Player Review
82 - Rare
For a player who is worth 35k, I was expecting a player who could zoom down the pitch, breeze past defenders and score a lot of goals. None of those expectations were met with Rodrigo.
Pace: 90 ACCELERATION and 91 SPRINT SPEED are a total myth. I found Rodrigo constantly getting outpaced by way slower payers and that's not just defenders. Because of this, I found myself passing the ball off t someone else rather than actually trying to sprint with Rodrigo because I knew that he would get outpaced no matter what. I'm not even exaggerating when I say this but someone like Lo Celso or Deli Alli felt a lot faster than Rodrigo.
Shooting: Because of Rodrigo not being fast enough to make it into the box, I never had much of a chance to shoot with Rodrigo. The 2 goals in 13 games was the real nail in the coffin that his card is way overpriced. Rodrigo misses chances like he probably misses breakfast in the morning. Too many chances going wide or over the bar or even hitting the woodwork.
Passing: One of the attributes that I really liked about Rodrigo. Because I was always passing with Rodrigo, it was the only attribute that was used and it felt really good. About 98% of the passes went to the player I wanted it to go to which is really good considering how stupidly bad passing is in FIFA 21.
Dribbling: 80 AGILITY and 74 BALANCE doesn't sound too bad right. WRONG! Turns crazy slow and felt really heavy on the ball. Just his dribbling in general wasn't up to par and thats just not good enough for the price tag that he is worth.
Defending: N/A
Physical: Not a very agile player and not a strong one either. I constantly found Rodrigo getting pulled away from the ball like it was nothing.
End Review: Nothing about this card gives me any sort of wow factor apart from his passing which is abnormally better than majority of the midfielders in this game. If you are thinking about picking up Rodrigo, you might want to consider picking up a Michael Antonio who i thought was way better than Rodrigo. Hope this review was helpful and thanks for reading.
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