For all those players who plan to build a FIFA 17 Bundesliga squad, we’ve conducted an extensive analysis on the best players.
Here is our guide to the top German league in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team.
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Introduction to the FIFA 17 Bundesliga 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 Bundesliga 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 Bundesliga 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 Bundesliga squads are suggested, we added a link where you can check anytime the updated prices.
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga lives in the shadow of Premier League and La Liga but the truth is that it has many quality players.
The qualification of the champion is made through the made points system. Whichever team gathers the most points wins the league. The first four classified gain access to the champions league of the next year, while the fifth and sixth qualify to the Europa League and the last three trade places with the first two qualified of the 2. Bundesliga and with the play-off winner. Every season starts in August and finishes in May, having 34 game weeks with nine matches each, being a total of 306 matches per season.
The Bundesliga is the most watched sports league in the world and the third best league classified in the UEFA league coefficients.
Started in 1962, the Bundesliga has been conquered by twelve clubs. The dominant club is Bayern Munich, with a total of 24 titles. Borussia Dortmund (5), Borussia Mönchengladbach (5), Werder Bremen (4), Hamburger SV (3), VfB Stuttgart (3), FC Köln (2) and FC Kaiserslautern (2) were the other teams that won more than once.
As of last season, Bundesliga lost some good players such as Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United), Ilkay Gündogan and Leroy Sané (Manchester City), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) and Loris Karius (Liverpool).
These transfers didn’t necessarily make the Bundesliga weaker. The German teams spent more than 500 million Euros on strong reinforcements: Ousmane Dembélé and Raphaël Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund), Aleksandar Dragovic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Breel Embolo (FC Schalke 04), Jeffrey Bruma and Mario Gómez (VFL Wolfsburg), Douglas Santos and Alen Halilovic (Hamburger SV), Naby Keïta and Oliver Burke (Leipzig). But the biggest signing of the season happened in Munich. Renato Sanches, best young player of the Euro 2016 and Golden Boy Award winner, signed with FC Bayern for a starting transfer fee around 30 million pounds.
The choices are a lot for which our guide will certainly be useful as to building a team with players from this league. Bundesliga is a good choice to who is looking for quality players, but doesn’t want to spend so much coins as happens in Premier League and La Liga based squads.
BUNDESLIGA
Total Players: 555
Gold Players: 249
Average Rating (Global): 72
Best New Cards:
Yevgen Konoplyanka
Mario Gomez
Highest Upgrades:
Mahmoud Dahoud (+19)
Andreas Christensen (+15)
Florian Grillitsch (+13)
Highest Downgrades:
Arjen Robben (-3)
Marian Sarr (-2)
Neven Subotić (-2)
Best FIFA 17 Bundesliga 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.
Manuel Neuer is the most popular goalkeeper in the world.
MOST HIGH-RATED GOALKEEPERS | |||
Manuel Neuer | 92 | Bayern | GER |
Bernd Leno | 86 | Leverkusen | GER |
Ralf Fährmann | 84 | Schalke | GER |
Yann Sommer | 84 | Mönchengladbach | SUI |
Timo Horn | 82 | Köln | GER |
Roman Bürki | 81 | Dortmund | SUI |
René Adler | 81 | Hamburg | GER |
Oliver Baumann | 80 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Marwin Hitz | 80 | Augsburg | SUI |
Diego Benaglio | 79 | Wolfsburg | SUI |
Roman Weidenfeller | 78 | Dortmund | GER |
Lukáš Hrádecký | 78 | Frankfurt | FIN |
Koen Casteels | 78 | Wolfsburg | BEL |
Jonas Lössl | 77 | Mainz | DEN |
Jaroslav Drobný | 77 | Bremen | CZ |
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 Neuer and Fährmann .
GOALKEEPERS WITH BEST REFLEXES | |||
Manuel Neuer | 89 | Bayern | GER |
Ralf Fährmann | 87 | Schalke | GER |
Yann Sommer | 85 | Mönchengladbach | SUI |
Roman Bürki | 84 | Dortmund | SUI |
Oliver Baumann | 84 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Thomas Kraft | 84 | Berlin | GER |
Bernd Leno | 83 | Leverkusen | GER |
Timo Horn | 83 | Köln | GER |
Lukáš Hrádecký | 83 | Frankfurt | FIN |
Marwin Hitz | 82 | Augsburg | SUI |
Koen Casteels | 82 | Wolfsburg | BEL |
René Adler | 81 | Hamburg | GER |
Jonas Lössl | 79 | Mainz | DEN |
Sven Ulreich | 79 | Bayern | GER |
Felix Wiedwald | 79 | Bremen | GER |
Diving is a fundamental attribute when choosing a goalkeeper. It measures the capacity for a goalkeeper to make a save when jumping.
In this attribute, it is Neuer the best one. Again…
GOALKEEPER WITH BEST DIVING | |||
Manuel Neuer | 89 | Bayern | GER |
Bernd Leno | 85 | Leverkusen | GER |
Ralf Fährmann | 83 | Schalke | GER |
Yann Sommer | 83 | Mönchengladbach | SUI |
Oliver Baumann | 82 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Marwin Hitz | 82 | Augsburg | SUI |
Roman Bürki | 81 | Dortmund | SUI |
Sven Ulreich | 81 | Bayern | GER |
Timo Horn | 80 | Köln | GER |
René Adler | 80 | Hamburg | GER |
Koen Casteels | 80 | Wolfsburg | BEL |
Thomas Kraft | 80 | Berlin | GER |
Jonas Lössl | 79 | Mainz | DEN |
Diego Benaglio | 77 | Wolfsburg | SUI |
Felix Wiedwald | 77 | Bremen | GER |
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.
The Bundesliga goalkeepers are very tall. From the 20 goalies, fifeen have at least 190cm. Koen Casteels is the tallest one, 14cm taller than Yann Sommer.
TALLEST GOALKEEPERS | |||
Koen Casteels | 197 / 6′6″ | Wolfsburg | BEL |
Ralf Fährmann | 196 / 6′5″ | Schalke | GER |
Jonas Lössl | 195 / 6′5″ | Mainz | DEN |
Diego Benaglio | 194 / 6′4″ | Wolfsburg | SUI |
Manuel Neuer | 193 / 6′4″ | Bayern | GER |
Timo Horn | 192 / 6′4″ | Köln | GER |
Marwin Hitz | 192 / 6′4″ | Augsburg | SUI |
Sven Ulreich | 192 / 6′4″ | Bayern | GER |
Jaroslav Drobný | 192 / 6′4″ | Bremen | CZ |
René Adler | 191 / 6′3″ | Hamburg | GER |
Bernd Leno | 190 / 6′3″ | Leverkusen | GER |
Roman Weidenfeller | 190 / 6′3″ | Dortmund | GER |
Lukáš Hrádecký | 190 / 6′3″ | Frankfurt | FIN |
Rune Almenning Jarstein | 190 / 6′3″ | Berlin | NOR |
Felix Wiedwald | 190 / 6′3″ | Bremen | GER |
The choice for the best Bundesliga goalkeeper on FIFA 17 Ultimate Team is really easy.
Besides being the best Bundesliga goalkeeper in the two most important attributes, Manuel Neuer is also the the one with best positioning, diving and kicking in the entire game.
Bernd Leno and Ralf Fährmann are very similar in the most important attributes. However, Leno is faster ans much better with the ball in the feet and for these reasons he is our second choice.
Despite being the shorter goalkeeper from Bundesliga, Sommer is our economic choice. He is a better choice than Bürki and Baumann to keep your goal safe.
GOALKEEPERS
Best Players
#1 Manuel Neuer
#2 Bernd Leno
#3 Ralf Fährmann
#4 Yann Sommer
#5 Roman Bürki
Economic Choice
Yann Sommer
Best FIFA 17 Bundesliga 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.
Jérôme Boateng is the centre back with best reputation in Bundesliga. He’s becoming better and better every year.
