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HIMANNV TACTICS -
Tactics:
- Mid block
- Deeper press
- Counters and quick transitions
- Can play buildup if the counter is not on.
Going to focus more on the players and their club stints as that seems more relevant to this kind of draft.
Kempes (Valencia)
Kempes played for Valencia on two different occasions. He featured for them from 1976–1981, which is right at his peak. He scored 125 goals in 187 appearances during this time and won the following individual accolades during this time:
- FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1978
- FIFA World Cup Golden Ball: 1978
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1978
- Ballon d'Or: 1978
- Onze d'Or: 1978
- Olimpia de Plata: 1978
- South American Footballer of the Year: 1978
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers: 1979–80
His second stint (1982-1984) wasn't too shabby either and he scored 21 goals from 42 games in the league.
Krankl (Rapid Wien)
Another player who had 2 stints at the chosen club. Krankl played for Rapid Wien from 1970–1978 and scored 185 goals in 252 games for them. He made his move to Barcelona in the middle of the year that he won the Ballon d'Or silver ball, the Onze d'Argent, the Pichichi Trophy, and the European Golden Shoe right at his peak. His second stint was from 1981 to 1986, where he was again in excellent goalscoring form, scoring 151 goals in 197 appearances. During the time playing for this club, he was easily a legend for them and for the league as a whole as well. He was:
- Austrian Player of the Year: 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1988
- Austrian Bundesliga Top Goalscorer: 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1982–83
Platini (Juventus)
Top tier player at his absolute peak with 3 Ballon d'Or wins on the trot, no need for any more to be said.
Keane (Nottingham Forest)
Keane played for Forest from 1990–1993 and became a full international during this time. By 1992, he was hot property and plenty of clubs were after him. It took a British record transfer fee for United to finally sign him.
Excellent b2b midfielder and heavily involved in the game even at the time. You'd be forgiven for thinking he was playing for United here:
He's another game of him from that time with more action through the middle and the left.
Cerezo (Atlético Mineiro)
Cerezo played for Atlético Mineiro from 1972–1983, a long stint. He became a full international during his time at the club and won the following awards while there:
- Bola de Ouro: 1977, 1980
- Bola de Prata: 1976, 1977, 1980
- FIFA XI (Reserve): 1979[18]
- World XI Soccer: 1983
Tigana (Bordeux)
Tigana is at his absolute peak at Bordeux. He's obviously used to this kind of setup with Platini in there. During his time at Bordeux, he won the following accolades.
- French Player of the Year: 1984
- Onze d'Argent: 1984
- Ballon d'Or runner-up: 1984
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1984
- UEFA European Championship top assist provider: 1984
- World XI: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
- Onze Mondial: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1986
- Onze de Bronze: 1987
Dietz (Duisburg)
Bernard Dietz is a Duisburg legend and they even named the club's mascot after him. He played for them between 1970–1982. He is one of the highest scoring defenders in Bundesliga history and the 4th highest goal scorer for their club in the all time stakes. He played all of his International games (53) during his time at the club and won the following awards:
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80
- Onze Mondial: 1977
Moore (West Ham)
Ballon d'Or runner up while playing for the Hammers and their greatest ever player by a distance. Needs no introduction.
Boli (Auxerre)
Although he's well known for his time in Marseille because, y'know, he scored the most important goal in their history that won them the Champions League, Boli actually spent more time in Auxerre. From 1983–1990 to be precise. During this time he was a full international for France and won the Etoile d'Or, He's an absolute unit and an excellent physical defender.
Alves (Sevilla)
Dani Alves played for Sevilla from 2003–2008. During his time with the club, he won:
- UEFA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2005–06
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2007
- ESM Team of the Year: 2006–07
Scored a goal and an assist to win the game 2-1, dealt with both Ronaldinho and Messi, got Giuly sent off, and was an absolute menace in both halves of the football pitch. No wonder they went on to sign him.
Higuita (Atlético Nacional)
Played for the side from 1986–1991 and later from 1993–1997, the majority of career and his peak years. During this time he was in the South American Team of the Year: 1989, 1990 and won numerous club accolades.
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PYTHAGORAS TACTICS -
Tactics
Influenced by Carlos Bilardo's 3-5-2 formation, utilised at the 1986 FIFA World Cup with Argentina - a highly organised and solid unit, possessing the creative genius and goalscoring threat in attack to win the game. Bilardo set up his team to alternate between a 4-4-2 diamond and asymmetrical 3-5-2 formation. Bilardo's wing-backs had different roles: the right-sided wingback was a midfielder shifted out wide, and tended to move infield more in possession. The left-sided wingback was a full-back pushed forward. Alan Ball and Rafael Gordillo will fulfil these roles perfectly.
Both Seeler and Henry's ability to move wide or drop deep, creates space for each other and our midfielders to run into. Bochini is given positional freedom: our attack benefiting from his vision, passing range, dribbling and control of the game's tempo. Prohaska is a mobile playmaker, sharing the creativity burden in midfield with Bochini, able to drift wide and cross, or make intelligent runs forward.
Belodedici covers behind two stoppers, Vogts and Nesta. We maintain a compact defensive shape, knowing when to cover space and press without the ball. Our defence can push up when play progresses. Batista is the holding deep-lying playmaker, who protects the back three.
Player list
GK 1
CB 2
SW 6
CB 13
RM 7
DM 5
CM 8
AM 10
LM 3
RF 9
LF 14
