I limit myself to just three present players in any past and present team I make, otherwise it no fun. If you donrsquo;t add this limitation, chemistry is too easy and you may as well be playing Pro Clubs. So in front of Jerzy Duddek, I have Virgil Van Dijk Team of the Fut 24 Coins Year card, accompanied by 88-rated Emre Can and Javier Mascherano. Yes, my three-at-the-back consists of two midfielders with no pace and Big Virgil. He got a lot of lifting to do.
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The team gets better as you go forward, albeit it is incredibly attacking. Xabi Alonso finally has a usable card, and he accompanied at the base of midfield by the legendary Steven Gerrard, who unfortunately is terrible in-game. I wouldnrsquo;t call either of them number 6s, but this is what we have to work with without proper centre backs. The so-called wingbacks are Sadio Mane and Raheem Sterling ndash; I told you it was attacking ndash; and up top wersquo;ve got a combination of Darwin Nunez and Kenny Dalglish, supported by Xherdan Shaqiri new FCties card as a 10. Ryan Kent will sub in for the traitorous Sterling when I unlock him.
It a good team, with 30 out of 33 chemistry and lots of fun to play. I rely on Van Dijk more than Irsquo;d like, and while that third present slot is still up for grabs, Gomez FCties card is too expensive for me. Irsquo;d take Trent Alexander-Arnold in a four-at-the back, but we have no past left backs in the game unless I want to use Alberto Moreno 77-rated common gold card. Which I donrsquo;t.
All this is a) an excuse to show off, and b) to say my Liverpool past and present defense is due an upgrade. We used to have Jamie Carragher back when they were called Legends not Icons. Fowler too, but wersquo;re flush for attackers so we donrsquo;t need God help any more. An upgrade that wersquo;re getting in EA Sports FC 24. John Arne Riise is coming to Ultimate Team as a Hero card, and nobody has ever been more befitting the honour.
Heroes are like Icons, except not quite as good. The likes of Iniesta, Xavi, Ronaldinho, and Ronaldo (R9) are Icons. Gerrard, Dalglish, Rush, Barnes. Legends. Heroes never quite achieved that pinnacle of winning trophies and dominating games, but are cult heroes in their own right. Hence the name. Peter Crouch is a Hero, likely more for his robot celebration and post-football career as a funny man than his footballing talent. Saeed Al-Owairan for that goal in the EA Sports Football Club Coins 1994 World Cup. Kuyt, Kewell, you get the idea.