Paraguay

[Reverend]

Paraguayan National Team

Nickname: Guaraníes, La Albirroja (White and red)

Team Kits:

• Red-White, Blue, White
  
• White, White, White
  

Official Website: apf.org.py

Manager: Gerardo Pelusso

Team Roster:



Goalkeepers:
#1 - Tobías Vargas - Deportivo Capiatá
#12 - Diego Barreto - Cerro Porteño
#22 - Anthony Silva - Deportes Tolima

Defenders:
#2 - Iván Piris - AS Roma
#3 - Pedro Benítez - Libertad
#4 - Pablo Aguilar - Tijuana
#8 - Lorenzo Melgarejo - Benfica
#13 - Miguel Samudio - Libertad
#14 - Paulo Da Silva - Pachuca (captain)
#21 - Ismael Benegas - Libertad

Midfielders:
#5 - Víctor Ayala - Lanús
#6 - Fidencio Oviedo - Cerro Porteño
#10 - Marcelo Estigarribia - Sampdoria
#15 - Víctor Cáceres - Flamengo
#16 - Cristián Riveros - Kayserispor
#17 - Jonathan Fabbro - Cerro Porteño
#19 - Julio Dos Santos - Cerro Porteño
#20 - Oswaldo Martínez - América
#23 - Richard Ortiz - Olimpia

Strikers:
#7 - Oscar Cardozo - Benfica
#9 - Luis Caballero - Krylya Sovetov
#11 - Edgar Benítez - Toluca
#18 - Nélson Haedo Valdez - Valencia

Recent Call-ups:
Goalkeepers:
Justo Villar - Estudiantes
Carlos Servín - Rubio Ñu

Defenders:
Marcos Cáceres - Newell's Old Boys
Claudio Vargas - Sportivo Luqueño
Salustiano Candia - Olimpia
Antolín Alcaraz - Wigan Athletic

Midfielders:
Hernán Pérez - Villarreal
Silvio Torales - Nacional
José Ariel Núñez - Libertad
Marcos Riveros - Nacional

Strikers:
Robin Ramírez - Pumas UNAM
Pablo Velázquez - Libertad
Roque Santa Cruz - Málaga


Team Tactics:



GK: Diego Barreto
CB: Paulo Da Silva ©
CB: Pablo Aguilar
RB: Iván Piris
LB: Miguel Samudio
DM: Cristián Riveros
DM: Fidencio Oviedo
RM: Víctor Ayala
LM: Richard Ortiz
CF: Óscar Cardozo / Edgar Benítez (as SS)
CF: Luis Caballero

Short Free Kick: Ayala
Long Free Kick: Ayala
FK 2nd Taker: Cardozo
Left Corner: Ayala
Right Corner: Ayala
Penalty Kick: Cardozo
Players to go up: Da Silva / Aguilar

[Ace]

added graphic layout and roster updated a bit, it's not easy to make this NT because the coach call a lot of players, once from Europe, once from America maybe some paraguayan mate can help us to have a better roster

[ballack13]

Nobody on here with a good knowledge of paraguayan players? Most of the team is missing here...

[jmg721]

I have notes on Nelson Cuevas - Universidad de Chile
Played for Santos & River Plate.

Let me know if anyone else is familiar with him, and we can make a set of stats for him. I have currently only seen him once as a sub

[ballack13]

I'm gonna keep a close eye on the their next WC Qualifiers and create a lot of these missing players.

[Ace]

updated first post.

BTW what's happened to Santa Cruz? He wasn't in last couple of call-ups (according to Wikipedia )

[Ace]

new call-ups:

Portieri: Villar (Valladolid), Bobadilla (Independiente Medellin), Diego Barreto (Cerro Porteno)

Difensori: JC. Caceres, Morel (Boca Juniors, Caniza (Nacional), Bonet (Olimpia), Veron (Pumas UNAM), Da Silva (Sunderland), Torres (San Lorenzo), Alcaraz (Club Bruges)

Centrocampisti: Rojas (Olimpia), Vera (LDU Quito), Ortigoza (Argentinos Juniors), Riveros (Cruz Azul), Santana (Wolfsburg), V. Caceres (Libertad), Martinez (Monterrey), Ledesma (Lanus)

Attaccanti: Santa Cruz (Manchester City), Salvador Cabanas (America), Haedo (Borussia Dortmund), Cardozo (Benfica), Benitez (Pachuca), Achucarro (Newell's Old Boys), Lopez (Pumas UNAM)

[pitufin16]

Correct the numbers of the following players:
Julio Cesar Caceres - 5
Carlos Bonet - 6
Enrique Vera - 13
Eduardo Ledesma - 24

Also change the Club of Carlos Bonet, Olimpia player now

[Ace]

thanks for help. BTW I put 24 players instead of 23, so I removed M. Caceres

[pitufin16]

Ok, nothing, Marcos Caceres is injured and will miss the World Cup, this very well they move.

Antolin Alcaraz and Nestor Ortigoza and is almost certain to go to the world what that number is not taken away.

Also, Rodrigo Rojas is currently the best football midfielder from Paraguay, despite being young, the technician will likely lead to the World Cup.

From what I am not sure about the others is not on the list

[ballack13]

Can you create some of the remaining players?

