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Team of the Season (TOTS) marks the start of several free-to-play objective challenges inEA Sports FC 24. Much like theTeam Of The Year promo that offered top-tier players, TOTS includes various superb cards from the world’s most popular leagues.
While John McGinn might not be the most famous Premier League footballer, his card is an excellent free reward for simply playing Ultimate Team. By completing these objectives during your online or offline games, you’ll earn a TOTS Live John McGinn, which can receive upgrades based on Aston Villa’s performance in the Premier League.
This objective expires atreset timeon April 26th, 2024.
What Are The TOTS Live John McGinn Objectives?
There are four objectivesto complete the TOTS Live John McGinn challenge, requiring you to build a team themed around John McGinn and his balanced midfield play.
Each challenge must be completed on minimumSemi-Prodifficulty inSquad Battles, or completed online in eitherRivalsorChampions.
Scoreandassista goal using amidfielderinsix separatematches.
Winner’s Mentality
Win seven matcheswhile having a minimum offive Premier Leagueplayers in yourstarting 11.
Insurmountable
Concede one or fewer goalsper match infiveseparatematches.
To complete these challenges, you need to build a team that fulfills the requirements, so head to yourClubmenu and start filling in slots on a template, or start fresh to give yourself options.
How To Complete The TOTS Live John McGinn Objectives Fast
The primary challenge is assembling a team properly themed around John McGinn, which will requirethree Scottishandfive Premier League (PL) players.
John McGinn’s gold common cardis an excellent inclusion as it will tick both boxes simultaneously, leaving you with only two more Scots and four more PL players to find.
Once your team is properly assembled, you’ll need toplay a total of nine games, given that is the maximum requirement of all four objectives.
If you look for Scottish players and PL playersseparately, you’ll need touse eight total slotsof your starting 11 on these players, butyou can double-dip to knock that number down to the minimum of five.
Some Scottish Premier Leagueplayers you can use are:
Youdo not need to use any of these players for the full 90 minutes, nor are any Scottish PL players required to score or assist, so their cards don’t matter if you plan to substitute them.
Once you’ve entered a game and made any necessary substitutions, you’ll need tofocus on four things:
Whileyou do not need to score and assist with the same midfielder, be sure you use at least oneattacking-oriented midfielderin your formation who will join the attack and be in a position to contribute to a goal.
What Rewards Do You Get For Finishing The TOTS Live John McGinn Objectives?
Group Reward
After you claim the group challenge objective, you’llreceive a TOTS Live John McGinn rated 90 overall, though with a chance of upgrading if either of the following happens in Aston Villa’s next four league games starting June 28, 2025:
However, despite the chance for upgrades, McGinnonly has two PlayStyle Plus options, though many TOTS cards have three, leaving him a bit behind the power curve.
Despite that limitation, the two PlayStyles are excellent options, as bothAnticipateandIncisive Passare among the best in the game.
McGinn is an extremely solid option for Premier League teamsand will focus primarily on transitioning from defense into offense.
Place him in a defensive midfield role and McGinn will send your attackers off on deadly counters with his 89 Passing.
Aside from the TOTS Live John McGinn, each objective will also reward you withpacks to open along the way.
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Whether the packs yield anything or not, you have a solid midfielder to slot into your team or a fantastic fodder card with room to grow if your squad is too good already.
