Sheep Draft R1: Himannv vs. Indnyc - Voting closed

Who will win this match based on all the players at their peaks?


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Himannv vs. Indnyc

Himannv

The formation graphic is pretty self explanatory in terms of how we will lineup and how we want to play. This is a typical WM formation, featuring pacy and tricky wingers and a strong defense. It's perfectly balanced with ample defense and offense.

Defense: Trésor is at the center of my defense, marshalling the others, while also initiating attacks and playing out. Both Amoros and Costacurta are great with the ball at their feet and are well balanced defensively. Costacurta has played at RB often enough and is really versatile enough to play this role to perfection, while there can be no question of how well balanced Amoros is.

Midfield: My midfield of Desailly and de la Fuente consists of two supreme athletes. Desailly acts as more of the destroyer here, winning possession, shielding the defense, and in general, dominating the midfield.

Luis de la Fuente is one of the most successful Mexican footballers of all time. He has legendary status and is the first Mexican to play in four different countries. He was voted second in IFFHS Player of the Century votes for central and North America [1].

"His natural position was the midfield, but his incredible ball skills and technique helped his overall field game, distributing precise passes and assisting goals when not scoring them himself. He was incredibly dangerous in the air game, where his athleticism propelled him to leap over rival defenses. He also possessed a powerful boot on both legs, being the left his strong side." [2]

Inside forwards: Stern John is my sheep and he has Desailly playing behind him to cover for him defensively and four excellent attackers to make up for any shortcomings. Happy to have the 7th highest international goalscorer as a sheep; I feel it could definitely be worse. I also expect Kubala to really shine here in what I believe is his best position with both Matthews and Villa to play off. He's perfect to play between the lines and move into spaces when Villa pulls defenders away.

Wingers: This is where I feel my biggest advantage lies. Joya and Matthews are excellent at what they do and will give any fullback or defender nightmares.

Striker: Villa leads the line on his own. He's the all time top scorer for Spain and a fantastic fox in the box, who also occupies the defense and creates space for others to exploit.

[1] - http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html#cnpoy
[2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_de_la_Fuente


Indnyc

Formation: 4-3-3

Tactics
: Fluid attacking football similar to Germany 1972

Attack : In the absence of Gerd Muller who is blocked, the team is built around the goal scoring prowess of one of the greatest of all time in Sandor Kocsis. He is supported by one of the best hard working winger in Jimmy Johnstone and Ajax's Piet Keizer who some in Holland considered to be better than Cruyff.



Add to this, the creativity from Netzer and goal scoring ability of Lampard, the team is set up to score a lot of Goals

Midfield :

Souness is the hard tackling midfielder along with support from Lampard and Netzer and of course Beckenbauer. There is quite a bit of creativity and defensive nous to stop the opposition attacks and control the midfield

Defence :

One of the best defenses in the draft and couldn't really pick better players to support Beckenbauer. Kohler is the perfect stopper and Bergomi as the tucked in right back with Ashley Cole the attacking left back. Behind them is Roma hall of fame goalkeeper Franco Tancredi
 
Stern John was a handy free transfer at the start in one of the older CM/FM's.
 
Only messing with you mate :). Much as I love the Lisbon Lions playing Keizer was a no-brainer.
Yeah it’s unfortunate.. I would love to have played Lennox.. Really love the Lisbon lions as well
 
Good effort from Himanvv but that defence is way short of solidity for a back 3. Has Amoros every played LCB before?

Indnyc's defence and attack are stellar, but that midfield needs tweaking. Souness is too good and dynamic to be restricted to Wimmer role. Lampard is....Lampard!
 
Good effort from Himanvv but that defence is way short of solidity for a back 3. Has Amoros every played LCB before?

Indnyc's defence and attack are stellar, but that midfield needs tweaking. Souness is too good and dynamic to be restricted to Wimmer role. Lampard is....Lampard!