[pitufin16]

I can, but now I am with final exams, when I have time I will do

[Ace]

added formation

[LBO12]

man.. I think that's not the formation.. Caniza, Vera and Santana are rarely part of the team.. Also, J.C.Caceres has left the CT position by Alcaraz.. the formation is this:

------------------VILLAR-----------------

VERON----DA SILVA----ALCARAZ----MOREL

----BARRETO----ORTIGOZA----RIVEROS----

CABAÑAS----SANTA CRUZ----HAEDO VALDEZ

The formation changes oftenly but I can assure that those players are inamovable when Paraguay plays with a 4-3-3 formation.

[Ace]

for what I know, Caceres and Vera played almost all matches this year.
I had a doubt about the 4-4-2 or 4-3-3, but it seems in 2009 the coach preferred a secure 4-4-2, so my doubt was about the side mifdielders and Barreto.

[LBO12]

ok.. that's the team when Martino uses a 4-4-2.. is just one thing i would like to change.. Caniza would never be in the team if Morel wasn't injured.. Morel always starts the matches when he's not injured.

[Ace]

I didn't know Morel was injured, and he's surely the first choice when fit, so updated

[LBO12]

thanks!.. the same happened to Santa Cruz this year.. he was injured for a long time so the most used strikers were Cabañas and Haedo Valdez.. but when Santa Cruz is in good shape he's the most important striker..

[pitufin16]

Ace, a thing, I think we should remove a major equipment Aureliano Torres, of course, was called several parties, but I honestly do not think South Africa will be Nestor Ortigoza and Antolin Alcaraz, I'm sure both will go.

The best thing would be put in reserve Aureliano Torres

-Friends, other data, I'll give the squad for Chile vs. Paraguay game, already played the game but these players could suddenly appears among the 23 players going to South Africa 2010

Goalkeepers:
Bernardo Medina (Libertad/PAR)
Víctor Centurión (Sol de América/PAR)

Defenders:
Adalberto Román (Libertad/PAR)
Luis Cabral (Sol de América/PAR)
Elvis Marecos (Guaraní/PAR)
Marcos Pereira (Sportivo Luqueño/PAR)
César Benítez (Cerro Porteño/PAR)
Francisco Silva (Libertad/PAR)

Midfield:
Osmar Molinas (Olimpia/PAR)
Edgar Robles (Libertad/PAR)
Rodrigo Rojas (Olimpia/PAR)
Marcos Riveros (Nacional/PAR)
Marcos Melgarejo (Nacional/PAR)
Gustavo Cristaldo (Libertad/PAR)
Jorge Moreira (2 de Mayo/PAR)

Forwards:
Pablo Velázquez (Rubio Ñu/PAR)
Guillermo Beltrán (Nacional/PAR)
José Ariel Núñez (Tacuary/PAR)
Rodolfo Gamarra (Libertad/PAR)
Nelson Romero (Olimpia/PAR)

Those in black letters and italics are clear ways to go global if any member of staff immovable injury. These players should join Sergio Aquino (Libertad / PAR) did not play because I was injured and was also one of the players were even headlines in several matches of the qualifiers.

Another player that can also be deployed is Marcelo Estigarribia (Le Mans Union Club 72/FRA) which was also called for some games but not estubo summoned to Chile because he plays in Europe and Martino call only players who play in the league.

PD: LBO12, La Barra de la O is the best

[Ace]

Paraguayan National Team

Nickname: Guaraníes, La Albirroja (White and red)

Team Kits:

• Red-White, Blue, White
  
• White, White, White
  

Official Website: apf.org.py

Manager: Gerardo MARTINO

Team Roster:



Goalkeepers:
1. Justo VILLAR - Real Valladolid
12. Diego BARRETO - Cerro Porteño
22. Aldo BOBADILLA - Independiente Medellín

Defenders:
2. Dario VERON - UNAM
3. Claudio MOREL - Boca Juniors
4. Denis CANIZA © - León
5. Julio César CÁCERES - Atlético Mineiro
6. Carlos BONET - Olimpia
14. Paulo DA SILVA - Sunderland
17. Aureliano TORRES - San Lorenzo
21. Antolin ALCARAZ - Club Brugge

Midfielders:
8. Edgar BARRETO - Atalanta
11. Jonathan SANTANA - Wolfsburg
13. Enrique VERA - LDU Quito
15. Victor CACERES - Libertad
16. Cristian RIVEROS - Cruz Azul
20. Néstor ORTIGOZA - Argentinos Juniors

Strikers:
7. Oscar CARDOZO - Benfica
9. Roque SANTA CRUZ - Manchester City
10. Édgar BENÍTEZ - Pachuca
18. Nelson Haedo VALDEZ - Borussia Dortmund
19. Lucas BARRIOS - Borussia Dortmund
23. Rodolfo GAMARRA - Libertad

Formation:

------------------------ VILLAR (GK)

BONET (RB) ----- ALCARAZ (CB) ----- DA SILVA (CB) ----- MOREL (LB)

---------- VERA (CMF) --- CACERES (DMF) --- RIVEROS (CMF)

--------SANTA CRUZ (SS) ---------------- VALDEZ (SS)
----------------------- BARRIOS (CF)

GK: Villar ©
CB: Alcaraz
CB: Da Silva
RB: Bonet
LB: Morel
DMF: V. Caceres
CMF: Vera
CMF: Riveros
SS: Santa Cruz
SS: Valdez
CF: Barrios

Short Free Kick: Valdez
Long Free Kick: Morel
FK 2nd Taker: Santa Cruz
Left Corner: Morel
Right Corner: Morel
Penalty Kick: Barrios
Players to come up on set pieces: Alcaraz, Da Silva, Bonet