FIFA 14: 10 EPL Players Who Will Definitely Be Over-Rated

7. Emmanuel Mayuka

Emmanuel MayukaTeam: Southampton Aside from his recent goal-scoring exploits in the Capital One Cup for the south coasters, you could be forgiven for forgetting that the Zambian is even still at Southampton. He has had very little impact at all in the past year, seeing his time on the pitch restricted to just one start and a handful of substitute appearances for the Saints, and he's hardly become a big name on the English scene, despite performing well for his country. But if you're a FIFA player, you'll probably think differently about Mayuka, who was handed an improbable rating last year that clearly ignored all sense of logic and the reality of the Premier League. Because Mayuka, the 22 year old striker with very little Premier League experience, is one of the most prodigiously talented forwards on the entire game. His Acceleration is a fleet-footed 91, while his Sprint Speed tops out at 90, and adding to that Agility of 90 and Balance of 85, and you have one of the finest, quickest strikers in the world, rotting away on Southampton's bench, when he should presumably be demolishing defences and embarrassing anyone foolish enough to get into a one-on-one with him. Oh, and he has a five-star weak foot, making him dangerous on either side. Even if EA Sports listen to sense and drop his stats by 20%, he will still be over-rated, judging by his fleeting forays onto the pitch at St Marys, and you have to assume that they'd be unwilling to drop them even further to save face.
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