THE BEST FIFA 21 LA LIGA DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS
Many of the FUT formations require some midfielders that have a natural aptitude to defend. Central defensive midfielders distinguish themselves for being especially aimed to help the back line. According to their attributes and their work rates, they can also be useful to start attacks. They occupy a very strategic position in the field.
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Key Attributes
You need to look at several attributes when choosing a central defensive midfielder: defending, to be able to support the back line; strength, to win possession more times; heading, to win the ball in aerial moves like goal kicks; pace, to cover as many spaces as possible; stamina, so he can equally participate in offensive and defensive plays (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 ones.
Usually, defensive midfielders are chosen to help the defence. So, it makes sense that they have high defensive stats. The area of the field occupied by CDMs is the one where most ball disputes happen. Strong players will have highest probabilities of winning the ball.
Usually, defensive midfielders are chosen to help the defence. So, it makes sense that they have high defensive stats. The area of the field occupied by CDMs is the one where most ball disputes happen. Strong players will have highest probabilities of winning the ball.
Rating
Casemiro | 89 | ||
Sergio Busquets | 87 | ||
Fernando | 83 | ||
Lucas Torreira | 81 | ||
Illarramendi | 80 | ||
Mauro Arambarri | 80 | ||
William Carvalho | 80 | ||
Iborra | 79 | ||
Nemanja Gudelj | 79 | ||
Nemanja Maksimović | 79 | ||
Zubeldia | 79 | ||
Iván Marcone | 78 | ||
Papakouli Diop | 78 | ||
Montoro | 77 | ||
Oier | 77 | ||
Okay Yokuşlu | 77 | ||
Guido Rodríguez | 76 | ||
Ibrahim Amadou | 76 | ||
Luis Milla | 76 | ||
Maxime Gonalons | 76 | ||
Ramón Azeez | 75 | ||
Sergio Álvarez | 75 |
Defending
89Casemiro | 86 | ||
87Sergio Busquets | 83 | ||
83Fernando | 82 | ||
81Lucas Torreira | 79 | ||
80Mauro Arambarri | 78 | ||
78Papakouli Diop | 78 | ||
80Illarramendi | 77 | ||
79Iborra | 77 | ||
79Nemanja Maksimović | 77 | ||
76Guido Rodríguez | 77 | ||
80William Carvalho | 75 | ||
79Nemanja Gudelj | 75 | ||
79Zubeldia | 75 | ||
77Okay Yokuşlu | 75 | ||
76Maxime Gonalons | 75 | ||
78Iván Marcone | 74 | ||
77Montoro | 74 | ||
77Oier | 74 | ||
76Ibrahim Amadou | 74 | ||
75Sergio Álvarez | 71 | ||
76Luis Milla | 70 | ||
75Ramón Azeez | 70 |
Physical
89Casemiro | 91 | ||
80William Carvalho | 85 | ||
78Papakouli Diop | 85 | ||
79Nemanja Gudelj | 84 | ||
77Okay Yokuşlu | 84 | ||
83Fernando | 82 | ||
78Iván Marcone | 81 | ||
79Iborra | 80 | ||
79Zubeldia | 80 | ||
76Ibrahim Amadou | 79 | ||
79Nemanja Maksimović | 78 | ||
76Guido Rodríguez | 78 | ||
75Sergio Álvarez | 78 | ||
87Sergio Busquets | 77 | ||
80Mauro Arambarri | 76 | ||
77Oier | 75 | ||
75Ramón Azeez | 75 | ||
81Lucas Torreira | 74 | ||
76Maxime Gonalons | 72 | ||
76Luis Milla | 72 | ||
77Montoro | 70 | ||
80Illarramendi | 69 |
Casemiro is the only good defensive midfielder playing in this league. He is the CDM who gives more security to the back line but he is also a good offensive player. He could be faster but compared with the other CDMs, he is OK.
If you don’t have enough coins to pay him, only Fernando will save you to get into troubles. He’s not a top defensive midfielder but his strength and defensive skills are good enough for most of the teams.
The major problem of La Liga CDMs is their pace. It’s incredible how there are so many slow players in this position. In our opinion, someone with less than 50 of pace should not be selected to your team, even if you think to apply him a chemistry style that boosts the pace. It’s the case of Sergio Busquets, William Carvalho, Iborra or Diop. Any of these would be a very interesting player if the was faster.
