With the discharge of the brand new EA Sports activities FC sport, Liverpool’s squad have as soon as once more supplied us with some amusing reactions to their new rankings.
The discharge of the EA Sports activities online game every year at all times provokes debate amongst supporters, and it provides the gamers a lot to speak about too!
The sport was rebranded final yr after FIFA was taken out of the title as a consequence of their 30-year partnership with EA coming to an finish.
In earlier movies, it was the likes of Diogo Jota and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain taking their teammates via the sport’s newest rankings.
This time round, it was presenter Nubaid Haroon who launched the Reds’ stars to their rankings for EA Sports activities FC 25 – and there have been loads of memorable reactions within the video launched on the membership’s official YouTube channel.
Dom’s not overly completely happy…
Dominik Szoboszlai was the primary to have a look at his new score and he wasn’t impressed along with his attributes within the sport.
“To be sincere guys, I might change some issues,” he stated.
“Capturing,” he added whereas pointing at his 80 score. “This quantity ought to be a 9, suggesting his capturing ought to be rated 90.
Ryan Gravenberch, standing beside him, appeared amused by that assertion pointing his index fingers within the air with the Hungarian staring again at him incredulously.
The nickname that’s caught
The presenter then examined Wataru Endo with a sequence of questions, together with asking him who he thought was the ‘strongest’ within the Liverpool squad.
“I feel Van Dijk or Ibou [Konate],” Endo replied. The Japan captain solely bought the query half proper!
The presenter subsequently revealed Van Dijk is the joint strongest within the squad with a bodily score of 86 alongside Darwin Nunez.
In the direction of the top of the video, Jota was put to the take a look at to spell Szoboszlai’s surname, and we heard the Hungarian’s teammates shouting “Svolazi.”
That could be a reference to Pep Guardiola’s try and pronounce the midfielder’s title final season, which seems prefer it has caught as a nickname.
.@DiogoJota18 = LFC spelling champ ?? pic.twitter.com/F0YwjNcvLn
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 11, 2024
Surprisingly, Jota managed to spell Szoboszlai’s title accurately which allowed him to disclose his personal card and he instantly appeared happy with one attribute specifically.
“Similar tempo as Dom,” was Jota’s first response.
“That’s unattainable,” the Hungarian replied vehemently. Gravenberch agreed saying: “Dom is quicker.”
Contemplating Szoboszlai’s racked up one of many highest top-speeds within the Premier League final season his 82 tempo score definitely appears a bit low.
He might be hoping to get an improve within the subsequent sport by doing the identical once more this season!
Liverpool’s leaked rankings
Goalkeepers
Alisson – 89 (-)
Caoimhin Kelleher – 77 (+4)
Defenders:
Virgil van Dijk – 89 (-)
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 86 (-)
Andy Robertson – 85 (-1)
Ibrahima Konate – 83 (+2)
Joe Gomez – 80 (+1)
Kostas Tsimikas – 77 (-)
Conor Bradley – 75 (+6)
Jarell Quansah – 75 (+13)
Midfielders:
Alexis Mac Allister – 86 (+4)
Dominik Szoboszlai – 81 (-1)
Wataru Endo – 80 (-)
Curtis Jones – 79 (+2)
Harvey Elliott – 78 (+1)
Ryan Gravenberch – 78 (-1)
Forwards:
Mohamed Salah – 89 (-)
Diogo Jota – 85 (-)
Luis Diaz – 84 – (-)
Cody Gakpo – 83 (-)
Darwin Nunez – 82 (-)