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Team Harms
Pat Jennings. 1973-1976. FWA Footballer of the Year 1972/73; PFA Player’s Player of the Year 1975/76; PFA First Division Team of the Year 1973/74, 1975/76; Ballon d’Or: 23th (1973), 27th (1975).
Bobby Moore. 1967-1970. Ballon d’Or: 2nd (1970), 22th (1968); World Soccer World XI 1968, 1969; UEFA Euro TotT 1968; West Ham Player of the Year: 1968, 1970.
Albert Shesternyov. 1967-1970. Ballon d’Or: 10th (1970), 11th (1969), 14th (1968); Soviet Footballer of the Year (1970, 3rd place – 1968, 1969); UEFA Euro TotT 1968.
John Greig. 1973-1976. Scottish Player of the Year 1975/76.
Paul Reaney. 1968-1971. // First Division 1968/69.
Nobby Stiles. 1965-1968. // World Cup 1966; European Cup 1967/68; First Division 1966/67.
Bobby Murdoch. 1966-1969. Scottish Player of the Year 1968/69 // European Cup 1966/67.
Marcus Rashford. 2017-2020. Premier League Player of the Month Jan 2019; Europa League TotT 2019/20.
Igor Chislenko. 1964-1967. Ballon d’Or 9th (1967), 18th (1966).
Andriy Shevchenko. 1998-2001. Ballon d’Or 3rd (1999, 2000), 8th (2001); CL Top-scorer 1999, 2001; Serie A Top-scorer 2000; Ukranian League Top-scorer 1999; Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year 2000; Ukranian Footballer of the Year 1999, 2000, 2001.
Denis Law. 1962-1965. Ballon d’Or 1st (1964), 4th (1963), 11th (1962, 1965) // First Division 1964/65
Bobby Moore. 1967-1970. Ballon d’Or: 2nd (1970), 22th (1968); World Soccer World XI 1968, 1969; UEFA Euro TotT 1968; West Ham Player of the Year: 1968, 1970.
Albert Shesternyov. 1967-1970. Ballon d’Or: 10th (1970), 11th (1969), 14th (1968); Soviet Footballer of the Year (1970, 3rd place – 1968, 1969); UEFA Euro TotT 1968.
John Greig. 1973-1976. Scottish Player of the Year 1975/76.
Paul Reaney. 1968-1971. // First Division 1968/69.
Nobby Stiles. 1965-1968. // World Cup 1966; European Cup 1967/68; First Division 1966/67.
Bobby Murdoch. 1966-1969. Scottish Player of the Year 1968/69 // European Cup 1966/67.
Marcus Rashford. 2017-2020. Premier League Player of the Month Jan 2019; Europa League TotT 2019/20.
Igor Chislenko. 1964-1967. Ballon d’Or 9th (1967), 18th (1966).
Andriy Shevchenko. 1998-2001. Ballon d’Or 3rd (1999, 2000), 8th (2001); CL Top-scorer 1999, 2001; Serie A Top-scorer 2000; Ukranian League Top-scorer 1999; Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year 2000; Ukranian Footballer of the Year 1999, 2000, 2001.
Denis Law. 1962-1965. Ballon d’Or 1st (1964), 4th (1963), 11th (1962, 1965) // First Division 1964/65
British-based 4-4-2 with a modern twist. Based on a brilliant defensive base (Shesternyov, arguably the greatest ever Eatsern European defender, gives both size and pace that Moore ideally requires from his partner). On the left I have John Greig – the greatest ever Ranger (officially), who had spent a lot of his career in the 70's as a left back (winning his second Scottish Player of the Year in 1975/76 as one). On the right we have Paul Reaney, the ever-dependable Don Reavie's asset with 745 appearances for Leeds United and personal kudos from George Best as his toughest opponent ever.
Moore is often getting criticised for his apparent lack of pace but before he gets "found out" against Eto'o, I'd like to share his arguably greatest ever individual performances against the attack that had featured an incredibly fast and quick-footed forward in Jairzinho (Eto'o), an all-time great number 10 in Pelé (Zidane) and a nifty supporting striker in Tostão (Dalglish). It always surprised me how well he defended that wide left channel, hence why I wanted to try and play him as an LCB this round – sadly, the injuries fecked me up:
In the middle we have Bobby Murdoch – Glasgow Lions themselves often talk of him being the best player of that side. The famous Jim Craig's quote perfectly describes his importance for that team: "When Murdoch plays, Celtic play!". Nobby Stiles does what he did best – provides defensive cover and hassles opposition's best player (even physical freaks like Eusebio had trouble playing well when the toothless warrior got to his business). I've highlighted Chislenko multiple times before – and I'll need his pace and trickery in the initial phase to move the ball further up; plus, he was surprisingly selfless and hardworking for a player that had consistently skinned the best defenders in history of the game like Facchetti and Moore.
Rashford plays in a hybrid wing role which should be familiar to any United fan by now – it gives him more space to run into and more opportunities to showcase his impressive technical arsenal. As for Law and Sheva – I've wanted to pair them together for so long! In Law we have the perfect line-leading striker – but if you've looked into him (and @Joga Bonito's compilations) more closely, you'll see that he wasn't just a fox-in-the-box, he was an incredible footballer who could easily drop deeper to the number 10 spot or even run outwide – which is why he had worked so well with the likes of Law and Best. Sheva is, in my opinion, one of the greatest number 9s of all-time, but he is also far from a traditional targetman – and he especially loved that inside-right channel. I'll link his arguably greatest ever performance below when you'll see how devastating he can be in such a role (with Protasov sharing a lot of qualities with Law, although Denis was obviously a much, much better player individually).
Also here's some random bit of recent punditry that I found quite funny:
Roy Keane on Kyle Walker said:I think this guy is 30 years of age, an international player, he’s a car crash, he keeps making these types of mistakes and rightly punished for it.
Team Enigma
Formation: 5-3-2, counterattacking
Defence:
A sold base that consists of one of Italy’s greatest defenders, marshalled by Scirea in his natural libero role. He’s flanked by Ferrara and Bergomi who combine grit, power and fantastic man marking ability, considering they will likely face a front duo too. The three of them form an impenetrable unit which will make it hard for the opposition to break down.
Carboni had a very long and successful career as a wing back and full back and will provide width on the left, whilst Walker established himself as one of Premier league most solid right backs that and into the attacking phase which resulted him earnings transfer to city and then winning the Premier League twice as a starter and being three times in team of the year.
Midfield:
Zidane is the cherry on top and plays on top of a very industrious midfield duo in Fernandinho and Wimmer, who will close opponents down in the middle with their bundle of energy, move the ball up field when required and give him the stage to put a man of the match performance. Zidane’s passing and Eto’o ability to get at the end of his passes is a good route to goal for us especially on the counter.
Zidane is the cherry on top and plays on top of a very industrious midfield duo in Fernandinho and Wimmer, who will close opponents down in the middle with their bundle of energy, move the ball up field when required and give him the stage to put a man of the match performance. Zidane’s passing and Eto’o ability to get at the end of his passes is a good route to goal for us especially on the counter.
Attack:
Dalglish is notorious to play very well in a striker duo and alongside Eto’o forms a very suitable partnership, considering he’s great in his ability to play with the back to the goal, whilst Eto’o is excellent in finding space and moving into alleys.
Overview:
A team that our main players would relish to play into (Zidane, Scirea, Bergomi, Eto’o) and I’ve build it in that consideration for them to play in their best roles and positions.
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