Only the players performance in the chosen tournament should be considered.
Team Moby
Basic Player Roles & Tournaments
Goalkeeper - Walter Zenga - World Cup Third Place 1990, Italy
Attacking Left Back - Silvio Marzolini - World Cup 1966, Argentina
Playmaking Right Back - Carlos Alberto Torres - World Cup Winner 1970, Brazil
Sweeper - Gaetano Scirea - World Cup Winner 1982, Italy
Stopper - Jaap Stam - World Cup SF 1998, Netherlands
Dynamic Defensive Midfielder - Luis Monti - World Cup Winner 1934, Italy
Creative Central Midfielder - Xavi Hernandez - Uefa Euro Winner - 2008, Spain
Flamboyant Attacking Midfielder - Luis Suárez Miramontes - Uefa Euro Winner - 1964, Spain
Adventurous Left Wing Forward - Rob Rensenbrink - World Cup Runner Up 1974, Netherlands
Goalscoring Right Wing Forward - Grzegorz Lato - World Cup Third Place 1974, Poland
Free roaming False 9 - Guiseppe Meazza - World Cup Winner 1934, Italy
Tactical Brief
The team is playing a quick tempo, attack minded possession brand of football. We will look to rely on several mouth watering combinations from front to back and across the pitch and play a highly creative and flamboyant free flowing style with the emphasis on constantly bringing the ball forward.
At the back guarding the goal is Walter Zenga, who set the record for consecutive clean sheets in 1990 which still stands. In defense we have combined no nonsense defensive astuteness with the required ability on the ball to fit in this design. Scirea will be operating the leader of that defense, marshalling the unit and starting attacking with his creativity and vision on the ball. Stam would compliment him with his incredible pace physicality and ruggedness while also being calm and composed on the ball himself. This is him at his absolute peak. Out wide is the captain of the greatest national team ever, Carlos Alberto Torres, who will be adding his tremendous defensive nous and intelligence to the back four while providing an excellent outlet going forward, particularly with his passing and vision. To complete the unit is the Argentine Silvio Marzolini, one of the best defenders in 1966 and one of the greatest defenders to come out of Argentina, he will similarly be tasked to shut down his opponent and join the midfield build up when on the ball.
Anchoring the midfield is Luis Monti, known for his world class two-way game, he will be shielding the back four and provide the required technical ability to instantly take the ball forward. Next to him is Xavi in his flamboyant playmaking version of Euro 2008, pre tiki taka yet still technically flawless on the ball, the heart of every move, spraying the ball forward with massive intent and controlling the tempo of the game. The third midfielder is Luis Suarez Miramontes in his attacking incarnation that he performed for Spain in 1964. He will form a beautiful partnership with Xavi here, with both of them combining constantly to provide an array of unpredictable, swift and penetrating passing which will be a huge task to handle for any opposition.
The team uses quality width in the form of Rob Rensenbrink and Grzegorz Lato, both of whom shone brightly in 1974. Lato was the World Cup top scorer, combining blistering pace, dribbling and goalscoring into one scary package. With the service from central core as well as the back four, he will be an incredible outlet here. Four years ago Carlos Alberto made a fantastic partnership with Jairzinho down the right flank and a similar outcome can be expected here with Lato being devastating getting at the end of CAT's passes.
On the left would be Rensenbrink, who would be more creative and penetrative than the counterpart, well versed of playing in a similar setup where the team is littered with incredible ball players, creativity, fluidity and he won't be shy of attacking the box, having played with another false 9.
Lastly, the man who would provide the magical touch, one of the greatest genius to step foot on a world cup pitch and someone who would be asked to lead this attack with his incredible all round game play, Guiseppe Meazza. The best player of the 1934 World Cup, Meazza showcased a complete style of attacking, using his insane dribbling, shooting as well as having an immense creative presence to get everyone around him involved and elevate their game. He will be playing as a false 9 here, constantly dropping deep in a free role and playing in the two wingers as well as Suarez bombing forward.
The team is clearly based on the foundations of technique, creativity and fluidity along with complimenting that with the required width, pace, goal threat and strong mentality throughout. The key players occupy the most important positions and would be in their element here, all of Scirea, Xavi, Suarez and Meazza are natural leaders and would form a spine that would give up a fight, work hard for the entire match and provide quality at both ends while having the apt support system. Meazza is supposed to be the star in this team, however there are no characters who would let down their teammates, and can be expected to work well together. The likes of Stam and Monti bring the required steel to not make this a lightweight outfit and they will be prepared for any physicality that can be thrown at them.
