Top 5: Quickest players in FIFA 14

One of the most desired traits of a modern day footballer is speed. If a player possesses speed, then things become, comparatively, easy for him to make it at the top level.

FIFA 14, realistic that it is, also heeds great deal of attention to speed. Players who possess speed can be an asset for your team in the game.

In this article, we list the players who have the highest speed in FIFA 14.

Lionel Messi, Barcelona

Acceleration: 96, Sprint speed: 90

Lionel Messi

World Player of the Year only makes it to the fifth spot in this list.

The Argentine maestro possesses an acceleration of 96 and a sprint speed of 90. Having the Center Forward in your team, obviously, gives you the edge over any opponent in the world. With OVR of 94, Messi is the top-rated player in the game.

However, signing Lionel Messi is not as easy as it sounds. He has been billed as a One Club Player in the game.

Yeah, good luck with that!

Guillermo Rojas, Atlante

Acceleration: 96, Sprint speed: 95

Guillermo Rojas

A cheap and reliable Left Winger who possesses blistering pace. With an OVR of 63, at the age of 30, he is not the most appealing prospects when it comes to signing a player. But, if you are short on cash and are looking for a quick, yet cheap winger, he is your man.

Sprint speed of 95, with an acceleration of 96, make him one of the quickest players in the game. But with stamina of 72, the shine of the speed statistics fades away.

Let’s be honest. No one in their right mind will sign a 30-year-old, not so talented, only good for pace winger.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Borussia Dortmund

Acceleration: 96, Sprint speed: 95

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Borussia Dortmund’s new recruit makes it to the third spot on this list. With an OVR of 80, at the age of 24, he is a must-buy player for your team.

Pricing him away in the first year, however, will be tricky as he just joined Dortmund in the summer. With an acceleration of 96 and sprint speed of 95, he tries to beat the offside trap and hence, can be a very good option if counter attacking is your piece of cake.

Current finishing of 82 makes him a lethal Striker of the ball as well. Buy! Buy now!

Theo Walcott, Arsenal

Acceleration: 97, Sprint speed: 96

Theo Walcott

Last year’s quickest player comes in at second on our list. The Arsenal star has an OVR of 81, which makes him one of the quickest and most lethal players in the game.

The Right Winger has a dribbling ability of 81 and finishing of 83. However, Theo Walcott, like Messi, has been billed as a One Club Player. So, again, you will have a hard time pricing him away from Arsenal.

He also tries to beat the offside trap and that means that he can be used as a striker as well. Three star skill moves mean that Walcott will prove to be a handful for his opponents.

Theo Walcott, you can hate him, but you cannot stop him.

Mathis Bolly, Fortuna Dusseldorf

Acceleration: 97, Sprint speed: 97

Mathis Bolly (right)

Surprise!

At number one, comes in Mathis Bolly. Yeah, no one knows who he is. But apparently, he is the quickest footballer of them all.

The Fortuna Dusseldorf Left Winger has an OVR of 66, but it is his speed that takes the cake. Acceleration of 97 and sprint speed of 97 mean that he can effortlessly run past his opponents. However, stamina of 76 makes sure that he is not able to do that for long.

At the age of 23, he is a bargain buy who can be used as a squad player and can be developed into a future star. However, how long this star shines, remains to be seen.