MMOexp-EA FC26: Should You Complete Del Piero SBC

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EA FC 26 has officially crowned its FC Pro champion, and as tradition dictates, the winner gets to choose a player to receive a special Squad Building Challenge. This year, Anders made his pick-and it was a nostalgic one. Alessandro Del Piero is the latest icon to receive a champion-inspired SBC, arriving with five-star skills, five-star weak foot, and a playstyle package that screams finesse, creativity, and technical mastery.

On paper, it looks like a dream card for fans of elegant attackers. In practice, though, Del Piero's SBC sparks a familiar EA FC debate: when playstyles are king, is technical brilliance enough without elite pace?

After extensive in-game testing at both CAM and striker, the answer is… complicated.

The Card at a Glance: What Del Piero Does Right FC 26 Coins

Let's start with the positives, because there are plenty.

Del Piero's headline features are impossible to ignore. Five-star skills and five-star weak foot immediately place him in an elite technical bracket, and his PlayStyle+ selection leans heavily into precision and control. Finesse Shot+ is the star of the show, perfectly fitting his real-life reputation and making low shot power far less of an issue than it looks in the menus.

Stat-wise, he's clearly designed as a CAM or secondary striker. His shooting is extremely reliable inside the box, especially when paired with finesse shots and low drivens. Passing is excellent, boosted further by playstyles like Incisive Pass, Tiki Taka, Pinged Pass, and Inventive. Dribbling feels clean and responsive thanks to Technical+, and his base playstyles cover almost every creative situation you'd want in tight areas.

This is a card built for players who enjoy slowing the game down, finding pockets of space, and carving defenses apart with movement and ball control rather than raw pace.

The First Red Flag: Pace in EA FC 26

Unfortunately, modern EA FC gameplay has a harsh reality: pace matters. A lot.

Del Piero clocks in at around 85 pace, and crucially, he lacks two of the most impactful playstyles in the current meta-Rapid and Quick Step. That absence is immediately noticeable. Even with an Engine chemistry style boosting pace, dribbling, and passing, he struggles to pull away from defenders in open space.

As a Shadow Striker making overlapping runs, this becomes an issue fast. You find yourself wanting to shoot early rather than carry the ball forward, simply because you don't trust him to win a shoulder-to-shoulder race. He doesn't have the acceleration burst to explode past defenders, nor the physicality to muscle through contact.

This doesn't make him bad-but it does define how he must be used.

Final Verdict: Beautiful, Effective, But Not Meta-Defining

Del Piero's FC Pro SBC is a fascinating card. It's elegant, nostalgic, and extremely fun when used correctly. Five-star five-star, elite finesse shots, brilliant passing, and smooth technical dribbling make him a joy in controlled attacking setups EA FC 26 Coins.

But EA FC 26 is a game where pace and explosive movement often decide matches. Without Rapid or Quick Step, Del Piero sits just outside the top tier of attackers, no matter how good his fundamentals are.

He will score goals. He will create chances. And in the right hands, he will shine.

He just won't carry you through sweaty matches on speed alone-and in today's meta, that matters more than ever.

If you love slowing the game down and playing football with style, Del Piero is a classy addition. If you're chasing pure competitive efficiency, there are stronger options for the price.