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The FIFA 19 Winter Upgrades are officially out and it's not what a lot of the players expected. There have been some controversial upgrades while the concept of a downgrade has been completely removed.
While the majority of the upgrades were spot on, there were a few who were surprisingly ignored. Here are 5 Premier League players who should have got an upgrade:
#5 David Brooks
It's David Brooks' first season in the Premier League and he is killing it with AFC Bournemouth. The young Welshman has been the focal point of their attacks and is easily the most underrated player in the league right now.
Rated at just 69, EA had a golden opportunity to give him a good rating. However, they chose not to give him one at all. Not only was he worthy of a huge upgrade and a move up to the gold card, but he could also have been the one to get the biggest upgrade in the Premier League.
#4 Antonio Rudiger
Antonio Rudiger surprisingly got a downgrade from his FIFA 18 ratings when the FIFA 19 ratings came out. EA pushed him down from 82 to 81 despite the German being one of the best centre-backs in the league last season.
Chelsea might have only finished 6th but if it wasn't for his heroics in a lot of games, they would have finished even worse. This season as well, he has been rock solid at the back and deserved an upgrade during the Winter Rating Refresh.
However, EA ignored him completely as there was a slight slump in form in January and late December too.
#3 Sadio Mane
Sadio Mane had a great start to the season but faded away in the middle – mainly because Salah took over the lead role. The Senegal star is back on top form but somehow didn't do enough to earn him an upgrade.
Rated at 86 in FIFA 19, could have easily been pushed to 87 but EA chose not to do it. They deemed the current ratings enough for him and that is a huge mistake. There are players who are worse than him, that are rated above him right now.
#2 Raúl Jiménez
Raúl Jiménez has been just amazing for Wolverhampton this season and was very well in contention to get his FIFA 19 ratings upgraded. However, EA shocked the world by not giving him one.
Rated at just 78, Jiménez has shown that he deserves a lot more. He has been brilliant in front of the goal and how he is still rated so low is a mystery.
#1 Eden Hazard
When players like Harry Kane, Richarlison, Aubameyang and Lacazette are getting upgrades, it's a huge mistake not to give one to Eden Hazard. The Chelsea star was on top of his game at the start of the season and was the sole reason for The Blues' amazing start in the league.
He has shown consistently on the pitch that he is the best player in the Premier League but somehow, EA 'forgot' to give him an upgrade. Yes, he is already at 91 but looking at the way he has played, nobody would have argued if he got a push to 92 – the same rating as Neymar.
He does have 3 other special cards rated at 92, 93 and another 93 but that does not mean that EA should just stop giving him an upgrade. He has a Player Of The Month card and 2 Team Of The Week cards because he has been that good!
