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Skizzo
Formation: 4231, 4411 in long defensive phases.
With Sharpe, Muller and Eto’o, I have a front three who will bust their asses from the front to pressure the defense in possession and win the ball back high up the pitch.
Souness will marshal the midfield area and look to stamp his authority on the game, helping the young German Kramer. Kramer is still writing his career story, but has already been called up to the national team and has a World Cup winners medal, and while on loan at Bochum, was involved in the most tackles of any player in the league. He’ll have a limited role here in terms of winning back the ball and getting it to his talented supporting cast. Surrounded by serial winners and leaders, he can perform his limited role against the opposition here.
The back line matches up well in terms of skill sets, with the center backs being good physically and in the air, and Reaney enjoyed many a successful performance against George Best, so would have the skills to perform admirable against Dzajic. Maier in goal rounds out the defense.
In attack we have enough pace and movement to trouble many a defense, and multiple sources of goals. Zidane will be our key piece and I don’t see anyone in the opposition to slow him down or stop him running the game how he sees fit. Our front three all have the ability to find the net and id back them to cause trouble for that defense who I believe we match with in our favour.
Big Dunk certainly has a good front three and wings, but I feel we can wrestle control of this game away and take a narrow win.
Big Dunk
Enrico ALBERTOSI, one of Italy’s greatest ever goalkeepers stands between the sticks. My central defensive partnership comprises of Fernando HIERRO and Giuseppe BERGOMI. The classic ball-playing - stopper centreback partnership. Two fearsome defenders whose positional sense, dominating presence, marking ability and quality on the ball make them a complete duo. Bergomi, one of the greatest man markers of all time will be given the toughest marking assignment. The complete fullback Manuel AMOROS is my left back, while the solid defensive rightback Gerard JANVION plays on the other flank. It’s a back four of serious defensive quality.
Infront of them is one of the greatest deep lying playmakers of all time, Josef BOZSIK. The metronome from the centre, controlling the game and connecting play. Tactically, technically and positionally a true master and great of the game. His partner is Fernando DE NAPOLI, a complete and combative midfield foil, adding tenacity, box-to-box workrate, covering and marking skills and further accurate passing range.
Hierro, Bozsik and De Napoli will feed Dzajic, Johnstone and Cubillas. We boast legendary fluid attacking wing play on the flanks too with Dragan DZAJIC, one of the greatest crosses of the ball in football history, and dribbling wizard Jimmy JOHNSTONE on the right wing. Dzajic-Amoros and Johnstone-Janvion are wonderful partnerships on the flanks. My #10 and #9 are two technically blessed prolific goalscorers: Teófilo CUBILLAS and Marco VAN BASTEN. Our attack has a bit of everything: pace, power, technique, dribbling penetration, creativity and magical big game players.
