Player Profile #12

Loic Tchoukriel-Thebaud

aka Frenchie
aka Gary Neville

Nationality: France, Turkey, England
Club: The Sam FC, Lyon, Man Utd

'The teamwork of The Sam FC is dazzling. Abo with the ball now. Abo, onto Chaz. Chaz puts a through ball for Gary Neville. Gary Neville? Huh?
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......oh its just Loic.'

A free transfer from Lyon, The Sam FC quickly snapped up Loic who had attracted the likes of Chelsea, Real Madrid and Newcastle. His purchase marked a new beginning for The Sam who are in need of a replacement for the departing Bum Joon Kim.

The Gary Neville clone was brought up in middle class Lyon and played football for a local club team before he moved to Olympique Lyonnais where he helped them win the league 4 times. However a bustup with team mate Cris saw Loic leave the French club and France completely.

His first instinct was to go to England to play for Man Utd, but they already had Gary Neville so he decided to join the next best thing - The Sam FC. His arrival saw The Sam FC win 3 games in a row, and Loic scoring a hat-trick on the final day of The Indoor Soccer League. Since then he has commited to The Sam, signing a new contract and declaring himself available for Joga Tonito, the Twilight Soccer team equivalent of The Sam FC.

Loic is a central or right-sided midfielder, who plays similarly to David Beckham (who ironically is best friends with Gary Neville). He has brilliant passing ability, which makes up for his lack of pace, and an eye for goal. The Frenchman is also the most elegant footballer in The Sam FC; his technique and movement are distinct European attributes.

With only a few games under his belt, Loic is hardly a The Sam star, however he has shown great potential and should be watched more in the future - as opposed to Gary Neville.