Arsenal: 6 places where FIFA 20 player ratings got it wrong

1. It’s Matteo Guendouzi

Ranking young players is hard. You leave that room for growth in their overall potential, but I get it. A 20-year-old French midfielder who’s only played a year? Sure, give him a 75.

Not.

Guendouzi played 2100 minutes last year in his debut year. He improved every single match, to the point that EA rightfully gave him a raise from his paltry 67 to the 74 he ended the year at. It was much appreciated. They saw the improvements he was making.

So much that they gave him all of a one point bump going into this year. 75. That’s all Guendouzi is. This man who just got his first French national call-up, who has established himself as our best midfielder. Just a 75. And maybe he gets a boost or two, maybe a 76 or 77 by time the season begins, but by contrast, guess who is apparently better than Guendouzi?

Harry f****** Winks. Harry Winks, who needs his last two seasons to amass a minutes total to match Guendouzi’s from last year.

In the same way that I asked in what world Jorginho is better than Xhaka, I’ll now ask, slightly more irately, in what world Harry Winks is a full five points better than Guendouzi.

There is a good chance that these ratings change throughout the year, but what are the odds that they are fully fixed? Not very. You’ve done it again EA Sports. You’ve done it again.