Player Review
86 - UEL Live
At the start of Fifa 21 I decided to go with a LaLiga team. One of my first additions to the team was his normal card and let me tell you - he has been the most enjoyable card for me by far. At the start I was not that impressed though, and that was because I played him on the wing in a 4-3-3 flat. Then I changed the formation to 4-1-2-1-2 narrow and played him as a left striker together with the Williams rulebreaker card. It was then that Portu started really excelling. He is truly an exceptional striker and hm and Williams go really well together as Williams can hold up the play very well. I was simply amazed by how reliable he was at shooting, with the Finisher chem. style at least. He finished everything, be it form outside the box or just simple tap ins.It was a bit later after his RTTF card released that I decided to get the special version of him and let me tell you, I was not let down once again. Arguably the only thing he is missing, at least for me, is 4* skills. I also want to mention that at one point I replaced Portu with Messi, but I genuinely liked Portu so much more as a striker that I brought him back.
I want to include my stats with both his normal card and his special one, so here they are.
Normal card - 340 games played, 228 goals scored, 205 assists
RTTF - 31 games played, 33 goals, 18 assists
Pace - He is actually incredibly fast without even enhancing it with a chemistry style.
Shooting - He has venom in his foot. His shots are so powerful and he can even smash it comfortably from outside the box.
Dribbling - With a Finisher chemistry style I definitely thought his dribbling was really good, however, I would not say it is top tier.
Physical - Lasts comfortably the whole match and even extra time. Strenght is surprisingly also really good for his height.
Aggression - He just fights for the ball and really puts a heart into the team, true fighter
4* weak foot - Even though it is not 5* I would say it is still really good. Did not have a problem with it.
Passing - I did not really notice him ever being insane at passing, but he is reliable in this department.
Defending - Once again, surprisingly, his defending is better than one would think, it is by no means incredible, put it does allow me to play him as an attacking CM in a 4-1-2-1-2 narrow if I really need him to.
3* skill moves - I would say this is the only reason keeping him from being the best right-winger in the game.
Height, Heading - He is tiny, and because I played him as a striker, it was a little bit of a con for me, but it was honestly not that major.
Free Kicks - Tried it once with him, never again. just does not have the ability.