EA Sports has officially announced the top 10 dribblers in its top franchise FIFA 19 ahead of its release on 28 September. The final list of player ratings in this year’s edition of the game was also released last week, to the delight and scorn of fans across the globe. The gradual release of rankings starting from the bottom has given way to a number of surprises as some of football’s top players missed out on the top 20 list.
Familiar names made their way to the top two rankings as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have, for the first time in history, received the same overall rating on the game. The two five-time Ballon d’Or winners have been given a 94 rating. Lionel Messi is the undisputed No.1. One of the greatest footballers of all time, if not the greatest, Messi has been a phenomenal performer for Barcelona. The 31-year-old has completed 4.6 dribbles per game in his last 10 LaLiga seasons. The Argentine international also has a great record in the UEFA Champions League.
The two football aces are respectively followed in rankings by Neymar (92), Kevin De Bruyne (91) David de Gea (91), Luka Modric (91), Eden Hazard (91), Luis Suarez (91), Sergio Ramos (91) and Toni Kroos (90).
Fans have been outraged by the fact that players like Harry Kane and Mo Salah did not make it to the top ten list despite having had a phenomenal year.
The game developers have now released the list of top 10 dribblers in the franchise. Fans have been left puzzled at the fact that the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mo Salah have not been included on the list.
The list is given below:
10. Dries Mertens (Napoli) – 90
9. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) – 91
8. Douglas Costa (Juventus) – 91
7. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) – 91
6. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) – 91
5. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) – 91
4. Isco (Real Madrid) – 92
3.Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – 94
2. Neymar (PSG) – 95
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 96
Fans have since reacted to the release on Twitter:
✔️ Messi
❌ RonaldoOnly one 🐐 made the 10 best dribblers in #FIFA19: https://t.co/vkZMEARIHl
— Goal (@goal) September 17, 2018
Wizards with the ball at their feet 🌟 The top dribblers in #FIFA19 ➡️ https://t.co/TkBVHjO7ho #FIFARatings pic.twitter.com/paZpWlaBWI
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) September 17, 2018
Messi and Coutinho are FIFA 19's top 10 best dribblers, Messi is in first place(was there any doubt😅) with 96 and Coutinho with 91. pic.twitter.com/2lPEaQ3CY2
— Barcelona Worldwide (@BarcaWorldwide) September 17, 2018