Edu in midfield is a fatal mistake. He's a defender or off thè team Jones is overrated and past hid prime unless he is a our 6. Which he refuses to do So leave him off Beckerman can only play against teams w/o speed He's like Torres. Spot duty only Cameron Spector are our best pure d mids who can advancd the ball Therefore JK better get religion fast and realize. 3 dmids won't work He needs a real attacking mid plus Bradley plus a 6 half the time And a 6 plus Bradley plus Cameron or Spector the other half D Williams and jones are far less important to us than others.
Wingers, for God's sake, please try to spread the pitch a little. When a player like LD is unfit then bring in another wide player.
He did. But Gatt got hurt but I agree with the sentiment I'm still not worried. If JK does not make an adjustment next week then I will be very alarmed.
I have no idea what you're talking about. You think Bradley could help players in Europe as much as Klinsmann, but the guy couldn't even get himself a single job offer. He's still trying to break in by way of N. Africa ffs. Nice to hear you've already declared defeat for us next week, btw.
Hahaha. And then for you to down play it and make a smart ass remark mocking him. Trust me... he isn't the only predictable poster.
Today the midfield reminded me of an early episode of Hell's Kitchen: 16 cooks compete. With 8 per kitchen. They all seem to suck, since they keep getting in each other's way. Often, those who seemed clueless that first episode make it far, and then you realize how much better they are when there are only four or three cooks per kitchen. That's the problem as I see it. Redundancy of roles, players entering into the other guy's zone, stepping on each other toes. That makes the creation of anything for the forwards nearly impossible. They delegate responsibilities, pass side to side, pass to the backline. No pressure, after all, there are three or four of us, so if I don't do it, the other guy will. A sort of "bystander effect." With actual football the poor victim, the Kitty Genovese.
I don't even care who's right or wrong with predicting how JK would do. I just want my national team back.
I know! It takes for Italy and Mexico to score on themselves for USA to win on their soils! Seriously though, if we lose on Tuesday... freak out. Right now, 2 amazing FK's (one mostly Beck's right boot's fault) is what killed us. If they actually did something with their posssession i'd be worried. I am ok for now.
Pollyanna, Jamaica was the best team on the night and the tactics and personnel decisions were unconventional, to put it softly. Italy and especially Mexico were severe bunker tactics with nice counters and a real commitment to numbers behind the ball. What happens when we have to go out and play? We will still make it to the Hex but does anyone feel better off then they did four or eight years ago?
I can't lie and say I haven't had feelings like this. For as long as at least I can remember, the USMNT had been a team that played fun, aggressive soccer that played to our strengths even if it didn't earn many style points and sometimes left games too open for us to handle (which I much prefer to these single goal bores of the Klinsmann tenure). It was a very bold, at-times naive, but pretty unique and American interpretation of this game. The fact that we had low profile American coaches who weren't big timer narcissists fapping around with crazy formations and eccentric tactics only helped this team and its culture. Despite what you'd think from all the garbage Klinsmann has peddled, this team did have a pretty established "American style" that was very endearing and respected by other nations. And now it's all been thrown away (at quite a financial and competitive cost) so we can ape the tactical trend of the week and hope we get good write-ups from ZonalMarking. How is anyone surprised that this didn't work?
This is the most truthful post I've read from someone who doesn't buy into JK's way of forming our NT. Well said.
Loss to Panama (1-2) in Gold Cup, on home soil. Followed by defeat in final to Mexico 2-4 (also on home soil).
What frustrates me the most in JK doesn't call in the guys who best fit the style he wants. He's forcing the wrong players and playing them out of position, into roles they've never been suited for. We don't even know if his idea of a system would work as he's still not calling in near the right players for it. That's the most concerning. He doesn't have a good grasp of the player pool, nor do I think the yes men around him do. So even if we were to switch back to more of a Bob style, who actually has confidence JK would pick the right players for it? If he can't recognize the right players for the system he wants, why would I expect he'd recognize the right players for a system he sees as less than desirable? I wonder how arrogant he is behend the scenes and what he's like to deal with.
Dude, I never said he wasn't. I said he hasn't picked the right players for his system. His formations change sometimes as he tries to cover and adjust but doesn't have much success as again, he's not picking the right players.