Reviews

EA released a free Rodrygo, the only problem is that it is a RW, still there were already to LW so it isn’t so bad. Better than Ocampos RB? For me, Yes, Ocampos feels heavy and may work but only at CAM or ST. Better than Portu RTTF? I would say Portu is a little bit better but he dribbles less and has al,lay the same shooting, the problem of Rodrygo are his passes and strength. BUT Rodrygo is 170k less than Portu(when I wrote this) so I would say that if you have time, Do it, it’s a free card, and it’s not bad at all.

I thought he seemed pretty good value for how easy the objectives were, I managed to do him in maybe 4-5 hours of game time and he is alright, used as Central CAM in 4-1-2-1-2(2) and LAM in 4-2-3-1, his pace with a marksman is alright but not amazing, he is fairly clinical in front of goal and his long shots on the edge of the box aren't bad, passing is average and dribbling is also average, definitely worth the time, even as a super sub, but he is not amazing in any way really

I did Rodrygo to replace my Ansu Fati on 7 chem at LW in a 4-2-4. He was on cut inside come short instructions. I tried him with a Hawk but hell nah his dribbling becomes too poor and can't compensate for his lack of strength. With an Engine, however, while his shooting is pretty poor and he doesnt position the shots well, he does get into correct positions, for example, he has the awareness to run near post when a low cross is being whipped in. He is super duper weak though and if the opponent fullback has 99 pace, you can forget about getting in behind without smart fakes. Comparing to Ansu Fati (7 chem engine), he has worse pace, worse finishing, worse passing, worse strength but much better positioning, reactions and stamina. I would say dribbling is on par.

Lets get into it

PACE-91

He's Brazilian, he's small and he's fast. Lethal combo

SHOOTING-81

Pretty basic, but acceptable if you dont use your wingers near goal

PASSING- 74

Abysmal. How a Brazilian winger can have 74 passing is beyond me. No matter what chem style you use, it will never be enough. His long passing hurts and it is annoying to see him miss a ball more than 20 yards. Short passing is good but you cant slap it inside the box every time, a winger needs to have good passing which is the deal-breaker over here.

DRIBBLING- 87

Small, 4*4*, other stats are bang-average, nothing special

88 stamina is a good thing. Biggest irritating factor is his strength. I'm not asking him to harness superman but he is very weak when it comes to the ball and all the opponent needs from you is one little nudge and this boy goes flying.

THE VERDICT

NO. He's a good card, shiny designs but the fact is, he has nothing to offer except the basics. There is no standout stat and honestly, even 90+ pace is unfortunately something very common I would recommend doing deulofeu since you'll be spending as much time with simpler objectives and getting a card which is essentially a ditto upgrade to this one.

First thing first, this card may be the best winger in La Liga. Forget that, he IS the best winger in La Liga. His shot has better curves than a spicy Brazilian babe on a hot beach during the summer. I know all about that lol. Anyway back to the card, he is quite literally the kryptonite to Van Dijk. He is the only player that has ever shown Big Daddy Virgil who's the boss (kinda ironic considering he's still a teenager). If your weekend league opponent makes ANY type of mistake, he'll cling on you faster than my lonely teacher does at night, but he'll capitalize too. All jokes aside, do this card faster than I do my pillows.