If I must include Brad Evans (and with no Zusi or Jones it appears I must) I'm putting him in midfield. If we keep running him out there at RB it will cost us dearly eventually. Let the guy who plays RB in the Premier League play RB, not the guy who plays in midfield in MLS. And hey, pushed further up the field maybe we can take advantage of Evans's newfound goalscoring prowess! Klinsmann is obviously wedded to 2 holding mids and 1 lone striker. But with Jones out, and playing at home against a Panama team without Perez this is the opportunity to set our team up to attack. Bradley can hold down the fort in front of the back line by himself. Fabian and Evans are defensively responsible enough to be trusted to track back and help on the wings. Let EJ play as an out-and-out striker next to Jozy and let's score enough goals to avoid having to worry about more late-game debacles.
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Brian Daly
almost 13 years
If I must include Brad Evans (and with no Zusi or Jones it appears I must) I'm putting him in midfield. If we keep running him out there at RB it will cost us dearly eventually. Let the guy who plays RB in the Premier League play RB, not the guy who plays in midfield in MLS. And hey, pushed further up the field maybe we can take advantage of Evans's newfound goalscoring prowess! Klinsmann is obviously wedded to 2 holding mids and 1 lone striker. But with Jones out, and playing at home against a Panama team without Perez this is the opportunity to set our team up to attack. Bradley can hold down the fort in front of the back line by himself. Fabian and Evans are defensively responsible enough to be trusted to track back and help on the wings. Let EJ play as an out-and-out striker next to Jozy and let's score enough goals to avoid having to worry about more late-game debacles.