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Only the club career for the clubs mentioned against player names will be considered for evaluation. No national teams performances count whatsoever.
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TEAM GSTQ
Formation - 4-2-3-1
Style of play - Dominate proceedings, defend as a team off the ball, suffocate the opposition midfield.
Tactics :
1. The 3 main attacking threats behind Muller, i.e Joya, Cruyff and Gullit can all roam all over the place and exchange positions at will.
2. All 3 were great dribblers and had tremendous pace.
3. Edwards and Schweinsteiger form a balanced two way midfield which is very difficult to upgrade.
4. Edwards' presence on the left should help containing Garrincha, the opposition's best player
5. The CB's again are from the Cruyff playbook, both were comfortable on the ball, both had tremendous recovery pace, while still being great stoppers too. A truly Hybrid combination.
TEAM GIO
Leagues:
GK: Peter Schmeichel (England)
RB: Javier Zanetti (Italy)
CB: Guiseppe Bergomi (Italy)
CB: Daniel Passarella (Argentina)
LB: Hans-Peter Briegel (West Germany)
DM: Fernando Hierro (Spain)
CM: Johan Neeskens (Holland)
CM: Didi (Brazil)
RW: Garrincha (Brazil)
LW: Dragan Dzajic (France)
CF: Sandor Kocsis (Spain)
Only the club career for the clubs mentioned against player names will be considered for evaluation. No national teams performances count whatsoever.
TEAM GSTQ
Formation - 4-2-3-1
Style of play - Dominate proceedings, defend as a team off the ball, suffocate the opposition midfield.
Tactics :
1. The 3 main attacking threats behind Muller, i.e Joya, Cruyff and Gullit can all roam all over the place and exchange positions at will.
2. All 3 were great dribblers and had tremendous pace.
3. Edwards and Schweinsteiger form a balanced two way midfield which is very difficult to upgrade.
4. Edwards' presence on the left should help containing Garrincha, the opposition's best player
5. The CB's again are from the Cruyff playbook, both were comfortable on the ball, both had tremendous recovery pace, while still being great stoppers too. A truly Hybrid combination.
TEAM GIO
Leagues:
GK: Peter Schmeichel (England)
RB: Javier Zanetti (Italy)
CB: Guiseppe Bergomi (Italy)
CB: Daniel Passarella (Argentina)
LB: Hans-Peter Briegel (West Germany)
DM: Fernando Hierro (Spain)
CM: Johan Neeskens (Holland)
CM: Didi (Brazil)
RW: Garrincha (Brazil)
LW: Dragan Dzajic (France)
CF: Sandor Kocsis (Spain)
GETTING THE BEST OUT OF PASSARELLA
- Place a holding midfielder experienced in defence with the tactical nous and decision-making ability to drop into the back line when required.
- Ensure the left-back is not a winger in disguise and has the ability and instincts to tuck into the centre of the defence.
- Goal machine Passarella was a huge threat in the attacking third from set-pieces - either rifling them in himself or thumping home towering headers. Two tricky wingers who can win corners, free-kicks and provide a steady stream of crosses are what he needs.
TAKING CONTROL OF MIDFIELD
Johan Neeskens and Didi will take the game to the opposition. Freed up by Fernando Hierro holding the forte, who comes in for his ball-spraying ability as much as his defensive acumen, both players can push on and provide the wingers with the steady stream of service they want. Didi will renew his all-conquering partnership with Garrincha. It's the sort of midfield Cruyff won't enjoy playing against as it's likely to take hold of the majority of the ball to feed that attack.
STEAM TRAIN DOWN THE RIGHT FLANK
Garrincha and Zanetti pair up to boss it. Inside Neeskens is arguably the best possible elite central midfielder suited to supporting the right flank, while Bergomi offers similarly solid credentials at the back.