TRV: 26-30
MICHAEL: 22-26
TRV:
THE TEAM
First and foremost, every single player in the team was in their peak between the age of 26 and 30. So, we are getting the absolute best version of them. Now back to the tactics board, we will look to play an attacking-minded brand of football and maximize the ability of our players on the ball. Because Godín aside, all of them were excellent playmakers on the ball who could impact the game either with their passing, crossing or ability to run with the ball at opposition defense.
In attack, we have an attacking quartet of Gerd Müller, Rivaldo, Luís Figo & Michael Laudrup. Up-front we have Müller, possibly the greatest goalscorer ever leading the line for us, while Rivaldo will play off him as a left sided second striker. He would come off the left flank like he used to with Brazil NT and at Barcelona and link up with the other attackers as well as look to create and finish chances. On the right, we have one of the Top-3 wingers of all time in Figo. A chance creating machine with his wizardry and crossing, Figo is the perfect winger in this team. Laudrup will be the No 10 in this team. With the license to orchestrate the attacks from midfield as well as in final third, Laudrup can drop deep, grab the ball from midfield and find the openings, either to Figo or Rivaldo on the flanks or the through-balls for Müller to latch on to.
In central midfield, we have a double-pivot of Paulo Roberto Falcão & Marco Tardelli. Falcão is one of the greatest central midfielders of all time and Tardelli is your proper old-school defensive minded box-to-box midfielder who can run all day long and make crunching tackles to win the possession back. Falcão's playmaking and passing would complement the tenacity and work-rate of Tardelli really well. And with Laudrup dropping deep, Falcão and Laudrup will link-up and create all sorts of havoc with "pass & move" football.
The defense comprises of Andreas Brehme, Franco Baresi, Diego Godín & Manfred Kaltz with Gordon Banks as the goalkeeper. Whats even there to talk about Baresi? The GOAT "pure" defender. Anticipation and reading of the game second to none. A leader amongst men, Baresi would be tasked with marshalling our backline. Baresi was also very good on the ball and would look to initiate attacks from the back. Partnering him at the back would be the Godín. A modern-day great, Godín was a fantastic stopper in his prime. A no-nonsense defender who was as physical as they come but was also quite disciplined. He was aggressive but wasn't reckless. On the flanks we have the German full-backs duo of Brehme and Kaltz. Two of the greatest crossers of all-time, they are exactly what the team needs. Can create from deep at will and with Müller lurking in and around the penalty box, we are a threat even when we have the ball deep in our half. While they were excellent going forward, they were also quite adept defensively. And with Banks in goal, we have the shot-stopper extraordinaire.
MICHAEL:
Age 22-26 (Specific Time-frames provided in Formation and Individual Achievement Outlines below)
My team will be playing a 4-2-3-1 formation which in addition to the strong defence that my team has, has two very strong goal scoring routes through Maradona who would often during this time frame win games on his own and by providing aerial opportunities to Sandor "Golden Head" Kocsis. I will now outline the individual achievements of my players between the ages of 22-26.
Rinat Dasayev (13/6/1979-12/6/1984):
MICHAEL: 22-26
TRV:
THE TEAM
First and foremost, every single player in the team was in their peak between the age of 26 and 30. So, we are getting the absolute best version of them. Now back to the tactics board, we will look to play an attacking-minded brand of football and maximize the ability of our players on the ball. Because Godín aside, all of them were excellent playmakers on the ball who could impact the game either with their passing, crossing or ability to run with the ball at opposition defense.
In attack, we have an attacking quartet of Gerd Müller, Rivaldo, Luís Figo & Michael Laudrup. Up-front we have Müller, possibly the greatest goalscorer ever leading the line for us, while Rivaldo will play off him as a left sided second striker. He would come off the left flank like he used to with Brazil NT and at Barcelona and link up with the other attackers as well as look to create and finish chances. On the right, we have one of the Top-3 wingers of all time in Figo. A chance creating machine with his wizardry and crossing, Figo is the perfect winger in this team. Laudrup will be the No 10 in this team. With the license to orchestrate the attacks from midfield as well as in final third, Laudrup can drop deep, grab the ball from midfield and find the openings, either to Figo or Rivaldo on the flanks or the through-balls for Müller to latch on to.
In central midfield, we have a double-pivot of Paulo Roberto Falcão & Marco Tardelli. Falcão is one of the greatest central midfielders of all time and Tardelli is your proper old-school defensive minded box-to-box midfielder who can run all day long and make crunching tackles to win the possession back. Falcão's playmaking and passing would complement the tenacity and work-rate of Tardelli really well. And with Laudrup dropping deep, Falcão and Laudrup will link-up and create all sorts of havoc with "pass & move" football.
