Zlatan 7
The Red Viper
Zlatan 7 Tactics
Lethal attack with Del Piero linking up with Ronaldo, fed by the creativity of Kaka.
Robson and seedorf as two box to box midfielders supported by the cover of Cocu. I think it’s a strong enough and mobile midfield to counter most threats.
Attacking fullbacks will provide extra width when needed or opportunity arises.
Blanc there to play the ball out and Stam as the defensive Marshall
The Red Viper Tactics
We will play a 5-3-2 formation which can transition into a 3-4-3 during games when needed, with Kopa as the right sided attacking midfielder and Kalle as a left wing forward/second striker. Sammer will have full license to make darting runs during the attacking phase and provide more nos in midfield.
The defense comprises of Zoff in goal with a back-5 of Alves, Förster, Sammer, Ferrara and Brehme. Zoff who is usually considered a top-3/at worst Top-5 goalkeepers of all time, will be in goal. A fantastic all rounded goal-keeper with great leadership and organizing ability. Alves and Brehme will be the wing-backs in the team. Two of the best attacking full-backs ever with fantastic delivery and playmaking from the flanks. They will provide us with width and creativity down the flanks but at the same time were quite adept defensively as well. Sammer is one of the greatest sweepers ever. While he may not have had the longevity like a lot of great defenders, at his peak, in terms of impacting the game he was as good as any great defender. There's a reason he is one of the 3 defenders to have ever won Ballon D'or. Marshalled Germany to win UEFA Euros in 1996 and UEFA Champions League in 1997 with Dortmund. Partnering Sammer in the core of the central defense are Förster and Ferrara. Förster, one of the finest man-markers ever, could man-mark a top tier poacher like Hugo Sánchez as effectively as he could man-mark one of the greatest No 10s ever in Michel Platini, as he demonstrated during the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Ferrara's career was somewhat mared with injuries which stopped him from being considered amongst the all-time great defenders ever. But he still had enough sample size and performances to be rated a fantastic defender. A very complete defender who could play across the backline in a variety of roles. Be it as a sweeper, man-marker or as a full-back. He was quick, read the game really well, had great anticipation and could step out wide and defend one on one against fast tricky wide attackers. There's a reason why Ryan Giggs and Zbigniew Boniek, two of the best wide attackers in the 80s and 90s considered Ferrara the toughest defender they have faced.
In midfield we are rolling with a double-pivot of Voronin and Luis Suárez. A proper midfield general, Valery Voronin is one of the Top-5 defensive midfielders ever. Voronin could stamp his authority on the game in a variety of ways. Technically gifted on the ball and a very smart passer who could break the lines and feed the attack with his passing. But make no mistake, while he was good at the attacking side of the game, where he made a name for himself was on the defensive side. His anticipation and positional awareness combined with excellent tackling and physicality made him a behemoth of a presence in midfield. Marking two Ballon D'or winners, Eusébio and Flórián Albert at their prime, out of the game and restricting their influence is no joke. Yet Voronin did it. Alongside Voronin in midfield is Luis Suárez Miramontes, "El Arquitecto". A deep-lying playmaker extraordinaire, Suárez was the architecht of "La Grande Inter" side under Helenio Herrera. Suárez was a master at controlling the game but at the same time possessed some of the best passing range and vision amongst the footballers to have laced 'em up. His ability to swiftly transition from defense to attack with his pinpoint and precise passing will be vital in us initiating swift counter attacks from the back and also find the attacking trio in the final third. Suárez's with his long range passing and vision can switch flanks at ease and also put in lofted balls over the defenses for the likes of Müller and Rummenigge to exploit when they run the channels.
In attack we have an attacking triumvirate of Gerd Müller, Rummenigge and Kopa. At No 10, we have the 1958 Ballon D'or Winner, Kopa who is one of the greatest playmakers to have graced the game of football. Kopa will feed our attack with his incisive passing and fantastic through-balls. The current record holder for the most assists in a FIFA World Cup tournament, Raymond Kopa is the perfect player to provide ammo for our attack to thrive. Along with dropping deep and providing through balls for Müller and Kalle, Kopa can also drift out wide and be a withdrawn wide attacking midfielder where he can link up with Alves who will be stretching the game and providing the width down that flank. The two-time Ballon D'or winner in 1980 & 1981, Rummenigge would be playing in front of Kopa and off Gerd Müller in a second striker-ish/withdrawn forward role. Kalle was an athletic all-round forward, who could play across the front line be it as a wing-forward on both the sides, a second striker or upfront on his own, which made him as one of the most completed attackers the World has ever seen. His link-up play along with his incisive runs into the box from wide areas or deep will be a nightmare for opposition to defend. Rounding up the attack, up-front we have Gerd Müller, possibly the greatest goalscorer ever leading the line for us. With Alves and Brehme pumping in crosses from the flanks, Kalle, Kopa and Suárez creating and playmaking from centrally along with Sammer's runs from deep, there will be plenty of service to feed arguably the greatest No 9 ever.
Defensively, we would look to sit back and play on the counters. While it won't be easy to stop Ronaldo, AdP and Kaká entirely but by taking away space for them to run at, we will look to restrict the amount of damage they can do compared to on the counters vs a high line. In Luisito and Sammer, we have two players who were great at initiating counter-attacks from deep. Be it spraying passes to the flanks to Alves and Brehme or up-front to Müller and Kalle, we have the personnel who can play on the counters and hurt Zlatan. Voronin will be tasked to keep a close eye on Kaká. Similarly Förster will keep track of Ronaldo with Sammer helping him out. We won't be man-marking Ronaldo because it would be impossible to do so. However, we would look to cut out the service to him. And when he does get the ball, there will be bodies near him to ensure he doesn't get into many one-on-one situations vs our defenders.
