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Today was the story of packed midfields and fullbacks making or breaking their team.
A lot of crucial mistakes it seemed were committed by each teams LB, like Lewandowski's goal, which came after BAD reading of the play by Greece's LB, the cross came from a good run by Poland's RB. Similarly, Poland almost threw the game away when they conceded the penalty, the LB was playing Greece's poacher onside, decides late to try draw the offsides instead of follow the run, and we all saw what happened, Szczeny saw RED. On another note, Papadopoulous looked good, just like when we played against him vs Schalke. Good strong young defender, not the best reader of the game, or anything, but he looks like he is built like a brick shithouse, and has a great future ahead of him.
Russia ran wild by getting their fullbacks into the attack, esp. Zhirkov and Arshavin combining on the left flank.
It tells you A LOT about the modern game. Get ready for 5 man midfields for the next couple years, and if so, the fullbacks become crucial in attack. Which is why Inter's lack of a LW and poor fullbacks (like Chivu) worries me!
A lot of crucial mistakes it seemed were committed by each teams LB, like Lewandowski's goal, which came after BAD reading of the play by Greece's LB, the cross came from a good run by Poland's RB. Similarly, Poland almost threw the game away when they conceded the penalty, the LB was playing Greece's poacher onside, decides late to try draw the offsides instead of follow the run, and we all saw what happened, Szczeny saw RED. On another note, Papadopoulous looked good, just like when we played against him vs Schalke. Good strong young defender, not the best reader of the game, or anything, but he looks like he is built like a brick shithouse, and has a great future ahead of him.
Russia ran wild by getting their fullbacks into the attack, esp. Zhirkov and Arshavin combining on the left flank.
It tells you A LOT about the modern game. Get ready for 5 man midfields for the next couple years, and if so, the fullbacks become crucial in attack. Which is why Inter's lack of a LW and poor fullbacks (like Chivu) worries me!
