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FIFA 18: Predicted Barcelona players’ ratings

ByChiranjib Ghosh|
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 11: Executive Vice President of Electronic Arts (EA) Patrick Soderlund speaks during the Microsoft xBox E3 briefing at the Galen Center on June 11, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. The E3 Game Conference begins on Tuesday June 13. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 11: Executive Vice President of Electronic Arts (EA) Patrick Soderlund speaks during the Microsoft xBox E3 briefing at the Galen Center on June 11, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. The E3 Game Conference begins on Tuesday June 13. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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Javier Mascherano – 83

BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 08: Javier Mascherano of Barcelona in action during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou on March 8, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 08: Javier Mascherano of Barcelona in action during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou on March 8, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Javier Mascherano is a legend at Barcelona. But last season, he put up poor displays and subsequently lost his place to Samuel Umtiti. This can only be attributed to age. Mascherano has begun to decline, and he no longer deserves his FIFA 17 rating of 84.

EA should downgrade the Argentine defender by 1 rating. He has not declined massively, but is on the path towards the twilight of his career.