Fenech Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 i like the way your editing there International caps to correspond with there ages, makes it way more realistic....spot on Thanks! I have adjusted all players caps to correspond with their ages! Well Spotted and you are right, the reason is because otherwise it would totally unrealistic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty1974 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Im starting to become very patient as i know when released this is going to be amazing, keep up the great work without people like you we wouldnt be able to enjoy the game yet again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Im starting to become very patient as i know when released this is going to be amazing, keep up the great work without people like you we wouldnt be able to enjoy the game yet again Thanks and it will be well worth waiting for, but I hope not to keep you waiting too much longer..... The whole FM community has been very supportive and provided research on some of the teams and advice on the squads / players and that has been a great help too. I really appreciate your support. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 COMING TODAY!! WELCOME FM! WELCOME TO THE MACHINE!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsuperjenius Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 The Mexican keeper is most often remembered for designing his own garish shirts, but he too had an eye for goal - and scored 38 in his career. The difference was that he often played up front. In his early career, his first team place was blocked by a more established keeper, so he got games as a striker (scoring 14 goals in his first season). Later in his career, when his team were struggling for goals, a substitute keeper would be brought on and Campos would finish the game up front - once scoring an impressive bicycle kick for Atalante in 1997 in a game he started between the posts.One of the most notable Mexican players of the 1990s, Campos was a particularly eccentric player, known for his constant play outside the penalty area, his acrobatic style in goal, and his colourful attire. His strength in goal was his leaping ability and speed. Campos also made for an effective striker, a rare example of versatility in football. At times, he would start a game in goal, and transfer upfield later in the match, mostly at the club level. His trademark, self-designed bright kits contributed to his popularity. Campos was a magician! Now I am a Goalkeeper, Now I am a striker. Magic! Start the game in goal and finish in attack! Splendid! 130 Caps for Mexico! Presenting Jorge Campos! where is his outfield playr attribute? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsuperjenius Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 COMING TODAY!!WELCOME FM! WELCOME TO THE MACHINE!! what is this means? I dont understand U wanna bring classic scheme ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 what is this means? I dont understand U wanna bring classic scheme ? It means the Great River Plate squad which dominated football in the early forties is returning soon as part of a 25 man team of River Plate Stars! They were called La Maquina (The Machine) ... Machine was the nickname of a formation of the club River Plate which won several championships in 1940 - 1947 , generally regarded by critics as the best team of the forties and one of the best in the history of world football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
izagooner Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 what is this means? I dont understand U wanna bring classic scheme ?[/quote Classic 'La Maquina' lineup Coach: Jose Maria Minella Achievements: Argentinian League 1941, 42, 45, 47 Key Players: Pedernera, Labruna, Moreno Loustau, Munoz, Vaghi Formation: 2-3-5 While Europe was at war this Argentinian team, between 1941 and 1947, won four domestic titles, finished second twice, and played beautiful football. Featuring a famed forward line known as 'La Maquina' (The Machine) they swept all before them, playing a prototype 'Total Football' thirty years ahead of their time. TPerhaps the greatest praise for La Maquina came from one of its biggest archrivals. Ernesto Lazatti, the Boca Juniors star from the 1940's had this to say: "I play against La Maquina with the full intention of beating them, but as a fan of football, I would prefer to sit on the stands and watch them play" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 http://youtu.be/0owBDJnRyz0 Raul scores for Real Madrid! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 José Luis Félix Chilavert González Chilavert was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner. Outside of his goalkeeping position, Chilavert was also known for his skills as a free kick specialist, and often took penalties. He scored 67 goals in his professional career, many of them crucial, including eight in international matches. Four of his international goals were scored during Paraguay's qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Chilavert is the 2nd highest goalscoring goalkeeper of all time, surpassed only by Brazilian keeper Rogerio Ceni, and is the only goalkeeper to score a hat-trick. Chilavert was also known for his eccentricity and at times fiery temper, which brought him his fair share of controversies; most notorious among them was his being sent off in 1997 for brawling with Colombian striker Faustino Asprilla. He has often wore a cartoon bulldog on his goalkeeper jersey. Chilavert appeared for the Paraguay national football team 74 times, scoring 8 goals, from 1989 to 2003, representing the team at 5 major tournaments. Chilavert appeared for Paraguay at two FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998 and 2002), where he served as captain on both occasions, and appeared in three Copa América tournaments (1991, 1993 and 1997). Chilavert was also included in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament. AND YES ADSUPERJENIUS! This Goalkeeper can score long range free kicks better than most outfield players! He is an expert penalty taker as well! Welcome Back: THE BULLDOG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Spurs Fans might remember this guy! As a player he won the 1978 World Cup. A competitive and skilled midfielder, Ardiles became a cult hero in England, along with Glenn Hoddle and compatriot Ricardo Villa, as a player for Tottenham Hotspur. He left England for a period on loan as a result of the outbreak of the Falklands War in 1982, thus missing most of the 1982–83 English season. As manager of Tottenham in the mid-1990s, he played several matches utilizing a formation that had five forwards, a formation that hadn't been used in English football since the 1950s. GIVE IT UP FOR: OSSIE ARDILES!