Sport category: Soccer Making The Perfect Eleven How I Would Build A Perfect Team
Date: 21-01-2007 18:06
They say that being a football manager is a difficult job. Pah, what do ‘they’ know? Having watched football for years and years I’m pretty sure I could put together a winning squad purely based on the ingredients for success I have observed from the stands.
Starting with the goalkeeper I’d be looking for a tall player with good communication skills who was consistent rather than outstanding. Outstanding usually equates to expensive.
With the full-backs again I’d be looking for consistency as apposed to brilliance. The key attributes for the position would be pace and some ability on the ball as I see them as much as an attacking outlet as going the other direction.
With the centre backs it gets slightly more complicated. For the ideal pairing I would first want an athlete with great pace and strength. Footballing ability wouldn’t be of the greatest importance, as they would be in the side for their physical qualities. Alongside him, I’d put an experienced player with decent ability on the ball. Sitting next to the physical gargantuan the two would compliment each other nicely i.e. one hand washing the other. The point I make is that sometimes you don’t need one excellent player, when you can instead have two average overall players that compliment each other so well, they both appear better than they really are.
Moving into the centre of midfield is very much the same as the centre of defence. One skilful player to open up defences with passes and a big thug next to him to put in crunching tackles and generally pester the opposition. As far as wide men go, I would want one ball player with the ability to whip crosses into the box from every conceivable angle and another to run at defences. Very much reminiscent of the Manchester United glory years with Beckham and Giggs on either flank.
Up front I would have the classic ‘big man, little man’ combination, which by no means would guarantee a flurry of goals but would benefit the team I feel.
On the bench, a fast attacking player, a tall player for both offensive and defensive situations, but no goalkeeper. The gamble of opting for all outfield players more than often pays off after all.
My ideal eleven is built on the foundations of what I believe would make a successful team. It doesn’t take into account personality, ‘gelling’ and other probably important factors. Suppose it’s just for fun really!
Thomas Baugh writes articles for FootballOpinion.com and content for other online publications. If you'd like your view published at footballopinion.com visit the site or e-mail Inspiredfreelance@gmail.com
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