Scottish FIFA 13 Ultimate Team Squad Builder - Week 2

Hey guys! Today I'm going to be bringing you another Squad Builder. This team will be made entirely of Scottish players and isn't as bad as it sounds (apologies to fans of Scottish football). We found some great hidden gems in this team and on Wednesday those chosen for our Hidden Gems squad will be revealed. If I have missed any players you would like me to review  just leave a comment and I will do a separate post for you. Enjoy.

Starting in goal we have Gilks who plays for Blackpool in the Championship. There aren't a lot of choices for  GK in this team and I chose Gilks based solely on his reflexes being higher than other choices. It turns out however that Gilks is a bit of a tank in the net, regularly pulling of fantastic reflex saves against players such as Rooney and Falcao. For 400 coins or less, he is a great player, saving this team on more than one occasion. Example

Next we have our two CBs. As LCB we have McGregor from the SPL. A decent CB, he did his job, but nothing more, and failed to stand out and for 250 coins that is okay. As RCB we have Wigan's Caldwell. His height is a bit disappointing, leading to some tense moments during set pieces, but overall a very good defender. Always in the right place at the right time, Caldwell matched the likes of Pirlo, Balotelli and Rooney and even managed to pick up a goal for himself. If you shop around you might be able to pick him up for under 300 coins, so if he doesn't play well for you you can just quick sell him for a profit.

At LB we have Wallace, playing for Rangers in the Scottish 3rd Division. To be honest I chose this player to compensate for the CBs' lack of pace, but he actually turned out to be an all round good player. He's great going forward and supporting the LF but gets right back in position after the attack thanks to his high defensive work rate. His only let is his shooting but he creates more chances than he takes. For under 1000 coins he was definitely worth it but unless he fits into your team perfectly, you don't need him.

On the other side of the pitch, we have Whittaker from Norwich in the BPL. Another player picked for pace but in this case that is all he is really good for. For around 1500 coins this player is, in my opinion not really worth the coins and a bit of a let down to the squad over all.

In the three CM positions, starting from the left, we have McCabe, Fletcher and Adam. McCabe is the first bronze player of this series and I actually chose him because of my experience with him in career mode. A decent player available for 200 coins, he played as well as his gold team mates if not slightly better. Fletcher, who plays for Manchester United definitely under performed in this team, and as the highest rated player in the squad, that was very disappointing. I think I picked him up for 500 coins but if I could do it again, I wouldn't pay higher than discard value for him. Finally we have Charlie Adam from Stoke. Adam was a bit of a surprise actually, pulling off a few skill runs and getting himself on the score sheet more often than not, so for 600 coins this gold player is pretty much the exact opposite of Fletcher.

Finally we get to the forwards, who in my opinion really make this team so much fun. In the LF position we have Templeton who has cards for both Rangers in the Scottish 3rd Division and for Hearts in the SPL. This guy is a bit of a beast. He has 87 pace with 4 star skills and weak foot making him a dream of a winger. Don't let his shot stats fool you, because he can score great goals against the likes of Lloris, Hart and Valdes, from all positions. For only 1200 coins, I'd recommended you give him a go, and with two cards available you can try him out in a few different teams.

On the other side, converted to the RF position we have Snodgrass, another Norwich player. I wasn't expecting much from Snodgrass in this position with his low pace but his dribbling and skills made up for it easily. I only wish his IF card wasn't so pricey. Maybe with the prices all going down I can pick him up for future squad builders, but in the mean time his rare card does the job. Snodgrass picked up the majority of goals for the team as well as Man Of The Match on most occasions and for 1500 coins, I would definitely call that a bargain.

Lastly we have our striker Ross McCormack from Leeds in the Championship. A good striker with pretty decent attacking stats, I like to think of him as a silver RVP, with all round good stats but just lacking in that little bit of pace you want in a solo striker. For around 400 coins he is definitely worth a look for fans of cheap silvers.

All in all this team has a few stand out players and can hold its own against those Division 1 teams, including the Brazilian sweat teams. You know the ones I'm talking about. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this squad builder and try out some of these players yourself. If you want me to do a squad builder for a particular country or league (the more obscure the better) just let me know in the comment and Hidden Gems from this squad will be revealed on Wednesday. Thanks for reading guys and girls. Peace!