Comments on: So, about this midfield … http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/so-about-this-midfield.html News from Real Salt Lake MLS team Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:43:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TapocoL http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/so-about-this-midfield.html#comment-3696 TapocoL Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:15:52 +0000 http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/so-about-this-midfield.html#comment-3696 Well, realslfan has been watching them in practices, but I am unsure about Kovalenko being set as a starter. I think the only near definites are Beckerman and Morales. If Willaims is one of the fittest players on the team (mentioned early in camp), then I could see him playing left CM (but aggressive) and Cordoba playing right CM (less aggressive), and Beckerman back at DMid. Oh well, the best part about this season is there are MANY options. Well, realslfan has been watching them in practices, but I am unsure about Kovalenko being set as a starter. I think the only near definites are Beckerman and Morales. If Willaims is one of the fittest players on the team (mentioned early in camp), then I could see him playing left CM (but aggressive) and Cordoba playing right CM (less aggressive), and Beckerman back at DMid. Oh well, the best part about this season is there are MANY options.

]]> By: fitz http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/so-about-this-midfield.html#comment-3695 fitz Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:23:08 +0000 http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/so-about-this-midfield.html#comment-3695 realslfan, Thanks for posting. Do you like Dema where he's at? Or is it basically the best option considering what we have? Is this system of using the outside backs to fill in the width something you like? Others, feel free. realslfan,

Thanks for posting. Do you like Dema where he’s at? Or is it basically the best option considering what we have? Is this system of using the outside backs to fill in the width something you like? Others, feel free.

]]> By: realslfan http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/so-about-this-midfield.html#comment-3693 realslfan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:15:04 +0000 http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/so-about-this-midfield.html#comment-3693 RSL will play a narrow diamond formation with 4 midfielders. Javi Morales will be the one up top, that is a given. Based on comments from the team, Dema will play "out wide" although this team will not have alot of width and will rely on the outside backs to fill in this real estate. I assume that the other wide player will be Cordoba, although this is up in the air. This would leave Beckerman at the back, in essentially a destroyer role. This would be both good and bad. If Cordoba is not in, then Andy Williams could be the other wide player or Talley could slide in the back, and Beckerman would go out wide. To me, this fourth spot (Cordoba, Williams, Talley) will decide how our midfield comes together. The other pieces are essentially set. RSL will play a narrow diamond formation with 4 midfielders. Javi Morales will be the one up top, that is a given. Based on comments from the team, Dema will play “out wide” although this team will not have alot of width and will rely on the outside backs to fill in this real estate. I assume that the other wide player will be Cordoba, although this is up in the air. This would leave Beckerman at the back, in essentially a destroyer role. This would be both good and bad. If Cordoba is not in, then Andy Williams could be the other wide player or Talley could slide in the back, and Beckerman would go out wide. To me, this fourth spot (Cordoba, Williams, Talley) will decide how our midfield comes together. The other pieces are essentially set.

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