It has been said that you should never lose in a big game if you are up by the 2-0 mark at half. So, did Bob through a combination of his half-time talk and direction, late and/or poor sub choice, and real-time second half adjustments (or lack thereof) cause the game to be lost? If his coaching is 50% or more the cause of the loss vote Yes, otherwise No. Feel free to comment.
The mistake people are making is assuming that Bradley had quality subs to bring into the game. Michael Bradley suspended Maurice Edu injured Brian Ching injured Steve Cherundolo injured Frankie Hejduk injured Francisco Torres reportedly injured although on the roster Jermaine Jones, not yet a USA player Those players all play a really big role with the team. Bradley didn't have the subs, because the subs were already on the field. Its one thing to criticize Bradley if he had the quality subs and just didn't use them. But, when anywhere from 4 to 6 regular starters are out, what exactly do you expect? How much depth do you think we have?
Whitecloud I hear you, I think the debate centers around our Torres and Freddy Adu, plus Bradley's generally conservative and reactive "too little too late moves"; and if the subs aren't that good then dont sub at all some might say...