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Mazhar
Michaef7
Mazhar Tactics
Almost every player in my lineup can play in this sort of a system. Even Villa thrived when playing for Simeone's Atletico Madrid despite his old age. Valdés, as the odd one out, was more known for his ability on the ball, but he was still an incredible shot-stopper when called upon. Regardless, if we are being pressed, then I have full faith in Valdés in seeing out the pressure and playing one of the midfielders/Totti into space. If any of our players get fouled, then we have the likes of Xabi Alonso and Totti to put in incredible deliveries into the box or potentially go direct (Villa was also great at free kicks during his career). Overall, the team is set up with a familiar system for the players that will play to their strengths.
Michaelf7 Tactics
My team will play a 4-2-3-1 formation with Giggs as a more traditional winger on the left with Cavani as an inside forward on the right ahead of Alexander-Arnold. While this is a recent players draft and i feel like most of my players are well known I'd like to highlight a couple of things I learned from this draft:
Michaef7
Mazhar Tactics
- Shape: 4-1-2-1-2 diamond (inspired by Ancelotti's AC Milan)
- System: transition-based, counter attacking football
- Play the ball forward quickly into space to Totti with support coming from Marchisio
- Utilise Xabi Alonso's passing range and vision to play in behind the opposition back line
- Look to play Villa and Eto'o in behind the back line early
- Villa/Eto'o can drift wider to stretch the back line and then play Totti/Marchisio into a goalscoring opportunity
- In possession, the full backs will push up to offer width with Totti and the forwards roaming to keep the opposition full backs on their toes
Almost every player in my lineup can play in this sort of a system. Even Villa thrived when playing for Simeone's Atletico Madrid despite his old age. Valdés, as the odd one out, was more known for his ability on the ball, but he was still an incredible shot-stopper when called upon. Regardless, if we are being pressed, then I have full faith in Valdés in seeing out the pressure and playing one of the midfielders/Totti into space. If any of our players get fouled, then we have the likes of Xabi Alonso and Totti to put in incredible deliveries into the box or potentially go direct (Villa was also great at free kicks during his career). Overall, the team is set up with a familiar system for the players that will play to their strengths.
Michaelf7 Tactics
My team will play a 4-2-3-1 formation with Giggs as a more traditional winger on the left with Cavani as an inside forward on the right ahead of Alexander-Arnold. While this is a recent players draft and i feel like most of my players are well known I'd like to highlight a couple of things I learned from this draft:
- Crespo's goalscoring numbers for a player based in late 1990's, early 2000's Serie A are very good. His season goalscoring numbers from 98/99 through to the 01/02 season are 28 in 45; 27 in 43; 28 in 40; and 20 in 33 (the first 2 seasons with Parma and the later 2 with Inter Milan).
- Walter Samuel's defensive pedigree being higher than remembered being included in the European Soccer Monthly Team of the Season in 01/02 and 03/04 after being included in the South American Team of the Year in 1999. Later on he was nominated for the FIFA FIFPro in 2005 (the first year the team was chosen), 2009 and 2010; and being named Serie A defender of the year in 2010. In my team he resumes his treble winning partnership with Lucio which was described on an Inter Milan community as follows:
SourceThey were something to see, these two. Rough looking, tough in their style of play, but capable of finesse. As in most centre back duo, there was the Tank (Samuel), a great defender, strong in the air and on the ground, intercepting and doing the dirty work; and there was Lúcio, good with the ball at his feet, capable of dribbling and accurately passing from the back, and doing most of the job that Samuel could do also.