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To: Dexter Woo who wrote (164)6/12/1998 7:02:00 PM
From: mc  Read Replies (1) of 5130
 
Interesting thoughts, Dexter. I hadn't really been looking for any tactical reason for the large number of own goals. I'll pay more attention this week.

The new formations are interesting, but I'm not sure they'll be all that effective. It is interesting to note that Italy is talking about going the other direction and playing a 3-4-3 or 4-3-3.

I think that the USA's 3-6-1 could be their undoing. They have difficulty scoring goals and I wonder if they'll be overly concerned about defending and not move into the attack.

While watching the games this weekend I'll keep an eye on the spacing problem you mentioned. I wonder, is playing with three at the back a luxury created by the 4-4-2 which was so common during the last decade? With two forwards you'd only need two markers and a sweeper or libero depending on the term you prefer. Of course your midfielders have to make sure they don't get caught up during counter attacks.

Also, do you think the USA strikers are skilled enough to act as as a receiver and distributor of the ball? The striker role in a 3-6-1 has to be more focused on distributing the ball to through runs and overlapping runs made by the midfielders. That's a tough task for anyone and I'm not sure the quality of the US forwards is high enough for such a task.

Take care,
Gary
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