If you don’t have enough coins to pay him, only Fernando will save you to get into troubles. He’s not a top defensive midfielder but his strength and defensive skills are good enough for most of the teams.
The major problem of La Liga CDMs is their pace. It’s incredible how there are so many slow players in this position. In our opinion, someone with less than 50 of pace should not be selected to your team, even if you think to apply him a chemistry style that boosts the pace. It’s the case of Sergio Busquets, William Carvalho, Iborra or Diop. Any of these would be a very interesting player if the was faster.
THE BEST FIFA 21 LA LIGA CENTRE MIDFIELDERS
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 chances and set the pace of the game.
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Key Attributes
Centre midfielders are responsible for discovering lines that break the opponent’s defence. Their passing quality has to be really good so they can assist forwards.
Good dribbling skills allows the team to move forward, creating potential problems to the other team.
Good dribbling skills allows the team to move forward, creating potential problems to the other team.
Rating
Toni Kroos | 88 | ||
Luka Modrić | 87 | ||
Frenkie de Jong | 85 | ||
Koke | 85 | ||
Miralem Pjanić | 85 | ||
Parejo | 85 | ||
Saúl | 84 | ||
Thomas Partey | 84 | ||
Federico Valverde | 83 | ||
Canales | 82 | ||
Ivan Rakitić | 82 | ||
Marcos Llorente | 82 | ||
Héctor Herrera | 81 | ||
Campaña | 80 | ||
Francis Coquelin | 80 | ||
Merino | 80 | ||
Dani García | 79 | ||
Geoffrey Kondogbia | 79 | ||
Joan Jordán | 79 | ||
Rafinha | 79 | ||
Andrés Guardado | 78 | ||
Manu Trigueros | 78 | ||
Roque Mesa | 78 | ||
Roque Mesa | 78 | ||
Rubén Alcaraz | 78 |
Passing
88Toni Kroos | 91 | ||
85Parejo | 90 | ||
87Luka Modrić | 89 | ||
85Miralem Pjanić | 87 | ||
85Koke | 85 | ||
82Ivan Rakitić | 85 | ||
85Frenkie de Jong | 84 | ||
82Canales | 83 | ||
80Campaña | 82 | ||
84Thomas Partey | 81 | ||
84Saúl | 79 | ||
82Marcos Llorente | 79 | ||
79Joan Jordán | 79 | ||
79Rafinha | 79 | ||
78Andrés Guardado | 79 | ||
78Rubén Alcaraz | 79 | ||
77Franco Vázquez | 79 | ||
83Federico Valverde | 78 | ||
80Merino | 78 | ||
77Óliver Torres | 78 | ||
77Unai López | 78 | ||
78Manu Trigueros | 77 | ||
80Francis Coquelin | 76 | ||
81Héctor Herrera | 75 | ||
79Geoffrey Kondogbia | 75 |
Dribbling
87Luka Modrić | 88 | ||
85Frenkie de Jong | 87 | ||
85Miralem Pjanić | 85 | ||
82Canales | 83 | ||
79Rafinha | 83 | ||
77Óliver Torres | 82 | ||
88Toni Kroos | 81 | ||
85Parejo | 81 | ||
85Koke | 81 | ||
84Thomas Partey | 81 | ||
84Saúl | 81 | ||
82Marcos Llorente | 81 | ||
80Merino | 81 | ||
75Riqui Puig | 81 | ||
83Federico Valverde | 80 | ||
80Campaña | 80 | ||
80Francis Coquelin | 80 | ||
78Andrés Guardado | 80 | ||
77Franco Vázquez | 79 | ||
77Unai López | 79 | ||
82Ivan Rakitić | 78 | ||
78Roque Mesa | 78 | ||
78Roque Mesa | 78 | ||
79Joan Jordán | 77 | ||
79Geoffrey Kondogbia | 77 |
You have plenty of quality choices for this position no matter what is your play style. In our opinion, there are four players who stand out: Partey, if you need a good defensive midfielder; Modrić, if your goal is to find someone more focused on the attack; Valverde, a typical box-to-box; and Frenkie de Jong, if you want to a player balanced between the attack and the defence.
There are other good players that you can use like Llorente, who is the centre midfielder with the highest face stats, Koke and Pjanić. If you don’t mind to play with slower players, Kroos and Parejo, who are very similar, are very interesting options.
