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Xabi Alonso vs Michaël Essien

Both cards' attributes, PlayStyles and price side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Matchup summary

Both cards have the same overall rating: 88.
Xabi Alonso has the edge in Shooting (77 × 73), Passing (86 × 77), Dribbling (81 × 79).
Michaël Essien has the edge in Pace (82 × 74), Defending (86 × 83), Physical (89 × 80).
Xabi Alonso costs 674,000 coins less on the market.

ICON

88

Market price: 376,000 coins 12,450 score
Position: CDM
AcceleRATE: Controlled
Age: 44
Pace: 74
Shooting: 77
Passing: 86
Dribbling: 81
Defending: 83
Physical: 80

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Attributes

Pace

Acceleration: 72
Sprint Speed: 75

Shooting

Att. Position: 70
Finishing: 68
Shot Power: 87
Long Shots: 89
Volleys: 75
Penalties: 81

Passing

Vision: 87
Crossing: 81
FK Accuracy: 84
Short Passing: 89
Long Passing: 89
Curve: 78

Dribbling

Agility: 75
Balance: 78
Reactions: 86
Ball Control: 89
Dribbling: 76
Composure: 88

Defending

Interceptions: 86
Heading Accuracy: 73
Def. Awareness: 84
Standing Tackle: 84
Sliding Tackle: 77

Physical

Jumping: 61
Stamina: 84
Strength: 79
Aggression: 81

Michaël Essien

ICON

88

Market price: 1,050,000 coins 12,450 score
Position: CDM
AcceleRATE: Controlled
Age: 43
Pace: 82
Shooting: 73
Passing: 77
Dribbling: 79
Defending: 86
Physical: 89

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Attributes

Pace

Acceleration: 83
Sprint Speed: 81

Shooting

Att. Position: 72
Finishing: 64
Shot Power: 87
Long Shots: 83
Volleys: 75
Penalties: 60

Passing

Vision: 72
Crossing: 67
FK Accuracy: 54
Short Passing: 87
Long Passing: 83
Curve: 63

Dribbling

Agility: 76
Balance: 83
Reactions: 84
Ball Control: 86
Dribbling: 73
Composure: 83

Defending

Interceptions: 89
Heading Accuracy: 70
Def. Awareness: 87
Standing Tackle: 89
Sliding Tackle: 87

Physical

Jumping: 81
Stamina: 90
Strength: 90
Aggression: 87

Profile	Xabi Alonso ICON	Michaël Essien ICON
Overall	88	88
Market price	376,000 coins 12,450 score	1,050,000 coins 12,450 score
Position	CDM	CDM
AcceleRATE	Controlled	Controlled
Age	44	43
Physical	183cm · 0kg	177cm · 0kg
Attributes
Pace	74	82
Shooting	77	73
Passing	86	77
Dribbling	81	79
Defending	83	86
Physical	80	89
Pace
Acceleration	72	83
Sprint Speed	75	81
Shooting
Att. Position	70	72
Finishing	68	64
Shot Power	87	87
Long Shots	89	83
Volleys	75	75
Penalties	81	60
Passing
Vision	87	72
Crossing	81	67
FK Accuracy	84	54
Short Passing	89	87
Long Passing	89	83
Curve	78	63
Dribbling
Agility	75	76
Balance	78	83
Reactions	86	84
Ball Control	89	86
Dribbling	76	73
Composure	88	83
Defending
Interceptions	86	89
Heading Accuracy	73	70
Def. Awareness	84	87
Standing Tackle	84	89
Sliding Tackle	77	87
Physical
Jumping	61	81
Stamina	84	90
Strength	79	90
Aggression	81	87
PlayStyles
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