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harms.........................................................................................................................................Jim & Joga
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Team harms
Formation: a 3-5-2 with a number 10.
Links: Bruno-Rashford (United), Greig, Murdoch & Law (Scotland)
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.
Paul McGrath. 1987-1990. FAI International Player of the Year 1990
Cafu. 2000-2003. World Cup All-Star Team 2002; ESPN Team of the Decade 00's; Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade 00's
John Greig. 1966-1969. Scottish Player of the Year 1965/66.
Bobby Murdoch. 1966-1969. Scottish Player of the Year 1968/69 // European Cup 1966/67.
Zé Roberto. 2001-2004. Bundesliga Team of the Season 2001/02; kicker International class (2), In the wider circle (2)
Bruno Fernandes. 2017-2020. Primera Liga Player of the Year 2017/18, 18/19; Europa League TotT 2017/18; 19/20; Europa League Top Scorer 2019/20; Nations League Finals TotT 2019; Premier League Player of the Month Feb, June 2020; Sporting Footballer of the Year 2017/18, 18/19; Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year 2019/20
Marcus Rashford. 2017-2020. Premier League Player of the Month Jan 2019; Europa League TotT 2019/20.
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.
Paul McGrath. 1987-1990. FAI International Player of the Year 1990
Cafu. 2000-2003. World Cup All-Star Team 2002; ESPN Team of the Decade 00's; Sports Illustrated Team of the Decade 00's
John Greig. 1966-1969. Scottish Player of the Year 1965/66.
Bobby Murdoch. 1966-1969. Scottish Player of the Year 1968/69 // European Cup 1966/67.
Zé Roberto. 2001-2004. Bundesliga Team of the Season 2001/02; kicker International class (2), In the wider circle (2)
Bruno Fernandes. 2017-2020. Primera Liga Player of the Year 2017/18, 18/19; Europa League TotT 2017/18; 19/20; Europa League Top Scorer 2019/20; Nations League Finals TotT 2019; Premier League Player of the Month Feb, June 2020; Sporting Footballer of the Year 2017/18, 18/19; Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year 2019/20
Marcus Rashford. 2017-2020. Premier League Player of the Month Jan 2019; Europa League TotT 2019/20.
Denis Law. 1962-1965. Ballon d’Or 1st (1964), 4th (1963), 11th (1962, 1965) // First Division 1964/65
Both Cafu and Zé Roberto had combined the true spirit of Joga Bonito with insane work-rate and top-notch professional mentality – and I don't need to remind you that those qualities rarely go together. I couldn't be happier with the pair, really – Cafu is literally the best there ever was and Zé Roberto deserves some love for his achievements, I feel that he is rarely picked (probably because no one is sure where exactly to fit him).
In the engine room I have John Greig and Bobby Murdoch. Once is the greatest ever Ranger, the other one was hailed as the best and most important player of the Lisbon Lions. Now those two forget past issues and play together (like they did for Scotland on numerous occasions). Greig performs in a more conservative defensive role in his unique fashion – filling in the gaps in his own defense & calmly and efficiently moving the ball forward when required. Murdoch is the main orchestrator of this team – although, like Greig, he does provide a lot of defensive solidity in the middle.
Up front we have the new and improved United Trinity™. Bruno fits this team nicely and you can't deny his contributions over the past few seasons – especially since we've all saw how seamlessly he had dealt with the transition to a superior league. He's not an all-time great 10, but he is currently a world-class player and a brilliant fit to this set up. Rashford starts his third game in a row – I figured that for this formation he'd be a better fit than Igor Chislenko. His career is only at its very beginning but he had already recommended himself as the man for a big occasion – plus you have a proven link to Bruno and you can't find a better partner for a striker of his profile than Denis Law himself.
The King is, of course, the best player of my attacking trio and, next to Charlton, Rivaldo and Moore, a fair shout for the best player on the pitch as well. Funnily enough, my opponent would probably be the one who'd be able to write the most complete and coherent profile on him.
Team Joga Bonito & Jim Beam
Tactics: good ol' boring 4-2-3-1
Defense: While not being the shiniest pair you've ever seen in a draft, Hyypiä and Walker form a pretty complimentary partnership with one of them being a very good organizer and leader in that excellent back four of Rafael Benitez and the other one being a great man marker and one of the fastest defender ever. Fullbacks, which are one of the most important aspects of this formation, go by the name of legendary Jimmy Armfield and great Giacinto Facchetti.
Midfield: The defense is shielded with Xabi Alonso and an all-time great Roy Keane. Both capable of providing necessary cover and at the same time being able to link the whole team. Xabi will play a more reserved role as a DM while Roy Keane a more expansive one with a license to march forward when space opens up or being in his favorite box to box role. At number 10 we will have our answer against Ole almighty Bruno Fernandes in the United and England greatest ever player, Bobby Charlton. He was the first pick and the idea was always to allow Charlton to fully shine in every sense. With that in mind, every pick and formation was made. Here again, he has the perfect platform to do that and show all of his qualities in both phases of the game.
Attack: On one wing there is a great Rivaldo, linking and interchanging with Charlton while opening the space for Facchetti to come in and on the other wing is Mason Greenwood who will play a bit further from that duo always ready to pull the trigger when the opposing defense is stretched. The whole attack rounds with great Enzo Francescoli. The worst kind of attacker who will work your defense for the full 90 minutes and more. With Enzo the defense knew he will just keep going at them and that they will have to earn their paycheck on the day. The trick with Enzo is even if you somehow managed to stop him, he would often occupy both defenders opening the space for others.
Unfortunately for Enzo, his teammates often didn't have the quality to take the advantage of it, unfortunately for harms, there are Charlton and Rivaldo behind Enzo here.
Good luck @harms @Jim Beam @Joga Bonito!