HIGHEST RATED CENTRE BACKS | |||
Jérôme Boateng | 90 | Bayern | GER |
Mats Hummels | 87 | Bayern | GER |
Sokratis | 84 | Dortmund | GRE |
Ömer Toprak | 84 | Leverkusen | TUR |
Benedikt Höwedes | 84 | Schalke | GER |
Javi Martinez | 84 | Bayern | ESP |
Naldo | 84 | Schalke | BRA |
Sven Bender | 82 | Dortmund | GER |
Marc Bartra | 81 | Dortmund | ESP |
Niklas Süle | 81 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Matija Nastasić | 80 | Schalke | SRB |
Jeffrey Bruma | 80 | Wolfsburg | NED |
Emir Spahić | 79 | Hamburg | BOS |
Lamine Sané | 79 | Bremen | SEN |
Aleksandar Dragović | 79 | Leverkusen | AT |
On a centre back, two attributes assume particular importance on their performance: defending and physical, which represents strength, stamina, aggression and jumping.
A player with good at defending will have an easier chance of dispossessing the opponent and avoid him reaching your box.
It’s the case of the two best rated players, Boateng and Hummels. 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 | |||
Jérôme Boateng | 90 | Bayern | GER |
Mats Hummels | 88 | Bayern | GER |
Ömer Toprak | 86 | Leverkusen | TUR |
Naldo | 86 | Schalke | BRA |
Sokratis | 85 | Dortmund | GRE |
Benedikt Höwedes | 84 | Schalke | GER |
Javi Martinez | 84 | Bayern | ESP |
Sven Bender | 84 | Dortmund | GER |
Marc Bartra | 84 | Dortmund | ESP |
Niklas Süle | 83 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Matija Nastasić | 82 | Schalke | SRB |
Aleksandar Dragović | 82 | Leverkusen | AT |
John Brooks | 81 | Berlin | USA |
Tony Jantschke | 81 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Neven Subotić | 81 | Dortmund | SRB |
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 Boateng and Papadopoulos are the strongest ones.
CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PHYSICAL | |||
Jérôme Boateng | 85 | Bayern | GER |
Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 84 | RB Leipzig | GRE |
Sokratis | 83 | Dortmund | GRE |
Jeffrey Bruma | 82 | Wolfsburg | NED |
Sven Bender | 81 | Dortmund | GER |
Jannik Vestergaard | 81 | Mönchengladbach | DEN |
Niklas Süle | 80 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Aytaç Sulu | 80 | Darmstadt | TUR |
Leon Balogun | 80 | Mainz | NIG |
Martin Hinteregger | 80 | Augsburg | AT |
Tobias Strobl | 79 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Cléber Reis | 79 | Hamburg | BRA |
Benedikt Höwedes | 78 | Schalke | GER |
Javi Martinez | 78 | Bayern | ESP |
Lamine Sané | 78 | Bremen | SEN |
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.
David Abraham and Boateng, always him, are the fastest centre back playing in the Bundesliga.
CENTRE BACKS WITH BEST PACE | |||
David Abraham | 81 | Frankfurt | ARG |
Jérôme Boateng | 79 | Bayern | GER |
Sokratis | 78 | Dortmund | GRE |
Ömer Toprak | 76 | Leverkusen | TUR |
John Brooks | 74 | Berlin | USA |
Marc Bartra | 73 | Dortmund | ESP |
Naldo | 72 | Schalke | BRA |
Jonathan Tah | 72 | Leverkusen | GER |
Aleksandar Dragović | 72 | Leverkusen | AT |
Leon Balogun | 72 | Mainz | NIG |
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | 72 | Augsburg | NED |
Aytaç Sulu | 71 | Darmstadt | TUR |
Marvin Matip | 71 | Ingolstadt | CAM |
Cléber Reis | 71 | Hamburg | BRA |
Matija Nastasić | 70 | Schalke | SRB |
Jérôme Boateng is our number one choice for this position. Fast and with good defending and attacking attributes, he is for that the without a chance most expensive of all central backs of the Bundesliga.
The big question is: who will partner with Boateng? It isn’t easy to decide. Hummels is usually the most used, because he is the Bundesliga centre back with the best passing and dribbling stats. In fact he is a great player but, in our opinion, he’s not fast enough. Naldo and Sokratis are the best choices. They are much faster and have better physical stats. If you just need someone to help avoid conceding goals Sokratis, the cheapest of these three, is the right man for that job: he has more suitable work rates, jumps much much better (yes, twice!), is more aggressive, strong and in better shape.
CENTRE BACKS
Best Players
#1 Jérôme Boateng
#2 Sokratis
#3 Naldo
#4 Mats Hummels
#5 Ömer Toprak
Economic Choice
Sven Bender
Best FIFA 17 Bundesliga 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.
Philipp Lahm, back to this position, is the most popular right back playing in Bundesliga.
HIGHEST RATED RIGHT BACKS | |||
Philipp Lahm | 88 | Bayern | GER |
Łukasz Piszczek | 82 | Dortmund | POL |
Coke | 80 | Schalke | ESP |
Paul Verhaegh | 78 | Augsburg | NED |
Christian Träsch | 78 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Rafinha | 78 | Bayern | BRA |
Matthias Ginter | 77 | Dortmund | GER |
Roberto Hilbert | 77 | Leverkusen | GER |
Peter Pekarík | 77 | Berlin | SVK |
Sebastian Jung | 77 | Wolfsburg | GER |
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.
In Germany, no one defends as well as Lahm.
RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING | |||
Philipp Lahm | 86 | Bayern | GER |
Łukasz Piszczek | 81 | Dortmund | POL |
Matthias Ginter | 80 | Dortmund | GER |
Coke | 79 | Schalke | ESP |
Paul Verhaegh | 78 | Augsburg | NED |
Tin Jedvaj | 77 | Leverkusen | CRO |
Christian Träsch | 76 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Rafinha | 76 | Bayern | BRA |
Giulio Donati | 76 | Mainz | ITA |
Roberto Hilbert | 75 | Leverkusen | GER |
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.
Brosinski is the fastest Bundesliga right-back in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team. Besides him, only Caiçara and Weiser may be considered reasonably fast.
RIGHT BACKS WITH BEST PACE | |||
Daniel Brosinski | 86 | Mainz | GER |
Júnior Caiçara | 82 | Schalke | BRA |
Mitchell Weiser | 81 | Berlin | GER |
Łukasz Piszczek | 79 | Dortmund | POL |
Pavel Kadeřábek | 78 | Hoffenheim | CZ |
Sebastian Jung | 77 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Artem Fedetskyi | 77 | Darmstadt | UKR |
Theodor Gebre Selassie | 77 | Bremen | CZ |
Atsuto Uchida | 77 | Schalke | JAP |
Roberto Hilbert | 75 | Leverkusen | GER |
The right-backs are probably the most difficult choices of this league. Piszczek and Lahm are clearly the best players to this position but the one you should use depends of your needs. You should pick the Dortmund’s player if you use your right back to attack. If you don’t, then you need to play with Lahm. He is an amazing player but not fast enough, even applying him the right chemistry style, to play in the wing. Like his work rates show, he is a top defender but don’t expect from him much more than that.
If you don’t have enough coins to buy them, try Weiser, our economic choice.
RIGHT BACKS
Best Players
#1 Philipp Lahm
#2 Łukasz Piszczek
#3 Mitchell Weiser
#4 Daniel Brosinski
#5 Júnior Caiçara
Economic Choice
Mitchell Weiser
Best FIFA 17 Bundesliga 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.
David Alaba is the big name for this position. Ricardo Rodriguez is also used by many Ultimate Team fans.
HIGHEST RATED LEFT BACKS | |||
David Alaba | 87 | Bayern | AT |
Ricardo Rodríguez | 83 | Wolfsburg | SUI |
Marcel Schmelzer | 80 | Dortmund | GER |
Jonas Hector | 80 | Köln | GER |
Oscar Wendt | 79 | Mönchengladbach | SWE |
Bernat | 79 | Bayern | ESP |
Wendell | 78 | Leverkusen | BRA |
Abdul Rahman Baba | 78 | Schalke | GHA |
Marvin Plattenhardt | 77 | Berlin | GER |
Erik Durm | 76 | Dortmund | GER |
If you need someone to defend, you need to pick Alaba.
LEFT BACKS WITH BEST DEFENDING | |||
David Alaba | 83 | Bayern | AT |
Ricardo Rodríguez | 80 | Wolfsburg | SUI |
Marcel Schmelzer | 79 | Dortmund | GER |
Jonas Hector | 78 | Köln | GER |
Oscar Wendt | 76 | Mönchengladbach | SWE |
Bernat | 76 | Bayern | ESP |
Gaëtan Bussmann | 76 | Mainz | FRA |
Sead Kolašinac | 75 | Schalke | BOS |
Abdul Rahman Baba | 74 | Schalke | GHA |
Marcel Schäfer | 74 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Alaba, Baba and Wendell are much faster than any other left back.