There isn't any one particular inspiration for this effort however the players are all familiar with this style and approach, have had similar players around them at their respective tournaments and can be expected to recreate that while being more than the sum of the parts. Teams like Spain 2008, Netherlands 1974, Brazil 1982 and the likes contribute to a lot of the background here, basically all those who prioritised dominating teams while being entertaining, free flowing, allowing players to express themselves and getting the reward for that. That's the biggest motive here.
-------------------------------Team Moby--------------------------------------------------------Team Mazhar
Team Mazhar/Arbitrium
Substitutes: Denilson, Luis Eyzaguirre, Neymar
Formation: lopsided 4-3-3
Attacking style: Fluid, free-flowing attacks; possession-based approach with a quick passing tempo; direct passing in the final third
Defensive style: organized, zonal-based defending from the back line; players cover for each other; energetic, aggressive defending from the midfield
Inspiration: O jogo bonito
Summary
This team is set up to get the most out of the attacking talent in the side. The aim is to provide as much freedom as possible to the attacking players so that they can utilise their full set of skills and open up opponents with beautiful, artistic football. In order to achieve this, we needed a solid unit at the back that will provide the rest of the team with the assurance to play attacking football (else you'd end up like Brazil '82), and with our back 4, we feel that we have achieved that.
Defence
Starting from the keeper, we need a calm yet noticeable presence who will both keep our defenders on their toes and give them the assurance that nothing will get past him. Gilmar is exactly that type of a keeper. Ahead of him, I have four solid defenders, all of who compliment each other. In the middle, I have a great combination of finesse and steel. Puyol provides the aggression, physical dominance, and warrior-like determination to prevent the attacking players from taking their chances and settling into the game, whilst World Cup Willi Schulz will provide a more calm approach with his excellent reading of the game and seamless defending. On the flanks, I have technically adept full backs with a defend-first mentality, and boy, were they great defenders. Djalma Santos will be more defensive, which will allow Maxime Bossis to make the forward runs and help in stretching the play on the left just as he did for France in 1982.
Midfield
The midfield is as complete as it gets. The Clodoaldo-Gérson partnership was hugely dominant partnership, and both complemented each other excellently. Clodoaldo provided the steely defending with the silky dribbling, whilst Gérson started off attacks and dictated the game from the midfield. Whilst this midfield already has a wide repertoire to take control of matches, it still needs some more dynamism and energy to take on all comers. Enter Neeskens, one of the best midfielders ever in the World Cup. He could do it all, and he will be our X-factor in the midfield, providing late runs into the box, supporting Gérson in building up attacks, and providing the defensive tenacity and energy that will make our midfield both silky and steely.
Attack
With such a solid foundation behind them, the front 3 of Zico, Jairzinho, and Villa now have the total freedom to play their natural game. The lopsided approach will make it awkward for the opposition to face us, with Zico in a free role, Jairzinho stretching the game on the right, and Villa drifting into the inside left areas. Jairzinho's dribbling, speed, supply, and finishing make him a total threat (just ask Facchetti). Zico in a free role will cause all sorts of problems with his mazy dribbling, vision, long passing range, and goalscoring ability. Villa has proven that he can lead the attacking line on his own in 2010, and with a strong supporting cast around him, he will be as likely, if not more, to score goals with his accurate finishing.
Why We Will Win
Aldo has a great midfield already with Xavi, Luisito, and Monti. The midfield battle will be tight, but it is in tight battles like these where Neeskens shines brightest. Even though he didn't achieve international success with the Netherlands, he still put in inspirational performances when his team really needed them.
Also, where we will come up on top is with our X-factor attackers in Zico and Jairzinho. Jairzinho was a huge pain in the backside for one of the best full backs ever in Facchetti, and I honestly struggle to see how Marzolini will contain such a complete package. On top of that, Zico will contribute to our lopsided setup and be the player who will create the chaos in Aldo's defence. Even with a completely dedicated, aggressive defender in Gentile, Zico was still able to assist Socrates in his goal and open up Italy's defence on several occasions. Combine that with Villa's excellent movement, positioning, and finishing, and Aldo's defence will have a difficult time containing us.
