TEAM MOBY
Key Highlights:
- Devastating attack consisting of three insanely gifted and skillful attackers, who are capable of dribbling past a crowd of defenders, have great link up play and creativity, excellent technique and close control and can score on the biggest of occasions with a wide array of techniques.
- Ronaldo and Netzer making an excellent scorer-playmaker partnership with the Brazilian relishing the ammunition, not to mention the two wide men also joining into the unit making it a complete creative hub where everyone can create a chance for others.
- Plenty of graft in midfield with Souness marshalling the middle of the park and Bonhof providing his tireless energy in closing down the opposition and breaking play.
- Complementary CB partnership at the back with Koeman being the ball playing defender and Vidic the stopper. Koeman's excellent passing and vision from deep would be valuable in kick starting quick breaks and counters, with the front three's devastating pace and directness being fully utilized.
- Two energetic tireless fullbacks who both played pivotal roles in European Cup winning campaigns for their clubs and can happily provide width down the flanks to further create space for the attack, while being excellent defensively.
- Match winning keeper in goal.
TEAM MICHAEL
My team will play a 4-3-3 looking to play quick incisive football. The least well known of our defenders is Amedeo Carboni who was a highly accomplished Italian leftback who had limited opportunities at international level due to Maldini but was known for his pace, stamina and defensive consistency.
Our midfield is based on the traditional 3-man Argentine midfield setup (source). Fernando Redondo, the greatest of the Argentine #5's is the central and deepest of the midfield three with the role to sit deep, protect the defense when not in possession. With possession, his job is to recycle possession and take the ball from the defense to start attacks by passing to players further forward particularly Di Stefano and Gullit. Diego Simeone will play alongside him in a roaming destroyer role whose job is to go box to box to win back possession. Alfredo Di Stefano will help out the team in all area's and link the defense and attack.
- Helenio Herrera
- Miguel Munoz
Tom Finney will play on the left of our attacking three who will alternate between cutting inside into the box and staying wide to cross, especially for Gullit. Carlos Tevez as my striker will put pressure on the defenders and use his movement to facilitate the other great attackers in this team as he did when he played with Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United. Ruud Gullit will start on the right where he will cut inside both to get goalscoring opportunites and to assist in the midfield both offensively and defensively.