11.  Scholes has been playing behind lone striker van Nistelrooy instead of his goal-scoring midfield play.

12.  The flurry of chances forced Uhrin to bring in Martin Kotulek, an additional defender at the cost of the lone striker Radek Drulak.

13.  The face of the team is the duet of Zidane and Djorkaeff, who finally found a working relationship behind the lone striker.

14.  The midfield is often packed with hard workers who can shoot from long range leaving a lone striker who has to hold up the ball before he gets support.

15.  The Tahitians, much better organized than the Solomon Islanders, played with a massed defense and a lone striker.

16.  Traditionally an attack-minded team, Marseille is likely to revert to a defensive strategy in Moscow, using Florian Maurice starting as a lone striker.

17.  Greece, not known for aggressive attack, played zonal defence and left a lone striker up front during most of their World Cup qualifying campaign.

18.  Hartson gave a mature performance in Sofia, where he effectively operated as a lone striker.

19.  In earlier European games this season Ferguson played van Nistelrooy as a lone striker.

20.  Albert did not seem too worried about a team expected to operate with five at the back and a lone striker in the form of Francis Severeyns.