Fellas,
That second half show we the way forward. When we were down to 10 men and he modify the midfield, with Yorke at the tip and Spann and birchall playing more centrally to keep it tight. Beenie hadda implement the next generation of tactics being used by Chelski, ManU, Brazil and Barca..He was trying a thing when he first came during the Lima and Bermuda games with 3 up front at times but he settled for the 4-4-2 in the end. Example : Chelsea side...
---------------------Cech----------------------------
Johnson-------Gallas------------Terry---------Del Horno-------
--------------------Makele-----------Tiago (Essien)--------------
---------------------------Lampard----------------------------
Robben--------------------------------------------Duff--------
------------------------Drogba-----------------------
All those teams called play a modified 4-3-3 with a triangle midfield, 1 striker down the middle (Drogba, Van D Man, Adriano, Eto'o) and 2 skilful wide men who just beating for days and have a permission to roam, switch wings, come inside everything. (Robben, Robinho, Ronaldinho, Rooney, C. Ronadlo, Deco, Guily, kaka). We have those type of players in Edwards, Sam, Cornell Glen and Collin Samuel. Plus by using the triangle midfield we eliminate the need for men like Rahim and Theobold to play on the flank.
-------------------------Jack/ Hislop-------------------------
Atibe/Gray-----Andrews/Pierre-------Lawrence/Sancho--------Avery/Wolfe
-------------------Spann/ Rahim--------------Birchall/Theobold-------------
-------------------------------------Yorke/Whitley-----------------------
Sam/Edwards------------------------------------------------------Samuel/ Glen--------
---------------------------Jones/Sealy--------------------
We have a decent squad there...we still need a defensive midfielder to replace Rahim, but Bleeder will look better in the middle. Sam provided a spark against both Costa Rica and Guatemala when he came on and started to run at men, and the portvale coach said they bought him because he can play on the flanks. Same role Glenn filled in every game he came on, he was attacking more down the flanks than through the middle. Plus it reduces the defensive frailties of them all, which was the biggest drawback from having Samuel in the leftmid position, this one would play to his strngths more and reduce that dependence on Carlos Edwards as our only creative outlet.
And Yorke conduct it like a boss in the advanced role in the middle. He was makng himself available for the simple pass all the time but our full backs insist on trying to make the play for themselves. All Birchall and Spann hadda do in that position is hustke and harry players, then when they win the ball give it to Yorke and make themselves available for a 1-2. Yorke will do all the passing to the strikers...tha's how big teams is play Makelele, win the ball, give it to Zidane and let him make the big pass. Barca, give it to Ronaldinho and he will bring in Guily, Eto'o and Deco...
Stern was in last chance saloon last night so unless he start to score like rain for Coventry...thanx for the wonderful years of service through the years, we'll remember you for what you were and not what you've become.
