For all those players who plan to build a FIFA 17 La Liga Santander squad, we’ve conducted an extensive analysis on the best players.
Here is our guide to the top Spanish league in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team.
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Introduction to the FIFA 17 La Liga 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 La Liga Santander squad. Even the players that already have a team based in this league, 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 La Liga Santander 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 La Liga Santander squads are suggested, we added a link where you can check anytime the updated prices.
La Liga Santander
Arguably no league has as good players as the main football competition in Spain. The qualification for the champion is made through the points system. Whichever team gathers the most points wins the league. The first four classified gain access to the champions league in the following year, while the fifth and sixth qualify for the Europa League and the last three trade places with the first two promoted from the Segunda División and with the play-off winner. 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 Liga BBVA is the third most watched football league in the world and the best league classified in the UEFA league coefficients.
Started in 1928, La Liga has only been conquered by nine clubs. The dominant clubs are Real Madrid and Barcelona, with a total of 32 and 24 titles. Atlético de Madrid (10), Atlético de Bilbao (8), Valência (6) and Real Sociedad (2) were the other teams that have won the league more than once, while Deportivo la Coruna, Real Bétis and Sevilla only won the title once.
As of last season, the La Liga lost some good players such as Claudio Bravo and Nolito (Manchester City), Borja Bastón (Swansea), Grzegorz Krychowiak and Jesé (Paris Saint-Germain), Ciro Immobile (Lazio) and Lucas Pérez (Arsenal). But, the biggest transfers out were Eric Bailly, from Villarreal to Manchester United, and Shkodran Mustafi, from Valência to Arsenal, for a total amount of almost 80 million Euros.
These transfers didn’t necessarily make the La Liga weaker. The Spanish teams spent more than 500 million Euros on strong reinforcements: Samuel Umtiti and Lucas Digne (FC Barcelona), Nico Gaitán and Sime Vrsaljko (Atlético de Madrid), Roberto Soriano and Nicola Sansone (Villareal), Franco Vázquez and Joaquín Correa (Sevilha) and Ezequiel Garay and Nani (Valência). But the biggest signing of the season happened in Madrid. Álvaro Morata returned to Real Madrid for a transfer fee around 30 million Euros.
There are many great player choices to make which will make an even better team for you to aim to build. But, since it’s the league with better players, their prices are high. Only the Premier League players are more expensive than these ones. To the players with a limited budget, there are other better options.
LA LIGA SANTANDER
Total Players: 536
Gold Players: 326
Average Rating (Global): 75
Best New Cards:
Nico Gaitán
Ezequiel Garay
Nani
Highest Upgrades:
Oyarzabal (+21)
Maurício Lemos (+20)
Charly Musonda (+17)
David Juncà (+13)
Highest Downgrades:
Tito (-4)
Mikel Gonzalez (-4)
Gonzalo Castro (-4)
Granero (-4)
Best FIFA 17 La Liga 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 La Liga Santander play in Madrid: Oblak and Keylor Navas. 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 | |||
Jan Oblak | 87 | Atlético Madrid | SVN |
Keylor Navas | 85 | Real Madrid | COS |
Diego Alves | 83 | Valencia CF | BRA |
Marc-André ter Stegen | 83 | FC Barcelona | GER |
Gerónimo Rulli | 82 | Real Sociedad | ARG |
Salvatore Sirigu | 82 | Sevilla FC | ITA |
Jasper Cillessen | 81 | FC Barcelona | NED |
Sergio Asenjo | 81 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Moyá | 81 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Diego López | 81 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Guillermo Ochoa | 80 | Granada CF | MEX |
Adán | 80 | Real Betis | ESP |
Roberto | 80 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Sergio Rico | 80 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Carlos Idriss Kameni | 80 | Málaga CF | CAM |
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 Diego Alves and Ochoa.
GOALKEEPERS WITH BEST REFLEXES | |||
Diego Alves | 87 | Valencia CF | BRA |
Guillermo Ochoa | 87 | Granada CF | MEX |
Gerónimo Rulli | 86 | Real Sociedad | ARG |
Keylor Navas | 85 | Real Madrid | COS |
Marc-André ter Stegen | 85 | FC Barcelona | GER |
Denys Boyko | 84 | Málaga CF | UKR |
Salvatore Sirigu | 83 | Sevilla FC | ITA |
Roberto | 83 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Jan Oblak | 82 | Atlético Madrid | SVN |
Sergio Rico | 82 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Carlos Idriss Kameni | 82 | Málaga CF | CAM |
Iván Cuéllar | 81 | Sporting Gijón | ESP |
Javi Varas | 81 | UD Las Palmas | ESP |
Mathew Ryan | 80 | Valencia CF | AUS |
Sergio | 80 | Celta Vigo | ESP |
Diving is a fundamental attribute when choosing a goalkeeper. It measures the capacity for a goalkeeper to make a save when jumping.
Diego Alves is also the best one with this attribute, with a slight advantage over Keylor Navas. For those who are looking for the cheaper solution, Rulli is a valid alternative.
GOALKEEPER WITH BEST DIVING | |||
Diego Alves | 88 | Valencia CF | BRA |
Keylor Navas | 87 | Real Madrid | COS |
Gerónimo Rulli | 85 | Real Sociedad | ARG |
Moyá | 85 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Marc-André ter Stegen | 84 | FC Barcelona | GER |
Sergio Asenjo | 84 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Jan Oblak | 83 | Atlético Madrid | SVN |
Salvatore Sirigu | 83 | Sevilla FC | ITA |
Denys Boyko | 83 | Málaga CF | UKR |
Carlos Idriss Kameni | 82 | Málaga CF | CAM |
Mathew Ryan | 82 | Valencia CF | AUS |
Roberto | 81 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Serantes | 81 | CD Leganés | ESP |
Sergio Rico | 80 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Javi Varas | 80 | UD Las Palmas | ESP |
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 the weakness of Oblak, Navas and Diego Alves. None of these goalkeepers are even in this TOP 10.
TALLEST GOALKEEPERS | |||
Diego López | 196 / 6′5″ | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Sergio Rico | 194 / 6′4″ | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Denys Boyko | 194 / 6′4″ | Málaga CF | UKR |
Przemysław Tytoń | 194 / 6′4″ | RC Deportivo | POL |
Salvatore Sirigu | 192 / 6′4″ | Sevilla FC | ITA |
Roberto | 192 / 6′4″ | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Kiko Casilla | 191 / 6′3″ | Real Madrid | ESP |
Iraizoz | 191 / 6′3″ | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Adán | 190 / 6′3″ | Real Betis | ESP |
Gerónimo Rulli | 189 / 6′2″ | Real Sociedad | ARG |
Moyá | 189 / 6′2″ | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Sergio Asenjo | 189 / 6′2″ | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Mariano Barbosa | 188 / 6′2″ | Villarreal CF | ARG |
Diego Alves | 187 / 6′2″ | Valencia CF | BRA |
Marc-André ter Stegen | 187 / 6′2″ | FC Barcelona | GER |
Now that Casillas, Courtois and Claudio Bravo are not playing in this league any more, the choice for the best La Liga goalkeeper on FIFA 17 Ultimate Team is not easy.
In our opinion, this position is in good hands (literally) whether you choose Jan Oblak or Keylor Navas. The two goalkeepers are similar stat-wise for the most important attributes. If we had to pick one, it would be Oblak because he is taller and has an amazing handling stat – in the entire game, only Courtois ie better than him.
In terms of cheaper goalkeepers, our suggestion goes for Diego Alves. For those who want an even cheaper option, Rulli is also a good alternative. He is clearly better than Marc-André ter Stegen and cheaper.
GOALKEEPERS
Best Players
#1 Jan Oblak
#2 Keylor Navas
#3 Diego Alves
#4 Gerónimo Rulli
#5 Marc-André ter Stegen
Economic Choice
Diego Alves
Best FIFA 17 La Liga 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.
Sergio Ramos is the centre back with best reputation in La Liga Santander.
HIGHEST RATED CENTRE BACKS | |||
Sergio Ramos | 89 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Diego Godín | 88 | Atlético Madrid | URU |
Pepe | 88 | Real Madrid | POR |
Piqué | 86 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Javier Mascherano | 85 | FC Barcelona | ARG |
Raphaël Varane | 84 | Real Madrid | FRA |
Ezequiel Garay | 84 | Valencia CF | ARG |
Aymeric Laporte | 84 | Athletic Bilbao | FRA |
José María Giménez | 83 | Atlético Madrid | URU |
Mateo Musacchio | 83 | Villarreal CF | ARG |
Samuel Umtiti | 82 | FC Barcelona | FRA |
Stefan Savić | 82 | Atlético Madrid | MON |
Adil Rami | 82 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Víctor Ruíz | 81 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Iñigo Martínez | 81 | Real Sociedad | ESP |
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 three best rated players, Ramos, Godín and Pepe. 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 | |||
Diego Godín | 88 | Atlético Madrid | URU |
Pepe | 88 | Real Madrid | POR |
Sergio Ramos | 87 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Ezequiel Garay | 87 | Valencia CF | ARG |
Piqué | 86 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Aymeric Laporte | 86 | Athletic Bilbao | FRA |
Javier Mascherano | 85 | FC Barcelona | ARG |
Raphaël Varane | 85 | Real Madrid | FRA |
José María Giménez | 84 | Atlético Madrid | URU |
Mateo Musacchio | 84 | Villarreal CF | ARG |
Stefan Savić | 83 | Atlético Madrid | MON |
Jérémy Mathieu | 83 | FC Barcelona | FRA |
Samuel Umtiti | 82 | FC Barcelona | FRA |
Adil Rami | 82 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Iñigo Martínez | 82 | Real Sociedad | ESP |
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 players are very balanced.
CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PHYSICAL | |||
Thimothée Kolodziejczak | 84 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Eliaquim Mangala | 84 | Valencia CF | FRA |
Bruno | 84 | Real Betis | ESP |
Sergio Ramos | 83 | Real Madrid | ESP |
José María Giménez | 83 | Atlético Madrid | URU |
Aymen Abdennour | 83 | Valencia CF | TUN |
Albentosa | 83 | RC Deportivo | ESP |
Jean-Sylvain Babin | 83 | Sporting Gijón | FRA |
Etxeita | 82 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Laguardia | 82 | Deport. Alavés | ESP |
Fernando Amorebieta | 82 | Sporting Gijón | VEN |
Martín Mantovani | 82 | CD Leganés | ARG |
Pepe | 81 | Real Madrid | POR |
Ezequiel Garay | 81 | Valencia CF | ARG |
Adil Rami | 81 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
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 Diego Godín and Javier Mascherano are weak. There are much faster players in La Liga. As usual, the first on the list is Sergio Ramos.
CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PACE | |||
Sergio Ramos | 78 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Raphaël Varane | 77 | Real Madrid | FRA |
Samuel Umtiti | 75 | FC Barcelona | FRA |
Eliaquim Mangala | 73 | Valencia CF | FRA |
Nacho Fernández | 73 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Bigas | 73 | UD Las Palmas | ESP |
Iñigo Martínez | 72 | Real Sociedad | ESP |
Álvaro | 72 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Jérémy Mathieu | 71 | FC Barcelona | FRA |
Thimothée Kolodziejczak | 71 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Mauricio Lemos | 71 | UD Las Palmas | URU |
Pepe | 70 | Real Madrid | POR |
Jorge Meré | 70 | Sporting Gijón | ESP |
José María Giménez | 69 | Atlético Madrid | URU |
Aïssa Mandi | 68 | Real Betis | ALG |
Sergio Ramos is our number one choice for this position. Fast and with good defending and attacking attributes, the Madrid’ defender is for that the without a chance most expensive of all central backs of the La Liga. Despite his high quality, you have to pay attention to this player because of his work rate high/medium. You need to choose very well who will be his team mate in the center of the defence. We recommend Pepe, because he is the second best centre back of this league and has the perfect work rate to play with Sergio Ramos.
Except you are playing with a 5xx formation, we don’t recommend to use Mascherano, Piqué or Godín. They are too slow. Varane and Umtiti are cheaper and much better choices.
CENTRE BACKS
Best Players
#1 Sérgio Ramos
#2 Pepe
#3 Raphaël Varane
#4 Samuel Umtiti
#5 Diego Godín
Economic Choice
Jérémy Mathieu
Best FIFA 17 La Liga 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 La Liga squad is an extremely hard choice. There are various valid options depending on the style of play.
HIGHEST RATED RIGHT BACKS | |||
Carvajal | 83 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Juanfran | 83 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
De Marcos | 81 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Danilo | 80 | Real Madrid | BRA |
Mario Gaspar | 80 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Hugo Mallo | 80 | Celta Vigo | ESP |
Montoya | 79 | Valencia CF | ESP |
Mariano | 79 | Sevilla FC | BRA |
Šime Vrsaljko | 79 | Atlético Madrid | CRO |
João Cancelo | 79 | Valencia CF | POR |
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.
Carvajal is the player that best fits this aspect. The only other players that offer him any type of competition are Mario Gaspar and Juanfran.
RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING | |||
Carvajal | 81 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Mario Gaspar | 80 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Juanfran | 79 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Danilo | 78 | Real Madrid | BRA |
Hugo Mallo | 77 | Celta Vigo | ESP |
Šime Vrsaljko | 77 | Atlético Madrid | CRO |
Aritz Elustondo | 77 | Real Sociedad | ESP |
Gabriel Mercado | 77 | Sevilla FC | ARG |
Bóveda | 76 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Antonio Rukavina | 76 | Villarreal CF | SRB |
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.
Alei Vidal is the fastest La Liga right-back in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team. Besides him, only Cancelo and Michel Macedo may be considered reasonably fast.
RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST PACE | |||
Aleix Vidal | 91 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
João Cancelo | 89 | Valencia CF | POR |
Michel Macedo | 89 | UD Las Palmas | BRA |
De Marcos | 88 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Capa | 87 | SD Eibar | ESP |
Montoya | 86 | Valencia CF | ESP |
Juanfran | 84 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Mariano | 84 | Sevilla FC | BRA |
Carvajal | 82 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Lora | 82 | Sporting Gijón | ESP |
The right-backs are probably the most difficult choices of this league. In our opinion, Juanfran is the best one. However, Carvajal is also a quality choice, except if you need pace. In that case, pick De Marcos or João Cancelo.
RIGHT BACKS
Best Players
#1 Juanfran
#2 Carvajal
#3 De Marcos
#4 João Cancelo
#5 Danilo
Economic Choice
De Marcos
Best FIFA 17 La Liga 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 La Liga players that stand out in this position: Marcelo and Jordi Alba.
HIGHEST RATED LEFT BACKS | |||
Marcelo | 86 | Real Madrid | BRA |
Jordi Alba | 86 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Filipe Luís | 85 | Atlético Madrid | BRA |
Benoît Trémoulinas | 81 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Gayà | 80 | Valencia CF | ESP |
Fábio Coentrão | 80 | Real Madrid | POR |
Lucas Digne | 79 | FC Barcelona | FRA |
Balenziaga | 79 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Jaume Costa | 79 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Siqueira | 78 | Valencia CF | BRA |
Marcelo is clearly the left back who defends better in this league.
LEFT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING | |||
Marcelo | 80 | Real Madrid | BRA |
Filipe Luís | 77 | Atlético Madrid | BRA |
Jordi Alba | 75 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Fábio Coentrão | 73 | Real Madrid | POR |
Balenziaga | 71 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Fernando Navarro | 66 | RC Deportivo | ESP |
Miguel Torres | 64 | Málaga CF | ESP |
Benoît Trémoulinas | 78 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Jonny | 64 | Celta Vigo | ESP |
Jaume Costa | 71 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Jordi Alba is once again the fastest left back in the Spanish league. He makes his speed his biggest threat.
LEFT BACKS WITH BEST PACE | |||
Jordi Alba | 93 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Gayà | 88 | Valencia CF | ESP |
Jaume Costa | 83 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
David Juncà | 83 | SD Eibar | ESP |
Benoît Trémoulinas | 82 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Filipe Luís | 80 | Atlético Madrid | BRA |
Lucas Digne | 80 | FC Barcelona | FRA |
Marcelo | 79 | Real Madrid | BRA |
Jonny | 78 | Celta Vigo | ESP |
Yuri | 78 | Real Sociedad | ESP |
Marcelo is slightly better than Alba in almost every stat, but the pace of the Spanish player can make the difference many times. What he lacks in these attributes he highly compensates with his pace. That’s the main reason why we consider him the best La Liga Santander left back.
Of all the remaining players, Filipe Luís is probably the most interesting one. However, Gayà is our cheapest choice. He doesn’t have the same efficiency as the others we referred too but he’s fast enough to cause some offensive damage and possesses decent skills.
LEFT BACKS
Best Players
#1 Jordi Alba
#2 Marcelo
#3 Filipe Luís
#4 Gayà
#5 Benoît Trémoulinas
Economic Choice
Gayà
Best FIFA 17 La Liga 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.
With regard to the popularity, the supremacy of Busquets over all other La Liga Santander central defensive midfielders is extremely clear.
HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS | |||
Sergio Busquets | 87 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Iborra | 82 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Casemiro | 82 | Real Madrid | BRA |
Steven N’Zonzi | 82 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Iturraspe | 81 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Mikel San José | 81 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Camacho | 81 | Málaga CF | ESP |
Roque Mesa | 79 | UD Las Palmas | ESP |
Alfred N’Diaye | 79 | Villarreal CF | SEN |
Javi Fuego | 79 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Papa Kouli Diop | 78 | RCD Espanyol | SEN |
Gonzalo Escalante | 78 | SD Eibar | ARG |
Nemanja Radoja | 78 | Celta Vigo | SRB |
Petros | 78 | Real Betis | BRA |
Daniel Torres | 77 | Deport. Alavés | COL |
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 CDM with best defending stats are Busquets and Ibora. They are good choices for teams that want to complicate an opponent’s game in the space between the midfield and the defence.
CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST DEFENDING | |||
Sergio Busquets | 83 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Iborra | 83 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Casemiro | 80 | Real Madrid | BRA |
Mikel San José | 80 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Camacho | 80 | Málaga CF | ESP |
Steven N’Zonzi | 79 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Iturraspe | 79 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Alfred N’Diaye | 78 | Villarreal CF | SEN |
Javi Fuego | 76 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Gonzalo Escalante | 76 | SD Eibar | ARG |
Nemanja Radoja | 76 | Celta Vigo | SRB |
Petros | 76 | Real Betis | BRA |
Matías Kranevitter | 76 | Sevilla FC | ARG |
Markel Bergara | 75 | Real Sociedad | ESP |
Papa Kouli Diop | 74 | RCD Espanyol | SEN |
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 La Liga Santander central midfielders. N’Zonzi, Papa Kouli Diop and Casemiro are good examples of that.
CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST PHYSICAL | |||
Steven N’Zonzi | 87 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Alfred N’Diaye | 85 | Villarreal CF | SEN |
Papa Kouli Diop | 85 | RCD Espanyol | SEN |
Casemiro | 84 | Real Madrid | BRA |
Iborra | 83 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Thomas | 82 | Atlético Madrid | GHA |
Sergio Busquets | 81 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Camacho | 81 | Málaga CF | ESP |
David López | 81 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Rubén Pérez | 81 | CD Leganés | ESP |
Javi Fuego | 80 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Mikel San José | 79 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Roque Mesa | 79 | UD Las Palmas | ESP |
Daniel Torres | 79 | Deport. Alavés | COL |
Timor | 79 | CD Leganés | ESP |
In our opinion, Busquets is a special defensive midfelder because he’s tactical, good on the ball and play better in the opposite midfield.
For those who want an element that offer defensive solidity to the team for a low price, N’Zonzi is a very interesting choice. He is our economic choice.
CENTRE DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
#1 Sergio Busquets
#2 Casemiro
#3 Steven N’Zonzi
#4 Iborra
#5 Alfred N’Diaye
Economic Choice
Steven N’Zonzi
Best FIFA 17 La Liga 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 La Liga Santander. Some of the world’s best footballers play there. It’s the case of the Iniesta, Kroos, James and Rakitic.
HIGHEST RATED CENTRE MIDFIELDERS | |||
Luka Modrić | 89 | Real Madrid | CRO |
Iniesta | 88 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Toni Kroos | 88 | Real Madrid | GER |
James Rodríguez | 87 | Real Madrid | COL |
Ivan Rakitić | 87 | FC Barcelona | CRO |
Arda Turan | 84 | FC Barcelona | TUR |
Koke | 84 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Isco | 84 | Real Madrid | ESP |
André Gomes | 84 | FC Barcelona | POR |
Bruno | 83 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Parejo | 82 | Valencia CF | ESP |
Franco Vázquez | 82 | Sevilla FC | ITA |
Beñat | 82 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Gabi | 82 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Tiago | 81 | Atlético Madrid | POR |
Augusto Fernández | 81 | Atlético Madrid | ARG |
Ganso | 81 | Sevilla FC | BRA |
Raúl García | 81 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Marco Asensio | 81 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Daniel Wass | 80 | Celta Vigo | DEN |
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.
Kroos, Iniesta and Parejo have a great passing stat.
CENTRE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST PASSING | |||
Toni Kroos | 88 | Real Madrid | GER |
Iniesta | 87 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Parejo | 87 | Valencia CF | ESP |
Luka Modrić | 86 | Real Madrid | CRO |
Ivan Rakitić | 86 | FC Barcelona | CRO |
James Rodríguez | 85 | Real Madrid | COL |
Koke | 85 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Ganso | 85 | Sevilla FC | BRA |
Beñat | 84 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Arda Turan | 83 | FC Barcelona | TUR |
Marco Asensio | 83 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Raúl García | 82 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Hiroshi Kiyotake | 82 | Sevilla FC | JAP |
Mateo Kovačić | 82 | Real Madrid | CRO |
Sergi Roberto | 81 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Isco | 80 | Real Madrid | ESP |
André Gomes | 80 | FC Barcelona | POR |
Gabi | 80 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Daniel Wass | 80 | Celta Vigo | DEN |
Marcelo Díaz | 80 | Celta Vigo | CHI |
A Centre midfielder usually needs creativity. Good dribbling allows the team to move forward, creating potential disequilibrium’s.
La Liga players supremacy is also showed through their dribbling. Iniesta and Modric are the two of the best dribblers in the world.
CENTRE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST DRIBBLING | |||
Iniesta | 90 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Luka Modrić | 89 | Real Madrid | CRO |
Arda Turan | 86 | FC Barcelona | TUR |
Isco | 86 | Real Madrid | ESP |
James Rodríguez | 85 | Real Madrid | COL |
Rafinha | 85 | FC Barcelona | BRA |
Mateo Kovačić | 85 | Real Madrid | CRO |
Franco Vázquez | 84 | Sevilla FC | ITA |
André Gomes | 83 | FC Barcelona | POR |
Ganso | 83 | Sevilla FC | BRA |
Ivan Rakitić | 82 | FC Barcelona | CRO |
Koke | 82 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Marco Asensio | 82 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Emre Çolak | 82 | RC Deportivo | TUR |
Dani Ceballos | 81 | Real Betis | ESP |
Saúl | 80 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Roberto Soriano | 80 | Villarreal CF | ITA |
Víctor Rodríguez | 80 | Sporting Gijón | ESP |
Tana | 80 | UD Las Palmas | ESP |
Toni Kroos | 79 | Real Madrid | GER |
Iniesta is the best player in the attributes that we consider most important in this position. However, our preferences goes to James Rodriguez and Modric. They are much more balanced midfielders. James is one of the fastest players and with better shooting while the Croatian is a box to box player. Kroos is not in our first choices because he is too slow for this game.
You should choose your centre midfielder according to your needs. Modric is the perfect CM who helps the defence; James is a CAM that tries to make the difference in the last third of the field; Iniesta is the best player to assists to goal. If you don’t have money for these players, you can try Rakitic
André Gomes, Koke and Isco are three quality players that can be used in medium budget squads.
Our cheapest choice falls to Turan.
CENTRE MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
#1 James Rodríguez
#2 Luka Modrić
#3 Iniesta
#4 Ivan Rakitić
#5 André Gomes
Economic Choice
Arda Turan
Best FIFA 17 La Liga Right Wingers
RM | RW | RF
The wingers are responsible for giving game width in the attack. They’re normally very explosive players.
The best wingers in the world play in La Liga Santander: Ronaldo and Neymar on the left side; Messi and Bale one the right side.
HIGHEST RATED RIGHT WINGERS | |||
Lionel Messi | 93 | FC Barcelona | ARG |
Gareth Bale | 90 | Real Madrid | WAL |
Vitolo | 82 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Carlos Vela | 81 | Real Sociedad | MEX |
Fabián Orellana | 81 | Celta Vigo | CHI |
Lucas Vázquez | 81 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Williams | 80 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Jonathan dos Santos | 80 | Villarreal CF | MEX |
Keko | 80 | Málaga CF | ESP |
Rodrigo | 78 | Valencia CF | ESP |
Hernán Pérez | 78 | RCD Espanyol | PAR |
Reyes | 78 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Xabi Prieto | 78 | Real Sociedad | ESP |
Joaquín | 78 | Real Betis | ESP |
Susaeta | 78 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
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.
La Liga Santander is extremely well served in this chapter. Gareth Bale is one of the fastest player in the whole game.
FASTEST RIGHT WINGERS | |||
Gareth Bale | 94 | Real Madrid | WAL |
Williams | 92 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Lionel Messi | 89 | FC Barcelona | ARG |
Carlos Vela | 85 | Real Sociedad | MEX |
Alessio Cerci | 85 | Atlético Madrid | ITA |
Rodrigo | 84 | Valencia CF | ESP |
Fabián Orellana | 83 | Celta Vigo | CHI |
Lucas Vázquez | 81 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Keko | 80 | Málaga CF | ESP |
Hernán Pérez | 80 | RCD Espanyol | PAR |
Federico Cartabia | 79 | Valencia CF | ARG |
Vitolo | 78 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Cejudo | 77 | Real Betis | ESP |
Santi Mina | 75 | Valencia CF | ESP |
Nabil El Zhar | 75 | UD Las Palmas | MOR |
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, but no one can be compared to Lionel Messi. He has the best dribbling stat in the game.
