And somewhere Sergino Dest is sleeping soundly dreaming of Orange.....
snipes87 Cleveland, Ohio
Post #243
Wednesday October 16, 2019 4:23am
Joined Jul 2013
Total Posts: 894
I don't buy this is "going to take years" to reinvent the way we play. And JK started that anyway. We don't have the players to play out of the back/ attacking soccer. That's why we aren't getting results. A backline can either beat a press or they can't. We don't have a CAM. We don't have a striker. We have 1 winger and he never plays on the wing.
If you don't love it, leave it, USA #1
cudevil
Post #244
Wednesday October 16, 2019 4:26am
Joined Oct 2012
Total Posts: 1,207
GB is trying to re-invent the whole thing? Get out of here with that. He's just mediocre to bad at every aspect of managing at the international level. Bad team selection. Poor line up choices. Poor tactics. Bad substitutions. It's all crap. There is no process here. There is no clever system. He is objectively bad at his job, and we aren't going in anything remotely resembling a positive direction under GB.
bjelks
Post #245
Wednesday October 16, 2019 4:30am
Joined Nov 2012
Total Posts: 1,995
I'll disagree.
I think Duane Holmes or Green would make fine CAMs
I think Sargent would be fine with competent wing and link play
I think Sonora and Gall are a lot better than Morris
I think Lovitz isn't a top 40 player in the pool
The sum of the bad players overshadows the quality of the good players
goalsense
snipes87 Cleveland, Ohio
Post #246
Wednesday October 16, 2019 4:35am
Joined Jul 2013
Total Posts: 894
Original post from bjelks
I'll disagree.
I think Duane Holmes or Green would make fine CAMs
I think Sargent would be fine with competent wing and link play
You just listed 2 players not playing top flight soccer and a striker who has yet to earn regular minutes in his pro career. So like I said, we don't have those players yet
If you don't love it, leave it, USA #1
cudevil
Post #247
Wednesday October 16, 2019 4:39am
Joined Oct 2012
Total Posts: 1,207
Gall is meh. Washed out of MLS and isn't getting much run in Sweden.
It's stupid that Holmes isn't on the squad.
Sonora should get a look. Alvarado should get another chance.
There are a bunch of dudes that just played with the U23 team that should have been out there tonight.
navi8132 New York
Post #248
Wednesday October 16, 2019 4:41am
Joined Jul 2012
Total Posts: 3,122
Im getting closer to the berhalter pulisic dont cry line!
Yeah, we're trying to plug in some known quality guys, that aren't exactly suited for the position they're playing with the nats. I'm not a big fan of Mckennie as an 8 for instance....he has Bund cred but he is nothing special as a nats 8
We don't have a lot of true international level players. JK found that out...early on he made a comment alluding to not having fundamentally sound technique in the players. Our overall trapping and ball control is so poor by international standards...just kills us...look at the horror show tonight.
If you can't perform the basics of the game you adapt...basically US soccer in a nutshell...destroy the game and hope to score on a counter, defensive mistake or set piece.
blaise213
Post #250
Wednesday October 16, 2019 5:55am
Joined Sep 2012
Total Posts: 3,338
Mc Kennie is a ghost ! Not a starter for me
Samtom23
Post #251
Wednesday October 16, 2019 9:21am
Joined Jun 2018
Total Posts: 560
We don't have a central midfielder when Adams is out. We need to develop one, club situation be damned.
Try out Kyle Scott, Parks, Zelalem, Ledezema, Aaronson and Pomykal.
Just try something.
db707
Post #252
Wednesday October 16, 2019 1:02pm
Joined Oct 2013
Total Posts: 1,130
Original post from Samtom23
We don't have a central midfielder when Adams is out. We need to develop one, club situation be damned.
Try out Kyle Scott, Parks, Zelalem, Ledezema, Aaronson and Pomykal.
Just try something.
Don't fall into the bjelks trap of throwing out random names without context though. Make a specific case for somebody to replace somebody who isn't cutting it. Like if you want Holmes's energy and creativity to replace whatever it is Roldan is supposed to be bringing.
bjelks
Post #253
Wednesday October 16, 2019 1:34pm
Joined Nov 2012
Total Posts: 1,995
Original post from snipes87
You just listed 2 players not playing top flight soccer and a striker who has yet to earn regular minutes in his pro career. So like I said, we don't have those players yet
I'm sorry I don't think you know what you're talking about.
We just lost to a team with no one that starts in a top 5 league.
Holmes plays in a league better than mls
Sarg is a starter
Gall plays on a team that competes for league titles and in Europa.
At the very least he's better than Baird
goalsense
Know Nothing
Post #254
Wednesday October 16, 2019 1:47pm
Joined Jan 2013
Total Posts: 1,894
Just hope Weah and Adams are healthy for the rematch and GB does not insist on playing Adams at RB.
Also wish he would get his head out of his #$% and call Holmes.
bjelks
Post #255
Wednesday October 16, 2019 2:07pm
Joined Nov 2012
Total Posts: 1,995
Original post from Samtom23
We don't have a central midfielder when Adams is out. We need to develop one, club situation be damned.
Try out Kyle Scott, Parks, Zelalem, Ledezema, Aaronson and Pomykal.
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