Team Moby
Basic Player Roles & Tournaments
Goalkeeper - Walter Zenga - World Cup Third Place 1990, Italy
Attacking Left Back - Silvio Marzolini - World Cup 1966, Argentina
Playmaking Right Back - Carlos Alberto Torres - World Cup Winner 1970, Brazil
Sweeper - Gaetano Scirea - World Cup Winner 1982, Italy
Stopper - Jaap Stam - World Cup SF 1998, Netherlands
Dynamic Defensive Midfielder - Luis Monti - World Cup Winner 1934, Italy
Creative Central Midfielder - Xavi Hernandez - Uefa Euro Winner - 2008, Spain
Flamboyant Attacking Midfielder - Luis Suárez Miramontes - Uefa Euro Winner - 1964, Spain
Adventurous Left Wing Forward - Rob Rensenbrink - World Cup Runner Up 1974, Netherlands
Goalscoring Right Wing Forward - Grzegorz Lato - World Cup Third Place 1974, Poland
Free roaming False 9 - Guiseppe Meazza - World Cup Winner 1934, Italy
Tactical Brief
The team is playing a quick tempo, attack minded possession brand of football. We will look to rely on several mouth watering combinations from front to back and across the pitch and play a highly creative and flamboyant free flowing style with the emphasis on constantly bringing the ball forward.
At the back guarding the goal is Walter Zenga, who set the record for consecutive clean sheets in 1990 which still stands. In defense we have combined no nonsense defensive astuteness with the required ability on the ball to fit in this design. Scirea will be operating the leader of that defense, marshalling the unit and starting attacking with his creativity and vision on the ball. Stam would compliment him with his incredible pace physicality and ruggedness while also being calm and composed on the ball himself. This is him at his absolute peak. Out wide is the captain of the greatest national team ever, Carlos Alberto Torres, who will be adding his tremendous defensive nous and intelligence to the back four while providing an excellent outlet going forward, particularly with his passing and vision. To complete the unit is the Argentine Silvio Marzolini, one of the best defenders in 1966 and one of the greatest defenders to come out of Argentina, he will similarly be tasked to shut down his opponent and join the midfield build up when on the ball.
Anchoring the midfield is Luis Monti, known for his world class two-way game, he will be shielding the back four and provide the required technical ability to instantly take the ball forward. Next to him is Xavi in his flamboyant playmaking version of Euro 2008, pre tiki taka yet still technically flawless on the ball, the heart of every move, spraying the ball forward with massive intent and controlling the tempo of the game. The third midfielder is Luis Suarez Miramontes in his attacking incarnation that he performed for Spain in 1964. He will form a beautiful partnership with Xavi here, with both of them combining constantly to provide an array of unpredictable, swift and penetrating passing which will be a huge task to handle for any opposition.
The team uses quality width in the form of Rob Rensenbrink and Grzegorz Lato, both of whom shone brightly in 1974. Lato was the World Cup top scorer, combining blistering pace, dribbling and goalscoring into one scary package. With the service from central core as well as the back four, he will be an incredible outlet here. Four years ago Carlos Alberto made a fantastic partnership with Jairzinho down the right flank and a similar outcome can be expected here with Lato being devastating getting at the end of CAT's passes.
On the left would be Rensenbrink, who would be more creative and penetrative than the counterpart, well versed of playing in a similar setup where the team is littered with incredible ball players, creativity, fluidity and he won't be shy of attacking the box, having played with another false 9.
Lastly, the man who would provide the magical touch, one of the greatest genius to step foot on a world cup pitch and someone who would be asked to lead this attack with his incredible all round game play, Guiseppe Meazza. The best player of the 1934 World Cup, Meazza showcased a complete style of attacking, using his insane dribbling, shooting as well as having an immense creative presence to get everyone around him involved and elevate their game. He will be playing as a false 9 here, constantly dropping deep in a free role and playing in the two wingers as well as Suarez bombing forward.
The team is clearly based on the foundations of technique, creativity and fluidity along with complimenting that with the required width, pace, goal threat and strong mentality throughout. The key players occupy the most important positions and would be in their element here, all of Scirea, Xavi, Suarez and Meazza are natural leaders and would form a spine that would give up a fight, work hard for the entire match and provide quality at both ends while having the apt support system. Meazza is supposed to be the star in this team, however there are no characters who would let down their teammates, and can be expected to work well together. The likes of Stam and Monti bring the required steel to not make this a lightweight outfit and they will be prepared for any physicality that can be thrown at them.
