Petric came off the bench when we beat England in London last time around. No way he will start. If you use Olic, Petric and Da Silva together, then who in the midfield are you taking out. None of these 3 are capable dropping back and creating things in the middle.
Wasn't that the formation when we thumped England a couple of times? Sounds like a good plan to me. Eduardo is a smart playmaker and finisher but Petric and Olic specialise in finishing.
i'd like to see Petric up front with Edurado supporting him. And Olic on the left wing because he would cause a lot of trouble on the left wing and Petric would put away the chances that Olic misses all the time.
I saw the game and what a display. Lots of turnovers though. Could have been 5-1. Eduardo and Madzukic created alot of opportunities. Krizinac and Simunic played very well. Srna made a mistake for that Belarus goal. Runje owned his box for the 1st half, then I think he got complacent in the 2nd with the 2-0 lead. I wonder if Petric could play the midfield because it's a shame to have him on the bench. Maybe Vukojevic could switch spots with Pranjic. Then again, the chemistry and strategy Bilic used was excellent.
What a difference with eduardo. He opens up so many chances for everyone (especially Olic) by attracting 2 defenders to himself. We are a better team with him clearly.
We got very lucky. We were lucky that we did not play a team with more class, they would have punished us for our countless giveaways a and poor defensive work.
Take the result for what it is, move on and try to build some confidence off it. But we were very poor at times.
Pranjic, Olic and Corluka were the men of the match. Everyone else blew hot and cold.
Petric came off the bench when we beat England in London last time around. No way he will start. If you use Olic, Petric and Da Silva together, then who in the midfield are you taking out. None of these 3 are capable dropping back and creating things in the middle.
Wasn't that the formation when we thumped England a couple of times? Sounds like a good plan to me. Eduardo is a smart playmaker and finisher but Petric and Olic specialise in finishing.
i'd like to see Petric up front with Edurado supporting him. And Olic on the left wing because he would cause a lot of trouble on the left wing and Petric would put away the chances that Olic misses all the time.
I saw the game and what a display. Lots of turnovers though. Could have been 5-1. Eduardo and Madzukic created alot of opportunities. Krizinac and Simunic played very well. Srna made a mistake for that Belarus goal. Runje owned his box for the 1st half, then I think he got complacent in the 2nd with the 2-0 lead. I wonder if Petric could play the midfield because it's a shame to have him on the bench. Maybe Vukojevic could switch spots with Pranjic. Then again, the chemistry and strategy Bilic used was excellent.
I love what I saw from Rakitic after the sub, I think he is going to be great for us in a good World Cup run.
What a difference with eduardo. He opens up so many chances for everyone (especially Olic) by attracting 2 defenders to himself. We are a better team with him clearly.
We got very lucky. We were lucky that we did not play a team with more class, they would have punished us for our countless giveaways a and poor defensive work.
Take the result for what it is, move on and try to build some confidence off it. But we were very poor at times.
Pranjic, Olic and Corluka were the men of the match. Everyone else blew hot and cold.