Kolek planning to go pro
From an official pregame announcement? No. But effectively they will be playing a 3-5-2 any time Fabian is playing one of the backs
From an official pregame announcement? No. But effectively they will be playing a 3-5-2 any time Fabian is playing one of the backs.
Who are the 3 mids and 3 forwards in your mind here?
Wouldn't that qualify as 3-2-4-1 then? LOL. Point being that there is no point in using numerical designations to describe what formation is being played. How they line up, how they play in attack and how they defend are 3 different things. No, there won't be any pre-game 3-5-2 announcements, I'd wager.
since you wanted Diskerud in the mix, I'd say:Mids - Bedoya, Bradley, DiskerudForwards - Dempsey, Altidore, pick any other forward you like.Just my 2 cents.
Interesting. That could work. I'm not so sure Dempsey's role is a winger, but I get that. I actually kinda like the idea of Bedoya-Bradley-Diskerud across the middle
But what do I know, I prefer Davis to Bedoya and love Zusi. If Diskerud could play on the left side instead of Davis I'd be ok with that but for me I would never take Zusi out.
May I ask why you prefer Davis to Bedoya?As for the DM role talked about above, it's clear that Bradley partners better with Beckerman (not to mention he's less a card risk) but short of an injury he'll never be ahead of Jones.
For me it's a risk/reward analysis. I think Davis is less risky but less flashy/aggresive where as Bedoya is no doubt a talent but is high risk. I also think Davis has more flexibility in position he plays during a game as we as serving the ball into the area during run of play or from a set piece.Bedoya is the right piece is we need attacking off the wing, with this team I think they enter the ball from the wing(Davis strong suit)As far as Beckerman...he is far too slow especially when we are playing Ghana and Portugal. I could see Beckerman playing against Germany though.
On a team that is dying for creativity and attacking mindset it seems strange to advocate for a less risky option. Davis provides nothing more than a nice ball off a set piece. He's nowhere near the player Bedoya is, especially considering how strong of a finish to his season Bedoya had with Nantes. Shocked he was included in this squad over Donovan (because the excuse that LD is a forward is simply nonsense).I don't see the slowness with Beckerman. He's no slower than Jones. He's more disciplined. Much better at holding his position in front of defense and not allowing those wide gulfs of space that Jones does when he fashions himself an offensive genius. In qualifying, US had much more a steady pace about it when Bradley was able to probe with Beckerman staying anchored. In the end, it doesn't matter unless Jones gets injured.
Interesting choice going with Jones and Beckerman against Nigeria. Assume a 4-2-3-1 with Bradley the tip of the tree supporting the attack from his advanced position.
http://www.soccerbyives.net/2014/06/klinsmanns-personnel-experiment.html
Interesting quotes to read. We know that Bradley can fuel Dempsey and Jozy. If Beckerman and Jones can play together without crossing swords with Bedoya providing support and breakout ability you have 3/4 of your field in good form. Besler does seem more at ease with Beasley to his left so going into the 16th this squad could be positioned quite well.
Croatia's goalie sucks. Dude coulda saved every one of those goals yesterday
Spain/Dutch isn't too impressive so far.