REDTIGER/PEYROTEO TEAM
A few points we'd like to point out about our team:
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Physicality - This team isn't going to get bullied by anyone, the spine of the team is tall, agressive and very strong.
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Set pieces - Most of these players scored often enough from set pieces. Giggs had an excellent delivery, our entire backline would be tough to stop by themselves, but we also have 6 ft 4 Patrick Vieira, 6 ft 3 Ruud Gullit, Pelé and Roy Keane as threats. The importance of set pieces should not be underestimated.
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Balance in midfield - It's agressive, combative and very physical whilst having the magic and creativity to support the attack. It can transform into whatever the game asks, can play sitting back without the ball breaking away with fast counters or controlling the match with the ball and suffocating opponents
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Personality - It's a team full of leaders and winners
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CBs that complement eachother
CASILLAS - GK - One of the most decorated players of all time
1 World Cup, 2 Euros, 3 Champions League titles and 5 league titles. He's a superb shotstopper and most people would argue his only weakness was how he dealt with crosses. This team offers him more than enough protection in that department.
BERGOMI - RB
Bergomi played his entire career at Inter and was an extremely versatile defender, who was capable of playing anywhere along the backline. He is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time and was only recently surpassed by Zanetti as the player with most appearances for Inter. The highlight of his career was winning the WC in 1982, in which he played a big part
RONALD KOEMAN - RCB
Ronald Koeman was a great ball playing CB that scored a very abnormal amount of goals for a defender. In his club career he scored 193 goals in 535 games
JOHN CHARLES-LCB
Rated by many as the greatest all-round footballer ever to come from Britain, he was equally adept as a forward or a defender due to his strength, pace, technique, vision, ability in the air and eye for goal.
Incomparable. John wasn't only one of the greatest footballers who ever lived. He was one of the greatest men ever to play the game.
— Sir Bobby Robson
John Charles was a team unto himself. People often say to me, 'Who was the best player you ever saw?', and I answer that it was probably Eusébio, Di Stefano, Cruyff, Pelé or our own Bobby Charlton. But the most effective player I ever saw, the one that made the most difference to the performance of the whole team, was without question John Charles.
— Jack Charlton.
COSTACURTA - LB
Costacurta is regarded by many pundits, managers and players as one of the greatest defenders in history; he formed some of the most formidable defensive units of all time during his extensive career at Milan. Costacurta was a tactically versatile defender, who excelled anywhere along the backline, which allowed him to have a long and highly successful career, both at club level and with the national side, winning many trophies (7 Serie A and 5 European Cups).
PATRICK VIEIRA - CM
Vieira was a complete, powerful, tenacious and aggressive footballer, with outstanding physical, athletic and technical attributes. Usually deployed as a defensive, central, or box-to-box midfielder, he was a competent tackler, and a tactically intelligent midfielder, gifted with good ball skills, distribution and vision, which enabled him to start attacking plays in midfield after winning back possession
ROY KEANE - CM
Keane was a dominating midfielder, noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play, an attitude that helped him excel as captain of Manchester United from 1997 until his departure in 2005. Joining the club in 1993, Keane helped United achieve a sustained period of success during his twelve year tenure at the club.
RUUD GULLIT - AM
A complete and versatile player, Gullit epitomised the ethos of Total Football as he was naturally adept in several positions, and was capable of aiding his team defensively as well as offensively due to his work-rate and tactical intelligence. Normally deployed as an attacking midfielder or as a
second striker, he was capable of playing anywhere in midfield or along the front-line, on either wing or even in the centre. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time, his foremost attribute was his athleticism, as he used his strength and speed, comined with his technique, to great effect; he was also excellent in the air, as he was tall and an excellent jumper.
JOSÉ AUGUSTO - RW
He was known as the portuguese Garrincha due to his dribbling abilities. When people think of that Benfica team they think of three names, Eusébio, Coluna and Bela Guttmann. José Augusto was just as important as them, especially in their first European Cup win.
RYAN GIGGS - LW - The most decorated player in football
He terrorized every opposing right back with his terrifying speed, but his intelligence on the pitch was remarkable. He knew when to keep possession and when to attack, helping his team control the game while being able to change the score with his wand of a left foot.
PELÉ - STRIKER
Pelé is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time. While being a prolific goalscorer, known for his ability to anticipate opponents in the area and finish off chances with an accurate and powerful shot with either foot, Pelé was also a hard-working team-player, with exceptional vision and intelligence, who was recognised for his precise passing, and ability to link-up with teammates and provide them with assists.
