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Paraguay

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Paraguay
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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Anyone know anything about Paraguay?
Players, how they play etc.
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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
They're good.

Three for me, and two for them.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Buffon II wrote:
They're good.
 
No they are very very good!!!
Youtube them.....they are class. Beat Brazil and Argentina recently. Best player is Roque Santa-cruse who is a striker currently playing for Man City.
 
The Aw's will struggle big time against these guys. Very fast, technically good and they have at least half a dozen players playing in Europe.
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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Most of their players play in Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia - but they're class.

Santa Cruz is a great player, not getting much gametime at Man City I don't think.

Fortunately Chilavert's retired as it'd just be embarassing for him to score against us.
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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Probably the hardest ream for us to get a result against imo (prepared to get flamed).
Very fast and skilfull team
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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Salvador Cabanas is all class.
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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Can't say I rate Santa-Cruz that highly, in fact I would say he is unexceptional and prone to injury...
 
Over his career he can only boast a less than 1-in-3 goals per game, (26%), with only 61 goals in 233 games over the past 10 years...! Not a great return for a 'World-Class' striker, even Smeltzy has a better record, (63%)
 
Still, he is a talented player, and lesser opposition will make him look better than he is. He will be dangerous but some 'physical' marking should keep him off his game....
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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
threat wrote:
Probably the hardest ream for us to get a result against imo (prepared to get flamed).


Nah, I agree with you, if there's a game in which we get pasted, it'll be against these guys.
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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Santa Cruz and Nelsen reunion (even though Santa Cruz is now a city player)
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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Cabanas is their best player. He has been unstoppable.

Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro and Wellington Phoenix, my two teams til death do us part.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Oscar Cardozo has been upstoppable for Benfica and basically every Club he has played for. He hasn't replicated that prolific-ness for Paraguay though. He has drifted a it under the radar even though when he moved to Benfica he cost �11m.

They also have Nelson Valdez at Dortmund although he's never been a top goal scorer, more a speedy support player. So their attack is very strong.
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