Klinsmann has said he wants to get 3 points, and his style has tended to be attacking-minded. The big curveball here is the 4-1-3-2 formation, with Donovan and Johannsson up top. Klinsmann has shown that he is willing to use this formation in the Gold Cup, and it seems both Donovan and Johannsson are more suited for a 2 forward setup where Donovan can drift back a bit and Johannsson seek space behind the defense. In this formation, Jones is forced to play more of the "destroyer" role, defusing attacks in the attacking third, while getting the ball up to the US attackers.
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Ryan Smaha
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Klinsmann has said he wants to get 3 points, and his style has tended to be attacking-minded. The big curveball here is the 4-1-3-2 formation, with Donovan and Johannsson up top. Klinsmann has shown that he is willing to use this formation in the Gold Cup, and it seems both Donovan and Johannsson are more suited for a 2 forward setup where Donovan can drift back a bit and Johannsson seek space behind the defense. In this formation, Jones is forced to play more of the "destroyer" role, defusing attacks in the attacking third, while getting the ball up to the US attackers.