The 2013/14 season was a campaign of incredible highs and lows for Martin Škrtel which apparently proved enough to earn the centre back an upgraded rating in FIFA 15. The defenders rating of 61 pace in FIFA 14 had seemed overly harsh so it is unsurprising that he is being upgraded. Last season the Slovakian defender scored an incredible 7 league goals for Liverpool, equaling the number of goals he had scored in his preceding 6 seasons at Anfield. Škrtel scored twice in the first ten minutes against Arsenal in what would become a 5-1 thrashing while also netting goals against Cardiff City (another brace), Fulham, Chelsea and Manchester City. Despite the decisive goals he netted for Liverpool last season, Škrtel also scored a record four own goals which undid some of his offensive heroics. Of course on balance the 29-year-old still finished three goals to the good but breaking this undesirable record must surely have meant that EA Sports were more conservative in their upgrade of the defenders rating.
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
