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TEAM GSTQ
Style of play - Free flowing attacking football, dominate possession.
Special task - Law to harass Beckenbauer when we are not in possession
Why not Maldini on Garrincha? - Firstly, Marzolini was an excellent defender who can hold his own even against the best. Secondly, I wanted my two best defenders inside the box against Kocsis and Cristiano. I would bank on Maldini and Figueroa to keep any and every kind of service out.
TEAM ENIGMA
Formation: 4-3-3
Style: Build around der Kaiser in the heart of defence, direct style with quick transitions and hitting the opposition with pace.
Defence:
Unchanged since last round Franz Beckenbauer bosses the defence, that is tailored to get the best of him with a more defensive minded Bergomi on the right, able to tuck in and allow him to foray forward, a classic strong and rigid stopper in Shesternyov and a more attacking full back on the side in Maxime Bossis is in more attacking role who will surge forward when we're on the ball to overlap Cristiano and help the attack. Having Garrincha on the right balances out that wing, as Mane Garrincha doesn't need much support to own that flank in the attacking phase.
Midfield:
Midfield took a complete revamp with the exception of Rijkaard at the base, who still protects the back four and shield the defence forming a formidable understanding with Beckenbauer. Rijkaard is well suited to hold fort having played with another libero in Baresi and is perfect for the holding role. The new faces are Graeme Souness - Liverpool's midfield general, who brings even more solid presence to the middle of the park with some real uncanny passing ability and soft touch when on the ball. His range of passing was outstanding, his shifting feet and dribbling ability allowed him to navigate challenges and his technique in cutting across the ball to fire home helped him to 55 goals from midfield. His game was an irresistible blend of subtlety and aggression, mixing the passing range, tenacity, awareness and a sheer force of will that elevated him as one of Pool's finest.
Another addition to the team is Josef Masopust, the ballon D'or winner and referred as the "King of Slalom", but best put by none other than one of the very greats that played at that time:
“I was surprised how full it was as a player. Luis - was one of our best midfielders when disrupt enemy attacks, Suarez was a genius ball, and Paco was fantastic facing the opposing defenses. But Masopust could do all that at once: retrieve the ball, market, dribble and break into the area. He was a player outside series”. The definition corresponds to Ferenc Puskas. Man Talking, as you can imagine Josef Masopust, the best Czechoslovak player in history, chosen by the Czech Federation itself.
Additional quotes on him:
Czechoslovak first player to win a Ballon d'Or 1962 (the other is Pavel Nevdev in 2003) and second best player in the World Cup in Chile after Garrincha, if history will reserve a place to Masopust it is the huge legacy left. He started playing in Teplice, but soon the Dukla Prague took him to their ranks, where he was 16 years of service playing over 386 matches in which scored 73 goals. He did before going to Belgium and become the first Czechoslovak national to leave outside its borders to go to another club sign.
They were hard times, where the Dukla was dominated by the army and where Masopust was the real engine of the team. passes, goals, arrival, work, virtually nothing was missing from this todocampista rise even reached four Czechoslovak league and third in the European Championship 1960.
Attack:
A fearsome duo on the flanks who can burn the opposition with pace and trickery will attack the space between the full backs and CB's with their electric speed and dribbling, whilst Kocsis will engage the central defenders and alongside Ronaldo will be a very clinical and threatening duo both on the ground and especially in the air. On comes Garrincha whose distribution from the wing is well appreciated by both Cristiano and Kocsis on the box.
