FIFA 15: 7 Potentially Over-Powered Youngsters

The FIFA franchise has given a whole new meaning to the word 'sweaty'.

In any game players will find an easy route to success, be it an unholy downpour of death from a chopper gunner in Modern Warfare 2 or spamming the unavoidable head kick of Jon Jones, and FIFA is no exception to the exploitation of cheap and aggravating tactics on occasion. In FIFA 13, the inevitable curling wonder strike from the edge of the box became something of a formality - the sort of goal that should've earned bragging rights amongst your friends, but instead invited endless ridicule for choosing an easy cop out option guaranteed success. To their credit, EA eradicated this monumental annoyance in FIFA 14, but that only forced players down another path, the path of the 'sweaty' goal. It has long been a tirelessly repeated plan for easy scoring opportunities throughout the FIFA franchise, but the 2014 edition enhanced the problem to a whole new level, and as a result the waves of rage grew far, far higher. However, not all of this can be blamed on the mechanics of the game, nor on the developers; in order to carry out these trouncing strategies, you need the right tools, and thanks to EA's occasionally comical inability to power certain players correctly, players looking to exploit are handed easy opportunities. Be it the overwhelming pace that Walcott explodes with (rather than the injuries he explodes with in real life) or simply the fact that David Luiz is arguably the best defender on FIFA 14, there are certain outrageous game ratings that feed those in search of sweaty play. Here we take a look at 7 young players who will probably boast over-powered abilities in FIFA 15...
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Connor is a Sports Journalism student at Staffordshire University. He is an accredited MMA journalist, covering events such as BAMMA. He also writes for KingdomMMA.co.uk and he presents a radio show for One Media Group called Sports Talk Live.