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USA vs. Paraguay, Copa America 2016: Tactical Breakdown and Analysis

For the third game running, Jurgen Klinsmann named the same starting eleven for the USMNT but once again, just as against Costa Rica last time out, he made a slight alteration to the way the team was tactically set up to tackle on their latest opponent, Paraguay. Instead of continuing with the 4-3-3 that we saw in the first two outings of the tournament, he changed the formation to 4-4-2 with Gyasi Zardes playing more withdrawn as a wide midfielder rather than as a forward and Alejandro Bedoya moving over to the left side of midfield, allowing Bobby Wood to move in and play in his natural centerforward position alongside Clint Dempsey.