Didí and his troubled stint in Spain

JamesBH11 · Oct 24, 2014

Lucas Gomes said: ↑

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Didi passed to Di Stefano a bit too often (!)

Puskas 1988 · Dec 10, 2014

msioux75 said: ↑

This is a clear mistake, since the 2-3-5 formation was not used in Spain anymore since the 40s.

The real system were:
1.- From mid-40s to mid-50s.
A WM formation, that's mean 3-2-2-3

2- When Di Stefano joined.
A WM variation, that's mean 3-2-1-4
The "1" means the Deep Lying Centreforward behind a four-forwards line.
So, in your draw Di Stefano played behind Rial and Puskas.
Santamaría was the Centreback, with Marquitos and Lesmes as fullbacks.

See the pictures from your own source cited above.
http://spielverlagerung.com/2014/07/10/in-depth-analysis-alfredo-di-stefano/

REAL MADRID 1956

REAL MADRID 1957

REAL MADRID 1958
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GREAT!!!
I love this kind of detailed line-up information about the historical teams.