RIGHT WINGERS WITH BEST DRIBLLING | |||
Lionel Messi | 96 | FC Barcelona | ARG |
Gareth Bale | 86 | Real Madrid | WAL |
Fabián Orellana | 84 | Celta Vigo | CHI |
Vitolo | 83 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Reyes | 83 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Federico Cartabia | 83 | Valencia CF | ARG |
Carlos Vela | 82 | Real Sociedad | MEX |
Jonathan dos Santos | 82 | Villarreal CF | MEX |
Joaquín | 82 | Real Betis | ESP |
Nabil El Zhar | 82 | UD Las Palmas | MOR |
Keko | 81 | Málaga CF | ESP |
Carles Gil | 81 | RC Deportivo | ESP |
Lucas Vázquez | 80 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Hernán Pérez | 80 | RCD Espanyol | PAR |
Cejudo | 80 | Real Betis | ESP |
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.
Once again, Messi is the best one.
RIGHT WINGERS WITH BEST PASSING | |||
Lionel Messi | 86 | FC Barcelona | ARG |
Gareth Bale | 84 | Real Madrid | WAL |
Xabi Prieto | 84 | Real Sociedad | ESP |
Pedro León | 84 | SD Eibar | ESP |
Jonathan dos Santos | 82 | Villarreal CF | MEX |
Joaquín | 82 | Real Betis | ESP |
Susaeta | 82 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Reyes | 81 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Vitolo | 79 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Keko | 78 | Málaga CF | ESP |
Lucas Vázquez | 77 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Fabián Orellana | 76 | Celta Vigo | CHI |
Carles Gil | 76 | RC Deportivo | ESP |
Bruno Gama | 75 | RC Deportivo | POR |
Carlos Vela | 74 | Real Sociedad | MEX |
Lionel Messi is clearly the most indicated players to occupy this position in a team without budget restraints. He is the one with best passing, shooting and dribbling. The only problem is his price. If you are rich but not so much, Bale is also a top-quality winger.
For those that can’t pay so many coins, Williams, Carlos Vela and Vitolo might be an option, depending of how much important is pace to you. However, Fabián Orellana is much cheaper and almost as good as these wingers. That’s why he is our economic choice.
RIGHT MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
#1 Lionel Messi
#2 Gareth Bale
#3 Williams
#4 Carlos Vela
#5 Vitolo
Economic Choice
Fabián Orellana
Best FIFA 17 La Liga Left Wingers
LM | LW | LF
The left wingers have exactly the same role as their team mates from the other side.
Cristiano Ronaldo is clearly the best player for this position. Not only in these league, but in the whole world.
HIGHEST RATED LEFT WINGERS | |||
Cristiano Ronaldo | 94 | Real Madrid | POR |
Neymar | 92 | FC Barcelona | BRA |
Nicolás Gaitán | 85 | Atlético Madrid | ARG |
Nani | 83 | Valencia CF | POR |
Samir Nasri | 82 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Yannick Carrasco | 82 | Atlético Madrid | BEL |
Michael Krohn-Dehli | 81 | Sevilla FC | DEN |
Denis Suárez | 80 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Jonathan Viera | 80 | UD Las Palmas | ESP |
Samu Castillejo | 80 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Denis Cheryshev | 79 | Villarreal CF | RUS |
Jony | 78 | Málaga CF | ESP |
Muniain | 78 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Pablo Piatti | 78 | RCD Espanyol | ARG |
Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez | 78 | Granada CF | MOR |
Even though he’s fast, Neymar is not as fast as Ronaldo, one of the fastest gold left wingers in the world.
LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST PACE | |||
Cristiano Ronaldo | 92 | Real Madrid | POR |
Neymar | 91 | FC Barcelona | BRA |
Alexander Szymanowski | 89 | CD Leganés | ARG |
Yannick Carrasco | 88 | Atlético Madrid | BEL |
Charly Musonda | 88 | Real Betis | BEL |
Samu Castillejo | 87 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Jony | 85 | Málaga CF | ESP |
Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez | 85 | Granada CF | MOR |
Bebé | 85 | SD Eibar | POR |
Naranjo | 85 | Celta Vigo | ESP |
Pablo Piatti | 83 | RCD Espanyol | ARG |
Theo Bongonda | 83 | Celta Vigo | BEL |
Nicolás Gaitán | 82 | Atlético Madrid | ARG |
Nani | 82 | Valencia CF | POR |
Muniain | 82 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Neymar is clearly the most highlighted left wingers in this chapter. In the world, no one can be compared to him.
LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST DRIBBLING | |||
Neymar | 95 | FC Barcelona | BRA |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 91 | Real Madrid | POR |
Nicolás Gaitán | 86 | Atlético Madrid | ARG |
Nani | 86 | Valencia CF | POR |
Yannick Carrasco | 84 | Atlético Madrid | BEL |
Samir Nasri | 84 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Jonathan Viera | 84 | UD Las Palmas | ESP |
Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez | 84 | Granada CF | MOR |
Takashi Inui | 84 | SD Eibar | JAP |
Denis Suárez | 83 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Pablo Sarabia | 83 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Charly Musonda | 83 | Real Betis | BEL |
Samu Castillejo | 82 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Muniain | 82 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Pablo Piatti | 81 | RCD Espanyol | ARG |
Krohn-Dehli and Gaitán are the two best passers but the biggest winner is Neymar because of his passing upgrade this year.
LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST PASSING | |||
Michael Krohn-Dehli | 84 | Sevilla FC | DEN |
Nicolás Gaitán | 83 | Atlético Madrid | ARG |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 81 | Real Madrid | POR |
Nani | 81 | Valencia CF | POR |
Samir Nasri | 81 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Denis Suárez | 80 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Neymar | 78 | FC Barcelona | BRA |
Jonathan Viera | 78 | UD Las Palmas | ESP |
Samu Castillejo | 77 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Pablo Sarabia | 77 | Sevilla FC | ESP |
Jurado | 77 | RCD Espanyol | ESP |
Yannick Carrasco | 76 | Atlético Madrid | BEL |
Denis Cheryshev | 76 | Villarreal CF | RUS |
Jony | 76 | Málaga CF | ESP |
Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez | 73 | Granada CF | MOR |
Ronaldo is the most expensive player in the game. His price prohibits him from lots of budgets, proving the worth of the player. He’s without a doubt the best La Liga left winger and, for many people, the best player in the world. Among all the left wingers of this league, he is the one with best pace, shooting and physical. But there is more: he has the best shooting of the game and he is one of the few that can perform any skill.
For those that don’t want to pay as many coins for the captain of Portuguese National Team, the alternative is Neymar. The Brazilian winger is also very expensive but for some reason he is the third best rated player in FUT 17.
There are no big differences between Gaitán, Nani and Carrasco. The first one is more balanced, Nani has better skills and the third one is faster. Any of them is a good choice for medium-budget squads. Our preference goes for the Portuguese winger because of his 5 star skills and 4 star weak foot.
Nasri, Samu Castillejo and Cheryshev are great options for low budget teams.
LEFT MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo
#2 Neymar
#3 Nani
#4 Nicolás Gaitán
#5 Yannick Carrasco
Economic Choice
Nasri
Best FIFA 17 La Liga Forwards
CF | ST
The forwards are the players on which fall the most responsibility of scoring goals.
In the La Liga Santander, the most popular are players that could play in any club in the world: Luis Suárez, Antoine Griezmann and Karim Benzema.
HIGHEST RATED FORWARDS | |||
Luis Suárez | 92 | FC Barcelona | URU |
Antoine Griezmann | 88 | Atlético Madrid | FRA |
Karim Benzema | 87 | Real Madrid | FRA |
Aduriz | 84 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Kévin Gameiro | 83 | Atlético Madrid | FRA |
Morata | 82 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Paco Alcácer | 81 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Iago Aspas | 81 | Celta Vigo | ESP |
Rubén Castro | 81 | Real Betis | ESP |
Cédric Bakambu | 81 | Villarreal CF | DRC |
Fernando Torres | 81 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Wissam Ben Yedder | 80 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Soldado | 80 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Alexandre Pato | 80 | Villarreal CF | BRA |
Giuseppe Rossi | 79 | Celta Vigo | ITA |
Luciano Vietto | 79 | Sevilla FC | ARG |
Leo Baptistao | 79 | RCD Espanyol | BRA |
Ángel Correa | 79 | Atlético Madrid | ARG |
Agirretxe | 79 | Real Sociedad | ESP |
Antonio Sanabria | 78 | Real Betis | PAR |
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: Suárez, Griezmann and Benzema.