There isn't any one particular inspiration for this effort however the players are all familiar with this style and approach, have had similar players around them at their respective tournaments and can be expected to recreate that while being more than the sum of the parts. Teams like Spain 2008, Netherlands 1974, Brazil 1982 and the likes contribute to a lot of the background here, basically all those who prioritised dominating teams while being entertaining, free flowing, allowing players to express themselves and getting the reward for that. That's the biggest motive here.
-------------------------------Team Moby--------------------------------------------------------Team Mazhar
Team Mazhar/Arbitrium
Substitutes: Denilson, Luis Eyzaguirre, Neymar
Formation: lopsided 4-3-3
Attacking style: Fluid, free-flowing attacks; possession-based approach with a quick passing tempo; direct passing in the final third
Defensive style: organized, zonal-based defending from the back line; players cover for each other; energetic, aggressive defending from the midfield
Inspiration: O jogo bonito
Summary
This team is set up to get the most out of the attacking talent in the side. The aim is to provide as much freedom as possible to the attacking players so that they can utilise their full set of skills and open up opponents with beautiful, artistic football. In order to achieve this, we needed a solid unit at the back that will provide the rest of the team with the assurance to play attacking football (else you'd end up like Brazil '82), and with our back 4, we feel that we have achieved that.
Defence
Starting from the keeper, we need a calm yet noticeable presence who will both keep our defenders on their toes and give them the assurance that nothing will get past him. Gilmar is exactly that type of a keeper. Ahead of him, I have four solid defenders, all of who compliment each other. In the middle, I have a great combination of finesse and steel. Puyol provides the aggression, physical dominance, and warrior-like determination to prevent the attacking players from taking their chances and settling into the game, whilst World Cup Willi Schulz will provide a more calm approach with his excellent reading of the game and seamless defending. On the flanks, I have technically adept full backs with a defend-first mentality, and boy, were they great defenders. Djalma Santos will be more defensive, which will allow Maxime Bossis to make the forward runs and help in stretching the play on the left just as he did for France in 1982.
Midfield
The midfield is as complete as it gets. The Clodoaldo-Gérson partnership was hugely dominant partnership, and both complemented each other excellently. Clodoaldo provided the steely defending with the silky dribbling, whilst Gérson started off attacks and dictated the game from the midfield. Whilst this midfield already has a wide repertoire to take control of matches, it still needs some more dynamism and energy to take on all comers. Enter Neeskens, one of the best midfielders ever in the World Cup. He could do it all, and he will be our X-factor in the midfield, providing late runs into the box, supporting Gérson in building up attacks, and providing the defensive tenacity and energy that will make our midfield both silky and steely.
Attack
With such a solid foundation behind them, the front 3 of Zico, Jairzinho, and Villa now have the total freedom to play their natural game. The lopsided approach will make it awkward for the opposition to face us, with Zico in a free role, Jairzinho stretching the game on the right, and Villa drifting into the inside left areas. Jairzinho's dribbling, speed, supply, and finishing make him a total threat (just ask Facchetti). Zico in a free role will cause all sorts of problems with his mazy dribbling, vision, long passing range, and goalscoring ability. Villa has proven that he can lead the attacking line on his own in 2010, and with a strong supporting cast around him, he will be as likely, if not more, to score goals with his accurate finishing.
Why We Will Win
Aldo has a great midfield already with Xavi, Luisito, and Monti. The midfield battle will be tight, but it is in tight battles like these where Neeskens shines brightest. Even though he didn't achieve international success with the Netherlands, he still put in inspirational performances when his team really needed them.
Also, where we will come up on top is with our X-factor attackers in Zico and Jairzinho. Jairzinho was a huge pain in the backside for one of the best full backs ever in Facchetti, and I honestly struggle to see how Marzolini will contain such a complete package. On top of that, Zico will contribute to our lopsided setup and be the player who will create the chaos in Aldo's defence. Even with a completely dedicated, aggressive defender in Gentile, Zico was still able to assist Socrates in his goal and open up Italy's defence on several occasions. Combine that with Villa's excellent movement, positioning, and finishing, and Aldo's defence will have a difficult time containing us.
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