Well, only 4 days to go to our opening game.
Since the tactics crash course from Hickersberger, he can chose between the old 4-4-2, the 3-5-2 everyone loves since the Germany-game and the 4-5-1, maybe the most attacking line-up because of the two wingers.
Noone except Hicke knows yet about who'll start in goal, not even Macho and Manninger.
Defense will either be Prödl-Stranzl-Pogatetz or Garics-Stranzl-Pogatetz/Prödl-Gercaliu/Pogatetz. Hopefully no bad surprises like Standfest as right defender or Fuchs as left defender.
Up front either Linz alone or together with Kienast/Hoffer (please Hoffer). Unless Linz has disciplinary issues like coming too late for a team talk.
I think we will play with a lone striker against Croatia, but instead of two attacking wingers in Ümit and Harnik, Hickersberger goes conservative and opts for Fuchs and (yawn) Standfest.
My wild guess:
Would be the perfect line-up to give Vastic 20-30 minutes behind Linz (and Ivanschitz switches to the left for Fuchs, where the captain is pretty much useless)
What I would like to see:
Hoffer as super-sub up front.
Since the tactics crash course from Hickersberger, he can chose between the old 4-4-2, the 3-5-2 everyone loves since the Germany-game and the 4-5-1, maybe the most attacking line-up because of the two wingers.
Noone except Hicke knows yet about who'll start in goal, not even Macho and Manninger.
Defense will either be Prödl-Stranzl-Pogatetz or Garics-Stranzl-Pogatetz/Prödl-Gercaliu/Pogatetz. Hopefully no bad surprises like Standfest as right defender or Fuchs as left defender.
Up front either Linz alone or together with Kienast/Hoffer (please Hoffer). Unless Linz has disciplinary issues like coming too late for a team talk.
I think we will play with a lone striker against Croatia, but instead of two attacking wingers in Ümit and Harnik, Hickersberger goes conservative and opts for Fuchs and (yawn) Standfest.
My wild guess:
Code:
Manninger
Garics Prödl Stranzl Pogatetz
Standfest Aufhauser Säumel Fuchs
Ivanschitz
Linz
What I would like to see:
Code:
Macho
Prödl Stranzl Pogatetz
Garics Ümit
Säumel Fuchs
Leitgeb
Harnik Linz