Moby Tactics
Formation: 4-2-3-1. Team is based around the mouth watering front four with flying wingers down both flanks, a mercurial playmaker and one of the most dangerous strikers of all time. We will play on quick breaks and swift transitions having quality ball players all over the pitch and get the ball forward as soon as possible.CB Pair: Complimentary soft-hard combo. Alan Hansen will be the ball playing CB from the back, never too adventurous with his forward runs but plays the ball out with tremendous ease and brings in some world class reading of the game to organise the back four. Paired with him is the colossal defender Paul McGrath, an excellent defender on the ball in his own right but also a giant physically and in the air, while being a tremendous athlete to match some of the attacks on show.
Fullbacks: Bixente Lizarazu mans the left flank, a very complete and balanced defender having never ending stamina and work rate, able to tuck in to form a solid backline when needed and also overlap constantly when the team attacks and provide width down the flank. On the right is Danny McGrain, the legendary Scot was not too dissimilar from Lizarazu in terms of the defense-attack quotient that he brings in, top marker at the back and a workhorse down the flank.
Central Midfield: The tireless and dominating Italian Marco Tardelli will be running the midfield from the middle, one of the greatest two-way threats in the game and a massive big game player, bringing never ending reserves of stamina and tenacity, breaking up the opposition attacks as well as contributing in driving forward with the ball when the team attacks. On the transition he will be a massive weapon breaking from midfield. Next to him is the Irish legend, Johnny Giles. Another combative presence in midfield, Giles formed a legendary partnership at Leeds with Billy Bremner and provided tons of creativity, guile and composure in midfield, and he should work well with Tardelli in this team. Both midfielders would work tremendously hard off the ball and stifle the opposition core, while capable of spraying the ball forward or driving with it on the break. Giles has a pretty decent goalscoring record during his time at Leeds, with over a 100 goals to his name.
Wide Men: No introduction needed for the two wingers, both GOATs in their positions, in their own individual style of play. On the left is Dragan Dzajic, one of the greatest dribblers and crossers the game has seen, slithering past defenders making huge inroads into the opposition, he will be seeing a lot of the ball in this game, with no other similarly ball dominant ball players to disrupt his rhythm and would be a key presence in the attack throughout the game. On the other side is Luis Figo, hugely industrious and hard working, and an absolutely unstoppable player going forward, he will be bringing his pin point passing and crossing, close control and dribbling as well his long range threat and shooting to full effect in terms of unlocking the defense. The two wingers would be constantly stretching teams out wide, creating space for the central players to take dangerous positions and get on the scoresheet from their service throughout the game.
#10 and #9: Michael Laudrup will be the puppet master of the team, one of the greatest passers of all time, with the ability to cut through any defense at will he will be linking the midfield and attack and have a free roaming role as an attacking midfielder to hurt the opposition as soon as a chance arrives. He will be feeding none other than Thierry Henry. The electrifying Frenchman who is one of the greatest goalscorers of all time, will be relishing the service he will receive from the three players behind him. Henry made a great partnership with Bergkamp at Arsenal and would be enjoying a similar telepathic relationship with another creative genius in Laudrup. And similarly, the two wingers out wide would readily combine with Henry and Laudrup in terms of adding a lot of fluidity to the game and opening up the opposition defense with their passing and movement, while creating loads of space for the frontman to attack. Henry's pace along with Figo and Dzajic running on the counter against a backpeddling defense would be absolute carnage and we will look to engineer that in this game.
Overall, the team boasts of a very solid core in defense with all four defenders having huge credentials to their names and tons of consistency throughout their massive body of work. Supported by the combative midfield duo, the front four should be able to do their job and should be able to provide a great mix of creativity, dynamism and directness needed to win this game.
P-nut TACTICS
Tactics: Counter attacking, deep defensive line with a half court press.
DEFENCE
Same as last game, both full backs playing modern full back roles, Maicon overlapping Beckham and Marcelo reunited with CR7. Vidic and Ferdinand back to their best ever partnerships.
MIDFIELD
Schweinsteiger takes on his 2014 WC role in playing much deeper than previously and massively limiting his B2B style he's known for. Diarra uses his athleticism to press within our own half.
Charlton is the midfielder with license to push forward most often and support Mbappe, he'll also help with the midfield battle at times given his all encompassing style.
On the flanks Beckham and Ronaldo have the same roles as last game. Ronaldo will play much higher up the field with Beckham tucked in to aid the midfield and allow him to use his range of passing.
ATTACK
Mbappe is playing in his best position, using his blistering pace to get in behind the defenders on counter attacks, there is hardly anyone quicker in world football.
