COACH: MANÉ


GOALKEEPERS:

1 Martín HERRERA
25 KIKE

DEFENDERS:

2 Cosmin CONTRA
3 IBON BEGOÑA
4 Dan EGGEN
5 Antonio KARMONA ©
6 ÓSCAR TÉLLEZ
7 Delfi GELI
8 Vlatko ĐOLONGA
17 Raúl GAÑÁN
24 Pablo BRANDÁN*
28 Josu SARRIEGI

MIDFIELDERS:

10 PABLO
14 JORDI CRUIJFF
15 Ivan TOMIĆ
16 Hermes DESIO
18 Martín ASTUDILLO
20 Jorge AZKOITIA
21 MARIO ROSAS

FORWARDS:

9 JAVI MORENO
11 MAGNO
19 IVÁN ALONSO
23 Jurica VUČKO

*Pablo Brandán was transferred from Huracán on January 2001


RESERVE PLAYERS:

4-4-1-1 And 5-3-2/5-4-1/3-6-1 FORMATIONS:

Deportivo Alavés Vs Internazionale - UEFA Cup Round of 16 (1st Leg - 15/02/2001)



GK HERRERA
CB EGGEN
CB ÓSCAR TÉLLEZ
RB CONTRA
LB/LWB GELI
DMF DESIO
DMF/CMF PABLO
RMF/CMF TOMIĆ
LMF/CMF ASTUDILLO
AMF/CMF JORDI CRUIJFF
CF JAVI MORENO

Substitutions: Ibon Begoña for Astudillo (32 mn - Injury), Magno for Javi Moreno (73 mn) and Iván Alonso for Pablo (73 mn)
Notes: Ibon Begoña played either as left SS, LWF or LMF
Iván Alonso played as CF, Magno played behind him as a SS. All this relocated Tomić as a right DMF/CMF and Contra as RWB

Captains: Pablo | Hermes Desio
Short Free Kick: Ivan Tomić/Pablo/Óscar Téllez
Long Free Kick: Ivan Tomić/Pablo/Hermes Desio/Ibon Begoña/Dan Eggen/Martín Herrera
Free Kick 2: Hermes Desio/Javi Moreno/Jordi Cruijff
Left Corner: Ibon Begoña/Magno
Right Corner: Pablo
Penalty: Javi Moreno/Cosmin Contra/Iván Alonso
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dan Eggen, Óscar Téllez, Ivan Tomić

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Tomić/Astudillo/Jordi Cruijff | Desio/Pablo - Second Half
★Long Passing - Optional
★Ball Possession ATT
★All Out Attack - around the 75 mn mark


Internazionale Vs Deportivo Alavés - UEFA Cup Round of 16 (2nd Leg - 22/02/2001)



GK HERRERA
CB EGGEN
CB ÓSCAR TÉLLEZ
RB CONTRA
LB GELI
DMF DESIO
DMF/CMF PABLO
RMF/CMF TOMIĆ
LMF IBON BEGOÑA
AMF/CMF JORDI CRUIJFF
CF JAVI MORENO

Substitutions: Iván Alonso for Ibon Begoña (62 mn), Magno for Pablo (62 mn) and Azkoitia for Javi Moreno (81 mn)
Incident: After Tomić scored, Internazionale supporters from behind Alavés's goalpost started to throw objects onto the field, delaying the game for some minutes
Notes: Iván Alonso played as left SS
Magno played as right AMF/RMF, this relocated Tomić as right DMF and Desio as left DMF

Captains: Pablo | Hermes Desio
Short Free Kick: Delfí Geli/Ivan Tomić
Long Free Kick: Delfí Geli/Óscar Téllez/Ivan Tomić/Cosmin Contra/Pablo/Hermes Desio
Free Kick 2: Óscar Téllez/Pablo/Hermes Desio
Left Corner: Óscar Téllez/Pablo
Right Corner: Pablo
Penalty: Javi Moreno/Cosmin Contra/Iván Alonso
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dan Eggen, Óscar Téllez

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack - Optional
★Right Side Attack - Second Half
★Left Side Attack
★Opposite Side Attack - Second Half
★Change Sides: Tomić/Jordi Cruijff | Ibon Begoña - Second Half | Iván Alonso
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack


Deportivo Alavés Vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern - UEFA Cup Semifinals (1st Leg - 05/04/2001)



GK HERRERA
CB EGGEN
CB ÓSCAR TÉLLEZ
RB CONTRA
LB GELI
DMF DESIO
DMF PABLO
RMF/CMF TOMIĆ
LMF IBON BEGOÑA
AMF/CMF JORDI CRUIJFF
CF IVÁN ALONSO

Substitutions: Astudillo for Pablo (59 mn), Karmona for Jordi Cruijff (72 mn) and Magno for Iván Alonso (77 mn)
Notes: Javi Moreno was unavailable due to injury
Astudillo played as RMF, this relocated Tomić as right DMF and Desio as left DMF
Karmona played as central CB and received the captain' armband from Desio
Around the 74-75 mn mark, Tomić and Desio changed their position

Captains: Pablo | Hermes Desio | Antonio Karmona
Short Free Kick: Pablo/Óscar Téllez/Ivan Tomić
Long Free Kick: Pablo/Óscar Téllez/Ibon Begoña/Cosmin Contra/Dan Eggen/Martín Herrera
Free Kick 2: Hermes Desio
Left Corner: Ibon Begoña
Right Corner: Cosmin Contra/Pablo
Penalty: Cosmin Contra/Iván Alonso
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dan Eggen, Óscar Téllez

