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Quarter Final Fixtures

Benelux-A vs Benelux-B

Argentina-B vs Argentina-A

British Isles-B vs France-A

Germany-B vs Brazil-B

Deadline for submitting line-ups: Friday 30th August

Period for sending votes (after I post all the line-ups in this thread): Saturday 31st August to Monday 2nd September

 

Yes, indeed. The Brazilian spies were correct about when Littbarski and Voller would enter the game, but likewise somehow the Germans knew about Neymar's and Junior's introductions.

Marcelo Bielsa is believed to have acted as an adviser to both squads in recent days!

I actually have 5 line-ups submitted already, but I'll wait until at least tomorrow before starting to post anything probably. I have less matches to post now anyway, so can do them in a shorter space of time, and we are getting near the end of the tournament so maybe good for the teams to be revealed pretty much simultaneously. If I receive all 8 teams at some stage today, and I have a good opportunity, maybe I would start to post some matches but there is no rush to get anything up today anyway.

 

Quarter Final 1 - announcement of line-ups


Benelux-A vs Benelux-B

Benelux-A line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Van Nistelrooy for Wilkes ("Van Nistelrooy joins the forward line as a #9. Ruud Gullit performs as a complete inside right forward, with Gerets overlapping on the right flank. Cruyff now performs in a free-role from midfield, supported by the steel and covering of Davids and Rijkaard.")
After 70 minutes - De Bruyne for Davids (aiming to add extra control and penetration when joining Rijkaard and Cruyff in the midfield)

Benelux-B line-up:

Subs to be used (as indicated in the above diagram):
After 70 minutes - Kompany for Van Dijk.

 

Can you see it here?

 

Ok, Re-Post of Match 1

Quarter Final 1 - announcement of line-ups


Benelux-A vs Benelux-B

Benelux-A line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Van Nistelrooy for Wilkes ("Van Nistelrooy joins the forward line as a #9. Ruud Gullit performs as a complete inside right forward, with Gerets overlapping on the right flank. Cruyff now performs in a free-role from midfield, supported by the steel and covering of Davids and Rijkaard.")
After 70 minutes - De Bruyne for Davids (aiming to add extra control and penetration when joining Rijkaard and Cruyff in the midfield)

Benelux-B line-up:

Subs to be used (as indicated in the above diagram):
After 70 minutes - Kompany for Van Dijk​

 

Quarter Final 2 - announcement of line-ups


Argentina-B vs Argentina-A

Argentina-B line-up:

Sub to be used (as shown above):
After 70 minutes - Cambiasso for Rossi

Argentina-A line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Batistuta for Sastre (to play as right side attacker, with Orsi moving to the left side, Maradona to AM in Di Stefano's place and Di Stefano in Sastre's role)
After 70 minutes - Corbatta for Simeone
Line-up becomes this after 70 minutes

Aiming to use "fresh forwards to press an exhausted defence"
Also aiming to use long balls from Sosa and Redondo, and looking for dangerous crosses from Sosa too. Maradona and Batistuta on free-kicks.

Manager comments for first half system:
"At first half, we try to maintain possession with a diamond formation, in which the sides provide extra help to Full Backs. This midfield gives us a clean start of play. Meanwhile, the forwards will roam, attacking the spaces between the lines with their speed."

 

Quarter Final 3 - announcement of line-ups


British Isles-B vs France-A

British Isles line-up:
Subs to be used (as indicated above):
After half-time - Mackay on for Keane
After 70 minutes - Lampard on for Gerrard

French line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Fernandez for Deschamps (aiming to give more direct vertical balls and drives from deep)
After 70 minutes - Cantona for Ribery (classic 4-2-2-2 magic square with Cantona as complete forward and Fontaine aiming to be prolific poacher, and Kopa and Platini as advanced midfielders)

 

Quarter Final 4 - announcement of line-ups


Germany-B vs Brazil-B

German line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Littbarski for Schuster
After 70 minutes - Voller for Muller

Brazilian line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Neymar for Ronaldinho
After 70 minutes - Junior for Nilton Santos

 

I probably could have let you vote in the Germany-Brazil game this time lol! I assume you haven't (and I'm only joking - I'd have to say just vote for the other games to be honest still) but will check soon after I decide my own votes and make a note of them on my PM with Puck.

 

Benelux-A 2 Benelux-B 1
(Hazard 27, Van Nistelrooy 63, Gullit 83)

 

Argentina-B 1 Argentina-A 2
(Di Stefano 35, Orsi 75, Kempes 89)

 

British Isles-B 1 France-A 2 (after extra-time)
(Charlton 51, Fontaine 57, Cantona 109)

 

Germany-B 1 Brazil-B 2
(Jairzinho 20, Ronaldo 65, Rummenigge 75)

 

Semi Final Fixtures

Benelux-A vs France-A

Argentina-A vs Brazil-B

Deadline for submitting line-ups: Saturday 7th September

Period for sending votes (after I post all the line-ups in this thread): Sunday 8th September to Wednesday 11th September

 

Semi Final 1 - announcement of line-ups


Benelux-A vs France-A

Benelux line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Lenstra for Rep ("Abe Lenstra joins the forward line as a mobile striker. Ruud Gullit performs as a complete inside right forward, with Gerets overlapping on the right flank. Cruyff now performs in a free-role from midfield, supported by the steel and covering of Davids and Rijkaard")
After 70 minutes - Overmars for Davids (Gullit re-joining the midfield and Overmars playing as a right winger, trying to use pace and penetration to get behind the French defensive line)

French line-up:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Fernandez for Deschamps (aiming to give more direct vertical balls and drives from deep)
After 70 minutes - Trezeguet for Ribery (changing to classic 4-2-2-2 magic square: Trezeguet joining Fontaine up front with Kopa and Platini behind in the advanced midfield positions).

 

Semi Final 2 - announcement of line-ups


Argentina-A vs Brazil-B

Argentina line-up:


Manager gameplan:

Subs to be used:
After half-time - Orsi for Corbatta (Maradona moves to play from the right side, and Orsi becomes left midfielder/winger)
After 70 minutes - Rattin for Redondo (to play as RCM with Simeone as LCM)

Brazil line-up:

Sub to be used:
After 70 minutes - Romario for Jairzinho (Ronaldinho taking the left attacking midfielder position, and Zico the right attacking midfielder position, behind the Ro-Ro attack)​

 

Benelux-A 2 France-A 1 (after extra-time)
(Rep 27, Platini 82, Cruyff 117)