Welcome to the Road Trip Draft II KO Stage.
Only the club career for the clubs mentioned against player names will be considered for evaluation. No national teams performances count whatsoever.
VS
TEAM EAP
As obvious, the team is built around Lothar Matthaus at Inter.
DEFENCE:
- Neville Southall, a classic shot stopper with excellent reactions and comfortable out of box mans the goal.
- Lizarazu and Cafu are a top notch balanced fullback duo, defensively solid and able to provide width all game.
- A solid CB duo with Schulz's intelligence and positioning complimenting well with Shesternyov's pace and awareness.
MIDFIELD:
- Matthaus in free #10-ish role, not quite a attacker, not quite a midfielder, but a hybrid of both.
- Nobby Stiles, a destroyer with ability to recycle possession takes over defensive duties and shields the defence.
- Wim van Hanegem returns to his peak position of a defensive B2B. A genius passer of the ball from the deep, he'll dictate the play from the midfield.
ATTACK:
- Rivaldo plays a Left Forward role with freedom to drift outside and cut inside as necessary. With Lizarazu and van Hanegem behind him to provide support, he'll be free to cause havoc.
- Zlatan plays the lead man here. A complete forward, his finishing and ability to open spaces for other forwards will result in a flexible hard to contain attack.
- Brian Laudrup, a classy and versatile winger in his favourite right sided free role. Both able to drift out and provide width or cut in and score himself. He provides the perfect partnership to oncoming Matthaus.
TEAM JIM BEAM
Tactics: 3-2-3-2 with Di Stefano operating between the lines; Why? Well, because I never pulled such tactics in the draft, so why the hell not. And I have The Don as a central figure in my team.
Strategy: Go blow for blow. Outwork, outscore and outplay the opponent. Have more possession, but use it with purpose playing direct football with quick interchanges.
Playing style: high-tempo, aggressive, fluid
The team will be run by one of the most special players the world has ever seen, also known as „Don Alfredo“ or the „Blond Arrow“ who had a unique ability to completely steal the game with his rhythm and dynamism.
This is the Don version from Spain who helped inspire Madrid to 8 Spanish league titles and 5 European Cups between 1953 and 1964 or the man who made Real Madrid the biggest force in world football.
Di Stefano Real Madrid stats: 396 games/307 goals or 0.78 goals per game and all that while dictating the game and contributing in both defensive and offensive phase of the game like no other player before or after him. If this was basketball you would easily call Di Stefano the best 2-way player the world has ever seen.
In the attacking phase Di Stefano will be helped by one of the greatest strikers of all time and 3 times Ballon d'Or winner Marco van Basten or the "Ultimate center-forward" and one of the greatest Italian players of all time in Roberto Baggio flanked by Tom Finney and Luis Figo.
The goal is, as I said, to blow the other team out of the water with so much attacking talent and constant pressure.
Will Baggio and Di Stefano work? Baggio plays the role of second or supporting striker further up the pitch or the role in which he operated for the large parts of his career without the need of dropping deep and letting Di Stefano running the show behind while he is linking with him, van Basten and the upcoming Figo and Finney on the flanks.
Baggio in his prime operating at the very top, or alongside Gianluca Vialli in a 6-1 demolition of Lazio in 1993/94 season as a perfect example of how he will work in this team.
In terms of intelligence and link up play Di Stefano – Baggio – van Basten has immense potential, especially if you count the danger that is on the flanks which will stretch the opposition.
Behind them, Keane and Netto with the help of Di Stefano will grab hold of the midfield while the defensive trio of Tresor, Lahm and Schnellinger will hold the last line. All three of them, aside from being great defenders, were fantastic with the ball (which is the quality throughout the whole first 11) and which will massively help in terms of building from the back.
Only the club career for the clubs mentioned against player names will be considered for evaluation. No national teams performances count whatsoever.
TEAM EAP
As obvious, the team is built around Lothar Matthaus at Inter.
DEFENCE:
- Neville Southall, a classic shot stopper with excellent reactions and comfortable out of box mans the goal.
- Lizarazu and Cafu are a top notch balanced fullback duo, defensively solid and able to provide width all game.
- A solid CB duo with Schulz's intelligence and positioning complimenting well with Shesternyov's pace and awareness.
MIDFIELD:
- Matthaus in free #10-ish role, not quite a attacker, not quite a midfielder, but a hybrid of both.
- Nobby Stiles, a destroyer with ability to recycle possession takes over defensive duties and shields the defence.
- Wim van Hanegem returns to his peak position of a defensive B2B. A genius passer of the ball from the deep, he'll dictate the play from the midfield.
ATTACK:
- Rivaldo plays a Left Forward role with freedom to drift outside and cut inside as necessary. With Lizarazu and van Hanegem behind him to provide support, he'll be free to cause havoc.
- Zlatan plays the lead man here. A complete forward, his finishing and ability to open spaces for other forwards will result in a flexible hard to contain attack.
- Brian Laudrup, a classy and versatile winger in his favourite right sided free role. Both able to drift out and provide width or cut in and score himself. He provides the perfect partnership to oncoming Matthaus.
TEAM JIM BEAM
Tactics: 3-2-3-2 with Di Stefano operating between the lines; Why? Well, because I never pulled such tactics in the draft, so why the hell not. And I have The Don as a central figure in my team.
Strategy: Go blow for blow. Outwork, outscore and outplay the opponent. Have more possession, but use it with purpose playing direct football with quick interchanges.
Playing style: high-tempo, aggressive, fluid
The team will be run by one of the most special players the world has ever seen, also known as „Don Alfredo“ or the „Blond Arrow“ who had a unique ability to completely steal the game with his rhythm and dynamism.
This is the Don version from Spain who helped inspire Madrid to 8 Spanish league titles and 5 European Cups between 1953 and 1964 or the man who made Real Madrid the biggest force in world football.
Di Stefano Real Madrid stats: 396 games/307 goals or 0.78 goals per game and all that while dictating the game and contributing in both defensive and offensive phase of the game like no other player before or after him. If this was basketball you would easily call Di Stefano the best 2-way player the world has ever seen.
In the attacking phase Di Stefano will be helped by one of the greatest strikers of all time and 3 times Ballon d'Or winner Marco van Basten or the "Ultimate center-forward" and one of the greatest Italian players of all time in Roberto Baggio flanked by Tom Finney and Luis Figo.
The goal is, as I said, to blow the other team out of the water with so much attacking talent and constant pressure.
Will Baggio and Di Stefano work? Baggio plays the role of second or supporting striker further up the pitch or the role in which he operated for the large parts of his career without the need of dropping deep and letting Di Stefano running the show behind while he is linking with him, van Basten and the upcoming Figo and Finney on the flanks.
Baggio in his prime operating at the very top, or alongside Gianluca Vialli in a 6-1 demolition of Lazio in 1993/94 season as a perfect example of how he will work in this team.
In terms of intelligence and link up play Di Stefano – Baggio – van Basten has immense potential, especially if you count the danger that is on the flanks which will stretch the opposition.
Behind them, Keane and Netto with the help of Di Stefano will grab hold of the midfield while the defensive trio of Tresor, Lahm and Schnellinger will hold the last line. All three of them, aside from being great defenders, were fantastic with the ball (which is the quality throughout the whole first 11) and which will massively help in terms of building from the back.
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