivier Giroud	83	Arsenal	FRA
Islam Slimani	83	Leicester City	ALG
Roberto Firmino	82	Liverpool	BRA
Jamie Vardy	82	Leicester City	ENG
Lucas Pérez	81	Arsenal	ESP
Michy Batshuayi	81	Chelsea	BEL
Wilfried Bony	81	Stoke City	IVC
Loïc Rémy	81	Crystal Palace	FRA
Christian Benteke	81	Crystal Palace	BEL
Jermain Defoe	80	Sunderland	ENG
Borja Bastón	80	Swansea City	ESP
Simone Zaza	80	West Ham	ITA
Danny Welbeck	80	Arsenal	ENG
Salomón Rondón	80	West Brom	VEN

 

To score goals shooting is necessary. If either by foot or head, the most important attribute for a forward are: shooting, heading and pace.

Most goals are scored with the foot so good shooting is a necessary attribute for a forward.

The best forwards are the ones that best shooting: Ibrahimovic and Aguero.

 

FORWARDS WITH BEST SHOOTING
Zlatan Ibrahimović	90	Manchester Utd	SWE
Sergio Agüero	88	Manchester City	ARG
Harry Kane	84	Spurs	ENG
Daniel Sturridge	83	Liverpool	ENG
Lucas Pérez	83	Arsenal	ESP
Jermain Defoe	83	Sunderland	ENG
Romelu Lukaku	82	Everton	BEL
Diego Costa	82	Chelsea	ESP
Wilfried Bony	82	Stoke City	IVC
Olivier Giroud	82	Arsenal	FRA
Borja Bastón	81	Swansea City	ESP
Jamie Vardy	80	Leicester City	ENG
Loïc Rémy	80	Crystal Palace	FRA
Simone Zaza	80	West Ham	ITA
Michy Batshuayi	80	Chelsea	BEL
Vincent Janssen	80	Spurs	NED
Roberto Firmino	80	Liverpool	BRA
Negredo	80	Middlesbrough	ESP
Islam Slimani	79	Leicester City	ALG
Christian Benteke	79	Crystal Palace	BEL

 

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

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

 

FORWARDS WITH BEST PHYSICAL
Diego Costa	88	Chelsea	ESP
Islam Slimani	88	Leicester City	ALG
Zlatan Ibrahimović	86	Manchester Utd	SWE
Andy Carroll	86	West Ham	ENG
Wilfried Bony	85	Stoke City	IVC
Stefano Okaka	85	Watford	ITA
Jonathan Walters	85	Stoke City	IRL
Romelu Lukaku	84	Everton	BEL
Christian Benteke	84	Crystal Palace	BEL
Troy Deeney	84	Watford	ENG
Olivier Giroud	83	Arsenal	FRA
Shane Long	81	Southampton	IRL
Harry Kane	81	Spurs	ENG
Salomón Rondón	80	West Brom	VEN
Jamie Vardy	79	Leicester City	ENG
Danny Welbeck	79	Arsenal	ENG
Vincent Janssen	79	Spurs	NED
Callum Wilson	78	Bournemouth	ENG
Dieumerci Mbokani	78	Hull City	DRC
Negredo	78	Middlesbrough	ESP

 

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.

Vardy and Musa are the fastest strikers in the English league. However, Aguero and Sturridge are also very fast players. In other hand, Ibrahimovic is one of the slowest strikers.

 

FORWARDS WITH BEST PACE
Jamie Vardy	93	Leicester City	ENG
Ahmed Musa	93	Leicester City	NIG
Callum Wilson	91	Bournemouth	ENG
Andre Gray	91	Burnley	ENG
Marcus Rashford	90	Manchester Utd	ENG
Sergio Agüero	89	Manchester City	ARG
Daniel Sturridge	89	Liverpool	ENG
Loïc Rémy	89	Crystal Palace	FRA
Mame Diouf	87	Stoke City	SEN
Abel Hernández	87	Hull City	URU
Danny Welbeck	86	Arsenal	ENG
Nordin Amrabat	86	Watford	MOR
Danny Ings	86	Liverpool	ENG
Divock Origi	85	Liverpool	BEL
Enner Valencia	85	Everton	ECU
Shane Long	84	Southampton	IRL
Michy Batshuayi	83	Chelsea	BEL
Oumar Niasse	83	Everton	SEN
Romelu Lukaku	82	Everton	BEL
Dieumerci Mbokani	82	Hull City	DRC

 

For the final position, we believe that Sergio Agüero and Ibrahimovic are the best EPL strikers. However, the Manchester City player has the advantage due to his better pace. Zlatan is a unique player but his pace may not be enough for who has a fast playing style.

For many players, Diego Costa is the third best striker of this league, but we don’t share of the same opinion. Even having a dangerous high/high work rate, Vardy can be better than him. The same happens to Sturridge, who is less strong and aggressive than the Chelsea’s player. In our opinion, even Lukaku plays better than him and with the advantage of being much cheaper.

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

FORWARDS

Best Players
#1 Sergio Aguero
#2 Zlatan Ibrahimović
#3 Jamie Vardy
#4 Daniel Sturridge
#5 Romelu Lukaku

Economic Choice
Danny Welbeck

 
 
Best FIFA 17 Premier League Forwards
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

FIFA 17 Premier League Squad Suggestions

 

A lot of people think that this is the most important part of the guide. It’s not. The thing that is really important to know is how to choose players based on their role and style of play that fits each player. The team suggestions that follow are simple graphic indicators of what we wrote previously. They should serve merely as orientation because it’s impossible to build a team that fits everyone. They depend on various factors we don’t know such as budget, formation, style of play and player preferences.

