Brentford's FIFA 16 Ratings (Part 1/2)

As the most popular football game is on the verge of releasing it's latest edition, we take a look at how the Brentford players rank this season.

Whilst it is natural that some players are ranked higher than they ought to be, and vice-versa, FIFA has a history of under-estimating the ability of Brentford players. Perhaps this is because in recent seasons Brentford have consistently out-performed expectations.

However, following last season's whirl-wind campaign it appears Brentford players are finally getting the recognition they deserve.

Here are Brentford's FIFA 16 ratings:

David Button - 68

Jack Bonham - 51

Andreas Bjelland - 76

Maxime Colin - 69

James Tarkowski - 69

Jake Bidwell - 67

Yoann Barbet - 67

Harlee Dean - 67

Nico Yennaris - 64

Jack O'Connell - 63

Alan McCormack - 61

Josh McEachran - 72

Akaki Gogia - 69

Jota - 69

Alan Judge - 69

Marcos Tebar - 68

Toumani Diagouraga - 68

Sam Saunders - 65

Konstantin Kerschbaumer - 65

Lewis MacLeod - 64

Lasse Vibe - 73

Philipp Hoffman - 68

Scott Hogan - 65

There are several key talking points from this release.

Firstly, Brentford have their first EVER gold card in Andreas Bjelland. The Internationally acclaimed defender is out for the season, but the fact that Brentford have obtained such a player is momentus for the club.

In addition, the Bees also have the most number of silver cards in our history. Virtually all of our match day squad are above the 65 mark and the fact that we possess players such as Vibe and McEachran in the 70s is a fantastic feat.

The final point to make is how much our players have improved. We all saw drastic improvements on the pitch last year and this has been recognised by the football Gods at FIFA.

Here are a few of the biggest improvements:

James Tarkowski - 62 (FIFA 15) - 69 (FIFA 16)

Harlee Dean - 62 (FIFA 15) - 67 (FIFA 16)

Toumani Diagouraga - 63 (FIFA 15) - 68 (FIFA 16)

Judge Judge - 66 (FIFA 15) - 69 (FIFA 16)

David Button - 62 (FIFA 15) - 68 (FIFA 16)

Hopefully by FIFA 17 we'll be a side who boasts even more gold players, and perhaps even a Premier League ranking.