{"id":4832,"date":"2015-09-16T10:14:30","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T10:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=4832"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:57:17","slug":"the-top-20-players-on-fifa-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/09\/16\/the-top-20-players-on-fifa-16\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 20 Players on FIFA 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know who the top <em>FIFA 16<\/em> players are? You&#8217;re in luck! <em>FIFA 16 <\/em>gave us a whole new batch of ratings for our favourite players and there are some shockers: Gareth Bale, Alexis Sanchez, David De Gea and World Cup winner Thomas M\u00fcller have all missed out on the top 20, with some surprising choices in their place.<\/p>\n<p>So, without further ado, here are the top 20 players of <em>FIFA 16.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>In this blog:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1\">Philipp Lahm &#8211; Bayern Munich<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\">Luka Modric &#8211; Real Madrid\/Croatia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3\">Mesut \u00d6zil\u00a0&#8211; Arsenal\/Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4\">Sergio Ramos &#8211; Real Madrid\/Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#5\">Cesc F\u00e0bregas\u00a0&#8211; Chelsea\/Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#6\">J\u00e9r\u00f4me Boateng\u00a0&#8211; Bayern Munich\/Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#7\">Toni Kroos &#8211; Real Madrid\/Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#8\">James Rodr\u00edguez &#8211; Real Madrid\/Colombia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#9\">Sergio Ag\u00fcero\u00a0&#8211; Manchester City\/Argentina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#10\">Andr\u00e9s Iniesta\u00a0&#8211; FC Barcelona\/Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#11\">David Silva &#8211; Manchester City\/Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#12\">Thiago Silva &#8211; Paris Saint-Germain\/Brazil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#13\">Neymar Jr. &#8211; FC Barcelona\/Brazil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#14\">Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107\u00a0&#8211; Paris Saint-Germain\/Sweden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#15\">Eden Hazard &#8211; Chelsea\/Belgium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#16\">Arjen Robben &#8211; Bayern Munich\/Netherlands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#17\">Manuel Neuer &#8211; Bayern Munich\/Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#18\">Luis Suarez &#8211; FC Barcelona\/Uruguay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#19\">Cristiano Ronaldo &#8211; Real Madrid\/Portugal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#20\">Lionel Messi &#8211; FC Barcelona\/Argentina<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"1\"><strong>#20: Philipp Lahm &#8211; Bayern Munich <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 87<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reinvented as a defensive midfielder by tactical mastermind Pep Guardiola, Lahm remains one of the best players in the game at the ripe old age of 32. His passing (84), defending (87) and dribbling (85) skills, as well as his surprisingly high pace (75), make him one of the best CDMs in the game.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"2\"><strong>#19: Luka Modric &#8211; Real Madrid\/Croatia <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 87<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ex-Spurs man has gone from strength to strength at Madrid, as reflected by his status as one of FIFA\u2019s best central midfielders. With 84 passing and 89 dribbling, Modric is an ideal playmaker for any La Liga-themed team.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"3\"><strong>#18: <\/strong>Mesut \u00d6zil<strong>\u00a0&#8211; Arsenal\/Germany<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 87<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While \u00d6zil hasn\u2019t exactly set the Premier League alight since joining Arsenal, there\u2019s no denying his quality and remains Arsenal\u2019s highest-rated player in the game. 85 passing and 86 dribbling means he\u2019ll be able to pick apart defences with ease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"4\"><strong>#17: Sergio Ramos &#8211; Real Madrid\/Spain<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 87<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ramos remained with Real Madrid this summer after flirting with Manchester United, disappointing Reds and <em>FIFA <\/em>players planning to build Premier League\/Spain hybrids in Ultimate Team. Nevertheless, you can\u2019t argue with Ramos\u2019 combination of pace (79), defence (87) and physical strength (81).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"5\"><strong>#16: <\/strong>Cesc F\u00e0bregas<strong>\u00a0&#8211; Chelsea\/Spain<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 87<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cesc hasn\u2019t had the best start to the 2015\/16 season, but his quality last season was enough to earn him a +2 overall stat boost. Even better, the slow decline of Barcelona\u2019s passing wizard Iniesta and the absence of Xavi (who has moved to Al Sadd, who aren\u2019t in the game) means F\u00e0bregas has the highest overall passing (90) in the game.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"6\"><strong>#15: J\u00e9r\u00f4me Boateng<\/strong><strong>\u00a0&#8211; Bayern Munich\/Germany<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 87<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After winning the World Cup in 2014, Boateng is one of a number of German players to get a stat upgrade. With 79 pace, 87 defence and 84 physical strength, Boateng should be more than capable of stopping pace demons like Doumbia in their tracks.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"7\"><strong>#14: Toni Kroos &#8211; Real Madrid\/Germany<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 87<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How good are Real Madrid going to be this year?! Attacking midfielder Kroos has been given a +2 overall stat upgrade, which transforms him into a pass master (88 PAS) with a shot like a rocket (81 SHO). Oh, and he has a 5 star weak foot too. Shame he\u2019s still so slow&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"8\"><strong>#13: <\/strong><strong>James Rodr\u00edguez\u00a0&#8211; Real Madrid\/Colombia<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 87<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seriously, Real Madrid are going to be unstoppable. The star of the 2014 World Cup, the artist also known as Ham-ez is fast (78), has a killer shot (86), great passing (84) and isn\u2019t too shabby at dribbling either (85). Our defence is shaking in fear already.