FIFA WC 10: Any players that you feel are incorrectly rated or not in the game?

[CueDub]

I don't usually gripe about attributes, but the developers clearly missed one. 98% of you probably won't care or know the player, but Jose Manuel Rey, a center back from Venezuela should have much much higher shot power and FK accuracy. Eventhough he plays in defence, he scored 3 free kick goals in CONMEBOL qualifing. One was a 45 or 50 yard strike against Ecuador which won that match 1-0 in Quito for Venezuela. The 2nd was a 30 or 35 yard bullet against Uruguay which leveled that match at 2-2. The 3rd was at Chile on a curling free kick just before halftime that put Venezuela 2-1 up at Chile. I think Venezuela went on to lose that match. He's known for his free kicks. I can post videos if necessary.

I was also surpised that Freddy Adu was not among the US squad players. Also Joaquin Botero from Bolivia. He scored a hat-trick against Argentina when they won 6-1. I know that he quit the national team last May, but I believe he is the Bolivian national team all time goal scorer.

Does anyone else see a player whose attributes are clearly wrong, or a player who should atleast be on the squad that is not.

[Ermolli]

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I don't usually gripe about attributes, but the developers clearly missed one. 98% of you probably won't care or know the player, but Jose Manuel Rey, a center back from Venezuela should have much much higher shot power and FK accuracy. Eventhough he plays in defence, he scored 3 free kick goals in CONMEBOL qualifing. One was a 45 or 50 yard strike against Ecuador which won that match 1-0 in Quito for Venezuela. The 2nd was a 30 or 35 yard bullet against Uruguay which leveled that match at 2-2. The 3rd was at Chile on a curling free kick just before halftime that put Venezuela 2-1 up at Chile. I think Venezuela went on to lose that match. He's known for his free kicks. I can post videos if necessary.

I was also surpised that Freddy Adu was not among the US squad players. Also Joaquin Botero from Bolivia. He scored a hat-trick against Argentina when they won 6-1. I know that he quit the national team last May, but I believe he is the Bolivian national team all time goal scorer.

Does anyone else see a player whose attributes are clearly wrong, or a player who should atleast be on the squad that is not.

How much rating he has for FK? I remember he was great at that, his first goal was great.
I agree about Botero, at least he should be reserve

[PeruvianPlaya954]

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Surprised by Adu omission. Alejandro Bedoya should be in the game. Maurice Edu is rated too low. Ivan Cordoba is rated to slow.

[CQI]

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Julio Martinez (El Salvador) should be rated higher (probably around the same rate as Sanchez - the captain - or Eliseo Quintanilla).

Also, why do they have Ronaldinho as a substitute?

[RichUT]

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Last I heard Adu is not expected to be on the roster, so that was not surprising. I was disappointed that Charlie Davies was not on the US roster at all.

[Tomasperez9]

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Also, why do they have Ronaldinho as a substitute?

He hasn't featured for the national side for over a year (April 1, 2009). He's not one of Dunga's first choices...

[Ermolli]

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Also, why do they have Ronaldinho as a substitute?

Because he's Ronaldihno XD

[Chad473]

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I was disappointed that Charlie Davies was not on the US roster at all.

He's in the reserves.

[RichUT]

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He's in the reserves.

How does one access the reserves once the tournament has started? Or, is that even possible? I jumped right in and started a WC without looking at the full roster, so it may be too late.

[SlimKibbles]

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So Freddy Adu isn't in the game at all? Not even as a potential call-up to the MNT? I always thought in these games that larger soccer countries had a large pool of players to choose from. Even if they aren't on the team in real life, you can add him. Or you can add Ronaldo to Brazil if you wanted to. Hell, even RTWC 98 had the ability to do that.

[CueDub]

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How much rating he has for FK? I remember he was great at that, his first goal was great.
I agree about Botero, at least he should be reserve

Rey's FK rating is in the 40's. He's done it numerous times for country and club (Caracas FC)

[CueDub]

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Visual Proof


Rey free kick from 45 yards at Ecuador

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J.M. Rey free kick vs Chile

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J.M. Rey Caracas FC vs Deportivo Cuenca 2009 Copa Libertadores

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[theaub]

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Josh Simpson, who started every meaningful qualifier for Canada, isn't even in the game, which is pretty disappointing. Other than that its all good basically.

[CueDub]

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How much rating he has for FK? I remember he was great at that, his first goal was great.
I agree about Botero, at least he should be reserve

Botero is now in Bolivia's reserves. He must have been in one of the squad updates, He's #38

[BROman]

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Maurice Edu is rated too low

no doubt, edu got the shaft, meanwhile, england's entire team is 80 and above. they are the florida state of fifa- forever overrated.