FORWARDS WITH BEST SHOOTING | |||
Luis Suárez | 90 | FC Barcelona | URU |
Antoine Griezmann | 85 | Atlético Madrid | FRA |
Karim Benzema | 84 | Real Madrid | FRA |
Kévin Gameiro | 84 | Atlético Madrid | FRA |
Aduriz | 83 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Giuseppe Rossi | 81 | Celta Vigo | ITA |
Paco Alcácer | 80 | FC Barcelona | ESP |
Iago Aspas | 80 | Celta Vigo | ESP |
Rubén Castro | 80 | Real Betis | ESP |
John Guidetti | 80 | Celta Vigo | SWE |
Morata | 79 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Soldado | 79 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Ángel Correa | 79 | Atlético Madrid | ARG |
Charles | 79 | Málaga CF | BRA |
Cédric Bakambu | 78 | Villarreal CF | DRC |
Fernando Torres | 78 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Wissam Ben Yedder | 78 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Alexandre Pato | 78 | Villarreal CF | BRA |
Luciano Vietto | 78 | Sevilla FC | ARG |
Sergio León | 78 | CA Osasuna | ESP |
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 Suárez confirms how good he is. Griezmann, for example, is almost in the bottom of this list.
FORWARDS WITH BEST PHYSICAL | |||
Felipe Caicedo | 82 | RCD Espanyol | ECU |
Luis Suárez | 79 | FC Barcelona | URU |
Aduriz | 79 | Athletic Bilbao | ESP |
Florin Andone | 79 | RC Deportivo | ROM |
Roman Zozulya | 77 | Real Betis | UKR |
Deyverson | 76 | Deport. Alavés | BRA |
Cédric Bakambu | 75 | Villarreal CF | DRC |
Willian José | 75 | Real Sociedad | BRA |
John Guidetti | 75 | Celta Vigo | SWE |
Karim Benzema | 74 | Real Madrid | FRA |
Marko Livaja | 74 | UD Las Palmas | CRO |
Morata | 73 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Agirretxe | 71 | Real Sociedad | ESP |
Fernando Torres | 70 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Charles | 69 | Málaga CF | BRA |
Sergi Enrich | 69 | SD Eibar | ESP |
Sergio León | 69 | CA Osasuna | ESP |
Joselu | 69 | RC Deportivo | ESP |
Soldado | 68 | Villarreal CF | ESP |
Alexandre Pato | 68 | Villarreal CF | BRA |
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.
Bakambu, Griezmann and Pato are the fastest strikers playing in Spain.
FORWARDS WITH BEST PACE | |||
Cédric Bakambu | 88 | Villarreal CF | DRC |
Antoine Griezmann | 86 | Atlético Madrid | FRA |
Alexandre Pato | 86 | Villarreal CF | BRA |
Morata | 83 | Real Madrid | ESP |
Wissam Ben Yedder | 83 | Sevilla FC | FRA |
Ángel Correa | 83 | Atlético Madrid | ARG |
Luis Suárez | 82 | FC Barcelona | URU |
Giuseppe Rossi | 82 | Celta Vigo | ITA |
Nicola Sansone | 82 | Villarreal CF | ITA |
Karim Benzema | 81 | Real Madrid | FRA |
Iago Aspas | 80 | Celta Vigo | ESP |
Leo Baptistao | 80 | RCD Espanyol | BRA |
Roman Zozulya | 80 | Real Betis | UKR |
Kévin Gameiro | 79 | Atlético Madrid | FRA |
Rubén Castro | 78 | Real Betis | ESP |
Fernando Torres | 77 | Atlético Madrid | ESP |
Antonio Sanabria | 77 | Real Betis | PAR |
Florin Andone | 77 | RC Deportivo | ROM |
Luciano Vietto | 76 | Sevilla FC | ARG |
Deyverson | 76 | Deport. Alavés | BRA |
Suárez is the best La Liga forward, without any discussion. He has the best passing, shooting and dribbling. However, he is very expensive forcing many players to choose another forward.
Griezmann is the best alternative to Suárez. He received a huge upgrade this year, making him much better choice than Benzema. The only weakness of the Atlético’s striker is his strength, something that Benzema is really good.
There is a lack of quality strikers for medium budget squads. The best three we found were Bakambu, Gameiro and Morata. Our preference goes for Bakambu, mainly because of his pace. Morata is stronger and has a better heading, but Gameiro is better is almost everything else.
Far from the quality of these strikers, Pato and Aduriz are good options for low-budget squads. The first one is great for fast attacks while Aduriz is better for a crossing play style.
FORWARDS
Best Players
#1 Luis Suárez
#2 Antoine Griezmann
#3 Karim Benzema
#4 Cédric Bakambu
#5 Kévin Gameiro
Economic Choice
Cédric Bakambu
FIFA 17 La Liga 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 La Liga Squad with Unlimited Budget
First Squad
GK: Jan Oblak
RB: Juanfran
CBR: Sergio Ramos
CBL: Pepe
LB: Jordi Alba
CDM: Luka Modric
RM: Lionel Messi
LM: Neymar
CAM: James Rodriguez
STR: Luis Suárez
STL: Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes and Reserves
GK: Keylor Navas
RB: Carvajal
CB: Samuel Umtiti
CB: Raphael Varane
LB: Marcelo
CDM: Sergio Busquets
RM: Gareth Bale
LM: Nani
CAM: Iniesta
ST: Karim Benzema
ST: Antoine Griezmann
Budget
October 2016
Playstation 4: 4,4 million coins
Xbox One: 4,0 million 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 team’s players was based on the analysis made previously.
Oblak and Navas are both good goalkeepers and you will be fine with either of them.
Sergio Ramos keeps on being the boss of the defensive foursome for all and a few more reasons. His weakest point is his attacking work rate and that’s why someone more defensive should play next to him. That’s the case of Pepe. On the right side, Dani Alves moved to another league and the position was taken by Juanfran or Carvajal, both decent choices. In the left side, it’s difficult to choose between Alba and Marcelo. To us, what makes the difference is the great Alba’s pace.
Although Modric is originally a CM in FUT 17, he also can play as CDM if you have an attacking style. He is a box to box player but if you think you need someone more suitable to give security to your defensive line, you should pick Sergio Busquets instead of him. For the next position, James Rodriguez is the most balanced player.
On the wings, this league has the two best players in the world: Messi and Ronaldo. It is a waste to leave such talents like Neymar and Bale out of this team and for that reason we moved Ronaldo to striker, opening a room for the Barcelona’s winger on the left side. You can give full chemistry to Ronaldo if you use his TOTW card or you can get a decent chemistry if you apply him a LW-LF card. One thing is guaranteed: he will play much better as striker than Griezmann, who was relegated to the bench. The other spot of the attack is obviously for Luis Suárez, an amazing goals machine.
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 La Liga Squad with Medium Budget
First Squad
GK: Jan Oblak
RB: Juanfran
CBR: Raphael Varane
CBL: Samuel Umtiti
LB: Filipe Luis
CMR: Isco
CMC: André Gomes
CML: Koke
RW: Williams
LW: Nani
ST: Cédric Bakambu
Substitutes and Reserves
GK: Keylor Navas
RB: Carvajal
CB: Eliaquim Mangala
CB: Jérémy Mathieu
LB: Gayà
CM:Casemiro
CM: Sergio Busquets
CM: Arda Turan
RW: Carlos Vela
LW: Nicolás Gaitán
ST: Kévin Gameiro
Budget
October 2016
Playstation 4: 130k coins
Xbox One: 80k coins
Updated Prices
If you want to know the current prices of any player or of the full squad, please click here.
Summary
The choices for this more affordable team players was based on analysis made previously.
In goal, Oblak is affordable enough to keep his position.
Varane and Umtiti are both fast and solid defensively. In our opinion, they are much better choices than older centre backs like Godín or Marscherano, who are too slow to this game. Juanfran and Filipe Luis complete our defending foursome.
To the central position of the midfield, our preference goes for André Gomes, since he has the muscle that every midfield needs and also for his balanced attacking and defensive skills. He is like a light version of Modric. Koke and Isco complete the midfield.
While Williams beats the concurrence on the right wing, Nani or Gaitán could equally fill with quality the opposite side. It all depends if you need someone skilly or not.
Over the attack line, Bakambu is our favourite. He is not as popular as Gameiro and Morata, but if you give him a try you will understand why he makes part of our choices.
If you still have some room in your budget, Rakitic is the player that would improve this squad a lot.
FIFA 17 La Liga Squad with Low Budget
First Squad
GK: Diego Alves
RB: De Marcos
CBR: Eliaquin Mangala
CBL: Jérémy Mathieu
LB: Gayà
CMR: Steven N’Zonzi
CML: Mateo Kovacic
RM: Carlos Vela
LM: Nasri
STR: Alexandre Pato
STL: Aduriz
Substitutes and Reserves
GK: Géronimo Rulli
RB: João Cancelo
CB: Iñigo Martinez
CB: José María Giménez
LB: Benoit Trémoulinas
CM: Marco Asensio
CM: Daniel Wass
RW: Vitolo
LW: Samu Castillejo
ST: Wissiam Ben Yedder
ST: Felipe Caicedo
Budget
October 2016
Playstation 4: 15k coins
Xbox One: 12k 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.
