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TEAM PHYSIOCRAT
Tactics – Direct/ Mixed
Formation – 433
Defensive Line Balanced
Marking – Zonal
Despite the injuries to Best and Ronaldino I still boast a lot of goalscoring ability with Forlan and Ballon d’Or winning Andriy Shevchenko. In what looks like a bit of an out of position role, Shevchenko roamed across the front line and with playing with very attacking full-backs he is not tasked with providing width.
Let’s not also forget that Diego Forlan was a complete and deadly striker. Joint-top scorer in the 2010 World Cup with 5 goals including a goal in both the quarters and semis, in addition to being named player of the tournament. Pichichi winner in 04-05 and 08-09. At his three year consecutive peak at Atletico Madrid between 07-10 he scored 66 goals in 102 league games. He was also one of the most two footed players I have ever seen. If you have time watch this video – it also showcases some of his aerial ability.
There can be no doubting Scholes’ role this time with two absolute dynamo B2B CMs alongside him. He will dictate from deep with both his short and long-passes. Nedved and Shevchenko will thrive from his service as well as from Lerby and Pirri who were both accomplished passers.
The versatile Dutchman Cocu slips in at left-back. He has great technique and a good passing ability as well as a good engine to get up and down. Bessonov will reprise his familiar attacking RB role. Both full backs will be tasked with providing most of the width and will bomb forward at the same time as they are covered by the monstrous midfield three.
At CB we welcome back the great man marker Karl-Heinz Forster whose experience at RCB will be useful if Lord Slinster finds space behind Bessonov. Similarly Thiago will be useful moving wide to cover Cocu. Clearly Thiago and Forster will be a complementary sweeper/stopper style pairing.
Finally in goal, there is no longer Tim Howard.
TEAM LORD SINISTER
An attack minded yet defensively strong 5-4-1, with Di Maria being given the duty to roaming of the whole left flank, with Kompany in LCB covering him, and Thuram on the right going with a more traditional full back role, while Yaya Toure will be more of a ball playing center back, along with the stopper Stam on the right center back.
A diamond midfield with Didi playing a free moving play maker from deep, while Rattin and Keane taking on everyone, while Modric on the top of the midfield, linking up the midfield and attack. With Greaves as the dynamic finisher, who will make surging runs. Also I know question will arise, that Greaves was not a pure strong target man center forward like Drogba who can hold up the game, rather more of a SS just like my other two unused strikers Suarez and Streltsov. But we are not looking for a targetman either, but for someone who can be as up involved in the build up as the midfielders for a free flowing direct attack minded yet balanced game, where the five man in the midfield of the field would be just bullying and out tricking the opposition
