As you can see, I went for basically the same XI that Jurgen's been putting out for the whole tournament. The main overarching point is consistency. Of course, we don't have DeAndre Yedlin at RB because of his 2-yellows-in-a-minute performance yesterday, but the back line is still mostly the same. While this particular 4-3-3 has Clint as the center forward, it's not a typical 4-3-3. What Clint does is that he plays slightly behind Gyasi and Bobby as a false 9, which is perfect for his "attacking floater" style of play. As for everyone else, I would keep them where they are. That trio of JJ, Ale, and MB have been quite good these last two games. JAB, as we all know, pretty much locked down the starting spot last night with his performance. While I'm still a little iffy on Fabian as left back (as his whiff caused the odd-man rush that was ended by JAB and it's not his natural position), I think he's been doing a good job for the most part. In short, this is a straight swap at RB.
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Will Campbell
almost 8 years
As you can see, I went for basically the same XI that Jurgen's been putting out for the whole tournament. The main overarching point is consistency. Of course, we don't have DeAndre Yedlin at RB because of his 2-yellows-in-a-minute performance yesterday, but the back line is still mostly the same. While this particular 4-3-3 has Clint as the center forward, it's not a typical 4-3-3. What Clint does is that he plays slightly behind Gyasi and Bobby as a false 9, which is perfect for his "attacking floater" style of play. As for everyone else, I would keep them where they are. That trio of JJ, Ale, and MB have been quite good these last two games. JAB, as we all know, pretty much locked down the starting spot last night with his performance. While I'm still a little iffy on Fabian as left back (as his whiff caused the odd-man rush that was ended by JAB and it's not his natural position), I think he's been doing a good job for the most part. In short, this is a straight swap at RB.