FIFA 19 Winter Upgrades: 5 Chelsea players who should have got upgrades but didn't

Modified Mar 31, 2019 04:58 GMT

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#4 – Antonio Rudiger

Antonio Rudiger has been solid at the back and it was a surprise to see EA give him a downgrade at the start of FIFA 19. He was pushed from 82 to 81 in the game and was completely ignored in the FIFA 19 Winter Upgrades.

EA could have pushed him back to 82 or got him on par with Luiz at 83 but they chose not to do it.

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#3 – Emerson

Emerson has well and truly established himself as Chelsea's #1 left-back and it took some time. The Italian has shown Marcos Alonso what a full-back's role actually is and has contributed more in defence than attack.

Rated at just 76, EA should have pushed him to 78 and also made his card a rare-gold card. But somehow, they chose to ignore him, just like the other Chelsea players.

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