Should I buy Douglas Costa at the FIFA Ultimate Team?

During the FUT Birthday promotion, players received many interesting players with exorbitant characteristics. The ODDS portal has figured out how valuable the Juventus Brazilian midfielder Douglas Costa is and how he resembles Neymar.

General characteristics of Douglas Costa in FIFA 20:

• rating – 8.5 / 10;
• speed – 10/10;
• pass – 8/10;
• hit – 9/10;
• dribbling – 10/10.

Costa Douglas card has always been popular at the start of the game, almost everyone has it. Indeed, the Brazilian is playing in Serie A, where you can put together a budget team that will be playable. However, as the game progresses, Costa is simply forgotten, as stronger players appear who are given a place in the starting lineup.

This time EA included the player in FUT Birthday. Costa got cool parameters and a fifth star on a weak foot, so he turned into a competitor to Neymar and an excellent link for Cristiano Ronaldo. At the same time, the price tag of Costa is lower than that of a more eminent compatriot.

As shown in the game

In attack

Costa runs very fast (speed 98/95). Even the basic version can fly away from the defenders of the opponent, and this one completely resembles a rocket. The player has no problems with maneuverability. He knows how to stop very abruptly, squeeze through the front into the box and throw the ball under the blow. Scoop turn in its execution is often very dangerous.

Beats the football player is also good. The power of the blow is maximally pumped, which allows flashing goalkeepers from the edge of the box into the near corner. It is also important that Douglas Costa is left-handed, he is also dangerous outside the penalty area – twist (90) and long-range shots (94) work fine. Sometimes it is necessary to use it on the right flank, so it can also be efficiently twisted into the far corner from the left. On the right, despite five stars on a weak leg, there are problems. The same Griezmann in this regard, everything is much better.

But Costa also has flaws – it is almost impossible to use on the flank. Awnings from the edge reach the destination once or two out of ten. The same applies to lumbago. Long-distance broadcasts are also a sore subject. Transfer from the flank is almost doomed to failure. You can, of course, rearrange Costa in the center, but there he loses to the defenders in force.

In defense

For clarity, we give an example of Hector Bellerin. The Spaniard is just very effective against Costa. He does not allow him to run away, and in the case of a good connection, he can also catch up. Pushing away from the ball is also not difficult. The main thing is not to give up a position at the entrance to the penalty area.

Influence

Costa will not have a major impact on the game. But if you let him out for a replacement in the second half, then the Brazilian can become a serious splinter. When defenders and oporniks get tired, Douglas Costa will easily run away from them. You can call it an improved version of Adama Traore: the Brazilian has a better pass and strike.

But he will not pull on the role of a starter player in serious matches: stability parameters (83) and strength (70) are too small, and completion (75) can become a very big problem, despite all the characteristics.

Market value

Now Douglas Costa is worth 428 thousand coins. Is he worth his money? Yes, but with an interference, given that Neymar will have to pay only 100 thousand more. These are players of completely different weight categories. But each has its own playing style, and Douglas Costa with Neymar can have radically different tasks for different players.

Total

Douglas Costa is not as scripted as Neymar. He doesn’t have the ball left after the defender has taken him Costa puts the case worse, less stable at the end. But each player solves his tasks, so think carefully: maybe Costa will suit you better than the PSG striker.