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23rd August 2018
04:05pm BST
Not much to report here, other than Diego Godin, who has arguably been the best pure defender in the world over the last few years, getting bumped up to a 90 player (+2 88 in FIFA 18). Well done, don Diego. We're proud of you.
Elsewhere, Griezmann (+1 from 88) and Harry Kane (+2 from 86) will probably feel hard done by after just falling short of the hallowed 90 rating despite impressive World Cups. Once they hit form during the season, however, they are likely to cross over into the realm of the gods after the update hits.
Final note: Absolutely nobody is playing a 76 rated Moussa Sissoko in their starting Spurs XI. Get big Vic or little Lucas in. That is shambolic.
Nothing too shocking from either of these two sides. Jerome Boateng gets knocked down to an 86 (-2 from 88) after a disastrous World Cup whilst Leroy Sane, despite being left out of the Germany squad, gets his just rewards for a fine debut season in England and is upgraded to an 86 (+4 from 82).
Kevin De Bruyne becomes a 91 (+2 from 89) because he is Kevin De Bruyne and should have had that rating last season, whilst David Silva goes close to 90 territory by jumping to 89 (+2 from 87). He is a god already anyway, to be honest. His rating is redundant.
Final note: Just look at those top four options off the City bench. Woof.
Two big guns now. Cristiano Ronaldo stays exactly the same on his lofty perch of a 94 rating, whilst a few notable former teammates of his see big gains in their own number.
Luka Modric FINALLY enters the realm of the gods, hitting 91 (+2 from 89) after completely bossing the World Cup and, er, pretty much every single football match he has played in the last four to five seasons. Similarly, Ramos goes up to a 91 (+1) and will surely be the highest rated defender on the game.
One man wrecking crew Isco also sees a huge jump in his rating too, rising from a lowly 86 to a practically satanic 89. New signing Thibaut Courtois gets bumped to a 90 (+1 from 89) simply by moving from Chelsea whilst Marcelo also gets a little increase (+1 from 87) because his hair has presumably grown an inch and boosted his heading attribute.
Final note: RAPHAEL VARANE AS AN 86 IS AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE AND I SIMPLY WON'T STAND FOR IT
Kylian Mbappe deservedly skyrockets to an 87 (+4 from 83) after a blistering World Cup, whilst Neymar stays exactly the same on 92. New in Paris, Gianluigi Buffon is still going strong on 88 (-1 from 89).
For United, Jose Mourinho's Sam Allardyce 2.0 tactics are the only thing keeping Paul Pogba from the 90 rating his ability warrants, and Chris Smalling (no change), Antonio Valencia (-1 from 83) and Alexis Sanchez (-2 from 89) can all consider themselves extremely fortunate to not see greater drops in their ratings.
Final note: I refuse to accept that Lassana Diarra is an 80. Absolutely not.
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