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"9\"><strong>#12: Sergio Ag\u00fcero<\/strong><strong>\u00a0&#8211; Manchester City\/Argentina<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 87<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AGUEROOOOOOOOOOOO (\u00a9Martin Tyler) is the Premier League\u2019s best striker and one of the best overall strikers in the game. He has pace (89), dribbling skills (89) and amazing shooting (87), which more or less guarantees goals galore.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"10\"><strong>#11: Andr\u00e9s Iniesta<\/strong><strong>\u00a0&#8211; FC Barcelona\/Spain<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 88<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Iniesta isn\u2019t the player he once was, hence a -1 stat downgrade, but he\u2019s still one of the best midfielders in the world playing in arguably the world\u2019s best team. He\u2019s still got 87 passing and 90 dribbling, and he\u2019s still worthy of a place in any La Liga team.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"11\"><strong>#10: David Silva &#8211; Manchester City\/Spain<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 88<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, here\u2019s a surprise: David Silva is the best Spanish player in <em>FIFA 16<\/em>. Of course, City fans will tell you that it\u2019s well deserved: he\u2019s been a mainstay of the team since joining, lighting up the league with pinpoint passes (as reflected by 89 passing) and silky skills (89).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"12\"><strong>#9: Thiago Silva &#8211; Paris Saint-Germain\/Brazil<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 88<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2014 was a tough year for Brazil, with their hosting of the World Cup overshadowed by their 7-1 mauling at the hands of Germany. Fortunately, Thiago Silva wasn\u2019t involved in that match and has earned himself a +1 overall upgrade and the highest overall defensive stats in the game (90). Poor old David Luiz doesn\u2019t even make the top 50&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"13\"><strong>#8: Neymar Jr. &#8211; FC Barcelona\/Brazil<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 88<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ignore the silly haircut: Neymar has pace (90), dribbling skills (92) and a shot worthy of spending all your earnings on packs to try and get him. 5 star skills mean he\u2019ll be the star of more than a few <em>FIFA <\/em>skillz YouTube compilations too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"14\"><strong>#7: Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107<\/strong><strong>\u00a0&#8211; Paris Saint-Germain\/Sweden<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 89<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The man, the myth, the legend; at the ripe old age of 33 (soon to be 34), Zlatan is still one of the best strikers in the game (despite a -1 overall downgrade). He\u2019s not the fastest, but his physical power (86) and shooting (90) should get you more than a few goals. Plus he\u2019s a black belt!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"15\"><strong>#6: Eden Hazard &#8211; Chelsea\/Belgium<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 89<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite Chelsea\u2019s less than stellar start to the season, they still boast the Premier League\u2019s best player in <em>FIFA 16<\/em>. Hazard is fast (90), incredible at dribbling (92) and his passing (84) and shooting (82) aren\u2019t too shoddy either. Get him on your left wing as soon as you can.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"16\"><strong>#5: Arjen Robben &#8211; Bayern Munich\/Netherlands<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 90<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He may be 31, but Robben remains one of the fast players in the game (92 pace) and has an incredible shot too. You\u2019re pretty much guaranteed to win with Robben on your right wing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"17\"><strong>#4: Manuel Neuer &#8211; Bayern Munich\/Germany<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 90<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyone\u2019s favourite sweeper-keeper is the best goalkeeper in the game by quite a long way, and should be even better this year thanks to EA improving goalkeeper intelligence. He won\u2019t be cheap, but Neuer should be the foundation of any Bundesliga team.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"18\"><strong>#3: Luis Suarez &#8211; FC Barcelona\/Uruguay<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 90<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second part of the unstoppable Barcelona attacking trident boasts 88 shooting, 82 pace and 88 dribbling. With Neymar and a certain Argentian who hasn\u2019t featured yet by his side, anyone playing as Barca this year will score bucketloads.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"19\"><strong>#2: Cristiano Ronaldo &#8211; Real Madrid\/Portugal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 93<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oof, that\u2019s gotta hurt. Despite a +1 overall increase and winning the Balon D\u2019Or, Ronaldo is still only the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> best player in the game. Still, he can\u2019t complain too much: with 92 pace and 93 shooting, he\u2019s still going to be practically impossible to stop.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"20\"><strong>#1: Lionel Messi &#8211; FC Barcelona\/Argentina<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Overall rating: 94<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who else? After a record-breaking year and a World Cup final, Lionel Messi is the best player in <em>FIFA 16<\/em>. He\u2019s pretty much amazing at everything and guaranteed to make any team. Even more scarily, you can line up Messi, Ronaldo and Suarez in a front 3 with more or less perfect chemistry. <em>Gulp<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you\u2019re planning to buy FIFA 16 but need some extra cash, why not <a title=\"sell games\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/entertainment\/trade-in-games\/\">sell games<\/a> with musicMagpie? It\u2019s FREE, easy and good for the planet!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know who the top FIFA 16 players are? You&#8217;re in luck! FIFA 16 gave us a whole new batch of ratings for our favourite players and there are some shockers: Gareth Bale, Alexis Sanchez, David De Gea and World Cup winner Thomas M\u00fcller have all missed out on &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[593],"tags":[1638,1561,1585],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4832"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4832"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17026,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4832\/revisions\/17026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}