LEFT BACKS WITH BEST PACE | |||
David Alaba | 86 | Bayern | AT |
Abdul Rahman Baba | 86 | Schalke | GHA |
Wendell | 86 | Leverkusen | BRA |
Raphaël Guerreiro | 83 | Dortmund | POR |
Erik Durm | 82 | Dortmund | GER |
Sead Kolašinac | 80 | Schalke | BOS |
Bernat | 79 | Bayern | ESP |
Oscar Wendt | 78 | Mönchengladbach | SWE |
Douglas Santos | 78 | Hamburg | BRA |
Marcel Schmelzer | 77 | Dortmund | GER |
David Alaba is, in our opinion, the best left back playing in Bundesliga. He is one of the best left backs of FIFA 17, and that’s why he is widely used in hybrids squads.
Just like in previous years, Ricardo Rodriguez is still our second choice. He’s far from the Alaba quality but he costs several times less.
Wendell is fast and has a decent passing, making him the best alternative to the two most popular left backs from the Bundesliga.
LEFT BACKS
Best Players
#1 David Alaba
#2 Ricardo Rodríguez
#3 Wendell
#4 Marcel Schmelzer
#5 Bernat
Economic Choice
Wendell
Best FIFA 17 Bundesliga 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 Xabi Alonso, Luiz Gustavo and Lars Bendter over all other Bundesliga central defensive midfielders is extremely clear.
HIGHEST RATED CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS | |||
Xabi Alonso | 84 | Bayern | ESP |
Luiz Gustavo | 83 | Wolfsburg | BRA |
Lars Bender | 83 | Leverkusen | GER |
Josuha Guilavogui | 80 | Wolfsburg | FRA |
Sebastian Rode | 80 | Dortmund | GER |
Daniel Baier | 80 | Augsburg | GER |
Nuri Şahin | 80 | Dortmund | TUR |
Julian Baumgartlinger | 79 | Leverkusen | AT |
Julian Weigl | 79 | Dortmund | GER |
Johannes Geis | 79 | Schalke | GER |
Per Ciljan Skjelbred | 78 | Berlin | NOR |
Christoph Kramer | 78 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Eugen Polański | 78 | Hoffenheim | POL |
Pirmin Schwegler | 77 | Hoffenheim | SUI |
Matthias Lehmann | 76 | Köln | GER |
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.
Luiz Gustavo, Bender and Guilavogui are really 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 | |||
Luiz Gustavo | 83 | Wolfsburg | BRA |
Lars Bender | 82 | Leverkusen | GER |
Josuha Guilavogui | 82 | Wolfsburg | FRA |
Sebastian Rode | 79 | Dortmund | GER |
Fabian Lustenberger | 79 | Berlin | SUI |
Eugen Polański | 78 | Hoffenheim | POL |
Roger | 78 | Ingolstadt | BRA |
Julian Baumgartlinger | 77 | Leverkusen | AT |
Xabi Alonso | 76 | Bayern | ESP |
Johannes Geis | 76 | Schalke | GER |
Christoph Kramer | 76 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Daniel Baier | 75 | Augsburg | GER |
Kevin Vogt | 75 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Dennis Aogo | 75 | Schalke | GER |
Pirmin Schwegler | 74 | Hoffenheim | SUI |
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.
Baumgartlinger is the best on this side.
CENTRAL DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST PHYSICAL | |||
Julian Baumgartlinger | 84 | Leverkusen | AT |
Luiz Gustavo | 82 | Wolfsburg | BRA |
Josuha Guilavogui | 81 | Wolfsburg | FRA |
Roger | 81 | Ingolstadt | BRA |
Kevin Vogt | 81 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Lars Bender | 80 | Leverkusen | GER |
Eugen Polański | 80 | Hoffenheim | POL |
Sebastian Rode | 79 | Dortmund | GER |
Johannes Geis | 78 | Schalke | GER |
Christoph Kramer | 76 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Dennis Aogo | 76 | Schalke | GER |
Benjamin Stambouli | 76 | Schalke | FRA |
Per Ciljan Skjelbred | 75 | Berlin | NOR |
Matthias Lehmann | 74 | Köln | GER |
Dominik Kohr | 74 | Augsburg | GER |
If you are used to read our players reviews, you already know that we hate slow players. Sometimes, when a player has amazing stats we make an effort to like him. That’s not the case of Xabi Alonso. This man is slower than our grandma!
Luiz Gustavo is the most balanced defensive midfielder of this league. He will offer security to your back line. However, if you need someone more focused in the attack, we suggest you Rode and Bender.
CENTRE DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
#1 Luiz Gustavo
#2 Sebastian Rode
#3 Lars Bender
#4 Josuha Guilavogui
#5 Xabi Alonso
Economic Choice
Sebastian Rode
Best FIFA 17 Bundesliga 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.
Arturo Vidal is by far the centre midfielder most rated in the Bundesliga.
HIGHEST RATED CENTRE MIDFIELDERS | |||
Arturo Vidal | 87 | Bayern | CHI |
Thiago | 84 | Bayern | ESP |
Mario Götze | 84 | Dortmund | GER |
Julian Draxler | 84 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Shinji Kagawa | 83 | Dortmund | JAP |
Gonzalo Castro | 82 | Dortmund | GER |
Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 80 | Leverkusen | TUR |
Kevin Kampl | 80 | Leverkusen | SVN |
Max Meyer | 80 | Schalke | GER |
Daniel Didavi | 80 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Mahmoud Dahoud | 79 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Vladimír Darida | 79 | Berlin | CZ |
Maximilian Arnold | 79 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Thorgan Hazard | 79 | Mönchengladbach | BEL |
Alen Halilović | 79 | Hamburg | CRO |
Yunus Mallı | 79 | Mainz | TUR |
Zlatko Junuzović | 79 | Bremen | AT |
Leon Goretzka | 79 | Schalke | GER |
Charles Aránguiz | 79 | Leverkusen | CHI |
Joshua Kimmich | 78 | Bayern | GER |
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.
Passing stat is very balanced between the centre midfielders of Bundesliga.
CENTRE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST PASSING | |||
Thiago | 82 | Bayern | ESP |
Gonzalo Castro | 82 | Dortmund | GER |
Charles Aránguiz | 82 | Leverkusen | CHI |
Zlatko Junuzović | 81 | Bremen | AT |
Arturo Vidal | 80 | Bayern | CHI |
Julian Draxler | 80 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 80 | Leverkusen | TUR |
Joshua Kimmich | 79 | Bayern | GER |
Lewis Holtby | 79 | Hamburg | GER |
Mario Götze | 78 | Dortmund | GER |
Max Meyer | 78 | Schalke | GER |
Alen Halilović | 78 | Hamburg | CRO |
Pascal Groß | 78 | Ingolstadt | GER |
Vladimír Darida | 77 | Berlin | CZ |
Leon Goretzka | 77 | Schalke | GER |
Kevin Kampl | 76 | Leverkusen | SVN |
Thorgan Hazard | 76 | Mönchengladbach | BEL |
Sebastian Rudy | 76 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Aaron Hunt | 76 | Hamburg | GER |
Fabian Frei | 76 | Mainz | SUI |
A Centre midfielder usually needs creativity. Good dribbling allows the team to move forward, creating potential disequilibrium’s.
In this league, only Robben and Ribery have better dribbling than Götze and Thiago.
CENTRE MIDFIELDERS WITH BEST DRIBBLING | |||
Thiago | 89 | Bayern | ESP |
Mario Götze | 89 | Dortmund | GER |
Shinji Kagawa | 87 | Dortmund | JAP |
Julian Draxler | 86 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Max Meyer | 85 | Schalke | GER |
Kevin Kampl | 85 | Leverkusen | SVN |
Gonzalo Castro | 82 | Dortmund | GER |
Thorgan Hazard | 82 | Mönchengladbach | BEL |
Mahmoud Dahoud | 82 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Yunus Mallı | 82 | Mainz | TUR |
Alen Halilović | 81 | Hamburg | CRO |
Koo Ja Cheol | 81 | Augsburg | KOR |
Zlatko Junuzović | 80 | Bremen | AT |
Vladimír Darida | 80 | Berlin | CZ |
Arturo Vidal | 79 | Bayern | CHI |
Daniel Didavi | 79 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Lewis Holtby | 79 | Hamburg | GER |
Renato Sanches | 79 | Bayern | POR |
Valentin Stocker | 79 | Berlin | SUI |
Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 78 | Leverkusen | TUR |
Arturo Vidal is undoubtedly the best player for this position. He is strong, fast and with great stats for all other attributes, including amazing stamina and work rate. He can play as CAM, CM or even CDM.
