.................................TEAM green_smiley ..................................................... TEAM Michaelf7777777/cubemine
TACTICS TEAM green_smiley
Formation: 3-3-1-3
Tactics:
High-line, pressing all-over, with intention to:
- Close down opposition's space
- Cut out opposition's passing options
- Win back the ball as soon as possible
- Execute quick transition from defense to attack
Libero: Blankenburg, a Beckenbauer-lite, he is tasked to initiate attacking play from the deep, carry the ball out and join the midfield battle
Stoppers: Schwarzenbeck, he will be doing the 'cleaning' back in the defense when Blankenburg ventures forward. Alongside is also Pavard, 2018 World Cup winner, elegant and comfortable with the ball, and equally adept in either centre-back or right-back position
Defensive box-to-box midfielder: Tardelli, a hard-tackler with fantastic work rate, but also a skillful and elegant player. He provides screening to defensive line, but also given license to get forward and contribute offensively when team has the ball
Wingbacks: Briegel and Gerets, both possess high physical and technical abilities. Their primary task is to own the flanks, create overloading and provide width while the likes of Ribery or Simonsen cutting in
Second striker: Keegan, fantastic work rate at both attacking and defensive phase. Great dribbling skill and ball control, and good aerial prowess too despite his height. Can create or score goals
Inside forwards: Ribery and Simonsen, looking to torment opposition's defense with trickery and finishing skills. Also have ability to drag defenders away and thus create space for other attacking teammates
Center forward: Krankl, arguably best Austrian football player of all time. Top scorer at both club and international level
TACTICS TEAM Michaelf7777777/cubemine
Formation: 4-2-1-3
Our goalkeeper is Iker Casillas who was in one world cup (2010) and two european championship (2008, 2012) teams of the tournament as well as being the best goalkeeper in the world every year from 2008 to 2012 according to the IFFHS and being in the FIFPro world XI 5 times in consecutive years from 2008 to 2012 as well as being a member of the UEFA team of the year 6 times between 2007 and 2012. Casillas has brilliant shot stopping and positioning abilities as well as being consistent, quick off his line in one on one situations, a good distributor of the ball and has an ability to make saves at crucial moments.
Our right back is Mirsad Fazlagic who was a member of the Euro 68 team of the tournament as the captain of Yugoslavia who reached the final. He was a strong and resolute defender who was also good going forward who was considered one of the best fullbacks of his generation and would have broken the world transfer record for a defender if he hadn't gotten injured in 1971.
Our first centre back is Germano who was chosen for the World Soccer World XI in 1961, 1962 and 1965 as well as ranking 53rd in a UEFA list of greatest footballers in the first 50 years of UEFA (1954-2004). Germano was a total player good both on the ball and defensively and a big game player as shown by his performance in both the 1961 and 1965 European Cup Finals.
Our second centre back is Giorgio Chiellini who was the Serie A dfender of the year 3 times between 2008 and 2010 and a member of the UEFA team of the year in 2017 as well as being voted into the greatest Juventus XI of all time. Chiellini is good in the air, strong with great positioning and leadership abilities who started his career as a left back. Walter Mazzarri who has managed both Napoli and Inter Milan described Chiellini as
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jun/02/world-cup-2014-italy-profile-giorgio-chiellini
Our left back is Rafael Gordillo who has 75 Spanish caps and finished 15th in France Football's Football Player of the Century, which was voted on by 30 players who won the Ballon d'Or between 1956 and 1999 (excluding Best, Matthews, Sivori and Yashin). He was according to the Spanish magazine Don Balon the best Spanish player in the 1979-80 season. Gordillo was equally comfortable both as a wingback and a midfielder had a high work rate which made him good at both attacking and defending on his flank and had a good left foot which was used for both creating and scoring. On winning his Ballon d'Or in 1987, Ruud Gullit commented that:
https://as.com/futbol/2016/12/29/mas_futbol/1482990559_129054.html
The more defensive of our two central midfielders is Romeo Benetti who won 55 caps for Italy. Benetti was usually played as a central or defensive midfielder who was known for hid high levels of strength, stamina and leadership as well as being a tough tackler. On the ball he had good technique and passing abilities as well as having a good shot from distance.
The more attacking of our two central midfielders is Giacomo Bulgarelli who won 29 caps for Italy and was according to Fabio Capello, in 2009, italy's greatest midfielder. Apart from 2 games in the NASL at the end of his career he played his entire career for Bologna with whom he won 1 Serie A and 2 Coppa Italia's. Bulgarelli was a complete, determined, hard working and consistent midfielder who was skilled at breking down plays and passing it to his teammates. On the ball he had excellent vision, passing and technical skills. On his death in 2009 Fabio Capello thought Bulgarelli
https://www.corriere.it/sport/09_fe...to_ddefdbf8-f9a7-11dd-b292-00144f02aabc.shtml
Sergio Campana who was a teammate of Bulgarelli's at Bologna and the President of the Italian Footballers Association between 1968 and 2011 described Bulgarelli as
https://www.corriere.it/sport/09_fe...to_ddefdbf8-f9a7-11dd-b292-00144f02aabc.shtml
Our attacking midfielder is Argentinian Ricardo Bochini who was Maradona's idol and was referred to by Maradona in 1986 as Maestro. Bochini was one of the best playmakers of the 1980's due to his vision and passing abilities and could also zig zag between defenders with his dribbling skills. He was an expert at what is called 'la pausa' where an attacking midfield playmaker delays a pass in order for the recipient to reach an ideal position. In Argentinian football a precise pass to give a forward a one one one opportunity against the goalkeeper is still called a pase bochinesco (which means Bochinesque pass). In our team our three forwards are all well equipped to take full advantage of Bochini's passing skills due to a close footballing relationship with Bochini (Bertoni); good off the ball and space finding skills (Rensenbrink); and pace (Eto'o).
Our right winger is Daniel Bertoni who was a teammate of Bochini's at Independiente, won the world cup with Argentina in 1978 and is a member of the Fiorentina Hall of Fame. Bertoni was a powerful and quick winger who liked to cut inside from his flank. Bertoni also had a vey good footballing relationship with Bochini who described his footballing relationship with Bertoni as follows:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jan/23/ricardo-bochini-argentina-legend-pausa
Our left winger is Rob Rensenbrink who finished 2nd in the 1976 Ballon d'Or and 3rd in the 1978 Ballon d'Or as well as being a member of the team of the tournament at both the 1974 and 1978 world cups. Rensenbrink was a great dribbler as well as being great at finding space and a good goal scorer (at Anderlecht between the 1972-73 and 1977-78 seasons his goalscoring record was as follows: 20 in 28, 23 in 31, 22 in 41, 31 in 44, 23 in 43, and 23 in 31).
Our striker is Samuel Eto'o who was in both the FIFPro and UEFA team of the year in both 2005 and 2006. Eto'o was extremely quick, strong, a good finisher both on the ground and in the air, as well as having a great work rate and good technique.