NEPHARA U-21s
Preferred Formation: 4-4-2
Style Modifier: 0
Playstyle: The 'new style'. Solid in defence, fluid across the wings, hard-pressing, hard-running, hard-tackling. Always moving forward, ideally but not necessarily with quick passes along the floor but unafraid to make devastating long balls across to the opposite flank to throw defences off-guard.
Kit Supplier: ediraf
Captain: Pristina Soeringer
Nickname: The Cormoran'ts
Nephara are blazing into a brave new dawn, which is to say, restoring the old order. Which is to say; when marchers won shit. And this time, the talk of dynasty isn't just talk. There's a determination through the system to ensure that there's never such a dark time in the wilderness again. This time, two Fletchers, an Archer and an Arrowsmith bulk out a toxologically-themed lineup. Rowena Strongbow may have just internationally retired, but she'll probably have some kind of successor, in one sense at least.
First Team
I Give My Opponent Permission To:
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Choose My Goalscorers: Y*
Godmod Goalscoring Events: N
Injure Players: Y**
Godmod Injury Events: N
Red Card Players: Y***
Yellow Card Players: Y
Godmod Other Events: N
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* Timekeeper takes penalties, T. Fletcher takes most free-kicks and corners
** I'll have the final say on severity.
*** One per match.
Staff
Manager - Ivy Herrick - Age 42
Assistant Manager - Lorelei Redruth - Age 65
A journeywoman defender in her playing days, Ivy Herrick is convinced she's actually in her fifties in real terms and has significant experience managing in Bonesea. Nobody believes her, but it's hard to argue with her badges, and her ... odd canniness for her age. Redruth's the seasoned head to cool her down.
Goalkeepers
1 - Katerina Olexander (Iron City) - Age 21
12 - Tanith Arrowsmith (Sabrefell Athletic) - Age 20
20 - Riga Demetry (Crisisbless United) - Age 20
There's no Aranea Provost, and Garamond from last catchment would probably start, too. But Olexander's no slouch, able to force her way into the unforgiving First Division with indomitable will and a refusal to be knocked down by errors or challenges. Her reflexes are sharp, and her only real weakness is that her distribution is really just lumping it long down the wings. As for Arrowsmith and Demetry, it's the usual story; neither's played a league match, both have high potential unlikely to be fulfilled for the next few years.
Defenders
2 - RB - Pristina Soeringer (Newrook City) - Age 21
3 - LB - Caracal Page (Starling) - Age 20
5 - CB - Reniira Clevinger (Newrook City) - Age 21
6 - CB - Reina Turnbull (Sabrefell Moths) - Age 21
13 - CB - Gawain Warden (Stahlburg City) - Age 21
19 - RB - Rain Methven (Goodfeather FC) - Age 21
22 - LB - Visca Konrad (Bishop) - Age 21
A point of strength; Soeringer and the half-satyr Clevinger return from the last squad, Newrook teammates pinning down the right flank, while towering Turnbull and canny Page have each made a fair smattering of appearances for top clubs. Warden is another returner, a bulwark who hasn't quite kicked on as much as hoped, while diminutive fullbacks Methven and Konrad have proven themselves in the 1Div cauldron but are considered unlikely Cormorants going forward.
Midfielders
4 - HM - Rook Timekeeper (Belgrave) - Age 20
7 - RM - Ysabet Belgrade (Sabrefell Moths) - Age 21
8 - CM - Thalassa Fletcher (Crisisbless) - Age 20
11 - LM - Bellona Sadler (Leichhardt) - Age 20
13 - RM - Szalai Fowler (Alliance Barossia) - Age 21
14 - CM - Exene Fletcher (Brookford Otters) - Age 21
16 - LM - Dimitra Karvelas (AFC Corvistone) - Age 20
23 - HM - Aventurine Kolar (AFC Treason) - Age 20
The strongest point of the squad, with plenty of minutes under the belt of plenty of talents. Rook Timekeeper emerged in the third tier and has taken his unearthly command to the top flight, a one-man panacea to the drought of holding midfielders, while the lean, flamboyant, arrogant Belgrade and the stocky, tenacious Sadler mark an effective contrast on the flanks. The Fletchers are no relation, and in any case very different sorts of creative midfielders; Thalassa more austere and ambiently commanding, Exene the quicker and more dynamic. Kolar needs to add a string to her bow besides murder, but she certainly can lock down a situation. Karvelas has promise and is soon to take it abroad on loan. Szalai Fowler is named for Adnan Szalai, World champion and inaugural Galactico, and is lucky enough to have a shred of his talent.
Forwards
9 - ST - Alois Chiliarch (Vermillion Rage) - Age 20
10 - ST - Catheline Matthias (Crisisbless) - Age 21
15 - ST - Camilla Martin (Creed United) - Age 21
17 - ST - Gareth Pawnbroker (Armstrong) - Age 20
21 - ST - Tryphon Archer (Sabrefell Moths) - Age 20
Rather than a traditional big-and-little partnership, Chiliarch is an all-round athletic beast while Matthias is a classier, more technical player more inclined to drop back to midfield. Archer is an all-rounder, and would probably be the lone spearhead of choice. Pawnbroker is a massive, hulking specimen who's been starting regularly in the second tier even as a teenager, while Martin's probably got the lowest ceiling but has proven herself effective at club level, a rangy, raw-boned finisher.
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