Free Kicks compared to FC 26?

So I was the Free kick taker last year and I noticed that if I had at least 90 shot power and silver dead ball playstyle, i could literally score the same goals with base fk stat (well, the dead ball requires 75 FK so let that be the base now) as if i had 90 fk stat.

Is this still the case this year? No need to upgrade the FK stat beyond the required stat to unlock silver dead ball?

Anyone took free kicks in clubs this week, how did you feel?