To try and explore the needs of the maximum player as possible we suggest three teams with different budgets and formations: 4-1-2-1-2 with unlimited budget, 4-3-3 with medium budget and 4-4-2 with a low budget.

 
 
 
 

FIFA 17 Premier League Squad with Unlimited Budget

 

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First Squad
 

GK: David De Gea
RB: Kyle Walker
CBR: Vicent Kompany
CBL: Laurent Koscielny
LB: Azpilicueta
CDM: Paul Pogba
RM: Willian
LM: Eden Harazd
CAM: Kevin De Bruyne
STR: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
STL: Sergio Aguero

Substitutes and Reserves
 

GK: Thibaut Courtois
RB: Héctor Bellerín
CB: Eric Bailly
CB: Nicolás Otamendi
LB: Leighton Baines
CDM: Yaya Touré
RM: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
LM: Alexis Sánchez
CAM: Mesut Özil
ST: Jamie Vardy
ST: Daniel Sturridge

 
 
Budget
October 2016
 

Playstation 4: 2,500 million coins
Xbox One: 2,600 million coins

 
 
Updated Prices

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Summary

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

De Gea is the natural choice to the goal. However, who to put as his replacement presents one of the most difficult decisions. Lloris and Courtois are both amazing goalkeepers and you will be fine with either of them.

Koscielny is the boss of the back four. Kompany is still good enough to play in the starting eleven but, if you need someone faster, pick Bailly. He is a great addition to this league, especially considering the lack of quality fast players in this position. Kyle Walker imposes himself with his tremendous pace to be our choice at the right back position, while at left back Azpilicueta and Baines are both good enough to take the position.

Although Pogba is originally a CM in FUT 17, he also plays well as CDM. You may think that it is a waste have a so amazing player as him in this position, but it is the best way to not relegate De Bruyne to the bench. The Belgium midfielder is incredibly good.

Once again, the Chelea’s players Willian and Hazard are the right choices to the wings. Now, more than ever, they are so brilliant that they are second to none in these positions.

If your budget allows you, Agüero and Ibrahimovic are the obvious choices for the attack line. Excepting Pogba, they are clearly the most expensive players in the league, which is a reflection of just how good they are. If Ibrahimovic is not fast enough for you, even with a chemistry style applied that improves the pace, use Vardy.

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FIFA 17 Premier League Squad with Medium Budget

 

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First Squad
 

GK: Claudio Bravo
RB: Kyle Walker
CBR: Eric Bailly
CBL: Chris Smalling
LB: Azpilicueta
CMR: Christian Eriksen
CMC: Nemanja Matic
CML: Jack Wilshere
RW: Xherdhan Shaqiri
LW: Memphis Depay
ST: Romelu Lukaku

Substitutes and Reserves
 

GK: Steve Mandanda
RB: Héctor Bellerín
CB: Shkodran Mustafi
CB: Toby Alderweireld
LB: Leighton Baines
CM: Morgan Schneiderlin
CM: Ander Herrera
CM: Roberto Pereyra
RW: Deulofeu
LW: Kevin Mirallas
ST: Harry Kane

 
 
Budget
October 2016
 

Playstation 4: 210k coins
Xbox One: 180k coins

 
 
Updated Prices

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Summary

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

In goal, Lloris and Courtois are too expensive to this squad. Claudio Bravo is not a tall goalkeeper but he is good enough to keep your goal safe.

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

Matic wasn’t in the unlimited budget squad because of Pogba but in this squad he has to be there. He has the muscle that every midfield needs. Eriksen and Wilshere complete the midfield.

Mané and Sané are very popular right midfielders but, in our opinion, Deulofeu and Shaqiri are better than them. Depay wins the spot on the left side. Mkhitaryan and Sterling are too expensive to this squad.

Over the attack line, Lukaku is an excellent but also expensive choice.
His pace, strength and completeness are great but if your budget doesn’t allow you to use him, pick Harry Kane as replacement. Excepting pace, he has amazing stats.

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FIFA 17 Premier League Squad with Low Budget

 

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First Squad
 

GK: Asmir Begovic
RB: Matteo Darmian
CBR: Winston Reid
CBL: Kurt Zouma
LB: Luke Shaw
CMR: Morgan Schneiderlin
CML: Jack Wilshere
RM: Deulofeu
LM: Kevin Mirallas
STR: Danny Welbeck
STL: Christian Benteke

Substitutes and Reserves
 

GK: Loris Karius
RB: Brice Dja Djédjé
CB: Christian Kabasele
CB: Angelo Ogbonna
LB: Danny Rose
CM: James McCarthy
CM: Roberto Pereyra
RW: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
LW: Pedro
ST: Callum Wilson
ST: Islam Slimani

 
 
Budget
October 2016
 

Playstation 4: 40k coins
Xbox One: 30k coins

 
 
Updated Prices

If you want to know the current prices of any player or of the full squad, please click here.

 
 
Summary

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

Begovic is the most expensive player in this squad but you don’t want to concede goals, right?

The same goes for the rest of the defence: Zouma, Reid, Shaw and Darmian are not the cheapest ones but they worth the investment.

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

 
 
 

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