If you haven't been keeping up with the news for the upcoming release of FIFA 18, legends are now known as 'icons', and there are some absolutely insane additions to the list this year in the form of Maradona, Ronaldo, and Theirry Henry amongst others.
The news that these special items will also be available on PS4 for the first time has been very well received, but it seems as the new icons are being revealed one-by-one that all is not well.
Diego Maradona will be rated 95, legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin will be rated 91, and Ronaldo will be rated 94 as we learned from the images released over the weekend, but today saw Henry unveiled, and Arsenal fans are not happy.
Henry will be rated 90 overall in FIFA 18.
ICON @ThierryHenry 90 in #FUT18. See more tomorrow on the FUT LIVE stream! Follow on Twitch -> https://t.co/gG78t47yvp #FUT18 #FUTLIVE pic.twitter.com/Yh0q7ZzYgH
— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) July 31, 2017
It will still be an extremely dangerous card to use in Ultimate Team, but the fact that he's "only" a 90 overall and is listed as a left-winger has not gone down well:
Totally disrespectful for the player who played as striker in his prime. And 90 seriously? FIFA has an anti Arsenal agenda seriously
— Aaditya Khandelwal (@gunner_610) July 31, 2017
Live pictures of Arsenal fans after Thierry Henry's #FIFA18 Icon item is announced as a left winger pic.twitter.com/nB7xloMsgZ
— Chris Wood (@ChesnoidGaming) July 31, 2017
This card is meant to be an "Icon" FFS and instead we get generic IF French Winger. It's Thierry Henry, THIERRY FUCKIN HENRY!
— Yonry (@2Nill2DaArsenal) July 31, 2017
I can't believe @EASPORTSFIFA did Thierry Henry dirty with that average Icon card #FIFA18
— Joshua Jacquez (@joshuajacquez7) July 31, 2017
How have ea fucked up Henry's icon card that badly only 90 rated and a fucking left winger is a joke
— ❌ (@simpIyxhaka_) July 31, 2017
Henry icon card. LW? Change this shit immediately EA Sports, Canada, Earth. https://t.co/Lz6LKhT3lH
— ?Dean? (@ArsenalNexus) July 31, 2017
Ireland international and FIFA hero David Meyler have his well-reasoned take on all the fuss too:
For the people moaning about Henry's Icon stats just be happy he's in the game ? Either way he's going to be unreal @EASPORTSFIFA
— David Meyler (@DavidMeyler7) July 31, 2017
Here are the other new icons for comparison.
To be fair, he should be faster than 99 pace, and he would be much more useful at striker rather than out on the wing, but the decision has been made and we imagine he will still be a nightmare in game.
His handling stats have not yet been revealed. Sorry.