Our second choice is Renato Sanches. If you are asking why we have chosen a 78 rated player, that’s because you haven’t tried him yet. He is a beast, one of the best surprises this year. There is a casting issue with the Golden Boy winner: he is not a CAM or a CM. In the best of chances, he is a CDM. With his high/high work rate, amazing stamina, strength and aggression the best you can do is to give him freedom to play every where.
Draxler and Thiago are both great players. You should pick them according to your needs: the Wolfsburg player is more suitable to the CAM position, while the Spanish midfielder plays better as CM. The same applies to Gonzalo Castro and Mario Götze, in a slightly lower qualitative level.
For lower budgets, we also recommend Çalhanoglu and Goretzka, our economic choice.
CENTRE MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
#1 Arturo Vidal
#2 Renato Sanches
#3 Julian Draxler
#4 Thiago
#5 Gonzalo Castro
Economic Choice
Leon Goretzka
Best FIFA 17 Bundesliga Right Wingers
RM | RW | RF
The wingers are responsible for giving game width in the attack. They’re normally very explosive players.
Arjen Robben is the right winger most popular who play in Bundesliga.
HIGHEST RATED RIGHT WINGERS | |||
Arjen Robben | 87 | Bayern | NED |
Karim Bellarabi | 83 | Leverkusen | GER |
Patrick Herrmann | 81 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Vieirinha | 81 | Wolfsburg | POR |
Ibrahima Traoré | 80 | Mönchengladbach | GUI |
Jakub Błaszczykowski | 79 | Wolfsburg | POL |
Sidney Sam | 77 | Schalke | GER |
Jonas Hofmann | 77 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Nicolai Müller | 77 | Hamburg | GER |
Ousmane Dembélé | 77 | Dortmund | FRA |
Marcel Risse | 77 | Köln | GER |
Pablo De Blasis | 76 | Mainz | ARG |
Lukas Rupp | 76 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Breel Embolo | 76 | Schalke | SUI |
Christian Clemens | 76 | Mainz | GER |
There are three fundamental attributes for a winger: pace, dribbling and passing.
Pace is probably the biggest weapon of these players. They use it to evade opponents and getting to the other side, many times via sprints on the side lines.
The Bundesliga is well served in this chapter. Three gold players have pace 90 or higher, being the highlighted Heller. In other hand, the age of Robben costs him a decrease of 6 points.
FASTEST RIGHT WINGERS | |||
Marcel Heller | 93 | Darmstadt | GER |
Patrick Herrmann | 91 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Karim Bellarabi | 90 | Leverkusen | GER |
Ibrahima Traoré | 88 | Mönchengladbach | GUI |
Nicolai Müller | 88 | Hamburg | GER |
Arjen Robben | 86 | Bayern | NED |
Sidney Sam | 86 | Schalke | GER |
Marcel Risse | 86 | Köln | GER |
Breel Embolo | 86 | Schalke | SUI |
Christian Clemens | 85 | Mainz | GER |
Ousmane Dembélé | 84 | Dortmund | FRA |
Genki Haraguchi | 83 | Berlin | JAP |
Fin Bartels | 82 | Bremen | GER |
Pablo De Blasis | 81 | Mainz | ARG |
Vieirinha | 80 | Wolfsburg | POR |
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 in Bundesliga no one can be compared to Robben.
RIGHT WINGERS WITH BEST DRIBLLING | |||
Arjen Robben | 90 | Bayern | NED |
Karim Bellarabi | 85 | Leverkusen | GER |
Vieirinha | 85 | Wolfsburg | POR |
Ibrahima Traoré | 85 | Mönchengladbach | GUI |
Patrick Herrmann | 83 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Ousmane Dembélé | 82 | Dortmund | FRA |
Pablo De Blasis | 82 | Mainz | ARG |
Jakub Błaszczykowski | 81 | Wolfsburg | POL |
Genki Haraguchi | 81 | Berlin | JAP |
Sidney Sam | 79 | Schalke | GER |
Breel Embolo | 79 | Schalke | SUI |
Fin Bartels | 79 | Bremen | GER |
Nicolai Müller | 78 | Hamburg | GER |
Jonas Hofmann | 78 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Lukas Rupp | 78 | Hoffenheim | GER |
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.
Only Robben offers good quality passing.
RIGHT WINGERS WITH BEST PASSING | |||
Arjen Robben | 81 | Bayern | NED |
Vieirinha | 77 | Wolfsburg | POR |
Jakub Błaszczykowski | 77 | Wolfsburg | POL |
Karim Bellarabi | 75 | Leverkusen | GER |
Patrick Herrmann | 75 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Lukas Rupp | 75 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Ibrahima Traoré | 74 | Mönchengladbach | GUI |
Jonas Hofmann | 73 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Sidney Sam | 72 | Schalke | GER |
Christian Clemens | 72 | Mainz | GER |
Nicolai Müller | 71 | Hamburg | GER |
Marcel Risse | 71 | Köln | GER |
Ousmane Dembélé | 70 | Dortmund | FRA |
Pablo De Blasis | 70 | Mainz | ARG |
Alessandro Schöpf | 69 | Schalke | AT |
Robben is clearly the most indicated players to occupy this position in a team without budget restraints. He is the right winger with best passing, shooting and dribbling in this league. The only problem is his price.
For those that can’t pay so many coins, Bellarabi is the best alternative. He is really fast and has a great dribbling stat.
If you want to save your coins, don’t waste them on Dembelé. He’s more popular than Herrman, Traoré or Vierinha but his skills don’t justify the extra money you have to pay for him.
RIGHT MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
#1 Arjen Robben
#2 Karim Bellarabi
#3 Patrick Herrmann
#4 Ibrahima Traoré
#5 Vieirinha
Economic Choice
Patrick Herrmann
Best FIFA 17 Bundesliga Left Wingers
LM | LW | LF
The left wingers have exactly the same role as their team mates from the other side.
Reus and Ribéry are the two most popular left wingers playing in Bundesliga.
HIGHEST RATED LEFT WINGERS | |||
Marco Reus | 88 | Dortmund | GER |
Franck Ribéry | 86 | Bayern | FRA |
Douglas Costa | 84 | Bayern | BRA |
Yevgen Konoplyanka | 83 | Schalke | UKR |
Salomon Kalou | 81 | Berlin | IVC |
Kingsley Coman | 81 | Bayern | FRA |
André Schürrle | 81 | Dortmund | GER |
Filip Kostić | 80 | Hamburg | SRB |
Julian Brandt | 79 | Leverkusen | GER |
Fabian Johnson | 79 | Mönchengladbach | USA |
Daniel Caligiuri | 79 | Wolfsburg | ITA |
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | 78 | Schalke | CAM |
Jairo | 77 | Mainz | ESP |
Takashi Usami | 77 | Augsburg | JAP |
Leonardo Bittencourt | 77 | Köln | GER |
The left wingers of the Bundesliga are even faster than the ones of the right side.
LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST PACE | |||
Kingsley Coman | 93 | Bayern | FRA |
Douglas Costa | 92 | Bayern | BRA |
Marco Reus | 90 | Dortmund | GER |
Yevgen Konoplyanka | 90 | Schalke | UKR |
Filip Kostić | 90 | Hamburg | SRB |
André Schürrle | 88 | Dortmund | GER |
Fabian Johnson | 87 | Mönchengladbach | USA |
Jairo | 87 | Mainz | ESP |
Florian Kainz | 86 | Bremen | AT |
Leonardo Bittencourt | 84 | Köln | GER |
Caiuby | 84 | Augsburg | BRA |
Franck Ribéry | 82 | Bayern | FRA |
Daniel Caligiuri | 81 | Wolfsburg | ITA |
Julian Brandt | 79 | Leverkusen | GER |
Jonathan Schmid | 79 | Augsburg | FRA |
In the world, only four players have better dribbling than Ribery.
LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST DRIBBLING | |||
Franck Ribéry | 90 | Bayern | FRA |
Marco Reus | 86 | Dortmund | GER |
Douglas Costa | 86 | Bayern | BRA |
Yevgen Konoplyanka | 84 | Schalke | UKR |
Kingsley Coman | 84 | Bayern | FRA |
Salomon Kalou | 84 | Berlin | IVC |
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | 83 | Schalke | CAM |
André Schürrle | 82 | Dortmund | GER |
Daniel Caligiuri | 82 | Wolfsburg | ITA |
Julian Brandt | 82 | Leverkusen | GER |
Filip Kostić | 81 | Hamburg | SRB |
Leonardo Bittencourt | 81 | Köln | GER |
Takashi Usami | 80 | Augsburg | JAP |
Admir Mehmedi | 80 | Leverkusen | SUI |
Emil Forsberg | 80 | RB Leipzig | SWE |
Franck Ribéry and Marco Reus have passing stats very similar.
LEFT WINGERS WITH BEST PASSING | |||
Marco Reus | 84 | Bayern | POL |
Franck Ribéry | 83 | Bayern | GER |
Yevgen Konoplyanka | 81 | Dortmund | GAB |
Douglas Costa | 78 | Leverkusen | MEX |
Fabian Johnson | 76 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Filip Kostić | 75 | Mönchengladbach | BRA |
Kingsley Coman | 74 | Schalke | NED |
André Schürrle | 74 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Daniel Caligiuri | 74 | Leverkusen | GER |
Julian Brandt | 74 | Bremen | GER |
Takashi Usami | 74 | Köln | FRA |
Leonardo Bittencourt | 73 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Salomon Kalou | 72 | Bremen | PER |
Jairo | 72 | Frankfurt | GER |
Emil Forsberg | 72 | Berlin | BOS |
There is an old rule for FIFA videogames: the cover athlete receives a bonus in his stats. We are not saying that Reus is not a great player, but probably we didn’t needed to test him to know that he is better than Ribery and Douglas Costa. Between these two, our preference goes to the younger one, mainly because of his pace.
It’s incredible to see so many quality players for this position in the Bundesliga. Not even Schürrle is in the top 5.
Like in FIFA 16, Kostić and Fabian Johnson are great options for low budget teams.
LEFT MIDFIELDERS
Best Players
#1 Marco Reus
#2 Douglas Costa
#3 Franck Ribéry
#4 Yevgen Konoplyanka
#5 Kingsley Coman
Economic Choice
Filip Kostić
Best FIFA 17 Bundesliga Forwards
CF | ST
The forwards are the players on which fall the most responsibility of scoring goals.
Lewandowski is in his career’s top-form.
HIGHEST RATED FORWARDS | |||
Robert Lewandowski | 90 | Bayern | POL |
Thomas Müller | 87 | Bayern | GER |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 86 | Dortmund | GAB |
Javier Hernández | 83 | Leverkusen | MEX |
Mario Gómez | 82 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Raffael | 82 | Mönchengladbach | BRA |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 81 | Schalke | NED |
Lars Stindl | 81 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Kevin Volland | 81 | Leverkusen | GER |
Max Kruse | 80 | Bremen | GER |
Anthony Modeste | 80 | Köln | FRA |
André Hahn | 79 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Claudio Pizarro | 79 | Bremen | PER |
Alexander Meier | 79 | Frankfurt | GER |
Vedad Ibišević | 78 | Berlin | BOS |
Adrián Ramos | 78 | Dortmund | COL |
Stefan Kießling | 78 | Leverkusen | GER |
Raúl Bobadilla | 78 | Augsburg | PAR |
Pierre-Michel Lasogga | 77 | Hamburg | GER |
Andrej Kramarić | 77 | Hoffenheim | CRO |
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 most rated forwards are the ones that best shooting: Lewandowski and Aubameyang.
FORWARDS WITH BEST SHOOTING | |||
Robert Lewandowski | 87 | Bayern | POL |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 84 | Dortmund | GAB |
Thomas Müller | 83 | Bayern | GER |
Mario Gómez | 83 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 82 | Schalke | NED |
Lars Stindl | 82 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Alexander Meier | 82 | Frankfurt | GER |
Javier Hernández | 81 | Leverkusen | MEX |
Kevin Volland | 81 | Leverkusen | GER |
Claudio Pizarro | 80 | Bremen | PER |
Alfreð Finnbogason | 80 | Augsburg | ICE |
Raffael | 79 | Mönchengladbach | BRA |
Max Kruse | 79 | Bremen | GER |
Pierre-Michel Lasogga | 79 | Hamburg | GER |
Anthony Modeste | 78 | Köln | FRA |
André Hahn | 78 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Vedad Ibišević | 78 | Berlin | BOS |
Stefan Kießling | 78 | Leverkusen | GER |
Raúl Bobadilla | 78 | Augsburg | PAR |
Sandro Wagner | 78 | Hoffenheim | GER |
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.
Most of the best Bundesliga strikers don’t have good physical. It’s not the case of Raúl Bobadilla.
FORWARDS WITH BEST PHYSICAL | |||
Raúl Bobadilla | 86 | Augsburg | PAR |
André Hahn | 83 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Robert Lewandowski | 82 | Bayern | POL |
Kevin Volland | 82 | Leverkusen | GER |
Stefan Kießling | 82 | Leverkusen | GER |
Jhon Córdoba | 82 | Mainz | COL |
Sandro Wagner | 82 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Pierre-Michel Lasogga | 81 | Hamburg | GER |
Anthony Modeste | 80 | Köln | FRA |
Haris Seferović | 79 | Frankfurt | SUI |
Mario Gómez | 78 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Julian Schieber | 77 | Berlin | GER |
Vedad Ibišević | 75 | Berlin | BOS |
Franco Di Santo | 75 | Schalke | ARG |
Lars Stindl | 74 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 73 | Schalke | NED |
Alexander Meier | 73 | Frankfurt | GER |
Thomas Müller | 72 | Bayern | GER |
Adrián Ramos | 72 | Dortmund | COL |
Alfreð Finnbogason | 72 | Augsburg | ICE |
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.
Aubameyang is the fastest player in the game.
FORWARDS WITH BEST PACE | |||
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 96 | Dortmund | GAB |
Timo Werner | 90 | RB Leipzig | GER |
André Hahn | 85 | Mönchengladbach | GER |
Javier Hernández | 83 | Leverkusen | MEX |
Adrián Ramos | 82 | Dortmund | COL |
Robert Lewandowski | 81 | Bayern | POL |
Eduardo Vargas | 81 | Hoffenheim | CHI |
Jhon Córdoba | 80 | Mainz | COL |
Kevin Volland | 79 | Leverkusen | GER |
Thomas Müller | 78 | Bayern | GER |
Yoshinori Mutō | 78 | Mainz | JAP |
Josip Drmić | 77 | Mönchengladbach | SUI |
Anthony Modeste | 76 | Köln | FRA |
Mark Uth | 75 | Hoffenheim | GER |
Raffael | 74 | Mönchengladbach | BRA |
Max Kruse | 74 | Bremen | GER |
Raúl Bobadilla | 73 | Augsburg | PAR |
Franco Di Santo | 73 | Schalke | ARG |
Andrej Kramarić | 73 | Hoffenheim | CRO |
Mario Gómez | 72 | Wolfsburg | GER |
Having Lewandowski and Aubameyang together in the same team is so hype! The Bayern’s striker is better in almost everything but who doesn’t want to try the fastest player of the game? Aubameyang is even better this year! Thomas Müller is a very balanced forward, but far from the quality of these two.
There is a lack of quality strikers for medium budget squads. The best three we found were Javier Hernández, Hahn and Volland. Our preference goes for the first one, mainly because of his pace. Hahn is faster than him and also has very interesting stats but his work rate medium/high is not the best one for a striker.
FORWARDS
Best Players
#1 Robert Lewandowski
#2 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
#3 Thomas Müller
#4 Javier Hernández
#5 André Hahn
Economic Choice
Kevin Volland
FIFA 17 Bundesliga 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 Bundesliga Squad with Unlimited Budget
First Squad
GK: Manuel Neuer
RB: Philipp Lahm
CBR: Jérôme Boateng
CBL: Sokratis
LB: David Alaba
CDM: Renato Sanches
RM: Arjen Robben
LM: Marco Reus
CAM: Arturo Vidal
STR: Robert Lewandowski
STL: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Substitutes and Reserves
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
Budget
October 2016
Playstation 4: 1,6 million coins
Xbox One: 1,5 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.
