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re: US-Czech Republic | 8pm ET ESPN
Posted on 5/25/10 at 2:39 pm to Ron Mexico
Posted on 5/25/10 at 2:39 pm to Ron Mexico
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yeah well pearce might be too, but yall all know what bob ball wants to do and thats attack with the backs if possible. and spector is outstanding with his delivery
I think the best time for Dolo will be in situations with Holden wide and Dempsey up top. Holden's cross is better than Spector's which allows Dolo to drop back and defend.
If Bob decides to play Dempsey on the left wing, then we should have Spector on the field to provide service into the box.
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Posted on 5/25/10 at 2:56 pm to thenry712
Cherundolo is still a better defender than Spector, but he has declined A LOT offensively the past two years. I was watching the 2006 Italy game, and he clowned a greaser or two going forward.
Guess it depends on what you need from your respective outside backs. If Bocanegra is playing on the left, you can almost play a "slanted" 4-4-2, where Spector goes forward into offense (and to cover the part of the field that Dempsey won't), and Donovan covers more of the left side, as the three remaining defenders ease to the right.
We did a lot of this in the second half, vs. Honduras last summer, and it worked, for the most part.
If Bornstein is your left back, I think Cherundolo needs to play on the other side.
Guess it depends on what you need from your respective outside backs. If Bocanegra is playing on the left, you can almost play a "slanted" 4-4-2, where Spector goes forward into offense (and to cover the part of the field that Dempsey won't), and Donovan covers more of the left side, as the three remaining defenders ease to the right.
We did a lot of this in the second half, vs. Honduras last summer, and it worked, for the most part.
If Bornstein is your left back, I think Cherundolo needs to play on the other side.
Posted on 5/25/10 at 3:02 pm to thenry712
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I think the best time for Dolo will be in situations with Holden wide and Dempsey up top. Holden's cross is better than Spector's which allows Dolo to drop back and defend.
To second this... I think if Dempsey is on the right, Dolo HAS to be there to cover his arse. I like Dempsey a lot, but I think he is at best, an opportunistic defender.
When Dempsey is at right mid, there is always a gap where he should be tracking back to, in front of the defenders. Brazil and Italy ate this alive. As soon as he was moved up top, and either Feilhaber or Holden were brought on, that hole disappeared.
Spector + Dempsey on one side, and Bornstein on the other is going to leave us wide open at some point.
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