I dont know if "our" coach is talking out of his ass but he says he wants to go with Olic, Prso, and Klasnic vs Brazil. I dont like it.
If that is the case who is going to be headed to the bench because obviously its not going to be our worst starter(Niko).......
Here is why Niko Kovac should be benched. It is obvious his game towards the offensive is seriously lacking. He holds the ball too long, his passes are errant, and most of the time they are side to side or backwards. I respect what he has done for us, but even his defense is not what it used to be.
I really think at this time Tudor covers more ground than Kovac, because of his size and great ability to read the game. When comparing their offensive instincts Kovac makes Tudor look like Kaka. Tudor does a great job of sending balls forward and finding open space. He sent at least 4 excellent balls into our forwards yesterday. I would hate to see Tudor moved to our backline, when he is just as effective as Kovac defensively, better in the air and 1 on 1's, and most importanly has a much better feel for the offensive part of our game.
Modric and Tudor played very well yesterday together in the second half, and I think they were the reason it allowed Kranjcar to find more open space. Lets face it, Kranjcr cant make a game changing play unless it is opened up by his teamates and having Modric and Tudor, two guys that know how to play offensive it allows him free space and God knows he needs tons of it to be effective.
Modric came into the game, made several runs with the ball and gave it to Kranjcar who every time had the space he needed to make a play. Even his passing, if you look closely was excellent, playing neat combo's with Babic and sending Olic free down the left side several times. Just Modric running with the ball allows openings for our guys. And both he and Tudor can both dictate our offense, because of their excellent feel of who and when guys should get the ball. Kovac just doesnt posess this quality and I think its obvious from a plane.
