Nice example of how regardless of the plans, execution and individual player performance can make all the difference. Williams gifts Russia a goal that no amount of tactical adjustment, strategy or work by his teammates was going to prevent. And sure, talk player selection, but he has been praised by most around here and been very solid in the role his is playing today.
gatt with a decent run and heavy touch down flank after dummy by altidore and decent defense by chandler...]
08' 0-0 Russia quick long switch to box top wide left. USA pressure, poach it. Hoof upfield, #15 Shirokov fouls Altidore. 09' 1-0 Off the restart, #14 Williams coughs it up, Russia breaks 3-v-2 from circle top. Simple diagonal out-ball sends #26 Fyodor Smolov into 14m 6-right. He shoots right instep, beats Howard low under his left hand. Crumples with a leg injury. 11' 1-0 Russia subs in (1 of 6) #24 Maxim Grigoriev for #26 Fyodor Smolov. He wasn't kidding ...
The possession is terrible. terrible passes, terrible first touches... its almost unwatchable at this point