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Club Atlético River Plate is a professional Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Although many sports are practised at the club, River is best known for its professional football team, which has won many of the most important tournaments in the world, including Copa Libertadores, and Intercontinental Cup. River is the most successful football team of Argentina, having won the Primera División professional title a record 36 times. River's latest domestic title at the top division was the 2014 Final. Other domestic competitions won by River Plate were defuncts trophies Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren (four times) and Copa Adrián C. Escobar (once). In 2010, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics placed River Plate in the 9th. place in a ranking that included the best teams of the world during the 1990 and 2000 decades. River was the South American club with the best position in the table. The decade of the 1940s is considered as one of the best eras in the history of the club, having won the titles of 1941 (44 points, 19 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses; 75 goals scored) and 1942 (46 points, 20–6–4, 79 goals). The team was also sub-champion in 1943 and 1944. River had a powerful attack nicknamed "La Máquina" ("The Machine"). The forwards were Juan Carlos Muñoz, José Manuel Moreno, Adolfo Pedernera, Ángel Labruna and Félix Loustau. That offensive line became a legend despite only playing 18 matches together. In 1945 River won another title, with Labruna being the top scorer with 25 goals. Moreno had left the club but other players (such as center-midfielder Néstor Rossi) had arrived. In 1947 River won a new championship with 48 points, totalling 90 goals scored and only conceding 30. We welcome back the players from this decade. WELCOME FM, WELCOME TO: THE MACHINE Chairman: Leopoldo Bard Manager: Renato Cesarini Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest166 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Fenech, good job as always mate. One small question (First, I have to say I am not a river plate fan and nor have the knowledge or whatsoever regarding the club information) 1. Why Reinaldo Merlo (526 apps for the club), although he wasn't part of the 40's team, but started in the late 60's, is excluded from River? 2. Why Juan José López (426 apps and 75 goals for the club) although he wasn't part of the 40's team, but started in the early 70's, is excluded from River? and players such as Oscar Mas (2nd top goalscorer for the club), Bernabé Ferreyra (3rd top goalscorer in the club with outstanding record: 187 goals in 185 apps), probably there are more but who knows, i am not even their fan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Rossi had broken out as the River Plate kid that was a meeting of leaders to which the popular imagination, with great tact for posterity, called La Machine. Anybody who has looked back in football knows by heart the front line: Muñoz, Moreno, Pedernera Labruna and Loustau. Against this picture of legends, came Rossi, a boy of mandatory nature, who began to control the match and the other players with a deep and inexhaustible voice command. And he tells it: "I was a kid but above all commanding. I patted his chest and say: 'The ball here, dad." Even telling him it touched his chest, as if someone was to deliver the ball. Muñoz told him: "It stopped the ball and I had an idea and two alternates." Some phrases are anthologies Rossi, especially since they were spoken on the same football field and those who heard it felt the need to count, "He who does not pass the ball to the foot is a bad person," he was heard to say. Outstanding midfielder, gifted with a great personality, leadership and quality enough to become the conductor of the game and in the heart of their team through his refined technique. Nicknamed "Pipo", he started his career at River Plate, playing from 1945 to 1949, and then again from 1955 to 1958, winning a total of 5 Argentine leagues. In total, Rossi played 155 matches for River Plate scoring 7 goals. From 1959 to 1961 he played in Colombia for Millonarios winning 6 championships. He also had a spell in Argentine Huracán, playing 54 matches. Rossi played for the Argentina national football team during the 1958 FIFA World Cup, as well as in the Copa América in several occasions, winning the 1947 and 1957 editions. Argentina have had many great defensive midfielders, the likes of Antonio Rattin, Matias Almeyda, Natalio Pescia, Sergio Batista. Forget about all these players and Forget Javier Mascherano too because none of those players were better than Nestor Raul Rossi! WELCOME BACK: THE VOICE! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsuperjenius Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 José Luis Félix Chilavert González Chilavert was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner. Outside of his goalkeeping position, Chilavert was also known for his skills as a free kick specialist, and often took penalties. He scored 67 goals in his professional career, many of them crucial, including eight in international matches. Four of his international goals were scored during Paraguay's qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Chilavert is the 2nd highest goalscoring goalkeeper of all time, surpassed only by Brazilian keeper Rogerio Ceni, and is the only goalkeeper to score a hat-trick. Chilavert was also known for his eccentricity and at times fiery temper, which brought him his fair share of controversies; most notorious among them was his being sent off in 1997 for brawling with Colombian striker Faustino Asprilla. He has often wore a cartoon bulldog on his goalkeeper jersey. Chilavert appeared for the Paraguay national football team 74 times, scoring 8 goals, from 1989 to 2003, representing the team at 5 major tournaments. Chilavert appeared for Paraguay at two FIFA World Cup tournaments (1998 and 2002), where he served as captain on both occasions, and appeared in three Copa América tournaments (1991, 1993 and 1997). Chilavert was also included in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament. AND YES ADSUPERJENIUS! This Goalkeeper can score long range free kicks better than most outfield players! He is an expert penalty taker as well! Welcome Back: THE BULLDOG 20 for free kick taking? how about his crossing and long shots? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsuperjenius Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Club Atlético River Plate is a professional Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Although many sports are practised at the club, River is best known for its professional football team, which has won many of the most important tournaments in the world, including Copa Libertadores, and Intercontinental Cup.River is the most successful football team of Argentina, having won the Primera División professional title a record 36 times. River's latest domestic title at the top division was the 2014 Final. Other domestic competitions won by River Plate were defuncts trophies Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren (four times) and Copa Adrián C. Escobar (once). In 2010, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics placed River Plate in the 9th. place in a ranking that included the best teams of the world during the 1990 and 2000 decades. River was the South American club with the best position in the table. The decade of the 1940s is considered as one of the best eras in the history of the club, having won the titles of 1941 (44 points, 19 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses; 75 goals scored) and 1942 (46 points, 20–6–4, 79 goals). The team was also sub-champion in 1943 and 1944. River had a powerful attack nicknamed "La Máquina" ("The Machine"). The forwards were Juan Carlos Muñoz, José Manuel Moreno, Adolfo Pedernera, Ángel Labruna and Félix Loustau. That offensive line became a legend despite only playing 18 matches together. In 1945 River won another title, with Labruna being the top scorer with 25 goals. Moreno had left the club but other players (such as center-midfielder Néstor Rossi) had arrived. In 1947 River won a new championship with 48 points, totalling 90 goals scored and only conceding 30. We welcome back the players from this decade. WELCOME FM, WELCOME TO: THE MACHINE Chairman: Leopoldo Bard Manager: Renato Cesarini sems that this teams posses many AMC and ST position. would good for playing 5 strikers,but, could that possible to win modern games? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
izagooner Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Great job on River Plate but can we please have Bernabé Ferreyra maybe instead of Saviola? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 20 for free kick taking?how about his crossing and long shots? He was an expert penalty and free kick taker as well as being a great keeper. He was not an outfield player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 sems that this teams posses many AMC and ST position. would good for playing 5 strikers,but, could that possible to win modern games? Hi Adsuperjenius, I have said this before, every 25 man squad that is produced, has a perfect balance of playing position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Great job on River Plate but can we please have Bernabé Ferreyra maybe instead of Saviola? Update: Bernabé Ferreyra has now replaced Javier Saviola in the River Plate Squad. Screenshot has now been updated. 17 year old Javier Saviola to be available on a free transfer when the game begins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
izagooner Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Update:Bernabé Ferreyra has now replaced Javier Saviola in the River Plate Squad. Screenshot has now been updated. 17 year old Javier Saviola to be available on a free transfer when the game begins. Cheers Fenech Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Cheers Fenech Thank you for bringing it to my attention! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest166 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Fenech, good job as always mate.One small question (First, I have to say I am not a river plate fan and nor have the knowledge or whatsoever regarding the club information) 1. Why Reinaldo Merlo (526 apps for the club), although he wasn't part of the 40's team, but started in the late 60's, is excluded from River? 