my only problem with svenn is that i hoped he would take us to a more cultured place than 442.
i was reading 'all played out'....a great book about italia 90.....and players like waddle and barnes said how playing on the sides of a 442 totally inhibits the creative ability of a team and stops them from being able to fill gaps in defence.
the only teams that i have seen do 442 brilliantly are man u when they had the perfect 4 man midfield (beckham, keane, scholes, giggs) and wenger's arsenal because they dont just stick to a rigid flat four midfield.
in "all played out" it chronicled the great success bobby robson had when he played a sweeper against holland and later in the tourny.
i think england can play 442 if they play
swp carrick/parker gerrard/lampard downing as the midfield 4.
but if he insists on beckham being in the side he has to play 433 or a diamond.
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