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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Sure, but their forwards are on the whole @ a consistently lower level than every other team, and it is not even close.
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For the lesser teams in tournaments like these, it's all about playing defense.
As examples, Switzerland regularly, and the Danes more recently, give teams fits because - with solid defensive play - they stay in the games long enough to be dangerous.
Team NA will be sexy and fun to watch, but defense is what makes you competitive (which is why Russia is a perpetual non-event in these things)