FIFA 15: 15 Ludicrous Ratings EA Sports Need To Fix
9. Robin Van Persie - 89
Robin van Persie's rating of 89 might have been in keeping a year ago, but the Dutchman has faded away in the 12 months that have passed since the release of FIFA 14. Two seasons ago, RVP joined Manchester United from Arsenal and lit up the Premier League by netting a scorching 26 goals in 38 appearances to win the Golden Boot Award. His second term at Old Trafford was significantly less successful, however, with the Dutchman struggling with a series of injury niggles in 2013-14 and playing only 10 full league games out of 21 appearances. He was however still able to hit a fairly-respectable 12 goals from those outings but that's not the sort of goals-return one might expect from a striker rated 89 on FIFA. As such it would be logical for the forward to be downgraded in '15, regardless of the fact he has just enjoyed a fairly successful World Cup campaign with the Netherlands. Van Persie didn't play enough and didn't score enough last season to justify his continued lofty rating and a drop to around 87 wouldn't go amiss.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.