Dempsey needs to be on the field because he still is our best threat to score, but he can't be the target striker in a 3 forward set anymore. Let him and Bobby Wood work in a tandem up top with Dempsey playing a little behind Wood giving Dempsey the space to create. Bradley is in his best role as the number 6. Keep 3 attacking mids to create a lot of options and chaos moving forward for the defense, and if they stay centralized it will give freedom for Fabian and Yedlin to work up the field and stretch it wide from the back. I also subbed out Besler for Brooks for more veteran experience in the backline for a must-win game.
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Eric Schneid
almost 8 years
Dempsey needs to be on the field because he still is our best threat to score, but he can't be the target striker in a 3 forward set anymore. Let him and Bobby Wood work in a tandem up top with Dempsey playing a little behind Wood giving Dempsey the space to create. Bradley is in his best role as the number 6. Keep 3 attacking mids to create a lot of options and chaos moving forward for the defense, and if they stay centralized it will give freedom for Fabian and Yedlin to work up the field and stretch it wide from the back. I also subbed out Besler for Brooks for more veteran experience in the backline for a must-win game.