With Jones out, I don't think we have a 3 person midfield. Nagbe, Feilhaber, and Birnbaum all impressed in January camp. Benny is more than a homer pick. He showed well at the tail end of SER and most of the JAM game. We are strongest with a two striker system and the four in midfield can hold onto the ball and do something with it. I think it will also be Birnbaum over Omar because Steve has spent the last month with Bruce learning the system and new expectation.
Drew Foster
almost 10 years
With Jones out, I don't think we have a 3 person midfield. Nagbe, Feilhaber, and Birnbaum all impressed in January camp. Benny is more than a homer pick. He showed well at the tail end of SER and most of the JAM game. We are strongest with a two striker system and the four in midfield can hold onto the ball and do something with it. I think it will also be Birnbaum over Omar because Steve has spent the last month with Bruce learning the system and new expectation.