Predictable game management. System preference over pool management. Top players riding the bench. We’ve got more potential than is being realized. Most are just happy with the results after missing the World Cup.
This is what happens when you don't rotate but decide to press. This is what happens when you field a team of cyborgs: they don't find the final ball. This is all Gregg.
They’ve not bad good to be honest the Netherlands. But they’ve been very very clinical and got the tactics absolutely spot on. USA probably should have had a goal by now though. Team looks leggy, heavy touches.. tired in general. Did the Iran game take a lot out of them?
Dutch just using this game to rest and reserve energy for the hard games. If they were half trying they would be up 4.
We are done in already, Dutch playing on different level. Can expect more goals conceded since we have to chase.
So tell me, what good is the MMA midfield if they won't have any of the three of them drop in the area in the box above the CBS. Both goals were the same spot, and none of the midfielders were close to it. They created a triangle around that area for both goals and none of them went to it, or had the legs to cover it
Tyler is clearly so tired, that first goal was hard to watch the first time, and it didn't get any better on the replay at half-time. I would say "unforgivable", but load management isn't his job, and he's gassed...
This is embarrassing. I swear to God, this Dutch team in open play is equivalent to ********ing Guatemala. The thing that separates us from them is they’re disiciplined on defense and they took advantage of their chances. That’s it. Mental errors. Mental ********ing errors.
Our exhausted players are not sharp and can’t run as hard. This was predictable. Too many miles had to be run after the capitulation of possession in the Iran game. Good D by Ferreira on that throw in at the end. Lol.
No one in the starting 11 has a poor first touch. Zimmerman is a poor passer though. MMA is just dead tired and being man marked in posssesion.
adams has been so great until today he made our cbs good enough, but if attackers can run at them its just over. and now its really over. we conceded and immediately gregg flipped a switch to all passing all the time and we spent the rest of the half begging to be scored on (again) and the dutch obliged. no clue what to do here. wright wont do any better than jesus. i could do without everyone dumping on reyna for not being able to fix this mess (if gregg even bothers to try). we dont need subs, we need to stop passing and dribble. we need to stop caring about possession. puli, wes, weah and dest need to absolutely revolt.