When I candidated 2 seasons ago, I emphasized the need of versatility of the team. So I would have played more outside attacks during the season, even if it would have meant more risks of defeat during the group phases.Concerning the final, there are two main problems for USA :- first the pace GDP of Spain : while having an average OD and a big flow from USA, it ended in 11 passes for 13 TO. That is an awful ratio for a LI. Versatility should be able to block these double GDP. - 3-2 zone defense with inside GDP : there I will disagree with GM-Nick. This was not a bad choice according to me. USA OD was very high and Spain flow very low. But they had 26 passes for 11 to. Something doesn't feel right here. I don't know if we can attribute this to random generated numbers but it may have been an important factor. However seeing the players on sale right now, I would also say that you don't have enough SB on your inside players to benefit enough from this 3-2 zone specifity.