FIFA 23 brings 3 new icons with Gerd Müller – fans complain about Xabi Alonso

There will be new icons in FIFA 23: Three new legends have been introduced. However, some players are dissatisfied with one of the cards.

What are Icons in FIFA 23? The “Icon” cards are special cards for legends of days gone by. Not only do they bring very good stats, but they also have the advantage of bringing strong chemistry connections to your teams in Ultimate Team. This also applies to the new chemistry system in FIFA 23.

New icons will be added to the release of FIFA 23. Three legends have now been presented including ratings.

Gerd Müller is an icon in FIFA 23

This is Gerd Mueller: The “Bomber of the Nation” is a German football legend and, with 40 goals, held the record for most Bundesliga goals in one season for years until he was overtaken by Robert Lewandowski in 2021 (41 goals).

However, the 1974 world champion is still in the lead when it comes to the total: Müller scored 365 goals in 427 games, which Lewandowski will probably not be able to make up for after his move to FC Barcelona. In addition, Müller scored 68 goals in 62 international matches, was the top scorer at the 1970 World Cup and also received the Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world in 1970.

In short: Gerd Müller is a man of records. And his cards in FIFA 23 also look like a very strong striker. By the way: With Rudi Völler, a strong special card from Germany is added in FIFA 23.

Jairzinho – The next top Brazilian icon

This is Jairzinho: If you just look at the iconic values ​​on the cards, it is actually already clear that Jairzinho will be one of the most sought-after players in FIFA 23. A fast, dribbling and finishing icon from Brazil? These factors have already raised players like Ronaldo, Pelé and Garrincha to the FIFA Olympus.

In real life, Jairzinho won the 1970 World Cup with Brazil national team, scoring a goal in every single game of the tournament. The attacker will be an extremely exciting offensive player in FIFA 23 – but certainly also quite expensive.

Xabi Alonso – Is the Icon card in FIFA 23 too weak?

This is Xabi Alonso: Xabi Alonso’s active career is not that long ago, so many will still remember his game. Alonso shone as a superb midfielder with an eye for the perfect pass up front.

Xabi Alonso was European champion twice and world champion once with Spain. He won the Champions League twice, once with Liverpool and once with Real Madrid. He then spent three more years at FC Bayern, all of which ended with the German championship.

Xabi Alonso’s list of titles is long. But some fans are not satisfied with his new FIFA ratings. There is concern in the FIFA subreddit that Alonso could become virtually useless in FIFA 23 due to the low speed values. And the players also see his pass values ​​​​as too low.

• “They really trashed Alonso’s stats,” says one user (via reddit).
• “Goretzka’s gold card is literally better than any of Alonso’s cards,” commented another (via reddit).
• “As much as I loved Xabi as a player, all 3 of these maps will be obsolete within a month” (via reddit).
• “My boy Xabi has been made so bad! If you’re making him (or Shearer/Inzaghi/Trezeguet/Scholes, etc.) that slow, then you should at least get their main attribute to 90+. Old Alonso only had 85? As if!” Another user criticizes Alonso’s pass values ​​​​(via reddit).

Some users also mention that the passing values ​​are made up of different stats, and there is a good chance that Alonso has very good values ​​for stats such as long and short passes, while other partial values ​​pull the average down.

It remains to be seen how the map will ultimately play in-game. However, there have been a few icons in the past who, due to their stats, could hardly match their fantastic performances in real life. It is possible that this is also the case with Alonso.

Aside from the icons, there are now some official ratings for FIFA 23. The first ratings for FIFA 23 have now been published.