Leeds United midfielder Tyler Adams claims his card would be on the bench in his FIFA 23 Ultimate Team. The United States international was given a 76 rating overall for his central-defensive midfield card on this year's game.
Also given a Ones to Watch special card, which will boost stats in game if Leeds United or his country win a certain number of games this season. Adams wasn't happy about any of the ratings he'd received on this year's game, but was happy to be given one of the special cards on this year's game - alongside the likes of Erling Haaland, Darwin Nunez and Raheem Sterling.
"Obviously it's a good group to be a part of," Adams told the Premier League Uncut. "There's some amazing players in there, obviously more attacking players than myself so I wouldn't want to get my card in comparison to some of those other guys.
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"I would not use that card. I would immediately put that player on the bench. I'm not joking you the stats are so bad. It's not too great. There's some things that we can talk about, some stats that we want to go through."
Adams joked he was however happy that his card had more physicality than fellow American and close-friend Brenden Aaronson. He added: "The pace is criminal [80 rated]. Brenden is faster than me - if you watch any game he's never outrunning me, that's just not happening. To be fair, if there's one person that can keep up with each other, it's me and him, because he runs a lot as well.
"It depends the day, if I'm tired he picks up the slack, if he's tired then I pick up the slack. It's more banter between me and him being the two Americans we just bust each others chops all the time.
"83 or 84 pace [by the end of the season] I'm not asking for much it's just a little below par. You can leave the shooting as it is [48 rated]. [Passing - rated at 69] It's an important part of the game, usually as a defensive midfielder you're on the ball a lot so come on, just get me above 70 at least. I'm going 75 there. [Is it something he's working on] Clearly I need to!
"I'm always doing extra work whether it's passing and turning, everything like that but according to FIFA I need to work on it a lot. I'll be doing it after training now.
"I think I can get it higher [dribbling at 73 rated]. In games I dribble a lot, like I have moments where I'm dribbling but not necessarily a one vs one player that's just going to go at players and dribble by them. It's understandable but I'd still like it to be higher than a 73.
"We're one of the most pressing, intense teams that we play against the ball, defensively it has to be higher [than 73]. I'm usually all over the pitch trying to get in tackles and what not so I'd like it to be a little higher that's for sure.
"I'm going above 80 for defending for sure. 80 is like the number you want to get, I want my card to be at a minimum 80. That's where I want to get.
"I'm not complaining [on physicality at 76]. For sure, the aggression [ you need at Leeds], Brenden will probably say he's definitely a more aggressive person than me but physicality wise, I don't go in the gym too much so I can't complain about that.
"Wait, what was Brenden's physicality? It's got to be like 50 have you seen how skinny he is? So I'm 13 higher than him, yeah I'll let him be faster than me then cause physically I'll just body him so it doesn't matter. I'd like to be at least an 85 by the end of the season I think it's manageable."
For Adams, to be a part of a World Cup squad in Qatar and playing in the Premier League is something he's dreamed of since he was a child. He said: "Absolutely [it's the biggest season of his life] I mean looking forward to having an opportunity to play in a World Cup, it's things that you dream about when you're a kid. Growing up in the States, obviously soccer isn't the biggest sport so to try and put USA on the map is kind of a goal of mine. A goal of our teams.
"Playing in the Premier League is a dream of mine. I grew up watching the Premier League week in, week out and now being here as an American, I'm just trying to represent us right.
"Me and Brenden are obviously really close. Our chemistry on the field speaks for itself, we feel like we play well together but we've been friends off the field now for quite a while.
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