Taking a striker off for a midfielder doesn't have to be defensive

Depends how you change the formation. We didn't go to a more defensive formation last night. Football isn't as simple as you suggest.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 15th 2014 at 09:48:21

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Is Hodgson hooton in disguise? (NCFC) - bullsch, Jun 15, 09:40:04
- Thought we played well,most positive England I've seen for years. (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Jun 15, 10:44:48
- How about the striker that was playing midfield? (NCFC) - oh huckerby, Jun 15, 10:03:49
  - Playing ppl out of position? (NCFC) - bullsch, Jun 15, 10:20:06
- That's not what happened. wow the world cup does show up certain people (n/m) (NCFC) - earlydoors, Jun 15, 09:57:51
  - So (NCFC) - bullsch, Jun 15, 10:22:40
    - we finished with one genuine striker on the pitch - Rooney (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 15, 10:24:04
      - So we took a striker off for a midfielder (NCFC) - bullsch, Jun 15, 10:27:55
        
        Could have brought on Lambert - at least we would have had 1 player in and around the box. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 15, 10:31:57
        
        exactly (NCFC) - bullsch, Jun 15, 10:44:27
  - well it is, he took off a striker for a midfielder (NCFC) - phrankin, Jun 15, 10:19:31
- Taking a striker off for a midfielder doesn't have to be defensive (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 15, 09:48:21
  - Agree except Hodgson changed formation to having no strikers on pitch (NCFC) - bullsch, Jun 15, 10:06:37
  - Should still qualify shouldn't they ?... (NCFC) - loz, Jun 15, 09:52:49
    - Play like that in the next two games, they've got to have a reasonable chance (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 15, 09:56:38
      - Didn't see anything from Uruguay or c rica... (NCFC) - loz, Jun 15, 10:02:42

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