Diego Alves is the first choice to keep your goal safe, but Rulli is also an interesting goalkeeper.
One of the good things of not building a Premier League squad is the chance to find quality players for a good price. Mangala and Mathieu would be much more expensive if they played in England. The fullbacks of this team are really fast players: Gayà and De Marcos.
On the midfield, N’Zonzi and Kovacic 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. Vela and Nasri fill the wings in order to assist Alexandre Pato and Aduriz. If you usually don’t cross to the box, replace Aduriz by Yedder.
Follow our tips and you’ll become more successful on FIFA 17 Ultimate Team with your La Liga Santander Team.
Hi,
And thanks for a great guide / input! I sold my “bundesliga” team and I am starting a la liga team now. Still buying… but this is my (planned) setup 4-3-3(4):
First Squad
GK: Jan Oblak IF 89 (reserve Navas)
RB: planned De Marcos IF 84 (planned reserve Carvajal)
CBR: planned Sergio Ramos (Pique atm, then as reserve)
CBL: Pepe (reserve Varane)
LB: Jordi Alba (planned reserve Marcelo or Luiz)
CM: Luka Modric (reserve Casemiro)
CM: Andres Iniesta (reserve planned ??)
CAM: James Rodriguez (reserve planned ??)
RW: Gareth Bale (reserve planned ??)
LM: planned Carrasco IF 87 (planned reserve Gaitan)
ST: Karim Benzema
I still have 330k (minus 30K for De Marcos IF) coins for the rest of the team and I am wondering if you could give me some advice on how to proceed best.
The question is if I should buy Neymar for LW instead (would cost me 285K) which would leve me with only 15k for the rest of the reserves, or if I should go for Luis Suarez (cost about 190K). But buy would mean I will have to wait with buing Sergio Ramos…
Alternatively I could buy Sergio Ramos, Griezmann, Carrasco IF 87 and invest more in the reserves (Marcelo).
Do you have a suggestion for me? Many thanks in advance and kind regards,
Frank
Hi,
I bought Juanfran and Carvajal for RB, and then I also bought Sergio Ramos and Luis Suarez:
GK: Jan Oblak IF 89 (planned reserve Alves)
RB: Juanfran (reserve Carvajal)
CBR: Sergio Ramos (reserve Pique)
CBL: Pepe (planned reserve Varane)
LB: Jordi Alba (planned reserve Marcelo or F. Luis)
CM: Luka Modric (reserve Casemiro)
CM: Andres Iniesta (planned reserve Ivan Rakitić)
CAM: James Rodriguez (reserve planned ??)
RW: Gareth Bale (planned reserve Carlos Vela)
LM: Carrasco (reserve Nani)
ST: Luis Suarez (reserve Karim Benzema … will try to get Griezmann later)
Leaves me with 39K to get the planned reserves… if you have suggestions or ideas on better setup I really appreciate hearing from you. Thanks in advance!
/Frank
Sorry for the late reply.
The good part is that you followed our suggestion, even without knowing it.
You already have a good team. Isco may replace James.
Thanks Rodrigo,
yeah I am finishing up the team according to your sugesstions and bought Rakitic and Vela as planned. Hadn’t thought of Isco … I bought Gomes instead – but he will have a hard time getting “playtime” 🙂
My suggestion is to save for Suarez and Ramos.
Hello Rodrigo, I was wondering if I can do any improvements to my squad..
I play 4-3-3 (4)
Oblak
Carvajal-pique-godin-alba
Busquets-rakitic-iniesta
IF Aspas- Suarez- carrasco
Should I change anything? And is Griezmann better than suarez because he’s faster?
Thank you
Suarez is better. I don’t know how much coins do you have to spend but Pepe, for example, could be a good addition, not to mention James and Modric (probably too expensive!)
Is James a better CAM than iniesta? And should pepe replace godin or pique?? Thank you
In my opinion, James is better than Iniesta, yes.
Pique was upgraded this Winter but I still think that Godin is better than him.
hello Rodrigo
Returning to the point of getting into the fray of unlimited budget. What would you put it for pepe? In the first squad ?. Or how would you do it?
Thank you.
Sorry for missing information in the comment above.
I was referring to who I would put to pique in the first squad? Or how would I do it?
Thanks again
Pepe is still my first choice, excepting Ramos.
Then in a nutshell would you include him in the substitute team?
If so, would you put it next to umtiti or varane?
Next to Varane
Would you recommend some modification with the output of the upgrades in a medium budget squad?
Yes. Vela, Casemiro and Carvajal have now room in the starting eleven of the medium budget squad.
What do you think about carrasco up, vitolo up and lucas vazquez up?
Could they enter the middle budget squad? Or are they better gaitan and nani on the left and williams and vela up on the right?
Thank you
I personally still think that Nani, Gaitán, Williams and Vela are the best choices.
I was wondering if there are any upgrades you could recommend, I currently have:
Nani, Bakambu, Williams
Koke, André Gomes, Isco
Gayá, Umtiti, Varane, Juanfran
Oblak
I am willing to go up to 100k for upgrades atm and my left back is Gayá so I think that Filipe Luis would be good but I thought I might save up for Marcelo or Alba instead? I was wondering what the biggest change in my club could be
And do you think trying to do the PL SBC is worth it? Not just for Kane but for any player that comes along as they wont show up again?
No, we don’t recommend
Hi. We recommend Pepe. If you have enough coins to buy Marcelo, keep with Gaya and buy Benzema. He will be much more important for your team.
So should I purchase Benzema or Pepe first?
Benzema.
Hey man! I have question on my squad and where to improve it. I have a 4-3-3(4) with GK- Navas LB- Trémoulinas CB- Varane CB- Laporte RB- Carvajal CM- Rafinha CM- Koke CAM- Isco LW- Gaitán ST- Aduriz RW- Nani. Any suggestions on who I should switch out and people I should save up for?
Suggestions: Umtiti, Williams and Bakambu
hello Rodrigo!
With the winter updates, how would the best players of each position? What changes would there be in the top 5 ?.
Thank you
a greeting
Hi.
I think that only Pique and Carvajal have chances to be part of our unlimited budget squad.
-Pique in formation of 4 defenses? .I say this in case you consider a problem the rhythm ?. In case it does not imply problem that would exchange it for umtiti accompanying to varane or pepe accompanying to sergio ramos ?.
-Carvajal would put him in first squad for juanfran ?.
– Some of the winter market could be part of the squad with medium budget ?.
1) It depends of your play style. If you don’t need a fast CB, go for Pique
2) Yes.
3) Not many.
Hi do you have any upgrades to suggest?
playing a 4-1-4-1
Sergio Asenjo (upgrade)
Juanfran Varane Giminez Tremoulinas
Casemiro (upgrade)
Vela (upgrade) Gomes Turan Carrasco (upgrade)
Aspas (upgrade)
I have been having a problem with the striker position, I can’t afford the top top players but have tried Bakumbu, Gameiro and now Aspas and none have played as well as i would have liked.
Probably wrong place to ask but I also have a PL team if you have any suggestions
4-1-4-1
Begovic
Coleman Matip (upgrade) Mustafi Azpi
Matic
Shaqiri Herrera(upgrade) Ramsey Pedro
Firmino (upgrade)
Hi.
I suggest Pepe and Benzema. You will have to save a few coins to buy them. One of the options is to sell your other team.
About Premier League squads, see here.
Hi again! I ask for your advice. I have this current La Liga squad. And I currently own 45000 coins, so I would like to know your thoughts about where to improve and how, thank you very much!
41212
Starting 11:
1 Keylor Navas GK GLOVE
2 Juanfran RB ANCHOR
4 Varane CB ANCHOR
3 Umtiti CB ANCHOR
6 Gayà LB SENTINEL
5 Casemiro CDM POWERHOUSE
8 Williams RM CATALYST
11 Nani LM CATALYST
10 Isco CAM ENGINE
9 Bakambu ST HAWK
7 Gameiro ST HAWK
Bench:
Diego Alves GK GLOVE
Mangala CB SENTINEL
Mathieu CB ANCHOR
Carvajal RB SENTINEL
Trémoulinas LB SHADOW
N’Zonzi CDM ARCHITECT
Vela RM ARTIST
Nasri LM CATALYST
Arda CAM ENGINE
Aduriz ST HUNTER
Pato ST FINISHER
Caicedo ST HAWK
My only suggestion is Pepe. You already picked the best players for your budget.
Thanks. Pepe for Mangala you mean? and 50000 coins is still not enough to make any other improvement yet right? I guess I will have to collect more.
Yes, Pepe for Mangala but he should be in the starting 11. Well, you can try Benzema.
Thanks again. I managed to save around 70000 coins now. I will try those 2 as next improves.
I just want to thank you for the trouble, and tell you that you do a fantastic work, not only on this guide but on the whole site. Thanks!
Thank you very much.
Anyone to replace, not got a lot of coins
41212(2)
Oblak
Jaunfran-varane-Pepe-alba
Modric
Iniesta-rakitic
James
Benzema-IF gameiro
Nice team! For that budget, we believe you can’t do much better.
