TACTICS
A balanced and complimentary 4-3-3 designed around the legendary Franz Beckenbauer in defence - reunited with teammates with whom Beckenbauer won the '74, '75 and '76 European Cups, the '72 European Championships and the '74 World Cup, and was voted a record five times in the Top three of the Ballon d'Or.
There are no better players to compliment Beckenbauer than Vogts and Schwarzenbeck – they provide Beckenbauer the freedom to marshal the game and move forward in possession.
“He was the puppet master, standing back and pulling the strings which earned West Germany and Bayern Munich every major prize."
MIDFIELD
Desailly plays his AC Milan holding midfield role and provides a secure base for an offense which is bursting with creativity. Offering unmatched physicality, workrate and positional discipline, Desailly was the gold standard for this role in the mid-1990's and the highest ranked midfielder in Europe in the '94 '95 and '96 Ballon d'Or.
His partner Luisito Suarez knits things together and provides the link in midfield - with sublime long ball accuracy he's a constant threat for through balls over the top to Romario, or out wide to George Best.
In contrast to the last game, the deep-lying Inter Milan version of Suárez is used, where he became the orchestrator and the lynch pin of the legendary La Grande Inter side of the mid 60's, winning back to back European Cups and the '64 European Championships with Spain.
Finishing 1st (1960), 2nd (1961), 2nd (1964) 3rd (1965) and 4th (1959) in the Ballon d'Or, Luisito is in the elite tier of the games greatest midfielders.
Desailly - MOTM performance in the Champions League Final
ATTACK
In attack three all time great Brazilian legends offer pace, dribbling and an outrageous goal threat - at their peak Romario scored 133 in 155 games, Zico scored 188 in 198 games and Ronaldinho scored 85 goals in 141 games for Barcelona.
As the third highest goalscoring Brazilian ever (behind Romario and Pele), Zico's goal threat as a no10 was almost unmatched. Throw in the sensational dribbling, defence-splitting passing and vision that will dovetail beautifully with Romario, and we've got a set-up that will maximise his considerable talents.
Socrates
"Zico was the king. He was much better than everyone else. When there is a king, the rest fight to be close to the king. So it was Zico who should lead. It was Machiavellian, but I was the prince and Zico the king."
Rounding off the attack is George Best - Manchester United's greatest ever player and arguably the best winger in the history of the game. With Socrates offering minimal width on the left, Facchetti should leave plenty of space in behind when he breaks forward.
With the addition of Best the attacking possesses the balance and width to hit the opposition from all angles - Romario will stretch the pitch vertically, always playing on the shoulder and darting in behind, whilst George Best, Ronaldinho and Roberto Carlos stretch the pitch horizontally, creating gaps between the lines for Zico and Luisito to play in.
Pele
''George Best was the greatest player in the world.''
Denis Law
''From 1964 to 1969 he was the best player in the world''
John Giles
''He had the lot: balance, pace, two good feet, he was brave, strong and a good header of the ball. Pele wasn’t as gifted as George Best and I would put George above Cruyff because he had more heart''
BETTER BACKLINE
- Both attacks are excellent but Aldo is facing a better defence which is proven at the highest level and built to compliment Franz Beckenbauer - the best defender in the draft.
- Moreover with Socrates offering very little natural width on the left means, this means that Berti Vogts can tuck in tight to next to Beckenbauer and reduce the space for Aldo's forwards to operate in.
- The backline is also protected by the arguably the most effective pure destroyer in the draft - Desailly was physically imposing with wonderful stamina and graft. He's a better shield for this defence than Monti.
COUNTER ATTACKS FROM DEFENCE
- With Beckenbauer's technical ability and accurate passing in defence we have a greater ability to release swift counter attacks.
- When possession turns over Beckenbauer can release the ball and launch rapid counter attacks to Best or Ronaldinho on the flanks - or through the lines to Zico.
- Luisito Suarez was the heart of Inter Milan's Cattenacio - a tactic built on counter attacks with Suarez the architect and almost solely dependent on the playmaker.
RONALDINHO/CARLOS FLANK VS GENTILE
- In my opinion this is by far the most dangerous match up in the game and most likely mismatch on the pitch.
- Garrincha will offer little in the way of support - he was a notoriously lazy player and tracking the lung bursting runs of Roberto Carlos is something he is incapable of doing.
- Aldo will presumably put Monti on the left of midfield to cover George Best, which leaves Bozsik on the right. Bozsik was a playmaking midfielder who lacked any real mobility - Like Garrincha he is going to offer little in the way of support out on the Ronaldinho/Carlos flank.
- Even with better support Gentile would be terrorised by Ronaldinho/Roberto Carlos - It's a devastating 2 vs 1 situation and Gentile is not up to the task on dealing with it.
- In reality, Gentile is a liablility to get sent off against Ronaldinho or give away a number of penalties. He wasn't a clever defender and his way of dealing with Zico and Maradona was to try and kick them out of the game, which won't wash here.
- At his peak for Barcelona Ronaldinho was unstoppable, backed up by non other than Roberto Carlos - he is too quick and too skillful for Gentile.