The defense comprises of Andreas Brehme, Franco Baresi, Diego Godín & Manfred Kaltz with Gordon Banks as the goalkeeper. Whats even there to talk about Baresi? The GOAT "pure" defender. Anticipation and reading of the game second to none. A leader amongst men, Baresi would be tasked with marshalling our backline. Baresi was also very good on the ball and would look to initiate attacks from the back. Partnering him at the back would be the Godín. A modern-day great, Godín was a fantastic stopper in his prime. A no-nonsense defender who was as physical as they come but was also quite disciplined. He was aggressive but wasn't reckless. On the flanks we have the German full-backs duo of Brehme and Kaltz. Two of the greatest crossers of all-time, they are exactly what the team needs. Can create from deep at will and with Müller lurking in and around the penalty box, we are a threat even when we have the ball deep in our half. While they were excellent going forward, they were also quite adept defensively. And with Banks in goal, we have the shot-stopper extraordinaire.
MICHAEL:
Age 22-26 (Specific Time-frames provided in Formation and Individual Achievement Outlines below)
My team will be playing a 4-2-3-1 formation which in addition to the strong defence that my team has, has two very strong goal scoring routes through Maradona who would often during this time frame win games on his own and by providing aerial opportunities to Sandor "Golden Head" Kocsis. I will now outline the individual achievements of my players between the ages of 22-26.
Rinat Dasayev (13/6/1979-12/6/1984):
- Soviet Footballer of the Year (Voted by Journalists): 1st 1982; 2nd 1983
- 33 best players of the season in the USSR (Chosen by coaches by position): 1st 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983; 2nd 1984
- Ballon d'Or: 6th 1982 (Best GK), 1983 (Best GK)
- Chosen as Goalkeeper of the Decade (1980s) by Berlin-Britz in 1999
- Chosen in 1982 World Cup Team of the Tournament by: Pele; Mundo Deportivo; Estadio; Don Balon; and ESPN Deportes
- Germany Footballer of the Year (Voted by Journalists): 1971
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1972/73
- South American Team of the Year (Chosen by Uruguayan Newspaper El Pais, Only South American Players at South American Clubs): 1986
- Don Balon Best Foreign Player in La Liga: 1988/89
- Chosen in 1986 World Cup Team of the Tournament by: El Grafico; ESPN Deportes
- Serie A Defender of the Year (Voted by Serie A Footballers): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Serie A Young Footballer of the Year (Voted by Serie A Footballers): 1998
- UEFA Team of the Year (Voted by Fans): 2002, 2003
- ESM Team of the Season: 2000/01
- UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament
- Ballon d'Or: 5th 2000
- Ballon d'Or: 2nd 1965; 5th 1968
- UEFA European Championship 1968 Team of the Tournament
- PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03
- Premier League Team of the Decade (1992/93-2001/02)
- Premier League Player of the Season: 2000/01
- Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade: 2000s
- French Player of the Year (France Football; Chosen by Former Winners of Award): 2001
- UEFA Team of the Year (voted by fans): 2001
- UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament
- Soviet Footballer of the Year (Voted by Journalists): 1st 1964, 1965
- 33 best players of the season in the USSR (Chosen by coaches by position): 1st 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965; 2nd 1966
- Ballon d'Or: 8th 1965; 10th 1964
- Chosen in 1962 World Cup Team of the Tournament by ESPN Deportes
- Chosen in 1966 World Cup Team of the Tournament by Associated Press (Note: Only the first 2 USSR matches are in the time-frame)
- Ballon d'Or: 3rd 1967
- Onze d'Or (Best Player in a European League): 1st 1986, 1987; 3rd 1985
- Guerin Sportivo world Player of the Year: 1986, 1987
- Guerin Sportivo World All Star Team: 1983, 1985
- Serie A Footballer of the Year (Based on Average Rating by Guerin Sportivo: 1984/85
- 1986 FIFA World Cup Best Player, Top Assister and 2nd Top Goalscorer
- El Mundo South American Footballer of the Year: 1986
- Argentine Football Writers Footballer of the Year: 1986
- Ballon d'Or: 3rd 1968; 6th 1970
- UEFA Euro 1968 Team of the Tournament and Top Goalscorer
- Best Sportsman of Red Star Belgrade: 1968, 1969, 1970
- During these 5 seasons scored at a rate between 1 in 3 and 1 in 2 in the Yugoslav Top Flight
- Hungarian Football Federation Player of the Year: 1954
- 1954 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot
- Chosen in 1954 World Cup Team of the Tournament by: Mundo Esportivo; ESPN Deportes
- Ballon d'Or: 8th 1956
- Between 1952 and 1955 (Years fully included in time-frame) scored 145 goals in 111 games for Honved and 50 goals in 43 games for Hungary