Hi, I’m trying Tocqueville build a low budget team and I need a LM/LW. I don’t really care about skills, more about speed and crossing. Are Carcela-Gonzalez, Bebe, Musonda or Szymanowski good options? Who out of those is the best? Castillejo I already tried and didn’t like, and Nani and Gaitan are to expensive. Thanks!
Well, Nani and Gaitán are great choices. Are you sure you can’t save a few coins? If you can’t, we suggest Samu Castillejo. He has the stats you asked.
Hi Rodrigo,
Finally I got an great team (man by man):
Neuer
Jordy Alba
S.Ramos
Boateng
Sergi Roberto (IF RB)
Messi – RM
Modric – CDM
James – CAM
Neymar – LM
C.Ronaldo – ST
Luis Suarez – ST
Even when is a great team, I struggle a lot in the games, I cannot pass the 6th division, is there something due Messi and Neymar are more offensive playing them as RM-LM, or you think is more my playing skills? (Like driving a Ferrari but learning to drive).
If so what do you recommend to improve skills.
Thanks
Javi
Hi. Great team.
First of all, be calm. Don’t get upset when losing. Sometimes it is difficult to win because we don’t accept our mistakes when playing with a top team like yours.
I also recommend to complete all the skill games. They help a lot.
Regards
Thank you Rodrigo, another question, I would like to build an alternate “2nd” team, but not sure which one could be better as a second team, regarding your previous articles.
Liga Santander Top second team
GK: Keylor Navas
RB: Carvajal
CB: Samuel Umtiti
CB: Raphael Varane
LB: Marcelo
CDM: Sergio Busquets
RM: Gareth Bale
LM: Nani
CAM: Iniesta
ST: Karim Benzema
ST: Antoine Griezmann
Premier 2nd team
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
Bundesliga 2nd team
GK: Bernd Leno
RB: Łukasz Piszczek
CB: Naldo
CB: Mats Hummels
LB: Ricardo Rodriguez
CDM: Luiz Gustavo
RM: Karim Bellarabi
LM: Douglas Costa
CAM: Julian Draxler
CF: Thomas Müller
ST: Javier Hernández
Maybe Premier 2nd could be better with in quality what you prefer?
Thanks and all the best!
Yes, the 2nd Premier League team looks the best one to me.
Hi Nice job on the guide. Do you have any tips for the squad i have as of right now
4-3-3 (2) with casemiro as CDM
Oblak
Alba-Pepe-Varane-Juanfran
Modric-Casemiro-Isco
Carrasco-Ben Yedder- Inaki Williams
Bakambu.
Great guide but not sure who to buy with a budget of 20,000
It depends of your console. If you play on XB1, for example, you can make this team replacing Filipe Luis by Gaya and Isco by Kovacic
Hi, I have some cash to improve my team, but I’m not sure of what player to buy.
Atm, that is my squad: (4321)
Oblak
Juanfran – umtiti – varane – Filipe Luis
André Gomes – Casemiro – rakicit
Williams – Benzema – Nani
My opinion is that my midfield is lacking consistency on oportunity creation, and I think maybe Casemiro is not good enough on passing. Is it worth to buy its totw version? I dont think I like busquets. Otherwise, is there a CM with good defensive stats that worth not having a cdm?
Thanks
You can use Andre in the middle and Isco on his position. I don’t suggest TOTW cards because they are not good value for money.
First team
433 (4)
GK-Oblak
LB-Alba
LCB-Pepe
RCB-Ramos
RB-SBC Juanfran
LCM-Iniesta
CAM-Rodriguez
RCM-Modric
LW-Neymar
ST-Griezman
RW-Orellana IF
Second team
433 (4)
GK-Navas
LB-Filipe Luis
LCB-Godin
RCB-Varane
RB-Carvajal
LCM-Busquets
CAM-Isco
RCM-Rakitic
LW-Carrasco
ST-Bakambu
RW-Williams
let me hear your opinion about teams and players
Your teams are great. I don’t have any suggestion to make.
Superb guide! Do u have one for the BPL?
Thank you.
Sure. You can see it here.
Almost in the top of the page you have “Other Leagues” and a few flags. You just need to click them to access our other league guides.
Hey Rodrigo,
I only have a budget of 35k and am looking at building these 2 La Liga teams
433(4)
Alves
Carvajal Varane Garay Gaya
Koke Isco Parejo
Vela Gameiro Carrasco
433(4)
Ruli
Cancelo Mangala Umtiti Tremoulinas
Wass Kovavcic Boateng
Orellana Bakambu Castelljo
The first one would be main squad and the second would be the fitness sqaud
Any improvements?
Cheers!
Thanks for all the fantastic guides they really help!
A few suggestions to try: Bakambu, Nani and Williams
Hi, I have 1 milion coins and i want to build a team, not necessarily La Liga Santander. Someone can recommend me a team on this coins, preferably 4-3-3 (4)? My current team is:
Gk: Navas
Lb: Gaya
CB: Mascherano
CB: Varane
RB: Carvajal
CM: Isco
CM: Koke
CAM: James Rodriguez
RW: Williams
LW: Carrasco
ST: Ben Yedder
Thank you very much!
Have you tried the unlimited budget squad we published on our Bundesliga guide?!
I don’t like bundesliga so much, i like Premier League or La Liga more. Can you tell me a squad on this coins?
Use our suggestion for the unlimited budget squad of the Premier League but replace Ibra, Aguero and Pogba by our second choices.
Hello again
I want to move to a 4-2-3-1 training (2) and I have seen the formations guide put on this website but I still have doubts on who to put the holder and substitutes and reserves to the CDM’s and CAM. I am among these players based on the guide, but N’zonzi IF for the lack of pace of busquets, are the following: N’zonzi IF, Casemiro, Andre Gomes, Rakitic, Modric, Iniesta, James Rodriguez, Isco, Koke, Turan . With which would you stay and where would you place each one?
Thanks in advance
A greeting.
I would keep with Modric and James.
James for CAM I suppose. And modric where you put it ?. And as for the rest of players ?. I would like to stay with 1 holder and 1 substitute per position.
It would be for the formation 4-2-3-1 (2).
Hi,
I just got David villa in the recent squad builder challenge and am trying to fit him in a team. Am thinking of using a la liga team with Spanish players to link with him. This is the tentative team I’ve come up with. What are your thoughts?
41212
Diego alves
Juanfran-Mathieu-Mangala-Gaya
Casemiro
Williams-Carrasco
Isco
David Villa-Morata
I’ve chosen Williams, Isco and morata for their Spanish links with villa…
It looks fine.
First of all, thank this guide for one more year.
My current team is this:
4-3-3 (4)
GK: Oblak, Keylor Navas
RB: Juanfran, Carvajal
CB: Pepe, Varane, Umtiti, Mathieu
LB: Jordi Alba, Filipe Luis.
CM: N’zonzi IF, Iniesta, Andre gomes, Rakitic
CAM: James Rodriguez, Isco
RW: Williams, Sailing
LW: Nani, Gaitan
ST: Gameiro IF, Benzema
I would like to improve my team and because the No InForm cards I am very expensive, or there are no better players to replace the heights I am in different positions I was planning to replace them with InForm.
What is your opinion about Kameni IF, Iñigo Martinez IF and Mario Gaspar IF RB ?.
I’m thinking of selling Keylor Navas and replacing it with Kameni IF. What does the change look like? Kameni IF is worth little more than Keylor Navas. Is Kameni IF better than Keylor Navas?
As for Iñigo Martinez IF, he planned to replace him with Mathieu. What does the change look like? Is Iñigo Martinez IF better than Mathieu?
And as for Mario Gaspar IF RB had thought to replace it for Carvajal, what do you think the change ?. Is Mario Gaspar IF RB better than Carvajal?
Thanks in advance.
I am looking forward to your response.
A greeting.
Hi. Thank you for your preference.
We don’t trust in in-game stats of IF cards and for that reason we haven’t tested most of them. You have a good team but probably you can improve it with NIF cards. Sergio Ramos, for example, is one of the players you should try. Sorry for not helping more but we can suggest players we haven’t tried.
Regards
Hey, This guide has been of great help for me, and i have almost the complete medium budget.
My starting 11 are in 4-3-3 (type changes)
(Oblak/navas)
luis- umitit-varane -carvajal
modrich-raketic- (turan/koke/gomes)
vela- gameiro- nani
And now i’m looking for the next upgrade, what player would you recommend?
Hi. Thank you.
I recommend you Bakambu.
Hi, I am running a 4-3-3(2) with
Oblak
De Marcos Varane Pepe Gaya
Casemiro
Rakitic Koke
Williams Bakambu Carrasco
What would you suggest as improvements?
I think your team is OK as it is. You would have to spend many coins to improve it.
hi,
why can’t i see the bel squad guide anymore?
