The Confusing Ways of FIFA 21’s rising stars
February 5th 2021 was a big day for FIFA 21. A new squad update that featured the likes of Hannibal Mejbri being added, and the release of the Rising stars update. Who do you think would be in there? Fati? Pedri? Rodrygo? No. None of them were there, instead welcome Harvey Barnes, Steven Berwijn, and Diogo Dalot instead. They even put in Andriy Lunin. Fati, I can see why they put him out of it, he’s been injured most of the season, but Pedri? He has been a key cog in Barcelona’s midfield all season, and another player like Mason Greenwood, he has done well for a title challenging Manchester United team. But no, Dalot, a struggling 21 year old right back for Parma has made it in instead.
No Davies or Haaland either. This signifies that EA doesn’t know their football. I know that there will be a second team, but how good could it be? Some of these future stars won’t make the second team either. EA is disgraceful to make this decision. However, I think that EA actually do know their business, but this could be a popularity stunt just designed to get them more media attention and for us to make posts like this discussing the contents of team one. I don’t know, but we’ll just assume that this wasn’t the case.
Let’s talk about some of the good inclusions. Eduardo Camavinga and Dominik Szsboslai were included, as well was Alex Isak. Gio Reyna was also a fine inclusion, and I think that he was the one EA liked the most. Dejan Kulusevski was also a good addition.
For the second team, here are some players I think should be included. In goal, I think that Gigi Donnarumma should be added, he is U23, even though it has felt like he has been AC Milan’s #1 forever, at right back we should have Achraf Hakimi, he has been solid for Inter this season, at the CB spots the getters should be Jules Kounde, as he has been the rock in Sevilla’s defense, and Eric Garcia, as I wanted to add in a U20, and at LB Alphonso Davies because he’s, well, Alphonso Davies. In the midfield 3 I will put in Frenkie De Jong, Pedri, and Mason Greenwood, then at LW Ansu Fati, ST Erling Haaland, and RW Ousmane Dembele.
That is my article on the Rising stars, I hope you enjoyed, have a nice day, and see you soon!