FC 25 90 Grassroot Greats Ferland Mendy Player Review - Cop or Flop

Well it’s fair to say that the Grassroots Greats promo has been.. Great! So much content to sink our teeth into with SBCs dropping left right and center. One SBC I did not expect to ever see a Ferland Mendy SBC but yet again the Grassroots Greats have delivered. 

Mendy has a habit of never getting a performance based item despite being one of the LB Goats on Fifa/FC. Every year without fail we usually end up with some sort of Mendy promo card that finally stops players from using a Rare Gold item at left back. This year it’s happened to come a lot sooner than before.

So a first promo item for Mendy this year means that we have had a tasty upgrade overall. A +6 from his base item but honestly this could have been a +2 and still be insane. General +6s across the board here with him also getting two playstyle pluses in Quick Step and Block+. He also comes along with Fullback, Flashback and Winback++ for roles.

Chemstyle of choice for this Mendy has to be the Anchor. Go all in on boosting that Pace, Defending and Physical to get this man into his final form.

Here are the following segments to unlock the Grassroot Greats Mendy SBC:

France

# of players from France: Min 1

TOTW Players: Min 1

Squad Rating: Min 85

# of players in squad: 11

Real Madrid

# of players from Real Madrid: Min 1

Squad Rating: Min 86

# of players in squad: 11

Top Form

TOTW Players: Min 1

Squad Rating: Min 86

# of players in squad: 11

LaLiga

# of players from LALIGA EA SPORTS: Min 1

Squad Rating: Min 87

# of players in squad: 11

87-Rated Squad

TOTW Players: Min 1

Squad Rating: Min 87

# of players in squad: 11

88-Rated Squad

Squad Rating: Min 87

# of players in squad: 11

88-Rated Squad

TOTW Players: Min 1

Squad Rating: Min 88

# of players in squad: 11

7 segments in total here and honestly, when I saw the Mendy SBC I really expected to see 10+ segments for the name alone. But the cost of this SBC is coming in at just under 600k to complete. Honestly I think the value is great and worth while noting that there is a real easy SBC grind right now to make attaining this card a lot easier.

How did he perform in-game?

+ Pace was exactly what you would expect here, he’s very quick and can outrun a lot of the opposition with ease. He was also incredibly effective at tracking back to chase down a counter attack.

+ Passing surprised quite a lot on this card. Despite not having the playstyle, his pinged pass was on point and created some excellent chances. He also has whipped pass so was very capable at finding his man within the box.

+ Strength of course was also what you would expect. High strength resulted in most battles for the ball being won.

+ Defending as a whole was solid. He often intercepted the ball, won aerial battles from corners and applied heavy tackles. He’s an absolute work horse as a defender.

/ His Dribbling however was quite average. He could quickly move the ball upfield but nothing incredibly agile. He mostly relies on his strength to move past players.

Mendy - Cop or Flop?

I knew before completing this SBC that this item would be a Cop. In what universe does a Mendy SBC drop that isn’t worth picking up. They could have given him awful Playstyle+’s and I would be picking this card up. He’s incredible in-game and with there currently being a fodder grind, he isn’t difficult to obtain.

I do feel like Hernandez’s gold item still contends with this item but no one wants to be using gold cards at this stage. Don’t be boring. I feel a lot of people will be picking this item up as it’s a guaranteed upgrade in the LB position outside of the high tier TOTY/TOTY Icon items. Get to grinding because you will need this card in your squad.

Verdict = COP