Almost every arena team has a Portuguese player, and the only way to avoid them is to hope they are on the opposite side of the map.
To counter this, you can drop your castle to cover some of the eco, but an Organ Gun can quickly break through other parts of the stone walls and get into the base.
Monks and Onagers won’t work if they go double castle.
Another option is to go guard tower with monk defense, which can protect yourself, but in most cases the Portuguese player will go to your pocket and delay them.
Trushing won’t work since the patch change, as they usually have a good uptime and you have little time window to work with.
So, how should the game be played?
Should you trush early to deny berries and instead of booming, should your pocket play aggressively to kill the Portuguese player and their pocket?