Posts Tagged as ‘croatia’

June 16, 2008

Happel Stadion

Good old Happel Stadion was reopened after renovations in 1986 against Germany. This match marked our last victory. Two goals by Toni Polster, two by Reinhard Kienast. The nephew of the latter, Roman, will play against Germany tonight.

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June 10, 2008

Q&A: 3-5-1-1

Equals -4, so what?
It’s short for a tactical system with three center backs, 5 midfielders a pulled-back forward (Happy 21st birthday Martin Harnik!) and a striker.
How is it different from other systems?

It creates a superior number of midfield players (see picture). By that means it is very difficult for the opponents to construct their [...]