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from the current crop, I believe it's only the Scandinavians who have regarded the US as their big team chance, since their home countries aren't World Cup grade at the moment ...Bobby;3682221 said:[Player] is only with us because [Big Team] made it clear there wasn't a place for him in their national team
He's going to score the goal that gets USA through to the semis. [/Sir_Didier_Drogba]O-car;3685045 said:so how's people's perception of Aron Johannson so far?
ShiftyPowers;3685105 said:It's a 4-4-2 narrow diamond with Dempsey trying to do his best Suarez impersonation.
Jurgen Klinsmann may say that formations don't matter, or that the way they're discussed is archaic, or any number of other things. And while I think there's some merit to his point - I wrote last year about how blanket discussion of formations can lead to sloppy analysis - I, by and large, can't get behind his statements.
Especially because he's now gone with the same tactical look for the last four games. The diamond midfield in a 4-4-2 is a very specific set, one that's not common on the world stage, and it takes very specific instructions to play. It doesn't just happen by accident, like how the flat 4-4-2 can suddenly look like a 4-1-4-1 or a 4-5-1 or a 3-5-2, etc.
So I think it was a little willful misdirection from Der Golden Bomber, which is fine - mostly because I love the diamond. I think it's an incredibly useful formation for a team that has a conservative gameplan
but the way the setup morphs, I don't think there's necessarily a right answer, other than taking Klinsmann's word for it (if/when he gives it) ...Regardless of what it looked like on paper (the U.S. players claimed it was a 4-2-3-1), it appeared to be a much closer representation of how the U.S. will play against Ghana.
Xifio;3682841 said:also, this applies to all the dual citizens in the team from bigger footballing nations:from the current crop, I believe it's only the Scandinavians who have regarded the US as their big team chance, since their home countries aren't World Cup grade at the moment ...
MaestroZidane;3690291 said:I want revenge against Ghana, only a win will do.
jimorrison;3690831 said:usa 2
Ghana 1
bad game by usa sticking to their typical style of counter attack football. ghana deserved a win or at least a draw but their touch in final third was horrible plus why the hell did they have Prince Boateng in the bench.