Paulo Neto Can’t Stop EA FC Coins Winning

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ldquo;I didnt play my best on these two days of eMLS qualifiers, Neto tells me over video call. ldquo;I still managed to get top six, which is not a bad result, but I wasnrsquo;t even near my top level.

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He bitterly disappointed, but bad days ldquo;just happen, and he not a sore loser. He praises his opponents that got the better of him, and promises that hersquo;ll come back stronger. I just didnrsquo;t expect it to happen so soon. As reigning eMLS champion, he topped the power rankings going into Series 1 of , and he quickly turned around his poor performances to put on a dominant show when it mattered most. 

After going 7-3-3 in the Round Robin, Neto topped his group with an impressive 12 points, before storming the knockout rounds, scoring 26 goals in the four high-stakes matches. He beat Minnesota United Ehsan lsquo;Lampsrsquo; Zakeri by an astonishing 9-1 in the final, and picked up a fully deserved first place. He back to his winning ways, and believes that all his hard work is finally paying off. 

ldquo;It an amazing feeling, he says, thinking back over his past year of successes. ldquo;Not just because of the eMLS, but because we went to the FIFAe World Cup, and we got top four in the world in the Team of the Season Cup with my [former] partner lsquo;Vinirsquo; [Leiva Tonetto] on duos.

Despite using similar teams in duos, it a very different ball game. It not like being a champion in both football and rugby, but it utilises different skills, kind of like winning the 100m Sprint and then the 400m Relay. Neto is still building the chemistry and synergy he says is necessary to have success in Duos with new partner Gabriel lsquo;Youngrsquo; Freitas, but if his individual performances are anything to go by, it will be difficult to stop him in any format. 

I ask if the style and flair that the Brazilian football team is known for translates to the country esports players, and Neto immediately gets a little misty-eyed. ldquo;Everyone in Brazil likes soccer, he says. ldquo;We always play soccer and we love to watch it, and I think that this passion comes to FIFA as well; when we EA Sports FC 24 Coinshave a video game, we want to play soccer as well. So we play FIFA.