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We definitely go away from 3-5-2 and go to 4-5-1, we need two hard working interceptor type defensive mids to shut down the inside lanes, we need one attacking midfielder also willing to do dirty work as well and then two fast and skillful flank mids who are also adept at defending and acting as the space shutdown valve before the left and right backs which allows them to hold shape longer and be proactive in shutting down certain space rather than be reactive to where the ball is because of no help from the mids.
Then do we have the speed and skill on the counter attack with the interceptions and loose balls that will Come if the personnel play that game to the max, we know what the Mexicans are going to do, they have studied the panama game they will seek to exploit the wings, however they will also knw that we will seek to address this issue so the plan will be seek the softness, test the strength there and rapidly seek to switch to the open space on the anticipated response, if we are in a ball chasing mode we will be killed, if we are in a space shutting mode and holding shape then we will get loose balls. They will seek to Come throug middle if wing defense is strengthened thus the need for two battle tested defensive mids as well.
We have to play Fort ball and counter attack with speed, this is our natural game with the assets we have, we just need to accept it and stop thinking about trying to be Brazil and Spain, think Germany and Italy and we can play it better with greater discipline if we use speed, skill and combativeness as the building block of our program.
Then do we have the speed and skill on the counter attack with the interceptions and loose balls that will Come if the personnel play that game to the max, we know what the Mexicans are going to do, they have studied the panama game they will seek to exploit the wings, however they will also knw that we will seek to address this issue so the plan will be seek the softness, test the strength there and rapidly seek to switch to the open space on the anticipated response, if we are in a ball chasing mode we will be killed, if we are in a space shutting mode and holding shape then we will get loose balls. They will seek to Come throug middle if wing defense is strengthened thus the need for two battle tested defensive mids as well.
We have to play Fort ball and counter attack with speed, this is our natural game with the assets we have, we just need to accept it and stop thinking about trying to be Brazil and Spain, think Germany and Italy and we can play it better with greater discipline if we use speed, skill and combativeness as the building block of our program.
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