From: Insane Ranter on 19 Jun 2010 05:32 On Jun 19, 3:39 am, "Winston Smith, American Patriot" <mavigoz...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jun 19, 10:30 am, Insane Ranter <log...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Jun 19, 2:02 am, "Winston Smith, American Patriot" > > > <mavigoz...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > It would be instructive if a team adopted a pattern like 4-4-3 (F-M-D) > > > or even a 5-4-2 for ONLY the first 5, maybe 10 min of a match in order > > > to drive up the probability of getting the first goal. That might > > > even include having the roster filled with only strikers (not moving > > > midfielders forward and risk damaging their psychology), and then > > > making subs after the 1st goal or after the 5 or 10 min. > > > > Yes, it would leave their defense rather porous for the initial > > > several minutes, but you balance the idea of giving all energy to > > > getting a goal against a more conservative establishment of the > > > defense and then let the offense get warmed up well after. > > > Just a nitpick or two. Normally it goes defense to forward. 4-4-2. D-M- > > F. And 4-4-3 is 11 men. I think you meant one of the 4 in defense is > > the GK but he is normally left out of the numbers. > > Yes my mistake. I think I am writing it the way it's done in the > other football, where defense alignments are from front->back (forward > most to opponent->furthest removed from opponent). > > > > > I'd keep the starting back 4 and Howard. Donovan, Bradley, Demsey, and > > Edu in mid. and Jozy and Buddle up top. But that is me. > > I am guessing your lineup is special to how the US should attack the > Algerians, possibly based on things you saw in their ability to make > England impotent. > > Or is this basically a general lineup attempting to stop from falling > behind early, no matter who the opponent? Based on what I've seen so far in WC and in past qualifying games.
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