Manchester United’s utility man and Austria’s maestro in midfield, Marcel Sabitzer’s Fantasy FUT SBC is available in FIFA Ultimate Team now!
Sabitzer has had to hit the ground running after his transfer to Manchester United playing 7 games in all competitions although he hasn’t managed to provide any goal contributions. Manchester United have been in terrific form recently so it isn't hard to believe he might get 3 out of his potential 4 upgrades.
He has an eye-watering price at 333.7K coins which makes it important for us to judge him as accurately as possible.
He has a few meta characteristics including:
- 85 Curve, 87 Long Shots, 87 Shot Power and the Outside Foot Shot trait make his shooting ability from the edge of the box elite
- 88 Reactions, 89 Ball Control, 89 Dribbling and 85 Composure make his close control dribbling very quick and accurate
- 80 Interceptions, 80 Defensive Awareness with 84 Strength and 83 Aggression give him some decent defending abilities in the middle of the park
- 88 Vision, 90 Short Passing, 88 Long Passing and 84 Crossing make his ball distribution really good at any range
He makes an impressive box-to-box midfielder either as a secondary CDM in a 2-Midfielder pivot or an advanced CM 3-Midfielder setup. Has some ball winning capabilities as well as forward carrying, final pass distribution and even the ability to score long range shots.
He fits the player profile of Fantasy FUT Sergi Darder who is also an SBC as well as UECL Road to the Knockouts Lucas Paqueta. His offensive capabilities surpass Darder’s and his defensive capabilities surpass those of Paqueta’s. He is firmly balanced between these 2 options.
He does have some drawbacks including:
- Average body type combined with a lack of Lengthy or Explosive AcceleRATE increase his clunkiness on and off the ball
- His Pace is very low at 82
- 86 Agility and 83 Balance is not high enough for a player of his height and causes slower sharp turns
- 65 Heading Accuracy and 79 Jumping while being 5’10 make him terrible in the air
- 86 Stamina means that he might need to be replaced later in-game if he’s played in a box-to-box role
- There are very few good Austrian cards to link him to in to get full chemistry while using fewer players
What Chemistry Style to use for Fantasy FUT Marcel Sabitzer?
The suggested Chemistry Style for Fantasy FUT Marcel Sabitzer would be: SHADOW. The +8 Acceleration and Sprint combined with the +8 Interceptions, +4 Defensive Awareness and +15 Slide Tackle give his card decent pace and give him better than average defensive stats for a box-to-box midfielder.
Fantasy FUT Marcel Sabitzer: Complete or Yeet?
This is a difficult decision since his stats don’t live up to his price tag. The price of this SBC takes into account the premium price we pay for Premier League and Manchester United cards as well as the upgrades he will receive. There are other cards similar to him available cheaper but his potential is what makes him worth it. My verdict: Complete only if you believe he will get 3 or more upgrades and are willing to wait for that.
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