............................................ TEAM SJOR ........................................................................................... TEAM CRAPPY ............................................
TEAM SJOR
Was lucky enough to pick top 5 player of all time so would be very foolish of me not to have him as the central figure of my team - Diego Armando Maradona. The whole team is built around him, he is surrounded with complementary support cast which should give him the perfect foundations to shine on the stage. Movement, technical ability, selflessness, workrate, football brain are the ingredients I was looking for. All the while, the defense is extremely strong with the likes of Serie A legends in Paolo Maldini, Ciro Ferrara and Gigi Buffon. Perfect base to build on.
Without the ball
The plan is to stay compact and pressure when opponent steps over a certain line on the pitch. Throughout the whole team there is abundance of hard work and unselfishness starting with two willing runners up front in Shevchenko and especially Heynckes, supported by two bundles of energy in Edgar Davids and Arturo Vidal.
Stielike will be the link up man, switching between DM and SW position as situation needed, if you ignore the GOATs you can hardly find a better fit for the job. Considering the quality of my defence and work rate above them, opponent will need something special to score against this lot.
With the ball
Maradona. He is the main force of this team, has complete freedom to do anything he wants and i think i provided him a very good platform to do so. Two unselfish strikers with great movement and hold up play, both will stretch the pitch both vertically and horizontally. Behind has security in Vidal and Davids but also two players that wont mind sacrificing their own game for his benefit.
In addition to Diego(not that he needs help) id like to use two GOAT wingbacks to the best of their potential. As an example id use Sampaoli's Chile from WC and COPAs, both Isla and who ever played on the left were a constant threat and a big part of their creative force behind Vargas and Alexis.
And here is match compilation of Isla from the Copa just to understand the role better in a bigger sample.
TEAM CRAPPY
Formation: Balanced 4-3-3
Defence:
A study back 4 with a mix of flair and solidity. Schwarzenbeck reprises his partnership with Breitner. Dynamics with Vasovic should be similar to the success he enjoyed with Beckenbauer. Suurbier's attacking runs would go well with Schuster's distribution and Kalle's brilliance upfront.
Midfield:
All familiar names. Rijkaard plays the defensive shied who can drop back into defence or move up as the game dictates. familiar role for him. Schuster provides the vision and distribution from the right midfield. Lerby on left hand provides the ideal balance for the brilliance of Breitner. He can protect the flank and contribute to both ends supporting attack and defence.
Attack:
No introduction needed any of them. Muller spearheading the attack with Rensenbrink's pace and trickery on left flank and Kalle in a free roaming role on the right ensures he's never short of opportunities. Lerby, Breitner and Schuster all capable of providing the defence splitting long pass.
Why I'll win:
+ Good balance of workrate and flair all through the team.
+ Opponent's relative lack of width. With a centralized approach he lacks the wingers to exploit space behind my attacking fullbacks consistently throughout the match.
