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It is true that you having those wingers is limiting width from fullbacks (Carlos in particular) and thus Guardiola's passing options. Rivaldo would also obviously have a lot more joy in your Lampard position than in Rood's team. I do think your central midfield two is stronger as well, very strong in fact (rather irrelevant if bypassed though).
You are also right about Rood having a tough time defending against you here.
But I don't think Guardiola is going to be limited to 10m passes, rather the opposite. You will be putting him under pressure (you don't have a patient passing team, nor should you try to be one, directness, vertigo is what is going to get the most out of your attack) but will leave phenomenal amounts of space at the back as a result. Guardiola can and will put some wonder balls in there. It is not a matter of your players making mistakes, it's genius at work, genius that will look at playing on Rivaldo, Owen or Schneider (less so, as he is bound to be pretty tied up helping defend).
That's his only real outlet but a devastating one. My point is you would be infinitely more comfortable with a back three and having Neville on Rivaldo. That way you could focus on demolishing Rood knowing full well all bases for a counter are reasonably covered. As it stands you are giving him a significant outlet for him to take pressure off at the back and hit you. If he scores once he puts more pressure on you going forward, which exposes you more, and so on...
Neville is no Makelele, but just by being onto Rivaldo will make it all infinitely more difficult. What is he doing at right back other than faffing around waiting for the unlikely scenario of someone showing up there? Carlos is well busy (and Kuffour is adept at RB so could come out to cover or in the unlikely case Milito receives out wide), Baggio will be way too busy to venture forward, which leaves Rivaldo as the occasional visitor... why not just get stuck to him?
You are also right about Rood having a tough time defending against you here.
But I don't think Guardiola is going to be limited to 10m passes, rather the opposite. You will be putting him under pressure (you don't have a patient passing team, nor should you try to be one, directness, vertigo is what is going to get the most out of your attack) but will leave phenomenal amounts of space at the back as a result. Guardiola can and will put some wonder balls in there. It is not a matter of your players making mistakes, it's genius at work, genius that will look at playing on Rivaldo, Owen or Schneider (less so, as he is bound to be pretty tied up helping defend).
That's his only real outlet but a devastating one. My point is you would be infinitely more comfortable with a back three and having Neville on Rivaldo. That way you could focus on demolishing Rood knowing full well all bases for a counter are reasonably covered. As it stands you are giving him a significant outlet for him to take pressure off at the back and hit you. If he scores once he puts more pressure on you going forward, which exposes you more, and so on...
Neville is no Makelele, but just by being onto Rivaldo will make it all infinitely more difficult. What is he doing at right back other than faffing around waiting for the unlikely scenario of someone showing up there? Carlos is well busy (and Kuffour is adept at RB so could come out to cover or in the unlikely case Milito receives out wide), Baggio will be way too busy to venture forward, which leaves Rivaldo as the occasional visitor... why not just get stuck to him?