If there are undoubted players in this team, Neuer is certainly one of them. It is clear his superiority.
Boateng and Alaba are untouchables in any defence of any league. In the right side you can use Lahm, if you want to keep your goal safe, or you can play with Piszczek, if you need someone able to attack. In our opinion, the other spot of the defence should be filled by Sokratis or eventually by Naldo. Hummels is too slow to take this position.
It is very unusual to see a 78 rated player in the starting eleven of an unlimited budget squad but Renato Sanches deserves it. He is better than any other native CDM of this league. In front of him, Vidal is another player with high/high work rate and with an amazing stamina, making this midfield one of the most feared.
Who builds an unlimited budget Bundesliga squad must use a formation with wingers. Robben, Reus, Ribéry and Douglas Costa are four of the best wingers in the game. Aubameyang and Lewandowski are the perfect pair to the attack. They complement each other very well.
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 Bundesliga Squad with Medium Budget
First Squad
GK: Bernd Leno
RB: Łukasz Piszczek
CBR: Sokratis
CBL: Naldo
LB: Ricardo Rodríguez
CMR: Julian Draxler
CMC: Renato Sanches
CML: Thiago
RW: Karim Bellarabi
LW: Yevgen Konoplyanka
ST: Javier Hernández
Substitutes and Reserves
GK: Ralf Fährmann
RB: Mitchell Weiser
CB: Ömer Toprak
CB: Sven Bender
LB: Wendell
CM: Luiz Gustavo
CM: Gonzalo Castro
CM: Mario Götze
RW: Patrick Herrmann
LW: Kingsley Coman
ST: André Hahn
Budget
October 2016
Playstation 4: 105k 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.
Most of the players of the previous team are too expensive to be used in the medium budget squad. Sokratis and Renato Sanches are the only two who keep been elected to the starting eleven. Leno, Naldo and Ricardo Rodriguez don’t have the same quality but they allow you to save many coins.
The central midfield position of this team has to be of Renato Sanches. He builds up the first barrier between your goal line and the opponent, making his physicality attributes count. Thiago and Draxler complete the midfield.
In the attack, Bellarabi and Konoplyanka have the mission to assist Javier Hernandez. If you need a stonger striker, use Adrián Ramos.
If you still have some room in your budget, Douglas Costa is the player that would improve this squad a lot.
FIFA 17 Bundesliga with Low Budget
First Squad
GK: Yann Sommer
RB: Daniel Brosinski
CBR: Sven Bender
CBL: Aleksandar Dragović
LB: Wendell
CMR: Luiz Gustavo
CML: Zlatko Junuzović
RM: Patrick Herrmann
LM: Filip Kostić
STR: André Hahn
STL: Kevin Volland
Substitutes and Reserves
GK: Roman Bürki
RB: Júnior Caiçara
CB: Neven Subotić
CB: John Brooks
LB: Marcel Schmelzer
CM: Sebastian Rode
CM: Kevin Kampl
RW: Ibrahima Traoré
LW: Fabian Johnson
ST: Adrián Ramos
ST: Anthony Modeste
Budget
October 2016
Playstation 4: 11k coins
Xbox One: 10k 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.
In the goal, Yann Sommer is a decent very cheap goalkeeper. Brosinski, Bender, Dragović and Wendell are the four other defenders. Any of them is a great value for money.
On the midfield, Luiz Gustavo and Junuzović 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. Herrman and Kostić fill the wings in order to assist Hahn and Volland.
Follow our tips and you’ll become more successful on FIFA 17 Ultimate Team with your Bundesliga Team.
You missed 80 rated dembelè, absolute tank!
To be honest, I think there are other better alternatives to him.
My Bundesliga squad is as followed, where I’ve used 4-1-2-1-2
Fährmann
Lahm – Hummels – Sokratis – Rodriguez
Keita (IF 87)
Robben – Schürrle (IF 84)
Thiago
Esswein (FUT Birthday card 81) – Müller
Bench:
Blaszczykowski (FUT Birthday card 83)
Bellarabi
Toprak
Hernandez
Coman
Schmelzer
Dembele
Currently I have around 80k, does anyone have good advice for me on who to buy or what to change?
If you play on XBox, buy Vidal.
hola que opinas de este equipo y de la posicion?
https://www.futbin.com/17/squad/3203429
It’s a great team. Don’t have much to say because you would need to pen many coins if you wanted to improve it.
en banca tengo a ribery-castro-wendell-lahm-rode-luiz gustavo-bender y hernandez gracias por la atencion saludos
Thanks for the amazing guide. I’m trying to upgrade my team but I don’t know which areas to target. I currently employ a 4-3-3 (2), and my current team is:
Douglas Costa — Muller — Robben
Thiago — Sanches — Draxler
Rodriguez — Sokratis — Naldo — Piszczek
Leno
And my second squad is:
Konoplyanka — Hernandez — Bellarabi
Castro — Luis Gustavo — Gotze
Wendell — Bender — Toprak — Lahm
Fahrmann
I’m thinking about selling Robben; his relatively slow pace and weak right foot concern me. However, I’m not sure which players will give me the biggest upgrade from here. Amongst Lewandowski, Alaba, Vidal, and Reus, how would you rank the best purchases I can make from here?
Hi.
We believe that Robben is a great player but if you don’t have the same opinion, maybe you should not invest in Reus. Lewandowski should be your first buy and Vidal the second one.
Regards
I thank you about the great guide btw!
My current team is 4-3-3
Leno
Rodriguez, sokratis, hummels, lahm
Luis gustavo, draxler, thiago
Douglas Costa, muller, robben
(Bench: ribery, sommer, toprak, götze, renato sanchez, piszczek, kevin volland)
I don’t know what player to buy next. I dont pay real money so it already took a long time to get Arjen Robben. What payable player would anyone recoment to buy next to strenghten my main team?
As you can imagine, Renato Sanches has to play. I believe your next buy should be Lewandowski but as you already said, you will take a lot of time to do it.
I tried Hernandez (striker) but he isn’t enought physical, Gomez an Volland are much better ! 😉
Nice guide! I’ve been focused on using my Bundesliga team as my first choice!
Had a few questions on the mid/attacking players – this is how it looks for me now – 433(4). And yes, I packed Lewandowski 😀
Schurrle Draxler Hellermann
Coman(Costa) Lewandowski (Hernandez) Bellarbi
1. Should i focus on a CDM instead of Schurrle – I think he’s being wasted there
2. What chemistry styles would you put on that front 4 (incl Draxler) if you had a choice?
For example I keep thinking Hunter would be amazing on Lewa and get his pace and shooting insanely high (no need for Aubameyang then!)
Plus, I think I might go with Renato for on of my mid spots after this!
Try Renato. Cheap and good. You don’t have nothing to lose.
For chemistry styles suggestions take a look here.
Hello Rodrigo I have the exact same formation & team as you’re Medium budget squad except I have Douglas Cost@ LW instead of Konoployanka. I also have a similar squad and formation as you’re medium budget Spanish league side. Which I rotate between games to keep my guys fresh. My question is this, would you suggest it is better I sell the Spanish league players squad in favour of buying more of a in depth squad of Bundesliga players? I prefer the Bundesliga if I’m being honest and I’m sure I saw you suggest it is better to have one squad rather than two. Can you please explain why this is to me any advice is grateful. Kind regards from Scotland.
The problem of having a single team is the fitness. You can see my opinion in this article.
Ok thanks I had a good look at that Rodrigo. In you’re opinion do you think it is wise to have two separate teams one resting on the others bench and reserved while the other one plays? Or should I sell the Spanish league players in favour of a more in depth all bindesliga team?
I will tell you what I do. I always play with my best eleven. In this way, I use all my coins to improve a single team and it is easier to know how they play. Obviously, there is a problem: fitness. Since I always have many coins, I buy fitness cards. It is a more expensive way to play but at least I always play with my best players.
Hi i have a squad
Leno
Lahm,hummels,sokratis,rodriguez
Vidal,reus,robben,draxler,muller
Hernandez or Voller
Need a good formation plss currently im using 41212 !
