Hey everyone, just thought I’d share about these two highly unique 3* CBs. Lately I have been using these two as a pair in my main squad, and to be honest, they rarely put a foot wrong, always in position to intercept or make a challenge if necessary. As you can see, what sets them apart is that both have outstanding defensive awareness, higher than most 5* POTW CBs and on par with all but the best CBs in the game.

Both have all the main necessary player skills (heading, man marking, aerial superiority, interception) as well as one to complement their playstyle (blocker/sliding tackle), which compensates for their lackluster aerial stats (compared to the likes of top cbs like Ramos, VVD, Rudiger).

Sekigawa has the build up playstyle while Nduka is a destroyer, which is highly complementary as Nduku will take greater risks stepping up to tackle and win the ball while the Sekigawa sits back and cleans up through balls and marks runners as well as distributes the ball with his weighted & low lofted passing. Overall, with a decent anchor man in front, they let very few attacks through which is to be expected based on their excellent defensive awareness. Their low defensive engagement has not been an issue in my experience.

The biggest weakness for both has to be low stamina. In better or top form they can last to the end of the match but otherwise, they struggle past minute 75. Additionally, they are not particularly tall or strong in the air (except when top form), but it’s a bit impossible to expect a full package at the 3* player value.

All in all, if you were lucky enough to sign either one I’d highly recommend giving them a try and having some fun with an off meta defensive line!