[Abe Sargent]

Of the youth players I signed (many) one of my favorites is GK Jose Moreira, who played in the Trial Game, and then we signed him. Let’s take a look at this 16 year old Portuguese fella:

Physical Stats: 9 Acc, 12 Agi, 11 Bal, 15 Jum, 12 Fitness, 8 Pace, 7 Stam, 13 Str, 7 Technique
GK – 10 Aeriel, 8 Command, 7 Commun, 12 Eccen, 3 First Touch, 9 Free Kick, 10 Handling, 7 Kick, 10 1:1. 1 Penalty, 12 Reflexes, 17 Rushing Out, 14 Tend to Punch, 9 Throw
Mental – 11 Agg, 6 Anti, 10 Brav, 10 Compos, 8 Concentration, 5 Creative, 9 Decision, 13 Deter, 2 Flair, 5 Leader, 2 OTB, 10 Position, 8 Teamwork, 14 Work Rate

We think he’s good solid 4-star potential, according to my scout.

Except for Communication and Distribution, he’s better than Rui Silva. (Better at Shot Stopping, Aerial – same in physical, speed, mental).

Expect to see Moreira

I register my squad today and I add Moreira, Mariano, Costinha, and Adriano to the squad. I also hand out numbers:

Jose Moreira, 99
Carlos Mariano, 30
Freire, 25
Saleh Gomaa, 37
Costinha, 32
Adriano, 18
Kayke, 24


On the 2nd I get a call from a local report – Mexer is a transfer target for Vit. Guimaraes. I say I’m not discussing transfer stories today.