Fullbacks
Nathaniel Clyne, as expected, is king in the skimp Liverpool fullback department while Gomez is jipped.
Nathaniel Clyne /// CONFIRMED rating: 81 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: 82
I mean, we’re splitting hairs here but come on, Clyne deserves better than this. It’s about what the numbers feel, 81 feels like an average fullback. As an 82, climbing the ladder, getting closer to being the best fullback in the division, something he has a rational claim to.
Alberto Moreno /// CONFIRMED rating: 77 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: 77
The good news about Moreno in FIFA: his positioning doesn’t hurt as much in the game as it does in real life and his raw pace makes him a good option in the game.
Related: the game didn’t list Milner as a fullback, or he’d outpace the Spaniard here.
Joe Gomez /// CONFIRMED rating: 69 /// RTK’S PREDICTED rating: 71
Rather parsimonious from EA on Gomez here blocking him from getting into the 70’s.
Last year before his injury, Gomez was garnering acclaim and was sticking around the first team. We impatiently await his return, set for October, a full year after tearing his ACL.