A balanced and complimentary 4-3-3 designed around the legendary Franz Beckenbauer in defence - reunited with teammates with whom Beckenbauer won the '74, '75 and '76 European Cups, the '72 European Championships and the '74 World Cup, and was voted a record five times in the Top three of the Ballon d'Or.
There are no better players to compliment Beckenbauer than Vogts and Schwarzenbeck – they provide Beckenbauer the freedom to marshal the game and move forward in possession.
“He was the puppet master, standing back and pulling the strings which earned West Germany and Bayern Munich every major prize."
MIDFIELD
Desailly plays his AC Milan holding midfield role and provides a secure base for an offense which is bursting with creativity. Offering unmatched physicality, workrate and positional discipline, Desailly was the gold standard for this role in the mid-1990's and the highest ranked midfielder in Europe in the '94 '95 and '96 Ballon d'Or.
His partner Luisito Suarez knits things together and provides the link in midfield - with sublime long ball accuracy he's a constant threat for through balls over the top to Romario, or out wide to George Best.
In contrast to the last game, the deep-lying Inter Milan version of Suárez is used, where he became the orchestrator and the lynch pin of the legendary La Grande Inter side of the mid 60's, winning back to back European Cups and the '64 European Championships with Spain.
Finishing 1st (1960), 2nd (1961), 2nd (1964) 3rd (1965) and 4th (1959) in the Ballon d'Or, Luisito is in the elite tier of the games greatest midfielders.
Desailly - MOTM performance in the Champions League Final
ATTACK
In attack three all time great Brazilian legends offer pace, dribbling and an outrageous goal threat - at their peak Romario scored 133 in 155 games, Zico scored 188 in 198 games and Ronaldinho scored 85 goals in 141 games for Barcelona.
As the third highest goalscoring Brazilian ever (behind Romario and Pele), Zico's goal threat as a no10 was almost unmatched. Throw in the sensational dribbling, defence-splitting passing and vision that will dovetail beautifully with Romario, and we've got a set-up that will maximise his considerable talents.
Socrates
"Zico was the king. He was much better than everyone else. When there is a king, the rest fight to be close to the king. So it was Zico who should lead. It was Machiavellian, but I was the prince and Zico the king."
Rounding off the attack is George Best - Manchester United's greatest ever player and arguably the best winger in the history of the game. With Socrates offering minimal width on the left, Facchetti should leave plenty of space in behind when he breaks forward.
With the addition of Best the attacking possesses the balance and width to hit the opposition from all angles - Romario will stretch the pitch vertically, always playing on the shoulder and darting in behind, whilst George Best, Ronaldinho and Roberto Carlos stretch the pitch horizontally, creating gaps between the lines for Zico and Luisito to play in.
Pele
''George Best was the greatest player in the world.''
Denis Law
''From 1964 to 1969 he was the best player in the world''
John Giles
''He had the lot: balance, pace, two good feet, he was brave, strong and a good header of the ball. Pele wasn’t as gifted as George Best and I would put George above Cruyff because he had more heart''
BETTER BACKLINE
- Both attacks are excellent but Aldo is facing a better defence which is proven at the highest level and built to compliment Franz Beckenbauer - the best defender in the draft.
- Moreover with Socrates offering very little natural width on the left means, this means that Berti Vogts can tuck in tight to next to Beckenbauer and reduce the space for Aldo's forwards to operate in.
- The backline is also protected by the arguably the most effective pure destroyer in the draft - Desailly was physically imposing with wonderful stamina and graft. He's a better shield for this defence than Monti.
COUNTER ATTACKS FROM DEFENCE
- With Beckenbauer's technical ability and accurate passing in defence we have a greater ability to release swift counter attacks.
- When possession turns over Beckenbauer can release the ball and launch rapid counter attacks to Best or Ronaldinho on the flanks - or through the lines to Zico.
- Luisito Suarez was the heart of Inter Milan's Cattenacio - a tactic built on counter attacks with Suarez the architect and almost solely dependent on the playmaker.
RONALDINHO/CARLOS FLANK VS GENTILE
- In my opinion this is by far the most dangerous match up in the game and most likely mismatch on the pitch.
- Garrincha will offer little in the way of support - he was a notoriously lazy player and tracking the lung bursting runs of Roberto Carlos is something he is incapable of doing.
- Aldo will presumably put Monti on the left of midfield to cover George Best, which leaves Bozsik on the right. Bozsik was a playmaking midfielder who lacked any real mobility - Like Garrincha he is going to offer little in the way of support out on the Ronaldinho/Carlos flank.
- Even with better support Gentile would be terrorised by Ronaldinho/Roberto Carlos - It's a devastating 2 vs 1 situation and Gentile is not up to the task on dealing with it.
- In reality, Gentile is a liablility to get sent off against Ronaldinho or give away a number of penalties. He wasn't a clever defender and his way of dealing with Zico and Maradona was to try and kick them out of the game, which won't wash here.
- At his peak for Barcelona Ronaldinho was unstoppable, backed up by non other than Roberto Carlos - he is too quick and too skillful for Gentile.
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Should be a great game!
Can you see the videos in the OP by the way? Theon says he can see them, but I can't so I just wanted to make sure.
