FIFA 15: 10 Players Who Will Definitely Be Over-Rated

5. Mario Balotelli

Last Season Rating: 84 The spirit of football games is built on players like Mario Balotelli and Zlatan Ibrahimovic: EA Sports aren't marketing FIFA at players who don't think they're the best in the world, and who lord it over their opponent when they score. It's a game built on the idea of realising ego and living the fantasy of being the best, and that's precisely why players like Balotelli will always be somewhat over-powered. Despite being a good striker, there's no way Balotelli was a single rating point behind Thomas Muller last year, or Pedro or Marco Reus for that matter. He is an outright striker, and yet he managed only 14 league goals last season, when in comparison Reus managed 16 from attacking midfield. But Balotelli will remain a poster boy for FIFA. He might not score as many goals this season as he did last, but his rating will not dip (and we can probably expect it to rise above the 84 from last year), which would be wrong.
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