OFFICIAL ROSTER FOR THE 71ST WORLD CUP
Coaching Staff:
Head coach: Juan Andrés Verzeri
Assistant coach: Grégory Fournier
Goalkeeping coach: Martin Legendre
Fitness coach: Ramón Estiaguirre
Team doctor: Jacques Pelletier
Physiotherapist: Dante Palazzi
Video analyst: Lorenzo Coombs
Squad:
1. Tom Moore - GK - 33 - AS Bezieres (Captain)
12. Andrés Orozco - GK - 26 - Pradera FC
23. Alan Cross - GK - 24 - Eterna Stars
DEFENDERS
2. Jéremy Carrasso - DR - 33 - Olympique de Fontvielle (Vice-captain)
13. Alexander Lopes - DR - 22 - Real Campo Grande
3. Patrick Courtois - DC - 24 - AC Izotz Zubia (Audioslavia)
14. Jefferson - DC - 22 - Fontvielle Impact
4. Freddy Edwards - DL - 33 - Marinos Metrópolis
15. Frank Lescott - DL - 27 - Tannenberg FC
MIDFIELDERS
5. Pedro Pedretti - DMC - 25 - Firewood City (Osarius)
16. Alain Démont - DMC - 29 - Fontvielle Impact
6. Ivan Coupet - DMC - 30 - FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls (Polar Islandstates)
17. Jonathan Bosetti - DMC - 23 - Metropolis Alligators
7. Juan Pablo Reyes - OMC - 25 - Firewood City (Osarius)
18. Ósman Candelo - OMC - 21 - Patriotas FC
8. Rubén Morantes - OMC - 28 - Ulsa (Eura)
19. Abel Brücke - OMC - 22 - Nacional
FORWARDS
9. Yoan Gignac - FW - 29 - Baskita FC (Pasarga)
20. Carlos Alberto Sáez - FW - 25 - Raynor City United (Valanora)
10. Pedrinho - FW - 25 - SK Franz Josef City (Polar Islandstates)
20. Lucas Valdez - FW - 24 - Directus (Eura)
11. Frank Rozenthal - FW - 24 - Revolutionaries (Eura)
22. Michael Tello - FW - 27 - Ulsa (Eura)
Starting Lineup, Formation, and Tactics:
Valladares' usual formation is a 3-2-2-3 (or 3-4-3 for general reference), which can turn into either a very aggressive yet non-conventional 3-2-5 for attacking or a 5-4-1 (a 3-6-1, even) when the team feel the need to enter into a defensive mode. La Nacional will always be looking to attack and retain ball possession for as long as possible, trying to score many goals in the shortest possible time and mounting an insurmountable lead for the second half of the match when players from both teams start showing signs of fatigue. This squad mostly relies on the speed of both Rubén Morantes and Juan Pablo Reyes on the wings both in attack and in defense modes, with defensive midfielders Iván Coupet and Pedro Pedretti being able to retreat to the defensive line with ease whenever the team lose ball possession in order to form a line of 5 defenders, thus giving rival forwards a very hard time when trying to break through the Valladar defense. The 3 forwards are also very speedy and talented but most of all, dangerous: they can turn seemingly harmless crosses into goals, create chances and score goals out of nothing, and kill defenses with speed and lethal counterattacks.
Style Modifier: +3
Stadium:
Dragon Stadium, Canalave (Capacity: 50,987)
The Valladar Football Association has decided to choose Dragon Stadium (once again) as the official host stadium for all the qualifying matches to be played by the Valladar national football team on Valladar soil. The city of Canalave, located to the northwest of the Valladar "mainland" on the banks of the Danubio river in its confluence with the Eterna river, is known for its medieval alleys and water channels as well as its hot (sunny) and humid climate year round, with temperatures averaging from 32 to 34 degrees Celsius (89.6-93.2°F) at the time all matches are going to be scheduled: 3 pm, or 15:00, which will not be friendly to any rival by any means.
This stadium, also known as the "Dragon's Den" is also renowned for its hostile (to away teams and fans) environment, which added to the city's own weather conditions make Dragon Stadium a very difficult place to play at for visiting teams. The Valladar national football team will be looking to take advantage of these factors to ensure no rival will be able to get even a single point at Valladares without making an enormous physical effort.
RP Permissions:
In the event my opponent RPs first, they may...
Choose my goalscorers YES
Godmod scoring events YES
RP injuries to my players NO without permission. I'll determine the severity if granted permission.
Godmod injuries to my players NO without permission.
Hand out yellow cards to my players YES
Hand out red cards to my players NO I'll determine whether my players are sent off or not.
Godmod other events YES only if they involve weather conditions.
Special requests:
1) Please no killings
2) Try to be as realistic as possible, and last but no least...
3) Have fun.
Kits (Brought to you by Kirola Sports):
The first kit (on the left) has white shorts and green socks, while the alternate one (on the right) has teal shorts and white socks.