I've the pleasure to present you guys the last version of the
"History of Serie A" OF, this time taking a journey since the first team who won a championship in Italy to current 09/10 champions. Actually, this is just much more than a OF, it's a piece of italian football history.
So here are the novelties:
- historical correct tactics for every team, plus updated kits, faces and stats for the teams and players who needed it.
Regarding the tactics, we opted to make the following approach, sometimes changed in order to respect some teams tactical singularities:
1897-1934: 2-3-5 (classic pyramid system)
1934-1965: Sistema (Pozzo's tactic: 2-3-2-3), Metodo (it's basically a W-M: 3-2-2-3), some forms of pre-catenaccio, usually a 1-3-3-3)
1965-final 1970's: Various forms of catenaccio influenced system, but generally more attack-minded and sporting a 1-3-4-2.
Final 1970's to 1987/88: Zona Mista: the libero isn't now a fixed position, when the team is attacking he plays in midfield: you can make this in the OF using the strategic option "CB Overlap". It's also a 1-3-4-2, with some variations according to each team.
1987/88-2010: Sacchi's zone and high pressure game marks the transition to flat four defenses, with some notable exceptions. So expect in this time frame lots of different systems, some very pressure orientated and with defenders high up the field and vice versa. So you will have: 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-3-1-2, 4-2-3-1, 3-5-2, etc, etc.
And the following new teams:
- Genoa 1897 (first team to won a Scudetto)
- Casale 1913-14 (very small team, won a mitical Scudetto)
- US Novese 1921-22 (won a Scudetto federale, the only one to happen in italian football history)
- FC Vado 1921-22 (first winner of Coppa Italia)
- Pro Vercelli 1922-23 (a legend of pre 1930s football, this was Pro Vercelli's last Scudetto win)
- Salernitana 47-48 (the man who introduced in Italy catenaccio: Gipo Vianni: vianema)
- Triestina 47-48 (first team coached by panchina legend Nereo Rocco who also employed a form of pre-catenaccio)
- Inter 52-53 (coached by Alfredo Foni this was the first big team to play with a catenaccio based tactic)
- Catania 1960-61 (mytical team who deprived Inter of a championship win: "clamoroso al cibali)
- AC Milan 93-94 (remember? Scudetto, Champions, 4-0 al Barça)
- Lazio 2003-04 (this one was asked by some italian friends: bankrupt club and no money to pay the players, but the team showed great unity and played some great attacking football)
- Lecce 2004/05 (Zeman's attacking football madness!: for the first time the team with the worst defence managed to survive in the history of Serie A: they finished in Top 10)
- Inter 2009-10 (like it or not, and despite all the shenanigans, Mourinho has put everyone talking about him in Italy: this is probably his last championship victory in Italy).
Final credits:
The original makers of this OF: "I Fratelli d'Italia". John Lennon for his OF. The makers of the "Legends" patch. Don Sweey for his support and help in putting the files online.
Best regards!
Guiferrari and HMTR
Contents:- kits for all teams
- HD emblems for all teams
- chants for all teams
- HD stadiums for most teams (with retro adboards)
- 3 italian retro scoreboards
- face & hair pack
- boot pack
- ball pack
- superstar level
- italian retro music in menu
- menu with italian motives
- two italian refrees (Collina & Rosetti)
- italian refrees kits (Diadora)
- old italian currency in Master league (Lire)
- Shollym and normal gameplay
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