i don't think that strategy is gonna work fifteen. puttin your 5 best players up top isn't really a feesible idea. if you want to get in a shootout with nw, you will probably lose. if you put your 5 best players up top, who will defend? you're weakest players? i'll take nw there. man marking them and hammering them is probably the best way to attempt to defend them, but still is nearly impossible to do for 90 minutes. you have to have 3 very capable defenders that play close to perfect for the entire game.
