star team vs star player

It’s all fine and well having a world class player in your team but it can also end up being a disadvantage. If you rely on him to carry the team and he has a bad game for some reason then you’re quite screwed. On the other hand it can be quite good because you can build your team around said player in order to maximize their abilities. On the other hand, having a team full of stars can also be a bad thing because maybe not all of the team are stars. Then they might have more pressure on them to be at that same level. In the example of Argentina where Messi is the main focal point of the team, immense amounts of pressure are placed on him to perform and most times he is marked so heavily that he can’t do what he normally does. The Argentinean team is not short of stars however, with players such as Angel Di Maria, Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain they should be able to offer support to Messi. In teams like this a great tactic would be to use Messi to commit players to defend him and then allowing the other players space in which to create chances. The opposing team may catch on and then spread their defenders but so doing will allow Messi more space, so either way you have chances. Liverpool used this tactic so effectively this last season because Suarez was so heavily marked it allowed those players around him like Sterling and even Sturridge to score some great goals. In a team like Germany who in my opinion have world class star players from 1 to 11. This might not be the case however because of the way they play, they play as a unit. A well oiled machine and every part (player) knows what they have to do. No matter who plays it’s the same, whether it be Ozil, Muller and Kroos or Gotze, Shurlle and Shweinsteiger the style and system remains the same. This is key because if one player is not having a good game or gets injured they can be changed with the knowledge that there will be no drop in quality. So the star team will face the star player on Sunday in the world cup final and we will see who comes out best.