Saturday, June 7, 2008

Quick Tactical Note on Switzerland-Czech Republic

The lineups:

Switzerland- (4-4-2) Benaglio, Magnin, Senderos, Muller, Lichtsteiner, Barnetta, Fernandes, Inler, Behrami, Streller, Frei

Czech Republic- (4-1-2-2-1) Cech, Jankulovski, Rozehnal, Ujfalusi, Grygera, Galasek, Polak, Jarolim, Plasik, Sionko, Koller

Not too many surprises here.  The Czechs decide to go with the dinosaur (based on appearance, not age, but the moniker is beginning to apply to both) Koller up front by himself and leave Baros on the bench.  Coach Karel Bruckner is playing this one very conservatively, relying on his mostly Italian-based backline to hold the Swiss scoreless.  

Andy Gray called the Czechs Czechoslovakia, there is some kind of trippy opening ceremony involving cows, marshmallow people, and pixellated art, and we are just about ready to begin.

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