Tactics Team Skizzo
Formation/Tactical Synopsis: The old footballing adage that matches are won and lost in midfield rings particularly true in the modern era. To this end, we've drafted modern greats Sergio Busquets, Luka Modric and Arturo Vidal to forge arguably the best midfield unit possible in this pool. Lining up in a 4-3-3 formation, we aim to establish effective control in the centre of the park and create goalscoring opportunities for our prolific centre-forward Aguero and his strong supporting cast.
Defence: David De Gea's heroics in goal for Utd are almost taken for granted now, such is the regularity with which he salvages matches for us. Already an all-time great, he's at the top of the food chain alongside Neuer in this pool. In front of him are Toby Alderwireld and Kostas Manolas. Two center backs who are defenders first and foremost. Manolas often playing the covering role for his defensive partner, while Alderwireld being more of the playmaker from the back. At full back we field a pair of Bayern Munich prodigies; David Alaba reverts to left back for this match, while on the opposite flank we've brought in Joshua Kimmich, the latest off the conveyor belt of great German full backs who racked up 17 assists last season.
Midfield: Simply a dream unit in the context of this draft. Busquets has played a critical role as the anchoring midfielder in some of the best teams in history, and his style should mesh superbly with the best midfielder of his generation in Luka Modric. Much as he did for Pep's possession-hungry Bayern team, Arturo Vidal will add a dynamic, combative edge to our technically brilliant midfield.
Attack: Ivan Perisic will play as a more or less orthodox winger, providing a direct and skillful outlet and a reliable stream of dangerous deliveries from our left wing. New signing Thomas Muller has freedom to do what he does best. Starting from the right side of our attack, the Raumdeuter will probe for openings all across the frontline and ruthlessly exploit any space he finds. Aguero will play as our striker, looking to link up with the other forward players and put away any chances that come his way. With four successive 20 goal plus PL campaigns under his belt, Aguero is one of the most reliable and deadly goalscorers in the pool, and he'll thrive in this team with the level of control and creativity behind him.
Tactics Team Don Alfredo
My tactics are based on direct play, transitioning the ball very fast to my attackers and punishing any mistakes or gaps in Skizzo’s defense with my fab 4 up front.
My defence is as great as they come, with the 2 best defensive fullbacks, the best defender in the pool and the most complete defender in the pool. Boateng has everything you want in a center back including pace, height, strength, heading ability, passing ability and positioning. Godin-Boateng is like Godin-Miranda but better, because Boateng can do everything that Miranda can and he is great in the build-up as well. Filipe Luis is proven as the best defensive LB of his time and has years of success playing next to Godin and Courtois. Azpi is the best fullback of the PL in this decade and one of the best fullback (and CB!) in the world, always delivering very strong performances. His ball-playing skills shouldn’t be underrated, he has a great cross on him and his technique is flawless for a CB/FB.
The midfield has been orchestrated by the idea of beating the press, delivering the ball to my attackers and offering creative and technical solutions for difficult situations. Dembele and Pjanic are perfect for this task because they both are great on the ball and very hard-working off the ball.
Kevin De Bruyne is the heart of my team, the best number 10 in this draft and he has 2 seasons on genuine All-Time Level, comparable to some of the greatest seasons of number 10s ever.
My attack is the same like at the start of the draft, but it shouldn’t be underrated because Neymar and Nani is the best winger duo of the draft and adding Cavani, the sum of my three attackers offers everything you want in a 3-man-strikeforce like multiple elite goalscorers, multiple elite assisters, great creativity and outstanding physical attributes. You have to add that all three of my attackers shined at both club and country, which not many players of this era have on their CV.
Tbh I got lucky that I played against Big Dunk (who had Godin) just in the round before I had the first pick in reinforcement. Godin was on the losing side in his first 2 games so I hoped I could break the trend
It's just that I had so much hopes for him and Anderson and after showing signs promise all I remember is frustration and yelling at TV screen every time he showboated and went for the goal and missed instead of the final pass. I HATE him now!