The Christmas tree formation... because Dempsey and Donovan - who have shown they can play as trequartistas - need to be facing goal and in positions to shoot. Also, I want midfielders who know how to slow the game down and control possession. JFT and Jones haven't done that enough for me. Altidore still needs to tighten his game up, but with those two behind him the focus of the attack will shift. Although he's scoring goals for AZ, Jozy isn't the man who's going to change games by himself for the national team, which is why he needs those two by his side. Not sure how anyone could argue against this back four at the moment...
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Eric Beard
over 12 years
The Christmas tree formation... because Dempsey and Donovan - who have shown they can play as trequartistas - need to be facing goal and in positions to shoot. Also, I want midfielders who know how to slow the game down and control possession. JFT and Jones haven't done that enough for me. Altidore still needs to tighten his game up, but with those two behind him the focus of the attack will shift. Although he's scoring goals for AZ, Jozy isn't the man who's going to change games by himself for the national team, which is why he needs those two by his side. Not sure how anyone could argue against this back four at the moment...