Basic pass given away from Long... This is the second horrific performance I’ve seen in 4 months from him.
Guys, remember if we are within striking distance with 10 left, we can just put in Lovitz in and turn this game our way! We need to relax!
The backline appears to believe that "build out of the back" means "dribble slowly for a bit, then pass back to Steffen when someone looks at you". I mean, I guess both of those involve defenders passing the ball, so in a certain lens, this is progress.
Maybe this is a super intelligent scheme where we fool Mexico into thinking we suck the comes the Huuuuuuge surprise in the second half!’n
Cannon has been good, Zimmerman has been ok, Long is having a bad day, Dest has been poor, Trapp has been his usual mediocre self, McKennie hasn't done much in defending, and Morales seems out of sync with the rest. We're lucky to be down only one goal.
He has some issues passing out of the back, but a horrific performance for a central defender is one where you bail some of your teammates out on d and don't have a particularly bad giveaway? That's confirmation bias. He's not the cause of the team struggles, and could use a better passing partner so he could be relied upon to supply defense. If you're referring to the previous game against Mexico as the other "horrific performance" that's far off base as well.
Yeah lets send our wingers further back and pin ourselves back deeper. Then let brick footed Zardes run after long balls and then have the ball crammed down the middle again. SMART coaching there Gregg.
How do you not have a plan B ready to go if they high press. What are you actually practicing in camp? Mexico figured this out in the 2nd half of last game and we are just continuing that. It is such a poorly coached team.
Berhalter saying "We're getting too stretched - there's too many gaps in the midfield." That's ... exactly the reason he gave in the USA-Mexico final for subbing in Roldan in the second half. ..... So I guess we know what half-time adjustments are coming next ....