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Edgar Allan Pillow
Formation: WM / 3-2-2-3
Tactics - Defence:
- Gilmar mans the goal. One of the best Brazilian GKs of all time. An excellent shot stopper with excellent reflexes and a leader of the backline.
- No introduction needed for Paolo Maldini and Tarcisio Burgnich. No nonsense top notch defenders who have played as full backs and centre backs and highly suited to the defensive side back role for this formation.
- Fernando Hierro was one of the best players of his generation equally comfortable as Sweeper, CB and DM. Physically strong, excellent on the ball and know for his reading of the game, distribution of the ball and overall defensive astuteness, he'll command this defence.
- Marcel Desailly and Uli Stielike are versatile players in defence who are comfortable both as DMs and CBs. Both are well rounded with Desailly's uber-strong defensive presence complimenting Stielike's all action game. Desailly will be the more defensive of the duo giving more freedom to Stielike to be a bit more aggressive and move up when we have the ball to support the attack.
Tactics - Attack:
- Johan Cruyff and Rivelino are GOAT players who will get involved in all phases of the game, be it dropping deep to orchestrate play or moving up to score themselves.
- Paco Gento and Amancio Amaro are Top Notch players in their respective positions and will bring pace, creativity and ball carrying ability to the attack. Good at stretching play and opening spaces for others, or assisting with a cross themselves.
- Gabriel Batistuta spearherds the attack. A complete CF he'll be the focus occupying the defenders and leading the line. Both on the ground and in air, he'll have plenty of chances and his lethality in front of the goal will be the difference.
Why I'll win:
In Defense:
- Maldini and Burgnich are one of the few players who are upto the task of defending against Pat's wingers. Since they don't have attacking responsibilities, they will stay back not leaving any space for the wingers to exploit. Both are defensive monsters plus with help of Stielike/Desailly, our defence will be hard to breach. Desailly's presence especaially will help cover the Pele/Best axis supporting our defence.
- When off the ball, depending on the flank, one of the DMs would drop back making it a flat back 4 with other shielding. Maldini - Stielike - Hierro - Burgnich (or) Maldini - Hierro - Desailly - Burgnich. Stielike/Desailly/Hierro may freely interchange with each other depending on the game.
- Hierro is a physical and tactical good match for Kocsis. Physically equal, as good in air and good tactical positioning to deal with him all game!
In Attack:
Though cracking players our IF's are more than a match to his DMs. They are a good B2B, but without a dedicated DM covering against my 2 forwards, I have the edge.
- Plus my wingers will exploit the space behind his fullbacks are they provide with making his team vulnerable to the counter.
Pat_Mustard
Bog standard 4-2-3-1 really, that addresses both major complaints from my last match. Sandor Kocsis comes in at CF to replace Dalglish, and as a mobile, elusive goal threat with competent approach play he looks a worthy line-leader ahead of that scintillating Best-Pele-Hamrin cavalry. Giuseppe Furino comes in to replace the injured Robson - an enforced change and a downgrade in individual quality, but a specialist DM who will give both Passarella and Neeskens more licence to play their natural games.