Adriano Leite Ribiero
Basic Settings: Age - 23
Dominant foot - left
Injury - B
Style of dribble - 2
Free kick type - 4
Penalty - 1
Goal celebration 1 - 55
2 - 55
Face: Skin colour 3
Head height +5
Head width -4
Type 12
Colour 1 - 3
2 - black 1
Hairstyle: Type - Special 44
Colour: R - 0
G - 0
B - 0
Facial hair: Type - 86
Colour - Same as hair
Boots: Nike Talaria - Deep royal
Physique: Height 189
Weight 90
Neck length -2
Neck width +6
Shoulder height 0
Shoulder width -3
Chest measurement 0
Waist circumference -1
Arm circumference -2
Leg circumference 0
Calf circumference 0
Leg length -2
Accesories: Always untucked shirt
Always short sleeves
White wristband, both wrists
Attack -
90
Defence - 33
Balance -
98
Stamina -
80
Top speed -
89
Acceleration -
90
Response -
82
Agility -
81
Dribble accuracy -
84
Dribble speed -
89
Short pass accuracy - 70
Short pass speed - 77
Long pass accuracy -
80
Long pass speed -
86
Shot accuracy -
88
Shot power -
99
Shot technique -
87
Free kick accuracy -
83
Curling -
86
Header -
82
Jump -
83
Technique -
85
Aggression -
90
Mentality - 70
Goal keeping skills - 50
Team work ability - 72
Consistency - 5
Condition - 5
Weak foot accuracy - 4
Weak foot frequency - 1
*Dribbling, tactical dribble,scoring, post player, middle shooting.
He has had a very hard season. Has had problems with injurys and inconsistency, spending some time on the bench. There is no doubt however that he is full of raw talent. Here are a few points I would like to raise about him.
Athleticism is a key part of Adriano's game. Firstly he has great pace, with both top speed of 89 and acceleration of 90, and a dribble speed of 89, as he truly is as fast with the ball as without. Very good leap with a value of 83. His physical build is incredible. He has extremely well built upper body with a neck like a bison. His strength is therefore naturally extremely immense, and he is probably one of the strongest players in the world. Balance stat of 98 and and the post player special star means he is going to extremely hard to get off the ball, and will be able to ride tackles thrown at him. His pace and strength coupled are an unbelievable combination.
Has a good long pass and if he gets drawn out wide can put good balls back in. Also a competent short passer he can play the ball to his team mates well. I have put his short pass speed up a whole 7 points to 77, just to give them that bit more zip on them.
Shooting is another extremely good part of Adrianos game. Very potent from distance and great in the box, is capable of scoring some great goals. He scored a goal in the confederations cup from about 35 yards that was unbelievable, and has scored some great distance efforts over the last couple seasons for Inter. His raw power is also reflected in his shooting. When he gets hold of a ball, he REALLY gets hold of the ball. Very high accuracy mean he can pick his spot well. In real life he uses his strength to create that extra yard to get the shot in. With a shot technique of 87, and his balance figure he is fantastic at shooting under pressure. Naturally he is also a threat from free kicks, and he is very very good at curling the ball. This season in Seria A, he scored a free kick from about 30 yards that literaly went AROUND the wall. Ingame he has a curling value of 86. Some of you may think 99 for shot power is being a bit drastic. Handing out 95+ is where you have to be very careful, as it represents a truely WORLD CLASS ability in that segment. A 99 is going to mean that they are the best in the game at it. I give very few 99's, but Adriano is one of a select few including Roberto Carlos, Lampard, Beckham. It signifys that they are the BEST in the world at the feature. For me Adriano and Roberto Carlos have the two hardest shots in the world.
Heading is another strong point. Good accuracy and leap mean is always a threat, and with his shot power we get the feeling he is using his incredible neck muscles to generate great power on the ball, just as he does in real life.
But all these great things, dont cover up some big weaknesses. Firstly he is inconsistent, and has had injury problems this year. An B injury rating means if people resort to cynical fouls on him (which they may have to do!), he is that bit more susceptable to picking up knocks.
His biggest weakness though, is he really isnt that great a team player. Defence of 33 is the first represantion, and the second is his relatively low team work rating. A rating of 72 is what you would describe as 'good' in game. Nothing more, nothing less. But it isnt going to make start making that great movement in the box. In real life he doesnt use intelligent movement in the box. He wants the ball played to feet around the penalty box so he can either have a distance effort, or use his strength and pace to burst through the defence and blast it in. Ingame, he wont make those clever runs you see Crespo making, and he wont spin his defender like RVN. To emphasis this he doesnt have a positioning star. He is less inclined to find the space in the box, and its hard to play cutting through balls to him. Just like in real life he likes the ball played into his feet so he can try something special. So basically a team work ability of 72 means he wont make those special moves in the box, but what it does do is make him that bit more adapt at playing and recieving passes, something that when he had the rating of 67, was a bit to poor to be real life reflection.
Ingame, you may not even notice him on the pitch. But when you get the ball to him, his power, pace, and shooting ability mean he can try something that little bit special.
If you want to see some clips of him, go to Yahoo.com, switch the search mode to 'video' and type in Ariano Leito Ribeiro. There is his goal against greece in the confederations cup which is a must see.