Zlatan7 vs—————————————————————————————— GSTQ
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Tactics Zlatan7
The two subs making their appearance in this match are Wim Suurbier and Georgio Chiellini.
Suurbier will provide an attacking outlet down the right and Chiellini joining my new signing Nesta as a strong Italian centre back pairing.
The formation change for this match will be more of a ‘70 Brazil shape.
Wim Suurbier coming in as right back is ideal for this formation and his role of attacking down the right. Part of the great Ajax team he was quick with lots of style, but also strong into a challenge.
He has the speed and energy to overlap Robben on the outside as Robben loves to cut inside.
Zambrotta will move to the left for this match, equally able on either side, he won’t have much attacking responsibility here, although able to go forward he may be tasked with helping keep tabs on GSTQ front line a lot of the time and staying with the centrebacks while Suurbier goes forward.
If GSTQ sets up in a similar way with two up top and zico behind, Nesta will have the challenge of keeping Ronaldo quiet and I’m sure Chiellini has shown enough to be able to put up with Mbappe. Zico is an obvious problem creating for these two so Rijkaard will be tasked with shutting this down, while conceding possession Rivelino will also drop back in with Busquets.
Busquets and Rijkaard will look to intercept and turn posssion over quickly and then hit the front 4. Rijkaard also able to run with the ball and carry it forward.
Joining the front four is Tostao, another new signing, forging a great partnership with Pelé for Brazil I think he’d work well with Baggio. Tostao will roam the front line often dropping deep to contribute to the build up and pull the defence around, if they follow him there’s going to be space for Baggio and especially Robben to exploit coming in from the right. It would be a fluid front left 3 with Tostao, Baggio and Rivelino all interchanging while on the attack, Baggio will be happier here primarily on the left channel but still able to drop deep and pick up the ball, to drift either side and get into the box.
Robben would stay out right but obviously attack the box, just not as interchanging as the other 3.
Tostao. Also showing his link up with Rivelino
Roberto Baggio (excuse the music, sorry)
Wim Suurbier
All the best @GSTQ
Tactics GSTQ
Style of play: Quick counter attacking football. Build from the back when not counter attacking with the idea of pacing things up in the final third.
Changes done from the last round:
Keeping the rules in mind, Clodoaldo and Ivo Viktor, the players rested in the first match join the starting 11
I have tried to improve the line up based on some of the points/criticisms raised by the neutral voters which I agreed with.
The things I tried to address were :
1. Adding a more proven player longevity and peak wise up top instead of Kylian Mbappe
2. Adding versatility to the front 3 with a different kind of player than Ronaldo (Since Mbappe and Ronaldo were quite similar)
3. Adding someone with heading ability to make use of wingbacks' crossing ability.
4. Strengthening the left side of the defense.
So the new players that come in are :
1. Mario Kempes who addresses point 1, 2 and 3 primarily replacies Kylian Mbappe
2. Fabio Cannavaro and Rainer Bonhof to address point 4 in place of Riccardo Ferri and Branco
3. Clodoaldo replaces Bonhof in midfield
Addressing the roles of few of the newly added players:
Mario Kempes:
He adds a lot to the final third in various ways which include scoring, creating, heading and stretching the pitch on the left. He is playing in his favored position and is perfect foil to the Brazilian GOAT's around him. His hard working nature also adds a lot of presence when it comes to retrieving the ball.
Rainer Bonhof:
He is probably the most versatile player in my team. He is playing the role of a left wing back who impacts both the flank and joins the midfield with his surging runs to begin attacks from the back. When he runs centrally, we have Kempes to stretch the pitch wide. Although he is someone who played in the midfield in a B2B role for Germany throughout his career, his Gladbach days were filled with him playing all over the pitch in defense and midfield. In the games I watched, I saw him play as a B2B midfielder, a right wingback, a left wingback and libero as well. He was so good at bringing the ball out of defense that at least in 2 different games the commentators mentioned his game was quite reminiscent of the great Franz Beckenbauer himself.
Below is how harms described him in the past as well (probably has watched more of Bonhof than myself)
Liverpool won the game but Bonhof was one of the best performers of the day. Below is a quote from an article after the final in 1977
Vs.
Tactics Zlatan7
The two subs making their appearance in this match are Wim Suurbier and Georgio Chiellini.
