The 26-year-old Sandro is a great man to come in, with the Brazilian international having an overall of 86 and potential of 88 on the game. Given Alonso’s performances last season there is no need to replace the Spaniard, but with a FIFA 18 rating of 81 and potential of 83, he is the weakest link in our Chelsea lineup. Wage budget after suggested sales: £479,000 Left wing backĪntonio Conte made it no secret that he wanted another left wing-back this past summer, and earmarked Alex Sandro as the man to come in ahead of Marcos Alonso. Transfer budget after suggested sales: £94 million Ethan Ampadu, Martell Taylor-Crossdale and George McEachran can all join this list, and you should look to send them all to league two clubs for at least one season. With the 86-rated striker worth £50 million, that would top up your transfer budget nicely, and you have Alvaro Morata to lead the line who has an 84 rating with an 88 potential.Ĭhelsea are renowned for sending plenty of players out on loan, with 12 players already loaned out on Career Mode. Lastly, you must decide whether to keep troubled striker Diego Costa at the club. You’d be saving on wages of £23,000 a week. Fellow fringe players Kyle Scott, Jacob Maddox, Juan Castillo and Marcin Bulka can all be shown the door for a combined price of around £2.3 million.
Sell the 75-rated goalkeeper for £2.75 million and reinvest his £56,000 a week wages. Third-choice goalkeeper Eduardo is basically taking up space at the club. Selling the 21-year-old Brazilian should collect you around £6.5 million. With Abdul Baba Rahman still at the club, Kenedy falls to third choice left-wing-back, and with his wages of £42,000 a week and 81 potential, you can afford to get rid of him. Kenedy has had an indifferent past 12 months, with a loan spell at Watford ending in an injury and then being caught up and a race row during the club's pre-season tour in China. With Chelsea having a thin squad for a club of their size, there are no obvious players to sell. Starting wage budget: £362,000 Who should go If you are struggling to break a side down or in need of a goal, you have two strikers on the bench with plenty of goals and pace, which will be a nightmare for defenders when they come on. Your wing-backs will also create a natural overlap, so you can still overload the opposition despite having just two central midfielders. The system often creates plenty of room to charge forward with your wide centre backs, this has been executed brilliantly by Cesar Azpilicueta over the past 12 months. The formation also allows you to play the possession game, as any of your centre backs can step up and join the midfield.
With the pace of Eden Hazard and Willian out wide, you should create plenty of opportunities to score with Costa or Morata up front. Its obvious use is the counter attack, with five at the back you should be able to suck in the opposition, nick the ball and break. The beauty of the 5-2-3 is it offers so many ways of playing. On the bench you should have Willy Caballero (OVR 79), Andreas Christensen (OVR 81), Davide Zappacosta (OVR 79) or Victor Moses (OVR 79), Tiemoue Bakayoko (OVR 82), Pedro (OVR 84), Alvaro Morata (OVR 84) and Michy Batshuayi (OVR 80). Against the bigger teams you should opt for the more defensive Tiemoue Bakayoko alongside Kante.Ĭosta leads the line, and he is flanked by Willian and star man Eden Hazard. In midfield, Cesc Fabregas partners the engine N’Golo Kante. Marcos Alonso is unmoved on the left side of defence. The reliable Cesar Azpilicueta moves out to right wing-back, meaning Antonio Rudiger, David Luiz and Gary Cahill are the centre backs. Thibaut Courtois obviously goes in goal, but there is a small shake-up in defence. Pre-order now to get incredible offers, including three days early access with the Ronaldo (Deluxe) Edition.Įvery year there are a number of bonus items with all editions, and this is no different. The countdown is on! FIFA 18 releases worldwide on September 29th 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.