The intimidating days of rugged centre-backs are a distant memory, as the modern age of football has brought a new wave of defenders who possess a lot more athleticism and skill on the ball - as well as Mike Williamson - and one exciting prospect who fits the bill is Chelsea's 19-year-old, Kurt Zouma. Household names have fallen by the wayside in recent years of FIFA, like Felipe Santana for example - not a name that will find its way onto many starting team sheets in real life, but on FIFA? One of the greatest defenders to have ever lived, and the regularity of these situations rattles the purists of the game. So at a towering 6 ft 3 and with impressive FIFA 14 stats such as 84 jumping, 85 strength and a nimble 71 sprint speed, we could have seen a warning shot of what is to come, especially given that he is now primed to join up with Chelsea. Keeping in mind that realistic attributes are somewhat a weak spot for EA, the former Saint-Etienne man could be one of the go to men next year, as a Santana 2.0 in the making?
Connor is a Sports Journalism student at Staffordshire University. He is an accredited MMA journalist, covering events such as BAMMA. He also writes for KingdomMMA.co.uk and he presents a radio show for One Media Group called Sports Talk Live.