Hi.
The formation depends of your play style and preferences.
I believe 41212 is not a bad formation for this league and these players.
Great guide
My team is
Fährmann
Pisczek toprak sokratis schmelzer
Bender
Draxler thiago
Bellarabi chicharito konoplyanla
Why do you think that luiz gustavo and naldo would be better choices than toprak and bender? And do you have other suggestions? (I think rodriguez is to slow for my play style
Hi.
Luis Gustavo defends better than Bender and a CDM is supposed to help the back line. However, if you need someone to help the attack, Bender is a good option.
In my opinion, Naldo is better than Toprak for many reasons: he is much taller (12cm!), has better work rates and his skills are much better (ball control, heading, long shots, free kicks, long passing, etc).
Dear Admin;
My team;
Leno
Alaba Boateng İf Sokrates Lahm(pitzchek)
Vidal Black Sanchez Thiago
Draxler
Lewandowski Aubameyang
İ like to play with 2 ST. İ try to play with 4312
İ got Costa. Really like him but when i use 41212 , i feel weak against 4321.
Any advice ? Any upgrade ?
Have you tried if Thiago ?
Hi.
Yes, I played with Thiago. He is a decent player. It looks that you can’t improve this team much more. If you get more coins you can try Muller and Neuer.
What is the best formation that fits Bundesliga team ?
It depends of your play style. I believe you should use one with wingers. 433 or 41212 are good formations for the Bundesliga.
Hello. I already have a premier league squad and I’m thinking of building a 2nd team. I’ve packed Douglas Costa recently and already have a decent RB option.Do you think Bundesliga is the answer or should I look elsehwere? Thanks.
Bundesliga is great this year. You can buy a top team or a medium budget team with many quality. However, if you just want a team to play a few matches and you use a formation without wingers, we suggest to try the Serie A.
My BPL team hasn’t been great recently so I decided to build a full-on bundesliga side. Currently I have Renato Sanches,Sokratis,Douglas Costa and Wendell. I’m planning to build this team:-
Sommer
Piszczek Sokratis Toprak Wendell
Gustavo
R.Sanches Thiago
Bellarabi D.Costa
Hernandez
Is there any improvements I can make to this or should I change anything?
Thanks.
Hi.
In my opinion, Draxler is a must buy. That’s the most important improvement.
Instead of Gustavo or Renato? I’m assumingG ustavo then move Renato to CDM?
Gustavo is a better CDM than Renato but you will be with a stronger team placing Draxler in the midfield and Renato as CDM.
Hi admin,
my squad:
Leno
Rodriguez-Sokratis-Naldo-Pisczek
Draxler-Sanchez-Tiago
Costa-Chicarito-Bellarabi
Now, i have about 20K coins. What is your opinion with improve this squad?
Put Wendell for Rodríguez, Coman for Douglas, Bellarabi with his pace and physical in ST with RF card is too much better than Chicharito, and for the RW Dembélé with Hunter is your man. I tried that and I won Second division very easily.
You already have our medium budget squad with Diego Costa in, as we suggested. To improve this squad you will need much more than 20k coins.
I’m playing with this squad
4-3-3 (4) with 2 cm and CAM
fahrman
bartra howedes
piszhcek bernat
Thiago > Castro > Gotze
Schourle with Ibrahim in wingers
and Hernandez is ST
I don’t like sanchez the midfield is OP and I have luis Gustavo for hard games as CDM + Mario Gomez for hard situations.
gonna swap bartra with sokratis and bellarabi with Ibrahim
how ever I’m a BIG FAN of Thomas muller !! hes the best !
do u guys think I’m need something else ?!
You are fine to play but you should save a few coins to improve it.
Great Guide!!!
I was wondering if you have any recommendations for my two squads
Fahrmann
Brosinski Howedes S.Bender Schmelzer
Gotze(Cm) Castro9CM)
Draxler(CAM)
Hermann(RW) Schurlle(LW)
Muller
_________________________________________________________________
Lloris
Coleman Sakho Vertonghen Rose
Cabaye(CM) Alli(CM)
Oscar(CAM)
Lamela(RW) Walcott(LW)
Kane
Thank you.
Well, I have many suggestions. 🙂
The most important ones are: Sokratis, Naldo, Renato Sanches and Bellarabi; Zouma and Matic.
And why not Fährmann instead of Leno for GK? He got much better reflexes than Leno and as I followed your guid, REF is the most important stat for an GK.
Fährmann is also 5 cm bigger than Leno and they got almost the same Points in POS and HAN. But Leno got a far better KIC (which your guide told is lesser important)
Kind regards. (again ;D )
Let’s assume it is a tie here. Ralf Fährmann has better reflexes and he is higher, which are both important, but Leno has better positioning and diving. We gave the second place to Leno because he may be slightly worse in these attributes but he is much better in kicking and speed. It’s true that these two are less important but the difference is too big. Your goals will be in safe hands whether you use Leno or Ralf Fährmann.
Thank you so much for your fast replies.
I am going to follow your advice to buy Rodriguez and test him out for LB.
But I have to add 83(Leno) vs 87(Fährmann) in reflexes is a big difference. And the positioning is almost the same(Leno 86/Fährmann 85).
Handling is exaclty the same and in diving Leno is slightly better.
But you are right Fährmann can’t really kick off. But I used to throw the ball always with him, which he can do really good. (I guess KIC is really only for the goal kick but not for throwing.)
Just hoping for the miracle for getting Neuer in a pack.. 🙂
Maybe in FIFA XY, but who knows.
In the end I have again to say how I appreciate it what you do for the community. I made yesterday more than 100k coins threw your trading guide. Optimized my team to the maximum perfection (for my feasible budget), and even tried Sanches for CDM and he really made a big impact and is awesome.
(I got now for ST Werner and Hernandez (both TOTW), ZOM Draxler/Thiago, LM Konoplyanka/Coman, RM Bellarabi, LV Baba but consider Rodriguez, IV Hummels and Sokratis(TOTW) and RV Piszczek (If you ask why i can pronounce him so good.. my Girl friend is from Poland ;D )
Any suggests for optimizing? got around 100k coins left.
Last but not least I have to tell you that you really are awesome!
Greetings from Germany!
Peace out.
P.S.
Maybe you consider to compare Leno and Fährmann again and decide who is the better choice 😉 I still stick to Fährmann.
Sorry I mean LV = LB / RV = RB / IV = CB ( used the german terms)
I understood.
One tip: Renato is a monster as CB. I’m not telling you to use him in that position because of chemistry but he can be used if someone is injured, for example.
Hi again.
My suggestion is to save the coins you have now to improve your squad on January 9. You will be able to buy much more quality players than now.
Keep with Fährmann. It’s a good GK. Check if Hummels is not too slow for you. If he is, change him by Naldo for example.
Regards
Hi again, I checked out your promotions calendar but I wasn’t able to find out what is on January 9?
Or do you think the prices will drop there immensely?
I also considered to buy the 125k pack when they are available.
Which would you suggest?
Regards
Hi.
January 9 is the TOTY release date.
You can see here how the prices are affected by TOTY.
Buying packs is always a bad choice. Don’t do it.
Regards
First at all, great guide! BUT
I ask myself why did you choose WENDELL(Leverkusen) over BABA(Schalke 04).
They both have the same amouth of Speed, but Baba can slightly defend better.
But on the other hand Wendell can better pass.
Or should i buy Rodriguez? But he is by far too slow with 74 Speed for an LB.
I hope you give me some answers.
Kind regards.
PS ( I studied your whole website all day long. I learned a LOT and I appreciate your enthusiam for doing this so very well.)
Hi. Thank you for your preference.
In my opinion Baba is as good as Wendell on the defence. The major difference is passing, where Wendell is much better.
I use Rodriguez in my team and I have no doubt that he is better than them according to my play style. It’s true that he is not a fast player but in everything else he is much better, especially defending, passing and shooting.
Great post dude
Team I’m running ATM is in 4-1-2-1-2 narrow
Farmhann
Piezek-IF sokratis-boateng-alaba
Movember Gustavo
Vidal-Renato sanchez
Muller
Lewendowski-aubamoyang
I kinda want to be a bit more solid at the back for fut champs, would you really recommend lahm? The pace scares me aha
Also used neuer and he’s terrible with long shots so I find farhmann my best option
Any changes you would make would be appreciated
It’s not easy to say if Lahm is better or not. If you use your fullbacks to attack, maybe you should keep with the one you have now.
