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Message: [QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 4473211, member: 237"] Yeah it's not the 4-3-3. Not going to rehash as it's all been shared in this thread today. I must say though watching today I was both pained and encouraged. I do think though the more experienced manager for the Dutch was smart to play for the counter and keep a slightly more defensive shape. It's a good tactic in this setting. Berhalter had them just going for it and got them way too stretched early on which made the first goal far too easy for a side of the quality the Dutch has. It's akin to recognizing you need to shift tactics a bit in any tourney setting vs group games. It felt to me like Greg had the wrong mindset here. We have the quality in the midfield to play a boring game and keep possession without getting stretched out for 60 minutes and then pick things up and aim to attack a more tired defense. [/QUOTE]