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack - Optional
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Ibon Begoña | Tomić/Desio
★Pressure
★Long Passing - Optional
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession ATT


1. FC Kaiserslautern Vs Deportivo Alavés - UEFA Cup Semifinals (2nd Leg - 19/04/2001)



GK HERRERA
CB EGGEN
SWP KARMONA
CB ÓSCAR TÉLLEZ
RB/RWB GELI
LB IBON BEGOÑA
DMF DESIO
CMF TOMIĆ
CMF ASTUDILLO
SS MAGNO
CF IVÁN ALONSO

Substitutions: Vučko for Iván Alonso (56 mn), Azkoitia for Magno (66 mn) and Gañán for Óscar Téllez (77 mn)
Note: Contra was suspended for this game after receiving a yellow card in the 1st leg, reaching the limit of single yellow cards per game

Captain: Antonio Karmona
Short Free Kick: Delfí Geli
Long Free Kick: Ibon Begoña/Ivan Tomić/Óscar Téllez/Dan Eggen/Delfí Geli/Martín Herrera
Free Kick 2: Ivan Tomić
Left Corner: Delfí Geli/Ibon Begoña
Right Corner: Ivan Tomić
Penalty: Iván Alonso
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dan Eggen, Óscar Téllez

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Magno/Iván Alonso
★Pressure
★Counter Attack


Liverpool Vs Deportivo Alavés - UEFA Cup Final (16/05/2001)



GK HERRERA
CB EGGEN
SWP/CB KARMONA
CB ÓSCAR TÉLLEZ
RB/RWB CONTRA
LB/LWB GELI
DMF DESIO
CMF TOMIĆ
CMF ASTUDILLO
AMF/CMF JORDI CRUIJFF
CF JAVI MORENO

Substitutions: Iván Alonso for Eggen (22 mn), Magno for Astudillo (46 mn) and Pablo for Javi Moreno (64 mn)
Incidents: Magno (102 mn) and Karmona (117 mn) were sent off
Notes: Alavés changed their starting 5-4-1 formation into a more balanced 4-3-1-2 formation after Eggen was replaced by Iván Alonso as they were already two goals down in the scoreline; they were settled like this: Contra - Karmona - Óscar Téllez - Geli; Astudillo - Desio - Tomić - Jordi Cruijff (Jordi roaming the left wing rather than the center); Javi Moreno and Iván Alonso
Around the 55-60 mn mark, Magno and Jordi Cruijff changed side, this didn't last too much since they returned to the positions where they started the second half after Pablo was subbed in as central CMF/AMF behind Iván Alonso
After Liverpool made their last substitution Alavés changed again their formation into a 4-4-2 with Tomić as RMF, Desio alongside Pablo as DMFs, Jordi Cruijff as LMF/left AMF and Magno alongside Iván Alonso as forwards
After Magno was sent off, Iván Alonso played in Magno's position

Captains: Antonio Karmona | Pablo
Short Free Kick: Javi Moreno/Óscar Téllez/Hermes Desio
Long Free Kick: Óscar Téllez/Ivan Tomić/Pablo/Hermes Desio/Delfí Geli
Free Kick 2: Cosmin Contra/Óscar Téllez/Ivan Tomić
Left Corner: Delfí Geli
Right Corner: Cosmin Contra/Pablo
Penalty: Javi Moreno/Cosmin Contra/Iván Alonso
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Óscar Téllez, Dan Eggen, Martín Astudillo

Team Strategy

★Centre Attack
★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Desio/Tomić | Jordi Cruijff/Magno | Javi Moreno/Iván Alonso - Optional
★Counter Attack - After Magno was sent off
★Total Defence - After Magno was sent off


Real Madrid Vs Deportivo Alavés - La Liga fixture N°36 (26/05/2001)



GK HERRERA
CB EGGEN
CB ÓSCAR TÉLLEZ
RB GELI
LB IBON BEGOÑA
DMF DESIO
CMF/DMF TOMIĆ
RMF/CMF ASTUDILLO
LMF/AMF PABLO
AMF JORDI CRUIJFF
CF JAVI MORENO

Substitutions: Karmona for Eggen (26 mn - Injury), Magno for Astudillo (60 mn) and Iván Alonso for Javi Moreno (60 mn)
Notes: In the 21 mn mark, in a futile effort to clear a ball heading into goal, Eggen crashed into the left post with his right knee, he couldn't recover from that. During those minutes, until Karmona went in, Desio played as right CB and Astudillo as right DMF
Magno played as right SS/RWF, this relocated Jordi Cruijff as left SS/AMF, Tomić as central AMF/CMF and Pablo as left CMF/DMF alongside Desio
Geli committed a foul on Figo (74 mn), but in the resulting fall, he got injured and had no choice but to continue to play as Alavés already made their three substitutions allowed; this forced Jordi Cruijff and Tomić to be positionned near him to help him

Captain: Pablo
Short Free Kick: Ivan Tomić/Pablo/Ibon Begoña
Long Free Kick: Óscar Téllez/Delfí Geli/Ibon Begoña/Ivan Tomić/Pablo/Antonio Karmona/Martín Herrera
Free Kick 2: Óscar Téllez/Javi Moreno/Delfí Geli
Left Corner: Ibon Begoña
Right Corner: Delfí Geli
Penalty: Javi Moreno/Iván Alonso/Pablo
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Dan Eggen, Óscar Téllez, Martín Astudillo

Team Strategy

★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Magno
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack


HONOURS:

La Liga: 10th Place
Copa del Rey: Round of 64
UEFA Cup: Runner-up


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