[quote]• Jermaine Jones needs to understand his role better. Jones is a Klinsmann favorite, but Michael Bradley is the central midfielder the U.S. needs to build around, not Jones. The German-American spent too much of the game not allowing Bradley to be Bradley. What do I mean by that? Too often Bradley has to read what Jones is doing and base his movements and actions off that. It should more often be the other way around, with Jones deferring to Bradley. Geoff Cameron seemed to understand that better in last week's win against Panama, sometimes dropping deep and consistently playing off what Bradley was doing. What's more, because Jones so readily draws yellow cards, as he did Tuesday, he becomes a game-long risk of being sent off for a second. (Honduras was clearly trying to bait him into one.) Cameron only played one and one half games next to Bradley in the central midfield, but he was an upgrade on Jones during that time. Read More: LINK ]

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Sounds like this board is the place stuck on a bad idea.

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Posted by Sheep

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Posted on 6/21/13 at 8:45 am to Jumbeauxlaya

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Sounds like this board is the place stuck on a bad idea.

I don't think anyone is definitively saying that Jones and Bradley should be the choice. (Though Cameron has had an impressive 150 minute or so spell.)

What people are thinking are terrible ideas are things like moving Jones out wide or asking Michael Bradley to decide.

And to go on record, I think Cameron's role from the Jamaica and Honduras game is the best solution for now.

Bring size, energy and solid defense in for either Jones or Bradley at th 60' mark depending on cards, fitness, etc.

It's not going to happen, but I'd kill to see Kljestan, Cameron and Holden as our top 3 CMs in the Gold Cup.

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