Uruguay's Last Dance, Neymar's 'Favourites' & The Group of Wonder-kids: The Big World Cup Preview Pt. 1
The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast
Costa Rica vs Costa Rica
I think this is a really exciting group because I'd say it's really good in terms of attack and in possession but ironically there's not really one standout number nine that you'd expect to score a ton of goals, Spain we know about their scoring issues. Germany have what feels about 400 good number 10s or attacking midfielders but not a huge depth of options at least in the number nine role so I think they're in particular a good tactical clashes looking at spending against Costa Rica. There's a few sort of litmus tests for different teams in terms of how they can break down different opponents and as Michael said at the start you want that contrast in styles. Like Costa Rica basically being
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