Suurbier will provide an attacking outlet down the right and Chiellini joining my new signing Nesta as a strong Italian centre back pairing.
The formation change for this match will be more of a ‘70 Brazil shape.
Wim Suurbier coming in as right back is ideal for this formation and his role of attacking down the right. Part of the great Ajax team he was quick with lots of style, but also strong into a challenge.
He has the speed and energy to overlap Robben on the outside as Robben loves to cut inside.
Zambrotta will move to the left for this match, equally able on either side, he won’t have much attacking responsibility here, although able to go forward he may be tasked with helping keep tabs on GSTQ front line a lot of the time and staying with the centrebacks while Suurbier goes forward.
If GSTQ sets up in a similar way with two up top and zico behind, Nesta will have the challenge of keeping Ronaldo quiet and I’m sure Chiellini has shown enough to be able to put up with Mbappe. Zico is an obvious problem creating for these two so Rijkaard will be tasked with shutting this down, while conceding possession Rivelino will also drop back in with Busquets.
Busquets and Rijkaard will look to intercept and turn posssion over quickly and then hit the front 4. Rijkaard also able to run with the ball and carry it forward.
Joining the front four is Tostao, another new signing, forging a great partnership with Pelé for Brazil I think he’d work well with Baggio. Tostao will roam the front line often dropping deep to contribute to the build up and pull the defence around, if they follow him there’s going to be space for Baggio and especially Robben to exploit coming in from the right. It would be a fluid front left 3 with Tostao, Baggio and Rivelino all interchanging while on the attack, Baggio will be happier here primarily on the left channel but still able to drop deep and pick up the ball, to drift either side and get into the box.
Robben would stay out right but obviously attack the box, just not as interchanging as the other 3.
Tostao. Also showing his link up with Rivelino
Roberto Baggio (excuse the music, sorry)
Wim Suurbier
All the best @GSTQ
Tactics GSTQ
Style of play: Quick counter attacking football. Build from the back when not counter attacking with the idea of pacing things up in the final third.
Changes done from the last round:
Keeping the rules in mind, Clodoaldo and Ivo Viktor, the players rested in the first match join the starting 11
I have tried to improve the line up based on some of the points/criticisms raised by the neutral voters which I agreed with.
The things I tried to address were :
1. Adding a more proven player longevity and peak wise up top instead of Kylian Mbappe
2. Adding versatility to the front 3 with a different kind of player than Ronaldo (Since Mbappe and Ronaldo were quite similar)
3. Adding someone with heading ability to make use of wingbacks' crossing ability.
4. Strengthening the left side of the defense.
So the new players that come in are :
1. Mario Kempes who addresses point 1, 2 and 3 primarily replacies Kylian Mbappe
2. Fabio Cannavaro and Rainer Bonhof to address point 4 in place of Riccardo Ferri and Branco
3. Clodoaldo replaces Bonhof in midfield
Addressing the roles of few of the newly added players:
Mario Kempes:
He adds a lot to the final third in various ways which include scoring, creating, heading and stretching the pitch on the left. He is playing in his favored position and is perfect foil to the Brazilian GOAT's around him. His hard working nature also adds a lot of presence when it comes to retrieving the ball.
Rainer Bonhof:
He is probably the most versatile player in my team. He is playing the role of a left wing back who impacts both the flank and joins the midfield with his surging runs to begin attacks from the back. When he runs centrally, we have Kempes to stretch the pitch wide. Although he is someone who played in the midfield in a B2B role for Germany throughout his career, his Gladbach days were filled with him playing all over the pitch in defense and midfield. In the games I watched, I saw him play as a B2B midfielder, a right wingback, a left wingback and libero as well. He was so good at bringing the ball out of defense that at least in 2 different games the commentators mentioned his game was quite reminiscent of the great Franz Beckenbauer himself.
Below is how harms described him in the past as well (probably has watched more of Bonhof than myself)
Of course, not being a fan of just anecdotes and testimonies myself, in case anyone wants to check him out playing the role in a real game, below is his performance from the 1977 European Cup final against Liverpool where he played in pretty much the same role. Its a full match and not a video compilation of the player.harms said:
Liverpool won the game but Bonhof was one of the best performers of the day. Below is a quote from an article after the final in 1977
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