The Red Viper
Zlatan 7 Tactics
Lethal attack with Del Piero linking up with Ronaldo, fed by the creativity of Kaka.
Robson and seedorf as two box to box midfielders supported by the cover of Cocu. I think it’s a strong enough and mobile midfield to counter most threats.
Attacking fullbacks will provide extra width when needed or opportunity arises.
Blanc there to play the ball out and Stam as the defensive Marshall
The Red Viper Tactics
We will play a 5-3-2 formation which can transition into a 3-4-3 during games when needed, with Kopa as the right sided attacking midfielder and Kalle as a left wing forward/second striker. Sammer will have full license to make darting runs during the attacking phase and provide more nos in midfield.
The defense comprises of Zoff in goal with a back-5 of Alves, Förster, Sammer, Ferrara and Brehme. Zoff who is usually considered a top-3/at worst Top-5 goalkeepers of all time, will be in goal. A fantastic all rounded goal-keeper with great leadership and organizing ability. Alves and Brehme will be the wing-backs in the team. Two of the best attacking full-backs ever with fantastic delivery and playmaking from the flanks. They will provide us with width and creativity down the flanks but at the same time were quite adept defensively as well. Sammer is one of the greatest sweepers ever. While he may not have had the longevity like a lot of great defenders, at his peak, in terms of impacting the game he was as good as any great defender. There's a reason he is one of the 3 defenders to have ever won Ballon D'or. Marshalled Germany to win UEFA Euros in 1996 and UEFA Champions League in 1997 with Dortmund. Partnering Sammer in the core of the central defense are Förster and Ferrara. Förster, one of the finest man-markers ever, could man-mark a top tier poacher like Hugo Sánchez as effectively as he could man-mark one of the greatest No 10s ever in Michel Platini, as he demonstrated during the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Ferrara's career was somewhat mared with injuries which stopped him from being considered amongst the all-time great defenders ever. But he still had enough sample size and performances to be rated a fantastic defender. A very complete defender who could play across the backline in a variety of roles. Be it as a sweeper, man-marker or as a full-back. He was quick, read the game really well, had great anticipation and could step out wide and defend one on one against fast tricky wide attackers. There's a reason why Ryan Giggs and Zbigniew Boniek, two of the best wide attackers in the 80s and 90s considered Ferrara the toughest defender they have faced.
In midfield we are rolling with a double-pivot of Voronin and Luis Suárez. A proper midfield general, Valery Voronin is one of the Top-5 defensive midfielders ever. Voronin could stamp his authority on the game in a variety of ways. Technically gifted on the ball and a very smart passer who could break the lines and feed the attack with his passing. But make no mistake, while he was good at the attacking side of the game, where he made a name for himself was on the defensive side. His anticipation and positional awareness combined with excellent tackling and physicality made him a behemoth of a presence in midfield. Marking two Ballon D'or winners, Eusébio and Flórián Albert at their prime, out of the game and restricting their influence is no joke. Yet Voronin did it. Alongside Voronin in midfield is Luis Suárez Miramontes, "El Arquitecto". A deep-lying playmaker extraordinaire, Suárez was the architecht of "La Grande Inter" side under Helenio Herrera. Suárez was a master at controlling the game but at the same time possessed some of the best passing range and vision amongst the footballers to have laced 'em up. His ability to swiftly transition from defense to attack with his pinpoint and precise passing will be vital in us initiating swift counter attacks from the back and also find the attacking trio in the final third. Suárez's with his long range passing and vision can switch flanks at ease and also put in lofted balls over the defenses for the likes of Müller and Rummenigge to exploit when they run the channels.
In attack we have an attacking triumvirate of Gerd Müller, Rummenigge and Kopa. At No 10, we have the 1958 Ballon D'or Winner, Kopa who is one of the greatest playmakers to have graced the game of football. Kopa will feed our attack with his incisive passing and fantastic through-balls. The current record holder for the most assists in a FIFA World Cup tournament, Raymond Kopa is the perfect player to provide ammo for our attack to thrive. Along with dropping deep and providing through balls for Müller and Kalle, Kopa can also drift out wide and be a withdrawn wide attacking midfielder where he can link up with Alves who will be stretching the game and providing the width down that flank. The two-time Ballon D'or winner in 1980 & 1981, Rummenigge would be playing in front of Kopa and off Gerd Müller in a second striker-ish/withdrawn forward role. Kalle was an athletic all-round forward, who could play across the front line be it as a wing-forward on both the sides, a second striker or upfront on his own, which made him as one of the most completed attackers the World has ever seen. His link-up play along with his incisive runs into the box from wide areas or deep will be a nightmare for opposition to defend. Rounding up the attack, up-front we have Gerd Müller, possibly the greatest goalscorer ever leading the line for us. With Alves and Brehme pumping in crosses from the flanks, Kalle, Kopa and Suárez creating and playmaking from centrally along with Sammer's runs from deep, there will be plenty of service to feed arguably the greatest No 9 ever.
Defensively, we would look to sit back and play on the counters. While it won't be easy to stop Ronaldo, AdP and Kaká entirely but by taking away space for them to run at, we will look to restrict the amount of damage they can do compared to on the counters vs a high line. In Luisito and Sammer, we have two players who were great at initiating counter-attacks from deep. Be it spraying passes to the flanks to Alves and Brehme or up-front to Müller and Kalle, we have the personnel who can play on the counters and hurt Zlatan. Voronin will be tasked to keep a close eye on Kaká. Similarly Förster will keep track of Ronaldo with Sammer helping him out. We won't be man-marking Ronaldo because it would be impossible to do so. However, we would look to cut out the service to him. And when he does get the ball, there will be bodies near him to ensure he doesn't get into many one-on-one situations vs our defenders.