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TEAM CUBEMINE:
I am still copying the tactics of the Arsenal Invincibles season (2003/04), and upgrading some of the players.
TEAM BEAM:
Formation: 4-2-2-2 - based on France's Carre Magique in what was one of most remembered team of all time
Playing style: Attacking, characterized by team's invention, industry, creativity and cohesion
Attacking phase: the main idea from the 1st round stays the same. It is to put two players with fantastic goalscoring ability and enormous pace to take benefit of Platini through balls and at the same time that love to drift wide allowing space in the middle for Platini to come in. In short, the team is made to give Platini the best possible platform to maximize his qualities: world-class playmaking skills + his goalscoring abilities
As we all know Platini performance for France in Euro 1984 is one of the best individual performances at such a big stage with 9 goals in 5 matches.
This team will take the main principles and what was almost a casual arrogance of that team with added flavor in Blokhin and Rummennige in attack, Giresse replacement in Iniesta as Platini's sidekick, a tireless engine of Tigana and the improved wall behind them.
Iniesta inclusion is already explained in the last draft. A great sidekick for Platini. A player who can take advantage if another team puts too much focus on Platini, almost impossible to dispossess being able to hurt the opponent on his own. Also, it is pretty hard to not take a man who is so cold blooded to play a backheel pass in the middle of the park during dying minutes of the WC final and then win the game few seconds later finishing the move inside Holland's box.
Upgrades
The team from the 1st round is upgraded in Marcel Desailly who takes place for Luis Fernández and Giacinto Facchetti instead of Anatoliy Demyanenko. It is a massive upgrade, but not purely on the defensive side of the team as it first seems.
Marcel Desailly is one of the toughest players you can come against and already excelled in a similar role coordinating Capello's Milan diamond on the highest level. Desailly has an actual ability to dominate in that role and not just by shutting down the other team's midfield, but to keep things thicking with his quick releasing of the ball once he is in possession enabling others to create. He is also a perfect foil for Scirea attacking runs being able to cover for him which is another massive reason for his inclusion and a further boost in terms of team quality and cohesion.
Giacinto Facchetti as one of GOAT left backs in football history steps in. I needed a man who can cover the flank on his own and there are not many (if any) better choices then Facchetti in these terms. Besides being a massive part and a leader of one the greatest defenses in Herrera's Inter his ability to make a rapid transition from defense to attack will make him equally important in attacking and defensive phase of the game. He can influence the game by his crossing or looking Blokhin tendency to attack from the left by cutting in and be a big goalthreat on his own. So, again using his potential to the maximum.
Conclusion
Nobody is perfect, but a team can be. Well, maybe it ain't perfect, but looking at the pieces it is damn close to being one.
More synergy through the team with players being comfortable in their positions and attack that suits our GOAT Platini to the teeth. Overall a much better defensive shield in Scirea, Mcgrath, Facchetti, Gerets and Desailly in front of them.
