Carles Puyol is a true icon of the game of football. His leadership qualities were second to none. He led both his club FC Barcelona and his country Spain by example.
Puyol played a pivotal role in the 2008 European championships in securing Spain’s first-ever international trophy. He then went on to win the FIFA World Cup two years later, in 2010. He has also won numerous honours with Barcelona at the club level.
EA Sports has given all its users the chance to play with Carles Puyol in the game. They have released his 93-rated ICON SBC.
SBC Requirements
You will need to submit five squads to unlock the 93-rated Carles Puyol ICON card.
Born Legend
- Minimum 11 Rare Players
- Minimum 11 Bronze Players
- Minimum 50 Team Chemistry
Rewards: 1 x Small Silver Players Pack
Rising Star
- Minimum 11 Rare Players
- Minimum 11 Silver Players
- Minimum 50 Team Chemistry
Rewards: 1 x Jumbo Silver Pack
National Idol
- Minimum one Spain or Germany Player
- Minimum 84 Team Rating
- Minimum 75 Team Chemistry
Rewards: 1 x Small Prime Gold Players Pack
El Tiburon
- Minimum one Barcelona Player
- Minimum one Team of the Week Player
- Minimum 84 Team Rating
- Minimum 70 Team Chemistry
Rewards: 1 x Prime Mixed Players Pack
League Legend
- Minimum one La Liga Player
- Minimum one Team of the Week Player
- Minimum 86 Team Rating
- Minimum 65 Team Chemistry
Rewards: 1 x Small Rare Gold Players Pack
SBC Start Date: Thursday, 4th March
SBC Expiry Date: Friday, 30th April
Estimated Cost: Around 500k FIFA coins
Is the card worth doing?
We have already checked out the requirements of the ICON SBC, so now let’s check out if the 93-rated Puyol ICON card is good enough to do the SBC!
If you trust me, I would say go for the 93-rated Puyol ICON card with your eyes close. He is definitely one of the best CB cards in the game this year.
As this is an ICON card, you don’t have to think of the chemistry as it will fit in seamlessly, giving your other players’ chemistry a boost as well. I have partnered Puyol with TOTW Ramos. But you could also go with Varane as he is one of the fastest CBs in the game. The duo will be almost unbeatable.
Now, let’s check out the in-game statistics of 93-rated Carles Puyol.
Puyol has a high defensive rate which definitely very good, along with his medium attacking rate. He’s 5’10” in height is a bit short, but his jumping covers it for him.
As you can see, the defending statistics of Puyol is absolutely insane. All the defensive statistics are in the 90s, which makes him an absolute beast. His physical is also something which will give you an advantage. His pace is also decent, even if not in line with the fastest CBs in the game.
I have applied Anchor chemistry to increase his pace and further strengthen his defensive and physical statistics. You can definitely use other chemistry styles if you want.
Puyol has two-player traits – Power Header and Team Player. The Power Header trait is a beneficial one when combined with his heading accuracy of 94. You will just have to direct the ball at him from corners and freekicks, and he will score a lot of goals from the headers for you.
I guess until now, you have clearly understood why I told you to do the ICON SBC with your eyes closed. To get a 93-rated Puyol for around 500k from ICON SBC is an absolute bargain. This is a win-win situation from every angle you look at it.
Hurry up and do the 93-rated Carles Puyol ICON SBC and show us your FIFA 21 Ultimate team in the comments below.
