bettermirror Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 we've done it before and let's do it again. this is my dream world squad! -------------------hirschfeld ------------menezes---------de vos ----nsaliwa------------------------jazic ---------------------aguiar ----de guzman----------------------brennan ---------------------stalteri ------------radzinski--------de rosario bench: onstad peschisolido bent bircham mckenna i didn't select hume, hutchinson, or mckenna cuz they should be off with the u23's correct? nsaliwa and de guzman should be off too, but i think the czech's would have real trouble with their pace. so i want them with the first team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I'd replace Menezes with Bent and Jazic with Bircham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 McKenna is too old for the Olympic team, and should be available. I'm not sure about the players in the English 2nd division like Bircham, if they have a club match that date they might not be available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I rate Olympic qualification ahead of a friendly, so I think the U-23s should have all hands on deck for the series against El Salvador even though DeGuzman, Nsaliwa and their contemporaries obviously have a lot to contribute to the World Cup team as well. The other thing I think we should do for the Czech friendly is go with 5 at the back. Our defence has been appalling lately and the Czechs are a real attacking powerhouse so I think a 5-4-1 is appropriate here. Otherwise, I think we'll get killed by them. Thus, without the U-23s, my 5-4-1 lineup would look like this: GK: Hirschfeld SW: Menezes LB: Jazic RB: McKenna CB: DeVos CB: Reda LM: Brennan RM: Bircham CM: Aguiar CM: Stalteri ST: Radzinski Subs: Peschisolido, Onstad, Hastings, Bent, Imhoff Aguiar would be the holding midfielder while Stalteri's job would be to get up and support Radzinski whenever we get the ball. Bircham is in there only for his set piece ability, since I expected that our best chance for a goal against the Czechs will be off of a Bircham set piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I'll play this game: ----------------Hirschfeld Bircham---Reda---DeVos---Jazic ------Bent-------Aguiar----Brennan ------------------Stalteri ----------Radzinski---Pesch Subs: Stamatopolous, Hastings, Imhof, Menezes, Xausa (since I can't think of anyone else over 23 who would be already at fwd). With so many out due to U23s and Onstad and DeRosario assumed out with club duty, this is my pick. I totally disagree with Mike D's philosophy. Winning a friendly is less important than learning from it. Completely changing our tactics or playing a bunker style sort of defeats the purpose of playing good teams doesn't it? Sure we could keep it closer with a different lineup,but if we don't intend to use (except when we think we're up against it, which I disagree with as well) what's the point. Besides these are the Czechs! Yeah they're a pretty good team and at full strength will be better than the German team we faced, but it's not like we're playing Brazil 70 (or even Brazil 94 for that matter) over there. cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peschfan Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Heres one... Hirschfeld Brennan Devos Watson Jazic Stalteri Bircham Bent Imhof Radzinski Peschisoloido Subs: Stamatopolous Xausa Hastings McKenna Corazzin I dont Know if Aguiar would be called up or not, hard to say. Onstad and De Rosario likely with San Jose. All of the younger players are ommitted for U-23 duties so this is the team that is most likely to be called up, give or take a couple players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relient k Mike Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 hirshfeld salteri devos klukowski jazic brennen de gusman bircham aguiar radzinski de rosario subs hume hastings hutchison onstad Peschisoloido Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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