USA won’t be overly worried about the way the second phase draw has shaped up. With a game against Ghana tonight their relentless energy and in-form strikers should prove that a place in the semi-finals is there for the taking. Uruguay, their Quarter Final opponents, may have a potent three-man forward threat but their tendency [...]
Entries Tagged as 'USA'
Capello announces starting 11 and bench
June 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Features, Football, Tactics
Don Fabio’s pre-tournament experiments have been exposed as elaborate diversionary tactics as WCO learns the starting line-up for the USA game. We have also seen the ‘stand-by’ line-up for either emergencies [the scores are level late in the game] or if the score allows England to rest key players for the Algeria turkeyshoot. He starts [...]
Tags:442·451·Fabio Capello·Rooney·USA
Enter the Dragons
June 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Betting, Features, Football
The most critical game for England during the group stage could well be against Slovenia [The Dragons] in their last game on 23rd June. The bookies are offering 2-1 for an England win and only 3-1 for a draw in the opening game against USA. The outcome, I would wager, will be a lot closer [...]
Tags:Algeria·Betting·England·Fabio Capello·Group C·Slovenia·Tactics·USA·World Cup 2010
USA nearly get a Turkey stuffing – more morsels
May 31st, 2010 · No Comments · De Bunker, Features
After the Champions League final, we all enter the football free few weeks before the big kick off on June 11th. I say football free, who am i kidding, there were of course plenty of final preparation friendlies that were played. The age old question ‘ what does a friendly prove?’ is still worth asking, [...]
Formation Dancing
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Armchair Fan, Features, Football
In the last few days I’ve been assaulted by ‘expert’ opinion on the tactical approach that England will use in the World Cup. I’ve read quotes from Capello saying his favorite formation is 4-4-2 but that he’s romantically attached to 3-5-1 which he used to great effect with Roma. Four Four Two magazine says his [...]
Tags:Algeria·England·Fabio Capello·France·Graham Taylor·Holland·Slovenia·Tactics·USA
