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TEAM SJOR/INVICTUS
Formation: Up-tempo 4-3-3 with fluid inter-changing flanks in attack.
DEFENSE
Ciro Ferrara, Velibor Vasović (Ajax's captain for the first European Cup in club history), Gianluca Zambrotta and Ruud Krol form an accomplished and diverse platform for the team, with three or the quartet winning the European Cup and the fourth the World Cup. The instructions are fairly straight-forward — Krol is well positioned to provide a supplementary attacking threat on the left flank while being secure in the defensive phase and Vasović will organize the defense — in our opinion, their chemistry while at Ajax will be an added bonus:
MIDFIELD
Paul Scholes, De Bruyne and Valery Voronin offer an exquisite blend of technique and up-tempo playmaking ability in the central portion of the pitch. Scholes reprises his fabled clockwork regista role — allowing him to regulate the proceeding in inimitable fashion and form an exhilarating axis for the forwards.
To his right is De Bruyne — who will seek to serve as a supply line for the attackers. A quick and elegant player on the ball, his positional sense, tactical intelligence, movement, workrate and direct style of play enables him to take advantage of spaces in the opposition's defense, and subsequently create chances and goalscoring opportunities for himself or his teammates. What he lacks in all All-Time stature according to some, he makes up for in terms of fit — in this setup, he should be able to explore the full extent of his simple yet remarkable playmaking skill set through the half-spaces as someone who is adept as co-existing with other playmakers without hogging the ball, and he should positively thrive in the presence of Seeler, Ronaldo and Cristiano further up the pitch as they will gobble up a fair percentage of the chances he invariably creates.
And supporting the base is Voronin, performing the holding role he perfected in his peak — capable of being a factor in possession as well as negating the influence of the likes of Eusébio, allowing Scholes and De Bruyne the freedom to exert maximum creative influence on the match. Here he will play a significant role in curtailing the influence of Zidane.
ATTACK
Up top is Uwe Seeler. The greatest striker Germany has ever produced behind Gerd Müller, he possessed the unique ability to form a telepathic understanding with his co-attackers and involve himself in the deeper or wider game to a point where he was almost a dual striker-winger/forward — all while establishing himself as one of the best examples you'll ever see of aerial prowess at the position, working hard on and off the ball and being an extraordinary natural goalscorer — to date, Seeler boasts the second highest goal tally of a German footballer with 575 scored in competitive matches. In our opinion, the ideal pivot for the attackers wide of him.
On either flank is the man, the myth, the legend — Ronaldo. An extremely powerful, fast, and technical player, with excellent movement, as well as being a composed finisher, Ronaldo was highly regarded for his technical ability, and was able to use both feet, despite being naturally right footed, and is considered one of the most skilful dribblers in the game overall. Here he has the freedom to attack the opposition defense from all sorts of angles — a scary proposition given his ability to beat several players when dribbling at speed, and excellence in one on one situations, due to his ball control, acceleration, agility, balance and nimble footwork in his prime.
That's aside from all the goals, and Cristiano forms a drool-worthy scoring partnership with Seeler and Ronaldo — especially with De Bruyne and Scholes's pin-point deliveries (in open play as well as from set pieces with Cristiano being arguably the greatest header of the ball ever)...
TEAM MOBY
TEAM SJOR/INVICTUS
Formation: Up-tempo 4-3-3 with fluid inter-changing flanks in attack.
DEFENSE
Ciro Ferrara, Velibor Vasović (Ajax's captain for the first European Cup in club history), Gianluca Zambrotta and Ruud Krol form an accomplished and diverse platform for the team, with three or the quartet winning the European Cup and the fourth the World Cup. The instructions are fairly straight-forward — Krol is well positioned to provide a supplementary attacking threat on the left flank while being secure in the defensive phase and Vasović will organize the defense — in our opinion, their chemistry while at Ajax will be an added bonus:
To their right is Ferrara (a tough centerback who emerged as the leader of the vaunted Juventus defense under Lippi), and fellow Italian Zambrotta:What stood out most about Vasović - and it is a trait possessed by the game's greatest sweepers - is a confidence that not only bordered on arrogance it actively invaded and settled there. In his more subdued moments he claimed to be the central architect behind the totaalvoetbal philosophy, but it is undeniable that his pace and intelligence allowed Michels to implement the ruthlessly efficient offside trap that became a hallmark of Ajax's defensive strategy.
In goal, Sepp Maier was the core of Germany’s World Cup and European Championship winning defense and Bayern’s trio of European Cups — and was voted 4th in the World Keeper of the Century poll.Unfancied when the first ball of the tournament was kicked and champions just after the last was hit with fury, Italy had made history in the German capital. On the fringes at Juventus, Zambrotta played his part brilliantly and his performances were rewarded with a place in FIFA’s All-Star team. He would later make it into the FIFPro World XI – a worthy accolade for a player at the peak of his powers. Despite his shift into management, his career as a player will take some beating. Widely regarded as one of the best Italian full-backs of the modern era, his versatility was important to every manager he worked under, ensuring he was a vital cog at the major clubs he represented. An excellent crosser, tireless runner, all-round winner and intelligent defender, there are few full-backs like Gianluca Zambrotta left in the game today.