You team is great.
Hi, I am running a 4-3-3(2) with
Leno
Brosinski IF Sokratis Toprak Wendell
Luiz Gustavo
Thiago Douglas Costa
Bellarabi Hahn Konoplyanka
What would you suggest as improvements?
Draxler is missing. I also suggest Hernandez. Top players even in more expensive squads.
I would also appreciate help on my EPL squad. It’s also a 4-3-3(2) with
Lloris
Clyne Koscielny Bailly Shaw
Kante
Fabregas Payet
Willian Lukaku Depay
Thanks
Your priority should be replace Fabregas. Give a try to Eriksen.
i have 422 with griezmann and aubameyang top-carrasco koke renato and dembele-rodiguez sokratis hummels piszevk- leno-100 chem what
Can i improve
Well, you can buy Neuer, Boateng and so on…
Iwho is better griezmann or dybala?
Probably Dybala
Is it a good idea having 5 defenders?
It depends of your play style. 532, for example, is a great formation but maybe not the best one for a Bundesliga based squad.
Hi Rodrigo, fantastic guide as always.
I was looking for some squad help, I have just qualified for weekend league for 1st time. I have been saving coins for the market crash & had good pack luck, now have 600k. I usually rotate squads each game for fitness, but think fut champs be better with one team? Here’s my squads who to improve would be great.
Leno
Rodriguez Toprak Socratis, Piszchek
Sanches
Costa Bellarabi
Schurrle Hernandez
Bravo
Azplicueta bailly smalling Valencia
Kante
Martial shaqiri
Remy Vardy
Thanks in advance
One team is always better but it is also more expensive.
In the Bundesliga you probably forgot Draxler. My suggestions are: Boateng and Lewandowski.
For the Premier League squad, my suggestions are Walker, Lukaku and Depay.
Hey man, great guide as always. Got a question.
My main midfield right now is draxler as cam, thiago cm and Gustavo cdm. Which would be the best substitute for draxler? I use calhanoglu but not sure if maybe gotze would be a better substitute? Right now I can’t afford Vidal or Renato btw. Also I use Castro as thiago’s substitute.
Thank you Carlos.
Draxler is amazing. Very good value for money. If you already have Thiago and Castro, the other decent alternative is Gotze.
Great Guide!
I am going to by the middle squad, but is it any other striker then Hernandez with more pace?
Believe me: Hernandez is fast enough. I play with him and Aubameyang in my team and he is the best scorer. Give him a try.
Hi,
I want to ask about Bundesliga middle 🙂
Im playing 4-3-3 (Attack) with Draxler as CAM and Gustavo (Movember) and Sanches as CM.
Im going to buy Vidal, he`s amaizing overal player, I should swap him with Sanches or some1 other? maybe Draxler?
Thx, Ur the best !
Difficult question. Draxler is amazing, Sanches is a wild player and Gustavo is the only player of these three that knows how to defend.
It depends of your experience. If you feel you don’t need anyone to help the back four, remove Gustavo from your team. Otherwise, you will need to keep with Draxler (more tactical) or Renato (better for a physical play style).
Hi Rodrigo,
I am building a Bundesliga team (4-3-3) and I have a doubt about the RW…is Robben better than IF Embolo (RW)?
Despite of his low stamina and strength, I still think Robben is better.
Awesome guide. I have been following your website for a few years now and always look forward to these.
I am looking for a little help on upgrades to my Bundesliga team. Right now I have a 4-3-3 (2) formation and prefer to play counter attack.
I have about 265 K to spend on upgrades.
Leno
Rodriguez, Naldo, Sokrates, Pizszcek
Sanches (CDM) Thiago Draxler
Costa Lewandowski Bellarbi
My subs/reserves pretty much consists of the same players on your medium budget team bench.
Please let me know of any suggestions. I would be greatful.
Hey, great guide as always. I have a Bundesliga squad and Turkish team for fitness. i want to keep rating around 81. It’s the team;
Sommer
LB: Baba(will replace with wendell)
CB: Ömer Toprak
CB: Sokratis
RB: Brosinski
CDM: Renato Sanches
CDM: Rode (better than Gustavo for me)
LM: Coman
RM: Hermann
CAM: Castro
ST: Hernandez
Any suggestions?
Great guide Rodrigo I have been following your page for the last couple of years and always look forward to these .
I am looking for advice on improvement of my squad 4-3-3 (2) right now I have the following team and prefer counterattackin playstyle
Leno
Piszczek Socrates Naldo Rodriguez
Sanches (CDM) Thiago Draxler
Costa Lewandowski Bellarbi
I have about 250k to spend.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
You have an error in the left wingers section. you mention Reus as better than Robben when I think you meant Ribery. Also, Mario Gomez is a great striker for budget.
Thank you very much.
Hello Rodrigo currently I have 2 squads a BUNDES with a 4-3-3(4).
Sommer
Pizcek Bender Toprak Schmelzer
Castro Draxler Gustavo
Bellarabi Hann Coman
I tried Konaplyanka and didn’t like him at all. What upgrades do you recommend??? I have about 35,000 coins..
Furthermore I have a BPL squas with a 4-3-3(2)
Hart
Valencia Mustafi Smalling Rose
Barkley Matic Eriksen
Mane Kane Martial
Again I have about 35,000k coins to spend on both squads what upgrades do you recommend for both teams and what should be my priorities?
Thank you so much
Hi.
Here are my suggestions:
Bundesliga – Sokratis, Renato Sanchez and Javier Hernandez (15k)
Premier League – Wilshere and Shaqiri (10k)
You still keep with 10k for future upgrades.
One more thing who do I remove in place of Renato sanches, Luiz Gustavo or Castro?
Thanks again’!
If you have a more defensive style, remove Castro.
Hi Rodrigo,
Once again a fantastic guide like very other years, been a huge fan of this since Fifa 14. I was just wondering that when is FUT United and will the prices drop after the event? Thanks
Thank you!
You can have an idea of FUT United dates here. Yes, a crash is expected for the FUT United release date. In the coming days, we will publish a guide showing how the prices go down or up along the year.
Excellent guide indeed!
It’s really awesome to see clearly that, with an unlimited budget you get an 88 Squad Rating (more even taking into account that you pack a 78 CDM as Renato that lowers the ratio) and you spend less than a 87 rating unlimited budget squad as you showed in the Premier League squad guide.
Personally, I’ve never given the Bundesliga a chance to make it my primary squad, but all of the sudden with a Gold Gift Pack I’ve got an Scream Team Muller, and decided to give it a go.
In the meantime while I try to earn some coins to afford some of the bests players as possible, I’m playing with an hybrid team that lines up like this
4 – 3 – 3 (3)
Karnesis
Schmelzer Sokratis Manolas Bruno Peres
Gotze Draxler Khedira
Coman Muller (Scream team) Bellarabi
PS: after reading your guide, my next buy will be definitely Renato Sanches
Keep the hard work you’re doing great pal
Hi. Thank you.
This is the first year that my first squad is from the Bundesliga. As you said, for the same price you have much more quality than Premier League.
Your teams looks good until you save more coins.
About Renato Sanches, maybe I should lower your expectations. There is lack of quality choices in the Bundesliga for the CDM position and in my opinion he is better than everyone else. However, keep in mind that he is a 78 rated card, OK? Now that you you have low expectations, try him and see how good he is. 🙂
Buy khedira he is good at cm or cdm and gives good chemistry.. And not expensive
I have an all Deutsch team I’ve been using and I have Khedira at CDM in a 4-2-1-2-1, he’s a beast at stealing the ball. Great guide! I’m going to switch my team to Bundesliga because of some of the national limitations.
Great guide !
Im going to build 4-3-3 (4) with 2 CM and CAM
I think about Gustavo and Rode as CM and Draxler as CAM (cant buy Vidal).
Should I swap someone with Sanches?
Leno
Lahm Sokratis Naldo Rodrigez
Rode Draxler Gustavo
Bellarabi Muller Costa
Thank you.
Your team looks great. Replacing Rode by Renato Sanches would be a great improvement.
Regards
Muller – Scream Team as Cam and Vidal as CDM.
FIFA brings the CDM up to an attacking role on 41212 and tbh.. Vidal is a better holding mid