FIFA 15: Celtic Player Rating Predictions

3. Emilio Izaguirre - 74

FIFA 14 Rating: 72 As ever, the Honduran full-back attracted attention from the Premier League throughout the summer (and don't rule out a move from below the border before the end of August), and that is testament to how good a player he has proved for Celtic already. He was unfairly down-graded after FIFA 13 from 74, and proved himself one of Celtic's most impressive players once again last season despite that, so his return to a better rating should be assured. Yes, EA Sports will continue to attract accusations that they favour more "popular" players in the ratings system, but Izaguirre surely cannot be any lower than the 74 he was initially graded in FIFA 13. He was voted the Player of the Year in 2011 for good reason, and though he has had to overcome major injury since then, his value to the team is untold, particularly in his ability to get forward and put crosses into the box. Perhaps a 74 rating is a little generous in some FIFA players' eyes, but there is no way the Honduran is a worse player than he was two years ago, and if EA Sports do downgrade him again, it will be fundamentally wrong of them.
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