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re: Michael Bradley completed 98.2% of his passes tonight

Posted on 3/27/13 at 8:06 pm to
Posted by cwil177
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Posted on 3/27/13 at 8:06 pm to
I think Benny makes sense as a late game, offensive minded sub.

Beast, how you would play that 4 man midfield? I'm not convinced that Dempsey would be very good on the wing.

Maybe a diamond midfield with Bradley and Holden wide (though tucked in) with Jones behind them?

Not sure if Jones has the discipline to do that, but Bradley and Holden can both play well in the role I described. Bradley did very well there against Slovenia, but that seems like a long time ago.
Posted by Sheep
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Member since Jun 2007
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Posted on 3/27/13 at 8:11 pm to
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I'm not convinced that Dempsey would be very good on the wing.


He's fine out there. That's where he played most of his US career.

He just doesn't *like* it.
Posted by BobLoblaw
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Posted on 3/27/13 at 8:17 pm to
--------------Altidore---------
---Dempsey-----------LD---
---Holden----Bradley---JJ/Kljestan
Johnson---Omar---Cameron---Dolo/Chandler
------------------Howard/Guzan---------

That would be my first choice if everyone is healthy. If we expect to be able to assert some control on the game, I'd play Dolo and Kljestan. If the plan is to mostly stay behind the ball and counter I'd switch to Chandler and JJ. Dempsey is fully capable of playing on the left hand side and coming in, after all that's where he's spent most of his time in England. Obviously he's not going to play as a traditional winger but we would rely on Johnson covering a lot of ground up and down the left side.
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