Nice to see another Porto fan here, I only use Porto, for maybe 3 PES versions now.
---------------------------- Helton ----------------------
-----------------Bruno Alves-------Rolando-------Cissokho
Fucile ----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------- Fernando ---------------------
-------------Raul Meireles---------------------------------
--------------------------- Lucho------------- C.Rodriguez
---------------------Hulk---------------------------------
------------------------Lissandro Lopez ------------------
* Fuclile as a RWB pushing up a lot as there is no true RM good enough to use
* Meireles as a RCM but basically sitting in the middle of the park. He is great at long shots so when u do a cross into the box and the other team heads it out, it will usually fall to Meireles just outside the box, and then u can let one rip with him.
* Lucho and Rodriguez very attacking minded...obviously.
* Hulk just behind Lopez on the right side becasue Hulk has a much better left foot, so when he picks up the ball on the right side u want him to have more an angle to shoot at.
* Don't underestimate Lopez's heading ability, if u can make some good runs down the Left wing with Rodriguez, don't be affraid to cross it in the box for Lisandro.
As for the rest of the squad.
- Nuno = is cabable backup, but in the rain does not have great hands.
- Ventura = Never used him.
- Sapanaru = just as good as Fucile.
- Stepevov = Love to use this guy as the 3rd CB on as a sub when winning. Tall.
- Emanuel = slow, but man marker, so if u want to double mark a ST at the end.
- Benitez = Horrible, bad on the ball and slow.
- Bolatti = If he's there, can add some much needed hight to your midfield.
- Guarin = Capable to replace Lucho/Meireles for a rest
- T. Costa = Same as Guarin.
- Sektioui = Plays both sides so can give Rodriguez a rest
- Mariano - Same as Sektioui
- Farias = Great as a 3rd striker on the club to give Hulk or Lisandro a rest.
- Rabiola = I give him a run out if the game is out of hand.
As for trades, i don't trade much but when I have in the past I've always stayed with Porto's mentality of selling their best and getting good young players. So these will seem like I got a horrible deal but again, trying to bring in young players to develop while trading away players that are probably ready to move on to bigger clubs.
Lucho to Fiorentina for Manuel DaCosta ** Da Costa with a bit of time becomes your next Bruno Alves**
Bruno Alves to Juventus for Tiago *This was to push Meireles to Lucho's spot and then Tiago replaces Meireles*
Guarin to Everton for Nuno Valente *the backup LB is Benitez and he is horrible, get yourself an insurance LB*
Farias to Lille for De Melo *Young and tall FW, the target man your team will need if you play that way, highly recommended, Brazilian player*
Sold Helton to Valencia, used the $$$/points to aquire Daniel Benaglio from Switzerland. *Good young keeper that is #1 for Switzerland, used to play with Nacional in Portugal.
Look at both Thomas Costa and Guarin, and which ever one's contract runs out first go ahead and sell, they are basically the same.
Same with M. Gonzalez and Tarik Sektioui, however if u play with just a LW and no RW, they are both natural RW but Sektioui is better at crossing with his left down the Left wing. Plus, u can get a little more for Gonzalez in a trade......I think.