Claude Makelele is one of the, if perhaps not, the greatest footballer that the world has seen in FC 24 Coins this century. The French midfielder entered in the Premier League at a time that almost all teams had two central midfielders, usually in a 442-based formation, and then left five years later, with nearly every team playing the three-man midfield. The change in midfield structure is in large part due to the fact that Makelele was in a defensive midfield position this position is now called "the Makelele role."

The Frenchman would be positioned just ahead of the center-back pair in a way, acting as a shield to protect the backline that opposing teams had a hard time trying to take down. Makelele's FC 24 statistics provide a fantastic job showing his imposing position which makes him an excellent option for teams that want their CDM to be focused on nothing other than defensive.

Michael Essien played for Chelsea while also playing for Makelele as Makelele, which, perhaps unsurprisingly it made them a difficult team to play against, given that opponents had little chance of winning midfield battles, especially when Frank Lampard being the third midfielder.

While Makelele was focused on defense, and Lampard tried for scores, Essien would be the team's mainstay, rushing across the field for the purpose of helping transition defense into attack while doing his role throughout both phases. The Ghanaian is well-suited to this game FC 24. With his high defensive and attacking Performance and 94 stamina which allows him to fly around the field for all 90 minutes.

Emmanuel Petit is the third French player in this list, which is a sign of how successful the country has been at producing top quality midfielders throughout the decades. Petit is an extremely skilled defensive midfielder FC 24. It is evident in his 90-point score in  EA FC 24 Coins short Pass as well as Stand Tackle Interceptions, Stand Tackle, along with Long Shots.