FIFA 20: 10 Players That Will Be Ridiculously Overrated
FIFA 20 is almost here, but steel yourself for the usual round of overrated names.
EA Sports has a long history of fumbling player ratings in its games; no matter if it's FIFA, NHL, Madden, or NBA. FIFA in particular though, seems to get short shrift if this sense.
Every year there are a swathe of players that are overrated, and plenty that are underrated. You can usually tell who they're going to be as well; big name stars always get a boost based on their popularity, while players at less popular teams seemingly get dealt the short straw. For example, no matter how good a player is for Genoa, he will never be rated as highly as a first-team Barcelona player. It wouldn't matter if he scored 50 goals a season.
So today we want to make some predictions about who will be overrated, based on a healthy dose of assumption and knowledge. FIFA 20 is mere weeks away and we're excited to get our hands on it, but we already know those ratings are going to make our blood boil. So let's prepare ourselves now for the sheer rage when we see the preposterous ratings these 10 players have, for no good reason at all.
10. Diego Godin
Godin is one of those players who has been around a very long time, and been consistently rated in the 90's. He's an incredibly talented defender who made 277 appearances for Athletico Madrid, many as captain, and helped the team catapult to one of the best in La Liga.
Godin consistently proved himself as one of the best defenders in the world, not just the Spanish first division. In 2019 he made a move to Inter Milan on a three year deal. At the age of 33, the move was a little surprising, but it was a free move, so it wasn't much of a risk for Milan.
That said, when you take a step back and look at Godin's performances on the pitch and his stats, his standard 90 rating in FIFA is starting to look extremely generous. Godin has been a mainstay of Madrid and Argentina for a decade, but his best days are definitely behind him. He's not on the level of people like Virgil Van Dijk, yet he's higher rated, and that's something that needs to change but definitely won't in FIFA 20.