Thank you very much for your alert.
The page of that guide was to heavy and it was not loading. We have removed the first two chapters (introduction and PL) and it is now working fine. Comments on that page are not allowed anymore.
Hi Rodrigo, hope you are well. I followed your guide and have this team:
433(2)
Alves
Juanfran Varane Umtiti Gaya
Casemiro
Turan Gomes
Williams Bakambu Nani
Moya Garay Carvajal Asensio Kovacic Castilejo Pato
How do you see the team and what to improve, maybe the next 3 position? I like bakambu, he’s been brilliant as you said.
Just to add, taking advantage of the prices I’ve made some additions:
433(4)
Oblak
Juanfran Varane Umtiti Gaya
Koke Gomes
Isco
Williams Bakambu Nani
Alves Carvajal Casemiro Turan Carasco Vela Pato
I think this is more or less your 3rd/4th recommended options in the guide and I need to spend some serious coins to improve. I do have about 130k so was wondering where should I start? Am planning to wait for prices to go down more. Thanks!
My first advice: wait 10 days to improve your team. Prices will be lower.
My suggestions: Rakitic, Alba, Pepe. You can also but Benzema or James, depending of the prices dropping.
Thanks for the reply! Yes will definitely wait after nov 23. I assume Rakitic to replace Koke and Pepe to replace Umtiti?
Just to share, i started using morata as well. I felt his anticipation and movements were slightly better, as in his timing of the runs to go behind compared with bakambu.
Thanks again!
Yes, keep an eye on the market and make these two buys.
Hi.
Well, you already a good team. 🙂
Any change here will require many coins. Rakitic could be a good improvement…
Hi im using your unlimited budget squad minus bale in the 41212. Its agreat squad how ever when i come up against people with 4321 i am struggling to win 90 percent of the time i lose. Other formations are no problem.Anyone withe the other 24 formations i beat Do you know aformation that is more suitable against the 4321? I love the squad its agreat guide i just cant break down the 4321
You have a dream team! Congratulations.
Your problem is the midfield. They win the ball more easily than you because they have more players in the middle. If you want to win them you have to use the wings to attacks. That’s their weak point.
Very good and a helpfull, however i have one question regarding cb what about laporte and garay they both 84 and they quite cheap, i am aiming for that mid budget team but i will use 433 as well, i already bought varane but i m wondering who else if umtiti or laporte or garay? What is your advice?
Regards
Mário
Umtiti.
Saudações gloriosas.
Boa noite, Rodrigo. Estou fazendo um time híbrido LaLiga/Premier na formação 433(4). Porém, preciso de um MC bom, estou pensando no Modric. No meu estilo de jogo, os MC sobem até a entrada da grande área para dar apoio assim como fazer one-two com o falso 9. Atualmente estou com:
Diego Alves
Azpilicueta-Koscielny-Varane-Carvajal
Ander Herera-Asensio (MC)
Isco (Mei)
Pedro-Giroud-Inaki Williams
Qual MC você me recomenda pro lugar do Asensio? Uso muito os chutes de fora.
O Modric seria perfeito mas não será um pouco caro para o seu orçamento?!
Cumprimentos
Thanks for your help. I follow all your articles since last year. What do you think of this concept team? What can i improve?
https://www.easports.com/fifa/ultimate-team/web-app/show-off?showoffId=rrXVAVxQlG2:FFA17XBO
Or do you think this one is better. Thanks.
https://www.easports.com/fifa/ultimate-team/web-app/show-off?showoffId=fOvGfN2plHx:FFA17XBO
Gosto mais desta.
Hi.
The team is OK but James and Matuidi chemistries are not great. Besides that, Pato is not as good as the other players.
Hello Rodrigo! how are you?
i have a 4-1-2-1-2(2) formation with the following players:
David Gea
Juanfran -Pique -inigo martinez – azpilicuete
sergio busquets
isco fabregas
Mata
aduriz – nolita
(all in Spain national)
i want to improve in, so which player would you recommend me to go for ? either
defender – midfielder or striker ? can you suggest
really appreciate it!!
Hi.
I don’t know if I make suggestions from players of other nationalities or not but I would like to ask you to take a look to Varane instead of Pique. He will not play worse and you will save a few coins.
I don’t think Bakambu is better than Gameiro. Faster and stronger yes, but Gameiro’s finishing is just fantastic. I’m using both in my team atm. Good job on the guide though, I follow it every year!
I’m sure many people will agree with you and many people will agree with us. It depends of our play styles.
Hi,
who is better Benzema or IF Gameiro?
my squad
Oblak
Juanfran Varane Pepe Coentrao
IF Nzonzi Busquets
Williams James Nani
Benzema
any suggestions? Im going to change Coentrao into Alba, Varane into Ramos, Nani into IF Carrasco, Williams into IF Orellana, Benzema into IF Gameiro.
Apparently IF Gameiro looks better but we don’t trust in the in-game stats of IF cards.
Coentrão is you weakeness position. Save a few coins to buy Alaba.
I really don’t know why you have to be such a pacewhore. Umtiti and Varane are better than Godin only in your dream. And also I see you put a CDM with high/medium workrates, what a genius.
In this website we respect the opinion of everyone. If you have a different opinion, you can just say it normally without irony.
We publish these guides every year and the feedback we receive is excellent. We are not saying that you are wrong and we are right but, as we published, ‘this guide is simply guidance’. Choosing a team depends of many factors. We believe that for the majority, Umtiti and Varane will be better choices than Godin and our experience of previous years can prove it. H/M workrate is not the best WR for a CDM but, if you defend well (you probably don’t), it will be enough.
Hello Rodrigo! First let me thank you for your excellent guides every year, i like to build teams (last year i had 18!) and test different players but its perfect to get some inspiration from your guides.
For la Liga i have a 4-1-2-1-2 formation with the following players:
Diego Alves
Juanfran-Gimenez-Garay-Gaya
N’Zonzi
Gabi-Kovacic
Sansone (ZOM)
Bakambu-Pato
At the moment i play in Division 3 but i want to improve, so which player would you recommend me to go for (I buy only players under 3k!)?
I’m excited looking forward to your answer. 🙂
Thank you for your words.
My suggestions: Mangala, Casemiro and Gameiro.
Hi!
I play a 4-1-2-1-2 wide formation. Would you recommend Modric as a CDM?
Currently I have Casemiro in that position. He does the job well, but I’m always looking to upgrade. I know Modric is a lot better as a midfielder, but I don’t know if he can play the defensive role. I plan to buy James as CAM so Modric would be in the bench if he doesn’t fit in CDM.
Also, what would be the next upgrade for this team?
Oblak
Alba – Pepe – Varane – Juanfran
Casemiro
Nani – Williams
Modric
Benzema – Bakambu
Thanks for your guide!
I should mention I discarded Busquets because of his pace, as you said in reply to another comment. However, I don’t understand then why Busquets is the top CDM in your guide.
Well, he is slow but he is also good in almost everything else. There is lack of quality CDMs in this league and for that reason he is our first choice.
Hi.
That’s a good question. Modric is not the best player to use as CDM. However, he can play in that position depending of your play style. If you already have him, you should give a try.
About your team, I believe that if you are going to buy James, then you should sell Modric. In that way, you will have coins to buy Sergio Ramos, the player that is missing in your team.
Regards
What is the best formation for this league ? Last year in fifa 16 i found the best formation for bbva the 442 but when i used the bpl i found the 41212 was better for that league. I have adecent squad with if Ronaldo but struggling with the right formation. Thank you
Well, it depends of your play style.
Playing this league without wingers is a waste. In other hand, players should avoid using a CDM because there is lack of quality players in that position for this league. So, in our opinion 442 is one of the good choices you may take.
This is my team at the moment as the 442. IF ronaldo greizman lm is nani then i have ineista and rakitic and my rm is vela then the defence is alba godin pepe carvahil. Anything you would change? Also what do you think would be the best chemistry cards for the team
Hi. I think Sergio Ramos is missing. For chemist styles suggestions, take a look here.
Nice guide. I would suggest to do a Serie A next. Serie A has in my opinion the best quality/price.
Silver player guide would be also a nice addition.
Hi.
Our plan is to make Bundesliga next and Serie A in November 4.
We will analise seriously a potential guide for silver players.
How’s is Oblak the best goalkeeper? All others you chose, beat him on REF and DIV…
Oblak is a different type of goalkeeper. He has a decent REF and DIV but not as good as the other top-goalkeepers of this league. However, handling and positioning are also important and he is the second and the third best in the world in these attributes.
Would you consider Busquets’ pace a problem as you say that pace is important for a defensive midfielder? I have Casemiro right now and not sure if Busquets is worth the upgrade.
Great guide btw 🙂
Hi.
In my opinion, lack of pace is always a big problem even in a position where fast players are not mandatory.
If you are happy wih Casemiro, keep with him.
Have you tried Saul as a CDM – one of the few that’s got the work rates for the job