Team Joga Bonito
DEFENSE
Jörg Daniel, a reliable keeper with good shot stopping skills and aerial ability, which would come handy in nullifying the Vieri-Gento header from cross combo.
Lilian Thuram, one of the greatest defenders of not just the modern era but all time, Is flanked on the right by AC Milan legend
Francesco Zagatti, who was an exceptional defender in Italian football.
On the left hand side of the defense, there is
Míchael Umaña, a very underrated defender who was not just the backbone of Costa Rica, but a stalwart for LA Galaxy. He is flanked by the legendary
Bob Holmes, the "last of the Invincibles" of Preston North End's famous, unbeaten team.
MIDFIELD
Ahead of them is the double pivot of two of the greatest central midfielders to ever grace the sport -
Johan Neeskens and Ballon D'Or winner Masopust. Neeskens is arguably the most hardworking midfielder of all time, and a GOAT level box to box midfielder with his surging runs, defensive nous and monstrous workrate.
And
Josef Maspost was no slouch defensively either. Though here will be tasked with pulling the strings from midfield whilst also being an active participant of the 'midfield battle' and aiding the defense whenever necessary. His trademark dribbling ability, long range shots, industry, pin point passes and link up play with both Neeskens and Schuster would prove key here.
Bernd Schuster has full license to roam and contribute to both phases of the game. He'll be the ubiquitous tornado here, pressing, probing, going on powerful mazy runs, pinging balls, scoring screamers and getting on the end of things
FORWARDS
One of the greatest and most versatile German forwards ever,
Jürgen Grabowski will be a deadly creator and secondary scorer in this setup.
At his peak of his game, there was no better lead striker in European football than the legendary Mighty Magyar
Sándor Kocsis, who is a GOAT tier #9 and the greatest header of the ball in football history. Just to sample what he is capable of - His 1.103 goals/game average is ranked No.1 for players past 43 caps FIFA in class-A competition, closely followed by
Gerd Müller with 1.097 goals/game (68 scores in 62 games), and are the only two players in history above a +1.0 goals/game average encompassing more than 43 internationals.
Ferenc Puskás with .99 goals/game (84 goals in 85 matches) is currently ranked 3rd. The perfect spearhead to complete and facilitate the attack.
To complete the trio, we have Real Madrid legend
Michel on the left - who was 4th on the Ballon D'Or at his peak, and one of the top scorers of both 1990 World Cup, as well as the top scorer of the 1988 European Cup.
Defensive Line : Normal
1) With
outrageous creative talents such as
Schuster, Masopust, Grabowski, Michel and to a certain extent
Neeskens, it would be hard for any defense to keep them quiet.
2) Kocsis as the focal point means there is a clinical finisher at the end of the chances created and it also manages to enhance the already impressive goalscoring nature of his fellow forwards.
The Kocis-Michel-Grabowski link ups ones to look out for.
3) Invictus and I have a rather similar attacking set ups. A goalscoring attacking playmaker, a Spanish wide attacker/ winger of sorts on the left, a right inside forward/ winger of sorts and a goalscoring target man who ties it all up.
However, I think my focal point
Kocsis is better than Vieri and will have more joy against his defense.
4) The
Schuster-Masopust-Neekens partnership has the potential to overrun any midfield let alone one sporting the sheep. Even if the game comes to fine margins, I have the right balance of creativity, workrate, defensive nous and driving ability from midfield. I think the opposition will find it hard to resolve this portion of the pitch.