MIDFIELD
Paul Scholes, De Bruyne and Valery Voronin offer an exquisite blend of technique and up-tempo playmaking ability in the central portion of the pitch. Scholes reprises his fabled clockwork regista role — allowing him to regulate the proceeding in inimitable fashion and form an exhilarating axis for the forwards.
He is the complete midfielder. Scholes is undoubtedly the greatest midfielder of his generation. If he was playing with me, I would score so many more. Scholes is a great man — Pelé
To his right is De Bruyne — who will seek to serve as a supply line for the attackers. A quick and elegant player on the ball, his positional sense, tactical intelligence, movement, workrate and direct style of play enables him to take advantage of spaces in the opposition's defense, and subsequently create chances and goalscoring opportunities for himself or his teammates. What he lacks in all All-Time stature according to some, he makes up for in terms of fit — in this setup, he should be able to explore the full extent of his simple yet remarkable playmaking skill set through the half-spaces as someone who is adept as co-existing with other playmakers without hogging the ball, and he should positively thrive in the presence of Seeler, Ronaldo and Cristiano further up the pitch as they will gobble up a fair percentage of the chances he invariably creates.
And supporting the base is Voronin, performing the holding role he perfected in his peak — capable of being a factor in possession as well as negating the influence of the likes of Eusébio, allowing Scholes and De Bruyne the freedom to exert maximum creative influence on the match. Here he will play a significant role in curtailing the influence of Zidane.
ATTACK
Up top is Uwe Seeler. The greatest striker Germany has ever produced behind Gerd Müller, he possessed the unique ability to form a telepathic understanding with his co-attackers and involve himself in the deeper or wider game to a point where he was almost a dual striker-winger/forward — all while establishing himself as one of the best examples you'll ever see of aerial prowess at the position, working hard on and off the ball and being an extraordinary natural goalscorer — to date, Seeler boasts the second highest goal tally of a German footballer with 575 scored in competitive matches. In our opinion, the ideal pivot for the attackers wide of him.
On either flank is the man, the myth, the legend — Ronaldo. An extremely powerful, fast, and technical player, with excellent movement, as well as being a composed finisher, Ronaldo was highly regarded for his technical ability, and was able to use both feet, despite being naturally right footed, and is considered one of the most skilful dribblers in the game overall. Here he has the freedom to attack the opposition defense from all sorts of angles — a scary proposition given his ability to beat several players when dribbling at speed, and excellence in one on one situations, due to his ball control, acceleration, agility, balance and nimble footwork in his prime.
And mirroring him on either flank, is Ronaldo II, Cristiano. Arguably the greatest European footballer ever and a versatile attacker, Ronaldo is capable of playing on either wing as well as through the center of the pitch, and, while ostensibly right-footed, is very strong with both feet. He also ranks among the world's fastest footballers, both with and without the ball.Coaches recommended a second defensive line against him because everyone had the impression that Ronaldo would be able to lose his marker, whether it was with a sprint, or facing a defender directly — Marcelo Lippi
He has magic in his boots. The first thing you notice about him is that he is incredibly quick and very, very powerful. He has great, close control and his technique is excellent. He believes he can do anything with the ball, and that confidence makes him very special indeed — Eusébio
That's aside from all the goals, and Cristiano forms a drool-worthy scoring partnership with Seeler and Ronaldo — especially with De Bruyne and Scholes's pin-point deliveries (in open play as well as from set pieces with Cristiano being arguably the greatest header of the ball ever)...
List of footballers with 500 or more goals
1. Josef Bican: 805+ goals
3. Pelé: 767 goals
7. Cristiano Ronaldo: 725 goals
9. Uwe Seeler: 575 goals
TEAM MOBY
- Daniel Passarella comes in to lead and marshal the defense with is legendary leadership and defensive skills. He is the most unique among all GOAT defenders that while he made an outstanding impact going forward especially goalscoring, he was an absolute rock in defense, who would put his body on the line to keep out the threat and pulled off miraculous performances in adverse circumstances. He is partnered by one of La Liga's best defenders at his prime in Ayala who would be bringing in similar intensity and no nonsense defending on the pitch.
- Camacho and Gerets both defensively sound fullbacks who complete the watertight defense. Both are excellent markers and defenders along with their ability on the ball. Also note that Gerets had Cristiano in his pocket in the previous draft and he has no problem in doing it again.
- Falcao controls the game from the middle of the pitch, putting in quality quick and decisive transitions into play. Combined with Passarella and Ayala at the back, the out-ball will be incisive and deadly. He is partnered by Marcel Desailly who takes up the role of the defensive midfielder, shielding the defense brilliantly closing down all the space around that area and allowing the attacking players the freedom to run the game. He spent the peak of his career playing as a DM at Milan and he's absolutely phenomenal in that role, capable of shutting down any threat.
- Two deadly dribblers out wide who can take out a defense by themselves, with the creativity from the middle they will be played in with great opportunities to run at the defense and cause havoc.
- Zidane's creativity and penetration from the #10 spot in tandem with that of Falcao's making sure the attackers get the perfect amount of quality service without wasting any time.
- Finally, Batigol up front to smash these chances into the goal.