Player Review

I know a lot of people are trash talking this card and saying it's a bad card purely because of the pace problem that is has, but regardless, I love Coutinho irl so i decided to get him anyway instead of the fodder packs. I DO NOT REGRET IT AT ALL. THIS CARD IS SUPER FUN AND ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD. For gameplay highlights visit my youTube channel : "KLN STUDIOS" - video title - "THE LITTLE MAGICIAN! - 88 RATED PLAYER MOMENTS PHILLIPE COUTINHO PLAYER REVIEW - FIFA 23"

Anyway moving on, I played this card at CAM,CM,LF and ST too haha. It's safe to say this guy is at his best at CAM but he definitely can play CM if needed.

For those of you who don't feel like reading a whole essay lol, In simple terms, this card is cracked and you should get it. I managed 10 goals and 3 assists in just 4 games with this card(all in rivals), but for those of you that would prefer an in-depth review, I'm going to rate each face stat out of 10.

So the pace on the card genuinely isn't a problem. I used him with a hunter of course to boost to pace as much as possible, and he actually feels very fast on and off the ball. The 95 acceleration coupled with the 94 agility and 95 balance does make him feel a lot faster than the pace would suggest.He doesn't have the speed to sprint past every single defender in the opposition's team like flashback walcott, but if you send him in behind against the CB, majority won't catch him. In my opinion the pace does deserve an 8.5/10.

Shooting is also very underrated much like the pace. In 4 games he managed 10 goals. He scores pretty much everything. Finesse shots, long range goals, normal finishes from inside the box and power shots too! Due to the 4* weak foot he can pretty much do it on either foot too. Shooting gets an 8.9/10.

Passing is the 2nd best part of this card. Similar to the shooting, he can do it all. Over through balls, long passes, and short,quick, tiki-taka type passes as well. He dictates the play very easily and can create chances from nothing. Passing gets a 9/10.

Dribbling on the card is absolutely ridiculous. By far the best part of the card (as expected). This man will dribble past anyone and everyone regardless of who it is. The dribbling stats, combined with the 95 acceleration and the 5* skills make this guy one of the best dribblers I have used all fifa(and that says a lot). It is very similar to honorable mentions Pedri if I have to refer to someone who is attainable from the transfer market. Easy 9.5/10.

Defending is definitely not the strong point of the card but it's decent enough to play him at CM provided you have good defensive mids around him. 6/10

Physical,much like defending is not the best part of the card, but he does last the full 90 minutes and when it comes down the strength, he can hold his own on certain occasions due to the evasiveness that this card has. 6.5/10

Like i said before the stats, this guy is insane and i 100% think that you would be missing out if you don't take this card from future stars swaps. 10 tokens for this card is genuinely a bargain.