I agree.. I picked Lampard first to play a goal scoring midfielder role.. Then couldn't leave Netzer when he was available and i think the two of them are not a perfect fit :(

Amoros has played left back before.. Not sure as a LCB
 
hm, @Himannv didn't you get Tarnat as LB as a sheep? IMO he would be the better sheep option than Stern John. Would've given you a back four as well:

------------------Villa--------------------
----Joya-----Le Tiss-------Matthews
-------------------Kubala----------------
----------------Desailly
Tarnat---Costacurta----Tresor----Amoros
 
hm, @Himannv didn't you get Tarnat as LB as a sheep? IMO he would be the better sheep option than Stern John. Would've given you a back four as well:

------------------Villa--------------------
----Joya-----Le Tiss-------Matthews
-------------------Kubala----------------
----------------Desailly
Tarnat---Costacurta----Tresor----Amoros

Seems likely he started building with WM in mind from the beginning
 
Seems likely he started building with WM in mind from the beginning
It's a pity he couldn't finish it. Looks very promising and I like that attack, especially with Kubala behind them.

The sheep however and the great Indnyc team decides this game. Could've been a cracker otherwise.
 
It's a pity he couldn't finish it. Looks very promising and I like that attack, especially with Kubala behind them.

The sheep however and the great Indnyc team decides this game. Could've been a cracker otherwise.

Yeah that attack looks like it has almost everything. Be interesting to know who he wanted in place of Stern John if he'd have managed to get his picks in.

I also don't know much about Fuente so wouldn't mind a bit of info on him if possible.
 
It's a pity he couldn't finish it. Looks very promising and I like that attack, especially with Kubala behind them.

The sheep however and the great Indnyc team decides this game. Could've been a cracker otherwise.

I was expecting him to go for a 4-2-3-1 as well with Tarnat as the left back and Kubala centrally which imo is a stronger team and hides his Sheep pretty well
 
Yeah that attack looks like it has almost everything. Be interesting to know who he wanted in place of Stern John if he'd have managed to get his picks in.

I also don't know much about Fuente so wouldn't mind a bit of info on him if possible.

Was reading up on him.. Supposed to be one of Mexico's greatest players in the pre war era..
 
I was expecting him to go for a 4-2-3-1 as well with Tarnat as the left back and Kubala centrally which imo is a stronger team and hides his Sheep pretty well
Yup. The sheep however puts him in a big disadvantage as you have a class side and as Edgar said you need a top class DM (not another B2B tho) and your midfield will be sorted.
 
Yeah that attack looks like it has almost everything. Be interesting to know who he wanted in place of Stern John if he'd have managed to get his picks in.

I also don't know much about Fuente so wouldn't mind a bit of info on him if possible.
Know nothing about him(re Fuente). I even thought he was the Spanish fullback at first glance. :angel:
 
Was reading up on him.. Supposed to be one of Mexico's greatest players in the pre war era..

Ah makes sense I don't know much about him then, try to avoid pre-footage players personally
 
I was expecting him to go for a 4-2-3-1 as well with Tarnat as the left back and Kubala centrally which imo is a stronger team and hides his Sheep pretty well

Yeah, this was an option. However, once I got a sheep, I had to feature him and I felt I was out of this pretty early. Decided I wanted to have some fun and pick a WM team. Personally I like how it came out, but it's obviously incomplete.

The following was probably a marginally better lineup to field in the end, but I decided to go with what I planned.

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Yeah, this was an option. However, once I got a sheep, I had to feature him and I felt I was out of this pretty early. Decided I wanted to have some fun and pick a WM team. Personally I like how it came out, but it's obviously incomplete.

The following was probably a marginally better lineup to field in the end, but I decided to go with what I planned.

Himannv-XI-formation-tactics.png

Most definitely that looks a hell of a lot better. Glad you stuck with your theme though, it's always more fun
 
Stern John was a handy free transfer at the start in one of the older CM/FM's.
I thought it was some British old-timer :lol:

edit: now that I think of it I begin to remember him.
 
Yeah, this was an option. However, once I got a sheep, I had to feature him and I felt I was out of this pretty early. Decided I wanted to have some fun and pick a WM team. Personally I like how it came out, but it's obviously incomplete.

The following was probably a marginally better lineup to field in the end, but I decided to go with what I planned.

Himannv-XI-formation-tactics.png

It would have been more obvious but congratulations for having presented a bold line-up.