New icons will be introduced in FIFA 23: Three new legends have been announced. However, some players are not satisfied with one of the cards.
What are icons in FIFA 23? The “Icons” cards are special cards for legends of the past. They not only come with very good stats, but also have the advantage of providing strong chemistry links for your teams in Ultimate Team. This also applies in the new chemistry system of FIFA 23.
With the release of FIFA 23, new icons will be added again. Three legends have now been announced along with their ratings.
Gerd Müller is an icon in FIFA 23
This is Gerd Müller: The “Bomber of the Nation” is a German football legend and held the record for the most Bundesliga goals in a season with 40 goals for years, until he was surpassed by Robert Lewandowski in 2021 (41 goals).
In total, the 1974 World Champion is still ahead: Müller scored 365 goals in 427 matches, which Lewandowski is unlikely to catch up on after his move to FC Barcelona. In addition, Müller scored 68 goals in 62 international matches, was the top scorer at the 1970 World Cup, and also received the Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world in 1970.
In short: Gerd Müller is a man of records. And his cards in FIFA 23 also look like a very prolific striker. By the way: With Rudi Völler, another strong special card from Germany is coming to FIFA 23.
Jairzinho – The next top Brazilian as an icon
This is Jairzinho: Looking only at the icon stats on the cards, it is already clear that Jairzinho will be one of the most sought-after players in FIFA 23. A fast, dribbling and scoring icon from Brazil? These factors have already elevated players like Ronaldo, Pelé, or Garrincha to FIFA Olympus.
In real life, Jairzinho became world champion in 1970 with the Brazilian national team, scoring a goal in every single game of the tournament. The attacker will be an extremely exciting offensive player in FIFA 23 – but certainly also quite expensive.
Xabi Alonso – Is the icon card in FIFA 23 too weak?
This is Xabi Alonso: Xabi Alonso’s active career was not that long ago, so many will likely still remember his game. Alonso shone as a fantastic midfielder, with an eye for the perfect pass upfield.
He became European Champion twice, and once World Champion with Spain. He won the Champions League twice, once with Liverpool, once with Real Madrid. Afterwards, he spent another three years at FC Bayern, all of which ended with the German championship.
Xabi Alonso’s list of titles is long. However, some fans are not satisfied with his new FIFA stats. In the FIFA subreddit, there are concerns that Alonso could become virtually useless in FIFA 23 due to his low speed stats. Players also see his passing stats as too low.
- “They really screwed up Alonso’s stats,” says a user (via reddit).
- “Goretzka’s gold card is literally better than any of Alonso’s cards,” comments another (via reddit).
- “As much as I loved Xabi as a player, all 3 of these cards will be outdated within a month” (via reddit).
- “My boy Xabi was made so poorly! If you’re going to make him (or Shearer/Inzaghi/Trezeguet/Scholes etc.) that slow, you might as well set their main attribute to 90+. Old Alonso only had 85? As if!” criticizes another user about Alonso’s passing stats (via reddit).
Some users also mention that the passing stats are composed of different stats, and there is a good chance that Alonso has very good values in stats like long and short passes, while other sub-values bring the average down.
It remains to be seen how the card ultimately performs in the game. However, there have been some icons in the past whose stats barely reflected their fantastic performances in real life. It is possible that this will also be the case for Alonso.
Also off the icons, there are now some official stats for FIFA 23. First ratings for FIFA 23 have now been released.
It remains to be seen how the card ultimately performs in the game. However, there have been some icons in the past whose stats barely reflected their fantastic performances in real life. It is possible that this will also be the case for Alonso.
Also off the icons, there are now some official stats for FIFA 23. First ratings for FIFA 23 have now been released.
