"Make it make sense EA": Fans react as Federico Valverde receives special La Liga POTM SBC in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team
Federico Valverde has been crowned the inaugural La Liga Player of the Month (POTM) for FIFA 23, winning the award for the month of September.
The Uruguayan has been phenomenal for Real Madrid over the past few seasons. However, he has really started shining in the current campaign, marshaling their midfield and scoring decisive goals.
Valverde has received a special Squad Building Challenge (SBC) in FUT to celebrate this achievement. However, fans are not too pleased with the upgrade the card has received over the base gold version, as well as the cost of the SBC.
Valverde was included in the first Team of the Week squad of FIFA 23, and the POTM card has received the exact same stats as the TOTW version. However, it comes at a premium cost due to the position change from right winger to central-midfielder.
This has not gone down well with fans, who have taken to Twitter to express their displeasure with the decision made by EA Sports.
While the position change makes it easier to accommodate Valverde into their FUT squad, fans believe that the extra cost of the SBC over the TOTW version is an absolute rip-off.
Famous YouTuber and streamer Zweback expressed his disbelief at the expensive SBC requirements on Twitter when the SBC was released.
A FIFA-themed account called FUT Mentor shared a rather helpful SBC analysis on Twitter, concluding with the opinion that the SBC is not worth the coin investment.
The upgrade pattern being followed by EA Sports for these POTM versions has left the fanbase confused.
This fan, in particular, expressed his confusion and asked EA for clarification regarding how they decide on the boosts provided to POTM winners.
Former professional FIFA player Mike LaBelle also gave his thoughts on the SBC with
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