I think the idea was goid, if you have a $20m+ payroll. Where is Klinssman from? Maybe a bit biased?
What if we had a Mexican come up and tell us 5-3-2 was the way to go in MLS (something I think may work here) or a proper 2 way 4-5-1
Or hey, there is this crazy new fangled formation 4-4-2
It isn't an accident that it is the most used in the world, getting fancy with formations is what you do to either:
Compensate for weaknesses
Have super strong players that can take added pressure (Stud defense for 3-4-3 for example)
I think Winter showed on Saturday that he is clueless, it looked to me as though Frings changed the formation, not Winter.