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With the rest of the team in mind (and especially the two electric wingers playing wide), my preference is to pick a more all-round player in the center and drive the play using the forward three players. Vilhena has the more all-round game and he’s close to Torres’ current stats as well. Torres is the more skillful player, with great current ball control, dribbling and short-passing stats, making him the sort of player you want in the team when you’re looking to retain possession. He’s the one you want on the bench to replace any first-choice midfielder, even in the first season. Quick, reasonable defending stats and good mental and skills stats to round things off. James Ward-Prowse (our 3rd Southampton player in this list) is the best all-round midfielder in this list. Goretzka is the best young CDM in the game and his current mental stats mark him out as a very intelligent player on the pitch. Picking 3 out of 4 isn’t easy, and this foursome is amongst the best in FIFA 14: Our picks: Bakkali (right) and Bruma (left). Great on both wings, his high potential OVR is well-deserved based on some excellent real-life performances for club and country.
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Lightning fast, good on the ball, can cross and take free kicks, decent passer and finisher and a 4-star skill rating, Bruma is your go-to transfer buy if you want to groom a young winger. FIFA 14 lists him as one who likes to take long shots, and if he can boost that attribute to 80 or above then he becomes an interesting player to have in your matchday squad. Like the other potential wonderkinds on this list, he’s got great pace and ball control, but he’s still got some way to go to improve on his finishing and mental attributes. The gem of the bunch, 17-year-old Bakkali has the highest potential OVR rating in the game for anyone aged 20 or younger, but he’s definitely one for the future. I’ve combined this to highlight two of the brightest young talents in FIFA 14, Zakaria Bakkali (17, PSV) and Armindo Tue Na Bangna (Bruma) (18, Galatasaray), with both players capable of playing on left and right wings. He will be ready to take over from your first-choice left back in 2 years tops. With a potential OVR of 85 and currently the highest rated under-18 left-back at 71, he’s the player you want on the bench from the first season. Luke Shaw (18, Southampton) is miles ahead of the pack. Doria is the best defender but also by far the slowest, while Rekik is more progressed than Ake and can also fill in at LB. They’re evenly matched so you can’t go wrong with any of them. All three are left-footed so they compliment the right-footed Zouma perfectly. The second berth is a 3-way between Doria (18, Botafogo), Nathan Ake (18, Chelsea) and Karim Rekik (18, PSV). Kurt Zouma (18, Saint-Etienne) is the highest rated under-18 defender at a potential OVR of 85, and is an automatic pick.
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Plus Chambers should fit in nicely with the other Southampton starlets in this line-up. While they’re relatively equal, we’ve gone for Chambers because it’ll take him less time to move up to the first team – although it should take both of them 2-3 years. Both are at a potential OVR of 80, with Chambers a marginally better defender (something you can attribute to his age advantage over Pollace). It’s a choice between Calum Chambers (18, Southampton) and Gianluca Pollace (17, Lazio). It’s slim pickings for keepers at the under-18 level, but as an understudy Ondoa should do quite well. Lezzerini is the tallest, Blanco the best at handling but also the weakest while Ondoa offers a good mixture of height, strength and ability while also having a decent weak foot. Luca Lezzerini (18, Fiorentina), Ruben Blanco (17, Celta Vigo) and Fabrice Ondoa (17, Barcelona B) are all tied at a Potential OVR of 80 – the highest rating for 18 or younger keepers. Here’s a look at the best possible starting XI you can put together out the most talented under-18 players available in FIFA 14. One of the best things about playing FIFA is the satisfaction you get out of buying talented youngsters and grooming them into world-class players over the course of a few seasons.Įvery year the FIFA player database gets updated and there are fresh opportunities to develop future stars, and FIFA fans looking for insights on which young players to buy. Editor’s Note: FIFA 14 was released on September 27.