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GSTQ
Pat_Mustard Tactics
Formation: Zona Mista
Tactical Summary: Moderately deep defensive line with a predominantly counter-attacking style.
- An all-time great ball-playing CB (with 2 assists in a World Cup final to his name) Bobby Moore in the sweeper role, flanked by two quick and physically powerful foils to mitigate against his relative weaknesses.
- Thuram, Facchetti and Bruno Conti are all arguably the historical gold standards in those niche RB/RCB, LWB and one-man flank RW roles in the Zona Mista.
- Good upgrades defensively from our first round match: Schmeichel is probably an improvement, albeit marginally, on Dasayev, and Forster is the top-notch stopper I wanted from the start to partner Moore and Thuram.
- Souness drops back to the holding midfield role in place of Hierro, as his superior pace and mobility will be important in mitigating against Sir Bobby's substantial influence. van Hanegem comes into the team as a B2B midfielder and injects both huge quality and another playmaking avenue.
- Baggio will be in his element as our creative fulcrum, and has played some of his best football in similar setups for Juventus.
- Keegan and Charles are both perennially underrated in draft circles but they should form a complementary and dangerous partnership. Keegan's career-best form came playing off big, powerhouse CFs like Toshack and Hrubesch, with Charles sharing their strengths but belonging to an altogether higher tier.
GSTQ
Tactics - Play attacking football while dominating the possession and proceedings
Statutory warning - The team is not an exact replica of Ajax 1995 team. While we do take inspiration from that team, some things have been tweaked based on the opposition.
Player roles -
Edwin Van Der Sar - A Goalkeeper who is well suited to the setup as he played in Ajax 1995 team
Pietro Vierchowod - Fast rugged defender, ideal for a team playing so aggressively in attack. He was quite adaptable as a defender due to the rare combination of speed, physicality and reading of the game. By the end of his career, Vierchowod operated as the sweeper in a three man defense. He famously said in 1999: “I used to be much quicker than everyone else – now I’m just as quick as them". While he was a decent passer, his main emphasis would be on defending.
Ruud Krol - Perfect for the role of the left centre back. Contributes with the build up from the back as well.
Tarcisio Burgnich - Perfect for the role of the right centre back. Emphasis only on defending
Valery Voronin - Defensive midfielder cum extra defender. Other main contributor along with Krol in building up from the back
Paul Breitner - Plays the role of a left B2B with endless energy rampaging forward and back. Off the ball, he shall be tracking Conti outwide (if he starts of course)
Pavel Nedved - Attacking right central midfielder with brilliant work rate. Contributes all over the midfield and wider areas on the right side of the pitch. His dribbles and runs forward should be a menace considering the number of options he has to pick up . If Facchetti dares to foray forward, he will track him.
Bobby Charlton - Plays the role of the attacking midfielder who is the fulcrum of the attack. When one of Breitner/Nedved goes out wide to help off the ball, Charlton drops deeper into their position to make up the numbers. Ideal for the role.
Dragan Dzajic - The left wing forward of the team who shall stay wide waiting for the ball to be won and fed to him. So many players in attack to link up and work with. Considering he was a great free roamer, the team dynamics in attack should be very difficult to predict for the opposition
Jimmy Johnstone - The man who gave Facchetti a nightmare in a European Cup final no less. His job would be the same as Dzajic.
Sandor Kocsis - The centre forward of the team. Expected to not just contribute with goals but linkup with the huge number of attackers behind him.
GSTQ
Pat_Mustard Tactics
Formation: Zona Mista
Tactical Summary: Moderately deep defensive line with a predominantly counter-attacking style.
- An all-time great ball-playing CB (with 2 assists in a World Cup final to his name) Bobby Moore in the sweeper role, flanked by two quick and physically powerful foils to mitigate against his relative weaknesses.
- Thuram, Facchetti and Bruno Conti are all arguably the historical gold standards in those niche RB/RCB, LWB and one-man flank RW roles in the Zona Mista.
- Good upgrades defensively from our first round match: Schmeichel is probably an improvement, albeit marginally, on Dasayev, and Forster is the top-notch stopper I wanted from the start to partner Moore and Thuram.
- Souness drops back to the holding midfield role in place of Hierro, as his superior pace and mobility will be important in mitigating against Sir Bobby's substantial influence. van Hanegem comes into the team as a B2B midfielder and injects both huge quality and another playmaking avenue.
- Baggio will be in his element as our creative fulcrum, and has played some of his best football in similar setups for Juventus.
- Keegan and Charles are both perennially underrated in draft circles but they should form a complementary and dangerous partnership. Keegan's career-best form came playing off big, powerhouse CFs like Toshack and Hrubesch, with Charles sharing their strengths but belonging to an altogether higher tier.
GSTQ
Tactics - Play attacking football while dominating the possession and proceedings
Statutory warning - The team is not an exact replica of Ajax 1995 team. While we do take inspiration from that team, some things have been tweaked based on the opposition.
Player roles -
Edwin Van Der Sar - A Goalkeeper who is well suited to the setup as he played in Ajax 1995 team
Pietro Vierchowod - Fast rugged defender, ideal for a team playing so aggressively in attack. He was quite adaptable as a defender due to the rare combination of speed, physicality and reading of the game. By the end of his career, Vierchowod operated as the sweeper in a three man defense. He famously said in 1999: “I used to be much quicker than everyone else – now I’m just as quick as them". While he was a decent passer, his main emphasis would be on defending.
Ruud Krol - Perfect for the role of the left centre back. Contributes with the build up from the back as well.
Tarcisio Burgnich - Perfect for the role of the right centre back. Emphasis only on defending
Valery Voronin - Defensive midfielder cum extra defender. Other main contributor along with Krol in building up from the back
Paul Breitner - Plays the role of a left B2B with endless energy rampaging forward and back. Off the ball, he shall be tracking Conti outwide (if he starts of course)
Pavel Nedved - Attacking right central midfielder with brilliant work rate. Contributes all over the midfield and wider areas on the right side of the pitch. His dribbles and runs forward should be a menace considering the number of options he has to pick up . If Facchetti dares to foray forward, he will track him.
Bobby Charlton - Plays the role of the attacking midfielder who is the fulcrum of the attack. When one of Breitner/Nedved goes out wide to help off the ball, Charlton drops deeper into their position to make up the numbers. Ideal for the role.
Dragan Dzajic - The left wing forward of the team who shall stay wide waiting for the ball to be won and fed to him. So many players in attack to link up and work with. Considering he was a great free roamer, the team dynamics in attack should be very difficult to predict for the opposition
Jimmy Johnstone - The man who gave Facchetti a nightmare in a European Cup final no less. His job would be the same as Dzajic.
Sandor Kocsis - The centre forward of the team. Expected to not just contribute with goals but linkup with the huge number of attackers behind him.