2. Why Juan José López (426 apps and 75 goals for the club) although he wasn't part of the 40's team, but started in the early 70's, is excluded from River? and players such as Oscar Mas (2nd top goalscorer for the club), Bernabé Ferreyra (3rd top goalscorer in the club with outstanding record: 187 goals in 185 apps), probably there are more but who knows, i am not even their fan and my reply was missed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 and my reply was missed Hi Ernest You are right. I didn't see this. I will take a look at this later for you. I will get back to you. :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest166 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hi ErnestYou are right. I didn't see this. I will take a look at this later for you. I will get back to you. :-) Thanks mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsuperjenius Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 He was an expert penalty and free kick taker as well as being a great keeper. He was not an outfield player. but, long shot seems also have influence on how good player's free kick ability ? Hi Adsuperjenius,I have said this before, every 25 man squad that is produced, has a perfect balance of playing position. yes ,but just made me confuse for river,almost al striker were good.feel not good to sit them to the bench for another defensife like demichelis lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsuperjenius Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 btw how about chairman at your database?how do you know wheter they love to spend money or not?and how do you choose? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 and my reply was missed Hi Ernest, I am not just looking at appearances although that is a factor, I am looking at many different areas but mainly how good the player was, in terms of achievements and stats. It's important a club gets their best possible 25 players, now someone may have 500 plus appearances but that doesn't mean they were good as they might have played in a time when it wasn't so difficult to get into the time. It might mean they were good, but not quite good enough and certainly Reinaldo Merlo and Juan Jose Lopez are simply not good enough to make the top 25 river plate players of all time, the team of the 40's was their best team and those players wouldn't have got into that side. In respect of Oscar Mas, he is good, but not quite good enough, especially now we have Bernabe Ferreyra in the squad. I know Oscar was the second highest scorer and 37 caps for Argentina, Having looked very closely at Mas and Leopoldo Luque, I felt luque edged it as he has more caps and more goals for his country and a better ratio record, his story as well was more interesting and I felt that Mas's corruption issue (fraud) also swung the pendulum in Leopoldo Luque favour. Therefore I have added Bernabeu already, but none of the other three would get into the squad unfortunately.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 but, long shot seems also have influence on how good player's free kick ability ?yes ,but just made me confuse for river,almost al striker were good.feel not good to sit them to the bench for another defensife like demichelis lol I think that long shot affects long shots and free kicks effect free kicks. I don't think Long Shot has an effect on Free Kicks. Where did you get the information otherwise? Who told you Long Shots has an effect on Free Kicks? You have four strikers, If you play only one up front, you only need 3, if you play 2 you need 4, and so on.... not all the strikers will play, and you will have to manage that and rotate, its all in the art of being a good manager, if you don't need, you can sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest166 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hi Ernest,I am not just looking at appearances although that is a factor, I am looking at many different areas but mainly how good the player was, in terms of achievements and stats. It's important a club gets their best possible 25 players, now someone may have 500 plus appearances but that doesn't mean they were good as they might have played in a time when it wasn't so difficult to get into the time. It might mean they were good, but not quite good enough and certainly Reinaldo Merlo and Juan Jose Lopez are simply not good enough to make the top 25 river plate players of all time, the team of the 40's was their best team and those players wouldn't have got into that side. In respect of Oscar Mas, he is good, but not quite good enough, especially now we have Bernabe Ferreyra in the squad. I know Oscar was the second highest scorer and 37 caps for Argentina, Having looked very closely at Mas and Leopoldo Luque, I felt luque edged it as he has more caps and more goals for his country and a better ratio record, his story as well was more interesting and I felt that Mas's corruption issue (fraud) also swung the pendulum in Leopoldo Luque favour. Therefore I have added Bernabeu already, but none of the other three would get into the squad unfortunately.... Cheers mate! I support every decision you make. Especially when it's reasonable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 btw how about chairman at your database?how do you know wheter they love to spend money or not?and how do you choose? Hi Adsuperjenius. I am selecting the chairman who were the most successful or who achieved the most while at the club, this can range from 1800's to 2014. Now I am looking at their history, wealth achievements and then translating that in financial terms to how much they would have been worth, had they been alive today, had the man, the character, the successful personality been alive today and I am being quite creative in my thinking, as to try to envisage what that person would of been worth had they been alive today, and given their contributions and wealth, and that I am only picking the best chairman and managers, as you can imagine, they would be worth quite a lot and be very good at business and be able to spend money too, so if you take charge of a 25 man squad, you will have a very good chairman behind you. They are not all the same because I have been true to each persons own individual success and personality but all 25 man clubs will be in good hands! ***Also please note, there are no more sugar daddies at all in this game. Sugar Daddies are gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Cheers mate!I support every decision you make. Especially when it's reasonable No Bother! It's always worth bringing it up as more often then not, I end up updating the teams! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Pelé ................IS COMING SOON! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest166 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Pelé ................IS COMING SOON! Oh, now thats interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
