By Interista93 & gurkenjoe93

Name: Gerald Charles James Francis
Nickname: "Gerry"




Country: England
Club: Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Position: CMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 22-25 years (06/12/1951)

Height: 178 cm
Weight: ?? kg


Attack: 77
Defence: 53
Balance: 78
Stamina: 87
Top Speed: 80
Acceleration: 81
Response: 83
Agility: 83
Dribble Accuracy: 85
Dribble Speed: 83
Short Pass Accuracy: 84
Short Pass Speed: 79
Long Pass Accuracy: 82
Long Pass Speed: 78
Shot Accuracy: 77
Shot Power: 86
Shot Technique: 81
Free Kick Accuracy: 78
Curling: 76
Header: 76
Jump: 71
Technique: 85
Aggression: 81
Mentality: 84
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 84

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard/Lasting

CARDS:
P08 - Box-to-Box
P10 - Long Ranger

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Reaction - Middle Shooting

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced


INFO:
Francis was a midfielder who mostly played for Queens Park Rangers (over 300 matches over 50 goals) plus spells at Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Exeter City, Cardiff City, Swansea City, Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers. He also capped for England 12 times, scoring 3 goals, between 1974 and 1976. Francis demonstrated to have a high level of fit and good technique since he was young; he was also a super and marauding midfielder with lots of energy and a powerful shot, so he was a danger for the opponent goalkeepers. He played regularly beside Stan Bowles at QPR. Unfortunately some injuries at the end of the 1970s ruined his career.

https://youtu.be/MkSXuO9Swx0 England 4-0 Northern Ireland: Francis scored the first goal
https://youtu.be/N31PhsJ2B_Y England 5-1 Scotland: two goals by Francis
https://youtu.be/YjQSlWZTrow QPR goal of the 1975-76 season by Francis
https://youtu.be/128Xfk8jui0 Good header in QPR third goal and nice dribbling before the second one