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Athletic80
Acceleration
81
Pace
84
Agility
77
Strength
76
Balance
75
Jumping
77
Stamina
88
Fitness
78
Technical75
Dribbling
81
Short Passing
77
Long Passing
77
Finishing
68
Shot Accuracy
70
Shot Power
77
Shooting Technique
70
Heading
68
Tackling
65
Crossing
81
Free Kick
74
Penalties
71
First Touch
74
Mental77
Composure
76
Aggression
85
Consistency
76
Creativity
70
Leadership
77
Work Rate
80
Tactical74
Vision
78
Off the Ball
78
Defensive Positioning
63
Teamwork
80
Anticipation
80
Marking
65
Attacking 73
Crossing
81
Finishing
68
Heading Accuracy
68
Shot Accuracy
70
Off the Ball
78
Technique 76
Dribbling
81
Free Kick
74
Short Passing
77
Long Passing
77
First Touch
74
Shot Technique
70
Movement 79
Acceleration
81
Pace
84
Agility
77
Balance
75
Physicality 79
Shot Power
77
Jumping
77
Stamina
88
Strength
76
Fitness
78
Defending 64
Marking
65
Tackling
65
Def. Positioning
63
Mentality & Game Reading 77
Aggression
85
Composure
76
Penalties
71
Vision
78
Leadership
77
Work Rate
80
Teamwork
80
Anticipation
80
Consistency
76
Creativity
70
Uruguay - Left BackPereira, Álvaro
Álvaro Pereira played the left side like a man chasing both the ball and a personal argument with fatigue. A wing back, full back and wide midfielder depending on the system, he brought Uruguay verticality, aggression and relentless running during one of the country’s strongest modern cycles. At Porto he found perhaps his cleanest club expression, attacking space with power, recovering deep positions with urgency and adding a combative edge to a team built on intensity. He was never a delicate technician, and his crossing could be more forceful than refined, but his stamina, courage and tactical availability made him extremely valuable. With Uruguay, especially around the 2010 World Cup and 2011 Copa América, Pereira embodied the side’s emotional temperature: hard, direct, tireless and impossible to intimidate. A left sided engine with garra in every stride.