izagooner Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Pelé ................IS COMING SOON! Now that is cool how on earth will you choose his age 16-40 take your pick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Now that is cool how on earth will you choose his age 16-40 take your pick He will be 24 years old at Santos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest166 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 He will be 24 years old at Santos. Ladies and Gents, we have our first name on the shortlist Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Manuel Francisco dos Santos known by the nickname Garrincha was a Brazilian footballer who played right winger and forward. He is regarded by many as the best dribbler in football history. In 1958 and 1962, Garrincha won the FIFA World Cup with the Brazil national team. At the 1962 World Cup, with Pelé out injured, he led the team to victory, received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament, the Golden Boot as leading goalscorer, and was named in the World Cup All-Star Team. In 1994 he was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team. Brazil never lost a match while fielding both Garrincha and Pelé. At club level, Garrincha played the majority of his professional career for the Brazilian team Botafogo. In the Maracanã the home team room is known as "Garrincha". In the capital Brasilia, the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha is named after him. He is credited for inspiring the first bull fighting chants of olé to be used at football grounds. In 1999, he came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century grand jury vote. He is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, and was inducted into the Brazilian Football Hall of Fame. Garrincha is renowned for his remarkable ball control, imagination, dribbling skills and ability to create something from nothing. He also possessed a ferocious shot with either foot and was a gifted dead ball specialist known for free kicks and corners taken with the outside of his foot. However, it was his astonishing dribbling skills he was most famous for, a skill he retained throughout his career. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he was voted into the World Team of the 20th Century by 250 of the world's most respected football writers and journalists, came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century grand jury vote, and was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team. "In the entire history of football no one made more people happy. When he was out there, the pitch was a circus ring, the ball a tamed animal, the match a party invitation. Garrincha nurtured his pet, the ball, and together they created such mischief that people almost died laughing. He jumped over it, it gambolled around him, hid itself away, skipped off and made him run after it. And on the way, his opponents ran into each other" Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan writer HERE COMES: THE PEOPLE'S JOY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira simply Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Easily recognizable for his beard and headband, Sócrates became the "symbol of cool for a whole generation of football supporters". He was a technical playmaker, known for great through passes and his vision on the field, as well as his physical strength. He was also a two-footed player and a prolific goal scorer. His ability to read the game was highly valued, and his signature move was the blind heel pass. He was considered to be one of the greatest midfielders ever to play the game. In 1983, he was named South American Footballer of the Year. He was named by Pelé one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards ceremony in 2004. Sócrates played for Brazil for seven years, scoring 22 goals and representing the nation in two World Cups. He captained the team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup; playing in midfield alongside Zico, Falcão and Éder, considered one of the greatest Brazilian national teams ever. He also appeared in the 1979 and 1983 Copa América. Please welcome back: DOCTOR SOCRATES! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Arthur Antunes Coimbra is a Brazilian coach and former footballer. Often called the "White Pelé", he is commonly considered one of the most skilled finishers and one of the best passers ever, and possibly the world's best player of the late 70s and early 80s. He is also considered one of the best playmakers and free kick specialists, able to bend the ball in all directions with pace. In 1999, he came eighth in the FIFA Player of the Century grand jury vote. In 2004, he was named one of the 125 greatest living footballers at a FIFA awards ceremony. According to Pelé, generally considered the best footballer ever, "throughout the years, the one player that came closest to me was Arthur Antunes Coimbra". With 48 goals in 71 official appearances for Brazil, he is the fourth highest goalscorer for his national team. He represented them in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups. They did not win any of those tournaments, even though the 1982 squad is considered one of the greatest Brazilian national squads ever. He is often considered one of the best players in football history not to have been on a World Cup winning squad. He was chosen 1981 and 1983 Player of the Year. Please welcome back Flamenco's finest: 'ZICO'oooooooooooooooooooo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest166 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Brilliant work Fenech. Glad to see the Brazilian legends here. Now I am thinking about the Brazil national team... I am scared Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Brilliant work Fenech. Glad to see the Brazilian legends here.Now I am thinking about the Brazil national team... I am scared This is only a small selection of the Brazilian talent. Next up: The man who invented the Bicycle Kick! PLUS LATER TODAY: A Long Long time ago... before Pelé, there was another KING OF SOCCER, who the world has forgotten, and he played over 1000 games and has a better goalscoring record than Pelé and he is Brazilian.. BUT he is no longer forgotten, HE IS BACK! LATER TODAY!