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Strikers win and lose the matches for you in FIFA 19. Unless you have a good striker playing up front, it is very difficult for you to get goals. That has been the case for many Premier League teams in real life too, just look at Chelsea and Manchester United.
Strikers, who are rated highly in the game, stand a risk of getting a downgrade when their form dips. And that is exactly what has happened.
Here are three Premier League strikers who will get a downgrade:
#3 – Romelu Lukaku
Manchester United have not been at their best this season and Lukaku is one of the reasons why. They are slowly getting back to winning ways – 7 of the last 8 – but have not managed to get Lukaku on the scoresheet.
Rated at 87, Lukaku has to be one of the most over-rated players in the game. He has all it takes to be at that level but has just not done enough to prove that he is capable of it right now.
The Belgian had a decent World Cup but as far as his club career goes, he has not managed to get the form he had while he was at Everton or even close to the one when he was on loan at West Bromwich Albion.
He could easily be one of the players to get a huge downgrade. Especially with strikers rated below him performing so well, EA might just be forced to reduce his ratings. Players like Lacazette, Gabriel Jesus, Callum Wilson, Raul Jimenez etc have done incredibly well and are rated way lower than him.
Rated the same as Lukaku in the game, Aubameyang has done a lot more than the Belgian. It won't be a surprise if the Arsenal man gets an upgrade despite being at such a high rating already.
Lukaku might be pushed down to 85 or even 84, should EA decide that there are better strikers than him out there.
#2 – Christian Benteke
Christian Benteke might not be as highly rated in FIFA 19 as his countryman, Romelu Lukaku, but his ratings are still set for downgrade. The Belgian has hardly featured for Crystal Palace this season and even when he did, he never managed to score.
Rated at 78 in the game, Benteke is set for another fall in ratings. He was rated at 82 in FIFA 16, moved to 81 in FIFA 17 & 18 and has now been pushed to 78 in FIFA 19. But the downfall is set to continue even more.
With Callum Wilson and Raul Jimenez, both rated the same as Benteke, performing so well in the season, the Crystal Palace man has no argument left for his rating. While it might not be a huge downgrade, EA will push him to 77 or even 76, depending on the other players they have to accommodate.
#1 – Wilfried Zaha
From one Crystal Palace forward to another. Wilfried Zaha has also failed miserably this season and there is no chance for him to keep the rating of 82 when the winter rating refresh happens.
The former Manchester United forward has been linked with a move to Borussia Dortmund and he might have to take it if he wants to get back to his form. He has literally been 'found out' in the Premier League and has not been able to work his magic in any of the games.
With 3 goals and 2 assists in 20 Premier League matches this season, Zaha has done little to justify his 82 rated card in FIFA 19. He is now set for a downgrade to 80, leaving him on par with Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge and Everton's Cenk Tosun.
