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Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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I’ve never seen Portugal shit the bed in defense before with Santos as coach. They completely did today. The fullbacks were especially horrid.
Its a numbers game. 4 man defense trying to defend attacking wingbacks who push into box, no bueno, especially when you defend so deep and your fullbacks turn into CBs trying to defend the AMs movement. The Germans just feast wide in numbers.


Portugal should had one of the mids covering and becoming almost as CBs, so the fullbacks could focused fully defending the flanks.
 

swag

L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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Its a numbers game. 4 man defense trying to defend attacking wingbacks who push into box, no bueno, especially when you defend so deep and your fullbacks turn into CBs trying to defend the AMs movement. The Germans just feast wide in numbers.


Portugal should had one of the mids covering and becoming almost as CBs, so the fullbacks could focused fully defending the flanks.
Agreed. Exactly. And Germany just did what Germany does ... find a weakness and just keep picking at it. Portugal did not respond to it in-match, which is what Santos has to do before France.
 

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