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Leônidas da Silva is regarded as one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. Da Silva played for Brazil in two World Cups, and was the top scorer of the 1938 World Cup. He was known as the "Black Diamond" due to his agility. Leonidas invented THE BICYCLE KICK! The first time Leônidas used this technique was on 24 April 1932, in a match between Bonsucesso and Carioca. In Flamengo he used this move only once, in 1939, against the Argentinian team Independiente. The unusual volley gained huge fame at the time, propelling it into the football mainstream. For São Paulo he used the bicycle kick on two occasions: the first on 14 June 1942, in the defeat against Palestra Italia (currently Palmeiras). Most famously of all, he used it on 13 November 1948, in the massive 8–0 victory over Juventus. The play (and the goal) was captured in an image and is regarded as the most famous picture of the player. In the 1938 World Cup, he also used the bicycle kick, to the delight of the spectators. When he did it, the referee was so shocked by the volley that he was unsure whether it was within the rules or not. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, GIVE IT UP RIGHT NOW FOR: THE RUBBER MAN! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Waldyr Pereira was a Brazilian footballer who played midfielder. He played in three World Cups: 1954, 1958, and 1962, winning the latter two and was named the tournament's best player in 1958. Didi is considered to be one of the greatest midfielders in the sport renowned for his range of passing, stamina and flawless technique. He became famous for inventing the folha seca (dry leaf) free kicks, notably used by modern day players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Juninho, where the ball would swerve seemingly downwards at the right time resulting in a goal. In October 2000, he was inducted into the FIFA Hall of Champions! Dideee Diday, Didoo, Didum! Didoo, Dideee, Didum, Diddy¬! Forget Sean Combs! This is the real DIDI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest166 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Now I feel a newb... never heared of Didi or leonidas :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Now I feel a newb... never heared of Didi or leonidas :/ We are entering the realms of Brazil so expect the unexpected!! I'd be worried if you did remember them as it would be showing your age! Meanwhile our Brazil journey is set to continue, right here TODAY! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Paulo Roberto Falcão is widely considered one of the best players in Internacional history, and one of the most talented central midfielders of all time, especially at his peak in the mid-1980s. At one stage, he was the world's highest paid footballer. For the Brazil national team, Falcão was capped 34 times between February 1976 and June 1986. He appeared at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing in midfield alongside Zico, Sócrates and Éder, considered one of the greatest Brazilian national teams ever. He was named by Pelé one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards ceremony in 2004. His last name, Falcão, was chosen by Radamel García, a retired footballer and father of Radamel Falcao, to name his son as a tribute to him. He usually played as a play-making central midfielder known for his technique, vision, passing and long-range shot. He was a Classy Midfielder with an amazing touch and vision that knew how to defend and attack. A pure genius and a key player on the Brazilian 1982 legendary squad. He was the complete player. He was great with both feet, a great header, a great passer, a great goal scorer, a great leader... He was simply DIVINE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsuperjenius Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I think that long shot affects long shots and free kicks effect free kicks. I don't think Long Shot has an effect on Free Kicks. Where did you get the information otherwise? Who told you Long Shots has an effect on Free Kicks?You have four strikers, If you play only one up front, you only need 3, if you play 2 you need 4, and so on.... not all the strikers will play, and you will have to manage that and rotate, its all in the art of being a good manager, if you don't need, you can sell. see http://www.guidetofootballmanager.com/tactics/set-pieces on free kick section. sorry I cant quote here,because I cant copy and paste from that web sites Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest166 Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Fenech, I have an idea for you - You should contact PayPal and make a way to donate for you. I am sure I am not the only one who appreciates and admires your work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenech Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Fenech, I have an idea for you - You should contact PayPal and make a way to donate for you.I am sure I am not the only one who appreciates and admires your work. Thanks! I appreciate the gesture, but this work I am doing is free of charge and is my donation to the community. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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