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    U.S. goal: Break down the bunker

    By Marc Connolly
    ESPN Soccernet.com

    Tuesday, September 23, 2003

    PHILADELPHIA -- When April Heinrichs watched the tape of Nigeria's 3-0 loss to North Korea, she noticed the bunker defense that her U.S. side's next opponent employs right away. "There were quite frequently times on the video," said Heinrichs on Tuesday morning at the team's hotel, "when you could pause the screen and see nine Nigerians somewhere between their six-yard box and their 26-yard line." Yep, that's bunkering alright. And nothing kills a game's aesthetic look more than that. If you' ...

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