That's fair,
@Theon — I wasn't arguing that you guys couldn't have won that particular draft with more astute reinforcements in a 4-3-3, just using it as an example to highlight that a totaalvoetbal approach places a significant handicap on the manager (in contrast with a laissez faire 4-2-3-1 or a generic 5-2-1-2 where you have a greater pool of options and things aren't scrutinized as closely because you're targeting more generalized fits). It's definitely harder to incorporate even proven players like Koeman because they aren't rated particularly highly in Caf drafts, and someone like Burgnich also leaves something to be desired in that setup. The primary appeal of totaalvoetbal (i.e. pristine synergy to make the XI function at a level that surpasses the sum of individual components) tends to lose its value with qualitative upgrades that deviate even slightly from the pre-established norm...which remains a significant stumbling block. You tend to run into similar issues with something like Zona Mista as well, but they aren't as harsh as totaalvoetbal in relative terms, IMO, because the success and appeal is not as predicated on a seamless collective approach and you can get by with borderline systemic upgrades as long as they're of the requisite quality.
It's been a pain in the arse waiting for a good Beckenbauer foil to become available so we could move Desailly to DM. 