There are other good players that you can use like Llorente, who is the centre midfielder with the highest face stats, Koke and Pjanić. If you don’t mind to play with slower players, Kroos and Parejo, who are very similar, are very interesting options.
THE BEST FIFA 21 LA LIGA ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS
An attacking centre midfielder is responsible for creating chances to score. He should have a good dribbling, a decent passing, a high long shot stat and a great vision stat.
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Key Attributes
A central attacking midfielders need to have good passing stats, so he can assist forwards. If he is a good dribbler, he can make all the difference when the team is attacking.
Rating
David Silva | 86 | ||
Isco | 84 | ||
Coutinho | 83 | ||
Martin Ødegaard | 83 | ||
Nabil Fekir | 83 | ||
Borja García | 75 | ||
Óscar | 75 |
Passing
86David Silva | 88 | ||
83Martin Ødegaard | 84 | ||
84Isco | 82 | ||
83Coutinho | 82 | ||
83Nabil Fekir | 81 | ||
75Óscar | 74 | ||
75Borja García | 73 |
Dribbling
84Isco | 89 | ||
86David Silva | 88 | ||
83Coutinho | 88 | ||
83Nabil Fekir | 87 | ||
83Martin Ødegaard | 84 | ||
75Óscar | 77 | ||
75Borja García | 74 |
There are only seven centre attacking midfielders playing in the first division of Spain. Our favourite is Fekir. He is a good example as you shouldn’t pick your players based on their rating. He has the best pace, shooting and physicality stat from these seven CAMs. He is also very good on the dribbling and passing. OK, he is the worst on defending but that’s something you would don’t on someone who plays in this position, right?
Coutinho, our second choice, is also good but not as strong as we would like. If you can’t live without a 5-star skiller, then it’s him who you need.
Ødegaard was another player who surprised us. His shoot could be better (2 stars weak foot doesn’t help), but he’s fast and good with the ball on his feet.
Coutinho, our second choice, is also good but not as strong as we would like. If you can’t live without a 5-star skiller, then it’s him who you need.
Ødegaard was another player who surprised us. His shoot could be better (2 stars weak foot doesn’t help), but he’s fast and good with the ball on his feet.
THE BEST FIFA 21 LA LIGA RIGHT MIDFIELDERS
Wingers are usually responsible for giving game width in the attack.
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Key Attributes
Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to escape opponents. However, to be fast isn’t enough to reach the opponent’s box. A good dribbling stat will help you to surpass the opponents’ players that appear on the way. When reaching the opponent’s box, the winger has to decide what to do. Normally, he decides to cross and that’s why it’s so important to have good passing stats.
Rating
Lionel Messi | 93 | ||
Portu | 83 | ||
Ángel Correa | 82 | ||
Lucas Ocampos | 82 | ||
Suso | 81 | ||
Adnan Januzaj | 80 | ||
Lucas Vázquez | 80 | ||
Carlos Soler | 79 | ||
Fabián Orellana | 79 | ||
Ibai Gómez | 79 | ||
Pedro León | 79 | ||
Rodrygo | 79 | ||
Trincão | 78 | ||
Aleix Vidal | 77 | ||
Puertas | 77 | ||
Roberto Torres | 77 | ||
Rochina | 77 | ||
Samuel Chukwueze | 77 | ||
Hernâni | 76 | ||
Jason | 76 | ||
Óscar Plano | 76 | ||
Abdoulay Diaby | 75 | ||
Allan Nyom | 75 | ||
Brais Méndez | 75 | ||
Dimitri Foulquier | 75 |
Pace
75Abdoulay Diaby | 93 | ||
