1.   Paul Wilkinson operated as a lone striker, with Slaven in a midfield role.

2.   I could have sworn I saw a team in red, white and blue using three defenders, six midfielders and one lone striker.

3.   Ilie Dumitrescu started at the lone striker for Romania, scoring two goals and assisting midfielder Gheorghe Hagi on the third.

4.   That is the way Norway tends to play, using the long ball, clogging the middle and using Tore Andre Flo as a lone striker.

5.   Turkey coach Senol Gunes is tactically conservative, with Hakan Sukur as a lone striker.

6.   Coach Gunes is expected to play Hakan Sukur of Parma as a lone striker in front of a packed midfield.

7.   Cole has been relegated to the bench at Manchester United, with manager Alex Ferguson starting Dutchman Rudd van Nistelrooy as the lone striker.

8.   Colombian striker Faustino Asprilla, who had scored in every round with five goals, was back on the Newcastle team after suspension but was the lone striker.

9.   Ferguson has switched formations from a four-man midfield to five with Ruud van Nistelrooy as the lone striker.

10.   HJK frequently looked for the heading ability of its lone striker, the lanky Kottila, with midfielders Brazilian Piracaia and Vesa Vasara, providing crosses from both flanks.