User blog comment:TsurugiFan16/MSPD: Inazuma Debaters!/@comment-5954191-20130710121506/@comment-4485900-20130710164343

OK, before going on to the details, I just wanna state one thing clearly, that what happens in real life soccer cannot be applied completely into the IE universe, especially when we're talking about the game here. Yes, the true role of a Libero is more about Defending than Shooting, but that can't change the face that the ability to attack and score is an essential requirement for a Libero. Remember Endou from the 2nd game? He's a Libero, and yet his shooting ability is even better than Kidou's.

Fran's mental blocking strength might be lower than Kinako's, but she's got a stronger Block hissatsu and a Stronger Block Keshin, these are more than enough to make up for her stats and make her Guarding ability not that much lower than Kinako. Her keshin can also be used as an Offfensive role as well since its attack power is higher than Kinako's Keshin, and Fran's Dribbling stat is also higher.