76Hernâni | 91 | ||
83Portu | 90 | ||
77Samuel Chukwueze | 88 | ||
79Rodrygo | 87 | ||
93Lionel Messi | 85 | ||
76Óscar Plano | 85 | ||
82Ángel Correa | 84 | ||
82Lucas Ocampos | 82 | ||
77Aleix Vidal | 82 | ||
75Takefusa Kubo | 82 | ||
80Lucas Vázquez | 81 | ||
75Allan Nyom | 80 | ||
79Carlos Soler | 79 | ||
78Trincão | 79 | ||
80Adnan Januzaj | 78 | ||
77Puertas | 78 | ||
76Jason | 78 | ||
81Suso | 76 | ||
75Dimitri Foulquier | 76 | ||
79Ibai Gómez | 75 | ||
79Fabián Orellana | 73 | ||
75Brais Méndez | 72 | ||
77Rochina | 70 | ||
77Roberto Torres | 66 |
Dribbling
93Lionel Messi | 95 | ||
82Ángel Correa | 86 | ||
81Suso | 85 | ||
80Adnan Januzaj | 83 | ||
79Rodrygo | 83 | ||
78Trincão | 83 | ||
77Samuel Chukwueze | 83 | ||
83Portu | 82 | ||
82Lucas Ocampos | 82 | ||
75Takefusa Kubo | 82 | ||
77Rochina | 81 | ||
76Hernâni | 81 | ||
80Lucas Vázquez | 80 | ||
79Fabián Orellana | 80 | ||
79Ibai Gómez | 79 | ||
79Carlos Soler | 78 | ||
79Pedro León | 78 | ||
77Aleix Vidal | 78 | ||
76Jason | 77 | ||
75Portillo | 76 | ||
77Puertas | 75 | ||
77Roberto Torres | 75 | ||
76Óscar Plano | 75 | ||
75Abdoulay Diaby | 74 | ||
75Dimitri Foulquier | 74 |
Passing
93Lionel Messi | 91 | ||
79Pedro León | 87 | ||
81Suso | 82 | ||
83Portu | 81 | ||
79Ibai Gómez | 80 | ||
79Carlos Soler | 79 | ||
82Lucas Ocampos | 78 | ||
80Adnan Januzaj | 78 | ||
80Lucas Vázquez | 78 | ||
79Fabián Orellana | 78 | ||
77Roberto Torres | 78 | ||
77Rochina | 77 | ||
82Ángel Correa | 75 | ||
75Portillo | 75 | ||
75Brais Méndez | 75 | ||
76Óscar Plano | 74 | ||
77Aleix Vidal | 72 | ||
77Puertas | 72 | ||
76Jason | 72 | ||
75Allan Nyom | 72 | ||
78Trincão | 71 | ||
79Rodrygo | 70 | ||
75Dimitri Foulquier | 70 | ||
76Hernâni | 68 | ||
75Takefusa Kubo | 68 |
You know Messi. He’s a beast. With him on your team, you will have a lot of quality time playing FIFA. However, he’s very expensive and you probably will need to find a few alternatives to him.
In our opinion, Portu is the best alternative. He’s one of the fastest and also one of the strongest – two stats that are OP every single year. His passing and dribbling stats are also good and he has high stamina and high work rates. For more affordable squads, we recommend Ángel Correa and Lucas Ocampos.
Other interesting options include Rodrygo and Suso. The first is fast but has a bad passing, while with the other it is the opposite.
In our opinion, Portu is the best alternative. He’s one of the fastest and also one of the strongest – two stats that are OP every single year. His passing and dribbling stats are also good and he has high stamina and high work rates. For more affordable squads, we recommend Ángel Correa and Lucas Ocampos.
Other interesting options include Rodrygo and Suso. The first is fast but has a bad passing, while with the other it is the opposite.
THE BEST FIFA 21 LA LIGA LEFT MIDFIELDERS
The left wingers have exactly the same role as their team mates from the other side.
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Key Attributes
Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to escape opponents. However, to be fast isn’t enough to reach the opponent’s box. A good dribbling stat will help you to surpass the opponents’ players that appear on the way. When reaching the opponent’s box, the winger has to decide what to do. Normally, he decides to cross and that’s why it’s so important to have good passing stats.
