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Message: [QUOTE="Forza Azzurri, post: 4724356, member: 1452"] Sweden vs Japan is going to be fascinating. Japan's achilles heel, defending set pieces due to their lack of height, is Sweden's strength. But Japan is going to run rings around them in the field. And NIgeria put on a clinic on how not to play with a one-person advantage. They were the better team all game and put England in a world of difficulty by playing direct and over the top and allowing their speed to get in behind. When England went down due to the Lauren James red card, they went from 3 at the back to 4 at the back and dropped deeper so as not to get beaten over the top. Nigeria, instead of taking advantage of the extra player and all the extra space in midfield, continued to try and play long balls over the top. [/QUOTE]