In FIFA 19, the closed beta is currently running. A new screenshot now explains why a TOTS card of David De Gea is not better than his regular gold card.
Even though no images are actually allowed to be published from the beta, we continue to get glimpses into FIFA 19. Many things can be inferred from these leaks.
It has already been announced that the boosts from chemistry styles in Ultimate Team will be displayed. A chemistry style for keepers has also been leaked – leading to an exciting conclusion.
Chemistry styles for keepers provide a very large bonus
Chemistry boosts are displayed accurately. So far, EA has only shown us which of the 6 overarching categories of player attributes will be improved. In FUT 19, we can see exactly how much each attribute is boosted.
Reddit user Azothi posted a screenshot of a goalkeeper with the chemistry style “Wall”, where the exact bonuses can be seen.
Why is this something special? The interesting thing about the keeper visible in the image is that the bonuses for the individual attributes turn out to be extremely high.
While regular field players have boosts of either +5 (simple boost), +10 (double boost), or +15 (triple boost), keepers apparently have the division of +10 (simple) or +15 (double).
Additionally, goalkeepers only have 6 goalkeeper attributes, while field players have 29. With a “Basic” chemistry style, field players, for example, receive a total of +90 bonus, but distributed across many attributes. According to the beta leak, keepers, on the other hand, get a +60 bonus, which is only distributed across the 6 existing attributes.
And what does this mean exactly? At first glance, it appears that the basic chemistry style is the best for goalkeepers. Because overall, it provides the largest bonus:
- Basic (6 times simple boost): 60 bonus
- Wall, Cat, Shield, Glove (3 times double boost): 45 bonus
The second conclusion is that for good goalkeepers, it hardly makes sense to buy special cards at all.
The basic chemistry style makes some special cards useless
Basic already provides a large boost. Since each of the 6 goalkeeper attributes receives a +10 bonus, it seems that for good keepers, there is no difference between using the regular gold card or a special card.
This confirms the assessment of many “Ultimate Team” players, who believed that the “TOTY David De Gea” offers no additional value compared to the normal card.
Why do special cards hardly become stronger? Here again, we look at the example of De Gea.
- His regular card already has 90 diving, 90 reflexes, 85 ball control, 57 speed, 87 kicking, and 86 positioning.
- At full chemistry and with the basic chemistry style, he reaches 99 diving, 99 reflexes, 95 ball control, 67 speed, 97 kicking, and 96 positioning.
As you can see, almost all of his values are at the maximum value of 99 or at least close to it, with the exception of the less important value of speed for a goalkeeper. A possible special card thus brings only a minimal bonus to his values and no further advantages, aside from the appearance.
What you should really pay attention to when buying a goalkeeper
With good keepers – no special cards. The phenomenon explained above occurs, as mentioned, only with good goalkeepers. These include all keepers whose important stats approach 90 – for example, De Gea, Neuer, or Courtois. For weaker goalkeepers, you can also opt for special cards.
The height. The most important characteristic of a keeper is their height. The “high-end” goalkeepers are all at least 1.90 meters, especially players like Begovic, who stands at 1.99 meters, are of interest in the lower range.
The traits. The traits are another aspect, which made De Gea significantly better than Neuer in FIFA 18, for example. The reason for this was the “foot save”, which effectively countered flat volleys.
If EA really adopts these chemistry style values for FIFA 19, we now know: A regular strong gold keeper is completely sufficient. If you have money available, you should rather invest it in stronger field players.