Rating
Eden Hazard | 88 | ||
Oyarzabal | 84 | ||
Muniain | 83 | ||
Ousmane Dembélé | 83 | ||
Marco Asensio | 82 | ||
Yannick Carrasco | 82 | ||
Cucurella | 81 | ||
Gonçalo Guedes | 81 | ||
Thomas Lemar | 81 | ||
Joaquín | 80 | ||
Vinícius Jr. | 80 | ||
Enis Bardhi | 79 | ||
Rubén García | 79 | ||
Vitolo | 79 | ||
Cristian Tello | 78 | ||
Darwin Machís | 78 | ||
Denis Suárez | 78 | ||
Jony | 78 | ||
Takashi Inui | 78 | ||
Córdoba | 77 | ||
Denis Cheryshev | 77 | ||
Moi Gómez | 77 | ||
Oussama Idrissi | 77 | ||
Toni Villa | 77 | ||
Amath Ndiaye | 76 |
Pace
80Vinícius Jr. | 95 | ||
83Ousmane Dembélé | 92 | ||
76Amath Ndiaye | 92 | ||
82Yannick Carrasco | 91 | ||
78Cristian Tello | 89 | ||
88Eden Hazard | 88 | ||
76Ansu Fati | 88 | ||
81Gonçalo Guedes | 87 | ||
75Waldo | 87 | ||
78Darwin Machís | 86 | ||
77Oussama Idrissi | 84 | ||
78Jony | 83 | ||
77Córdoba | 83 | ||
84Oyarzabal | 81 | ||
83Muniain | 81 | ||
81Cucurella | 81 | ||
81Thomas Lemar | 80 | ||
78Takashi Inui | 80 | ||
82Marco Asensio | 79 | ||
77Denis Cheryshev | 79 | ||
79Rubén García | 78 | ||
75Ontiveros | 78 | ||
79Vitolo | 77 | ||
77Toni Villa | 77 | ||
79Enis Bardhi | 76 |
Dribbling
88Eden Hazard | 92 | ||
83Muniain | 87 | ||
83Ousmane Dembélé | 86 | ||
80Vinícius Jr. | 86 | ||
82Yannick Carrasco | 84 | ||
81Thomas Lemar | 84 | ||
84Oyarzabal | 83 | ||
82Marco Asensio | 83 | ||
78Takashi Inui | 83 | ||
79Enis Bardhi | 82 | ||
77Toni Villa | 82 | ||
81Gonçalo Guedes | 81 | ||
78Denis Suárez | 81 | ||
77Oussama Idrissi | 81 | ||
76Amath Ndiaye | 81 | ||
80Joaquín | 80 | ||
78Darwin Machís | 80 | ||
75Waldo | 80 | ||
81Cucurella | 79 | ||
79Rubén García | 79 | ||
79Vitolo | 79 | ||
78Cristian Tello | 79 | ||
77Córdoba | 79 | ||
76Ansu Fati | 79 | ||
76Kenedy | 79 |
Passing
88Eden Hazard | 83 | ||
80Joaquín | 83 | ||
82Marco Asensio | 81 | ||
81Thomas Lemar | 81 | ||
84Oyarzabal | 80 | ||
83Muniain | 80 | ||
79Rubén García | 79 | ||
81Cucurella | 78 | ||
79Enis Bardhi | 78 | ||
78Denis Suárez | 78 | ||
83Ousmane Dembélé | 77 | ||
78Jony | 77 | ||
77Moi Gómez | 77 | ||
81Gonçalo Guedes | 76 | ||
79Vitolo | 76 | ||
77Denis Cheryshev | 76 | ||
82Yannick Carrasco | 75 | ||
78Takashi Inui | 75 | ||
77Toni Villa | 75 | ||
76Nolito | 75 | ||
75Merquelanz | 75 | ||
78Darwin Machís | 74 | ||
78Cristian Tello | 74 | ||
75Ontiveros | 73 | ||
76Kenedy | 72 |
From the six face stats, Hazard is the best in three: shooting, passing and dribbling. If you join the 4/4 skills and perfect work rates, you get one of the best players on LaLiga and obviously, the best left-winger. Dembélé is far from his quality but has something unique: is 5 stars for both skills and work foot.
Carrasco is much cheaper than Vinicius but, in our opinion, he is a better player. The only reason we see that could make you pick the Brazilian is the 5-stars skills. However, let’s be honest: how many times you perform 5 stars moves while playing?
Muniain, Lemar and Oyarzabal are other decent choices. The first one could be much better if it wasn’t his work rates. Who the hell wants to play with a medium/low player?
A final mention to Cucurella. He may be useful in specific cases, since he is the player with the highest face stats.
Carrasco is much cheaper than Vinicius but, in our opinion, he is a better player. The only reason we see that could make you pick the Brazilian is the 5-stars skills. However, let’s be honest: how many times you perform 5 stars moves while playing?
Muniain, Lemar and Oyarzabal are other decent choices. The first one could be much better if it wasn’t his work rates. Who the hell wants to play with a medium/low player?
A final mention to Cucurella. He may be useful in specific cases, since he is the player with the highest face stats.