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............................................SJOR/INVICTUS.......................................................................................PNUT/JIM
TEAM SJOR/INVICTUS
Formation: Up-tempo asymmetric 4-4-2.
DEFENSE
JOSÉ ANTONIO CAMACHO, DANIEL PASSARELLA, GUIDO BUCHWALD and ERIC GERETS form a robust and resolute platform for the team, with 3 World Cup titles, 2 European Championship final appearances and a European Cup between them. The instructions are fairly straight-forward — Camacho is well positioned to shore up the left flank given his considerable defensive and man-marking skills — which will enable Passarella to both organize the Back 4 and bring the ball out from deep zones...
On the extreme right Gerets is widely regarded as one of the top fullbacks from Europe, with his mentality and workrate earning him the nickname "The Lion of Flanders". And in the middle s Ferrara...who excelled as a quick and combative and defensively predicated centerback and peaked as the leader of the vaunted Juventus defense under Lippi,
CENTRAL MIDFIELD
PAUL SCHOLES 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 given his vast experience in double pivot setups and form an exhilarating axis for the forwards.
WIDE ATTACKING MIDFIELD
On the right in a somewhat tucked-in playmaking role is KEVIN 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 Batistuta and Ronaldo further up the pitch as they will gobble up a fair percentage of the chances he invariably creates.
On the left is the best winger on the pitch and one of the greatest ever, DRAGAN DŽAJIĆ...
ATTACK
Up top is the angelic GABRIEL BATISTUTA. The greatest lead striker Argentina has ever produced, he is was their All-Time leading goalscorer with 54 in 77 official matches, their All-Time top scorer in the World Cup 10 goals, twice Copa América Top Scorer and once World Cup Silver Shoe. A quick, hard-working, and powerful player, with an eye for goal and a good all-round game, Batistuta is undoubtedly one of the most complete, feared and prolific #9s of all time. Batistuta also possessed an excellent positional sense, as well as an ability to anticipate defenders in the area, score acrobatic goals from volleys or bicycle kicks, and strike the ball first time from tight angles while on the run...
Completing the attack as well as the team is the man, the myth, the legend — RONALDO.
TEAM PNUT/JIM
A fluid 4231 set up.
Defence speaks for itself
Midfield
The deeper 2 are a combination of B2B and playmaker in Bozsik and Robson.
The 3 are made up of Croyff and Gullit out wide capable of roaming across the pitch and taking up positions where needed.
Rivera pulls the strings from the AM position and supplies Riva up top as the focal point.
TEAM SJOR/INVICTUS
Formation: Up-tempo asymmetric 4-4-2.
DEFENSE
JOSÉ ANTONIO CAMACHO, DANIEL PASSARELLA, GUIDO BUCHWALD and ERIC GERETS form a robust and resolute platform for the team, with 3 World Cup titles, 2 European Championship final appearances and a European Cup between them. The instructions are fairly straight-forward — Camacho is well positioned to shore up the left flank given his considerable defensive and man-marking skills — which will enable Passarella to both organize the Back 4 and bring the ball out from deep zones...
He was called "El Gran Capitán" (the Great Captain, nickname of Argentine independence hero José de San Martín), "El Kaiser" (an allusion to Franz Beckenbauer) or "El Caudillo" (the Chief) because of his leadership ability, his passion, and his organisational prowess on the field. He was a defender who often joined the attack, and helped generate and finish offensive plays. He was the top scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches His aerial game was effective both defensively and in attack. Passarella and Chilean Elías Figueroa are considered the best defenders in the history of South America.
On the extreme right Gerets is widely regarded as one of the top fullbacks from Europe, with his mentality and workrate earning him the nickname "The Lion of Flanders". And in the middle s Ferrara...who excelled as a quick and combative and defensively predicated centerback and peaked as the leader of the vaunted Juventus defense under Lippi,
In goal, LADISLAO MARURKIEWICZ was ever-present in Peñarol's unbeaten league and Copa Libertadores winning seasons in the '60s, was selected as the best goalkeeper of the 1970 World Cup — and was voted 12th in the World Keeper of the Century poll.First, I learned by watching the best. When I got to Napoli, I played alongside Ciro Ferrara — one of the greatest defenders in the history of Italian football. Fabio Cannavaro.
It is worryingly uncommon, even in the modern game, that we see a defender with considerable technical ability, so much so, that when such a player even shows signs of emerging, they’re a highly sought after commodity. Ciro Ferrara had this ability in abundance; often seen marauding forward out of defence with players in tow, or reading and intercepting passes as they were made; he was always several steps ahead of his opponents. Throughout his 20-year playing career, Ferrara made an impressive 500 appearances shared between Napoli and Juventus. A commanding presence at the back and a remarkable ability to turn defence into attack; Ferrara was irreplaceable on the team sheet.
CENTRAL MIDFIELD
PAUL SCHOLES 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 given his vast experience in double pivot setups and form an exhilarating axis for the forwards.
To his right and supporting the midfield 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 the players alongside-ahead of him the freedom to exert maximum creative influence on the match.Xavi is a long-time admirer of Scholes; in a 2011 interview with the Daily Mail he called Scholes "the best midfielder I have seen" in the last 15 to 20 years. "In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen — the most complete — is Scholes.
WIDE ATTACKING MIDFIELD
On the right in a somewhat tucked-in playmaking role is KEVIN 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 Batistuta and Ronaldo further up the pitch as they will gobble up a fair percentage of the chances he invariably creates.
On the left is the best winger on the pitch and one of the greatest ever, DRAGAN DŽAJIĆ...
“Džajić is the Balkan miracle – a real wizard,” said the legendary forward, after the two did battle in 1968, “I’m just sorry he’s not Brazilian because I’ve never seen such a natural footballer” — Pelé
A dazzling dribbler, Džajić was named his nation's Golden Player to mark UEFA's Golden Jubilee in 2004. He won more caps for the former Yugoslavia than any other player, 85 from 1964–79, and saved his best for the UEFA European Championship. Dzajic was in rampant form in 1968, clocking up 3 goals and 3 assists out of 8 goals Yugoslavia scored against France, England and Italy. Those defences boasted some top class personnel - he ghosted in behind Bobby Moore and lobbed Gordon Banks to knock out the world champions - and Džajić combined both productivity and the dazzling dribbling we fame him for in unlocking them. Top scorer in 1968 and again in the team of the tournament in 1976, this time giving Berti Vogts the runaround. Džajić's delivery with his magical left foot was a joy to behold and his attachment to Crvena Zvezda, for whom he scored 287 goals in 590 games.
ATTACK
Up top is the angelic GABRIEL BATISTUTA. The greatest lead striker Argentina has ever produced, he is was their All-Time leading goalscorer with 54 in 77 official matches, their All-Time top scorer in the World Cup 10 goals, twice Copa América Top Scorer and once World Cup Silver Shoe. A quick, hard-working, and powerful player, with an eye for goal and a good all-round game, Batistuta is undoubtedly one of the most complete, feared and prolific #9s of all time. Batistuta also possessed an excellent positional sense, as well as an ability to anticipate defenders in the area, score acrobatic goals from volleys or bicycle kicks, and strike the ball first time from tight angles while on the run...
Completing the attack as well as the team 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.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
TEAM PNUT/JIM
A fluid 4231 set up.
Defence speaks for itself
Midfield
The deeper 2 are a combination of B2B and playmaker in Bozsik and Robson.
The 3 are made up of Croyff and Gullit out wide capable of roaming across the pitch and taking up positions where needed.
Rivera pulls the strings from the AM position and supplies Riva up top as the focal point.
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