European champions
France 1984
Michel Platini, Jean Tigana, Alain Giresse
Michel Hidalgo·4-3-1-2
- Euros
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Hidalgo's 1984 France. Platini as the tournament, the Carré Magique as the midfield, and a European title won at home the way French football still measures itself.
Tags on the page — star midfield, technical midfield, home soil — are shorthand for how the model leans, not a documentary.
Chemistry is 94. The model treats this as a side that has played together, not eleven strangers in a photoshoot.
Michel Platini (96) is the headline. Jean Tigana sits behind that in the ratings, which is not the same as who actually ran the dressing room.
Key Players
Hover or tap for player attributes- 01Michel PlatiniCAM · FR96PEAKPAC91SHO91PAS94DRI97DEF73PHY86
- 02Jean TiganaCM · FR88PEAKPAC83SHO75PAS87DRI85DEF80PHY87
- 03Alain GiresseCM · FR88PEAKPAC84SHO74PAS89DRI88DEF76PHY81
- 04Maxime BossisCB · FR84PEAKPAC68SHO50PAS73DRI61DEF86PHY84
- 05Luis FernandezCM · FR84PEAKPAC75SHO70PAS83DRI81DEF84PHY75
- 06Dominique RocheteauRW · FR84PEAKPAC86SHO81PAS76DRI79DEF59PHY75
Formation 4-3-1-2Michel Hidalgo
LACOMBE
82
BELLONE
80
PLATINI
96
GIRESSE
88
TIGANA
88
FERNANDEZ
84
AMOROS
82
LE ROUX
78
BOSSIS
84
BATTISTON
80
BATS
82
Starting XI
- STBernard Lacombe82
- STBruno Bellone80
- CAMMichel Platini96
- CMAlain Giresse88
- CMJean Tigana88
- CMLuis Fernandez84
- LBManuel Amoros82
- CBYvon Le Roux78
- CBMaxime Bossis84
- RBPatrick Battiston80
- GKJoël Bats82
Bench
- RWDominique Rocheteau84
- LWDidier Six80
- CAMJean-Marc Ferreri76
- LBJean-François Domergue76
- LBThierry Tusseau74
- GKPhilippe Bergeroo74
- CAMBernard Genghini78
Ratings
Attack88
Midfield94
Defence82
Goalkeeping82
Chemistry94
Overall88
Shape
Midfield 94 is where this side actually lives. Possession sits at 62, not a religion.
Style
Star MidfieldTechnical MidfieldHome SoilChance CreationIndividual Brilliance
Achievements
- UEFA European Championship winners — home soil
- Platini's nine-goal tournament
- The Carré Magique: Platini, Giresse, Tigana, Fernandez
If not this XI, then who?
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