-----------------------harms----------------------------------------------------Edgar Allan Pillow---------------------------------------
TEAM harms
I'm going with a good old 3-5-2 — it makes sense to focus on central areas considering Edgar's personnel & I believe that in a straight fight my guys will come out on top. The set up is pretty straight-forward
- unquestionably one of the greatest keepers of all-time with no apparent weaknesses in Rinat Dasayev — compare that to Claudio Bravo on other side
- near impenetrable defensive unit with elegant Gaetano Scirea being flanked by 2 no-nonsense physical monsters Oscar Ruggeri and Diego Godin
- flying wingbacks on either side — Andreas Brehme may as well be the golden standard for this role & Jordi Alba, while not quite reaching the heights of the likes of Cafu or Brehme, has already proven over the past decade just how devastating his attacking runs can be, especially with the right playmaker in the middle
- in the middle there was a tough choice between more control in Bozsik and more energy in Robson but I feel like Hungarian is a more natural fit alongside Zico and Scirea. And it's not like he was a liability in defense either, he played in a very demanding role for Hungary and consistently dominated every midfield that he came across
- the attack is very much self-explanatory — the greatest goalscorer in history, the best British striker of all-time & the White Pelé in the hole. Only counting their record from official games, they have almost 2000 career goals between the three of them — and there's plenty of creativity there as well
TEAM EAP (or whatever is left of it!)
Formation:
4-3-3
Tl;dr Tactical summary:
+ Solid defence, monster of a midfield and a versatile attack blends creativity and goal scoring.
+ Top notch midfield unit blending physicality and creativity with everyone able to make a impact offensively and defensively.
+ All hardworking and skilled players with added extra special in having two footed players (Demyanenko, Modric and Boniek) along the flank.
+ Boniek and Eusebio in a free role drifting in and out, behind a mobile monstrosity like Elkjaer is a force any defence will find it hard to handle. Creativity, skill, lethal goal scoring instinct...this unit has it all!
Players and Tactics:
- With Higuita injured, Claudio Bravo mans the goal. This is the good 2014-16 pre-Man City version where he was La Liga Team of the Season: 2014–15, Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2015, 2016 and Copa América Best Goalkeeper: 2015, 2016. During this peak, he was well regarded for his shot stopping, ball distribution and overall regarded as a top Keeper!
- Daniel Passarella returns from his injuries and joins Paolo Montero in central defence. Good blend of sweeper and stopper making for a solid defence.
- Anatoliy Demyanenko and Eric Gerets man the wings. Both are 'one man flank' fullbacks with insane stamina and ability to shuttle the flank all match long providing good balance between attack and defence.
- Fernando Redondo is the game runner who will control the game with his vision, creativity and ability to dictate the tempo.
- Roy Keane does Roy Keane. No further intro needed.
- Luka Modric joins the team. A hardworking and highly creative ball carrying playmaker who can contribute both ways.
- Zbignew Boneik provides lots of creativity and workrate. Able to stretch the defence and open space for others and score himself, he's a menace for any defender to handle.
- Eusebio. GOAT. The Black Pearl. Noted for this stamina, creativity and ability to pick up ball from deep and run at defenders and signature ferocious right footed shot!
- Preben Elkjaer. Complete forward, powerful and dynamic and near unstoppable.
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