Player Review
88 - ShapeShifters
After doing the Shapeshifter guarantee and for a split second thinking I'd packed Ronaldo, I wasn't too disappointed with Ricardo Pereira who at the time cost the same as I had spent on the SBC. I slotted him right in the team, replacing Ferland Mendy.
Straight away it was weekend league, so Ricardo was shoved in at the deep end. After a shaky first 10 games, I went 5 games without conceding and Ricardo and Pique on the left side of my defence was largely to thank. Being left footed was a massive advantage and he had the physical dominance over smaller wingers such as Dan James, but would get absolutely bodied by Adama, just like every other player on the game. However, after this, the cracks really began to show. While having a strong weak foot on paper, Ricardo is incapable of even completing a 5 yard pass to one of his teammates on his right foot, which has ended up costing me a lot of goals. His shooting ability is dismal, not even being able to put away back post tap ins and despite my player instructions, always seems to overlap my LAM which leaves me weak at the back.
Overall, 180k for a left back is quite a lot and there are many better PL options such as Robertson, and Ferland Mendy for 4k is still an absolute steal.
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