re: Have you ever seen the USMNT playing this flat and boring?

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The difference between now and before is that now we don't have Landon Donovan and a prime Clint Dempsey. Two attacking players who were good enough to start and make an impact in top flight European leagues.

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I think it is one of the reasons we are being and flat. Do I think that is all we need to be competitive? Hell no.

We need some consistent outside backs. I feel like we have 1 sure fire winger in Johnson. We need another one. I hope Wood and his consistency continues because Jozy is the opposite of Consistant. We need to figure out if Cameron is going to play CB in 2018. If not he could be a valuable asset at CDM or RB. We have a lot of problems and every game asks more questions than it answers.

Consistency would be nice. Especially if that involves consistently playing players in their natural positions.

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Big time fan of this fullback pairing, tbh.

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I'm curious as to why the Orozco/Ream fullback pairing is garnering down-votes? I think Orozco just put in the best RFB shift since Fabian was playing there in the WC.

Those two provide the defensive stability that our team has been severely lacking. Do you lose a little bit going forward, of course. It's certainly better than having to watch DeAndre Yedlin get caught out of position 7 or 8 times a game.

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Jesus you're a condescending douche aren't you

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I'm reciprocating.

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until they turn

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lol, what?? Of the 11 starting against T&T, let's list the guys who have spent extended periods in multiple positions, professionally.

Bradley, Jones, Orozco, Ream, Zardes, Cameron, Johnson.

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Me suggesting we should play our national team players in their natural positions is an indication that I've never stepped foot on a soccer field?

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Played or watched. One of the two, yes.

You want to argue the importance of consistency within a team, I'm all on board. "Natural positions," lol.

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I'm curious as to why the Orozco/Ream fullback pairing is garnering down-votes?

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Probably because you're a tool and most people don't like you or take what you have to say seriously.

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Consistency would be nice. Especially if that involves consistently playing players in their natural positions.

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My question is do y'all really think he doesn't know it would be better to play, for example, Danny Williams at 6 instead of on the wing against Jamaica a few years ago?
It doesn't take a soccer genius to know that ideally you would have everyone playing in their best position.
Clearly Klinsmann does that because he thinks it's a better option than whoever else is available to play that position in the player pool. He thinks our wing options suck, so he tries different good (or high potential in his opinion) players there hoping they can make a difference playing out of position.
You can disagree with his choices without acting like you don't understand what he's trying to do.

Do y'all really think he would play people out of position if he thought there were better people available?

If your answer to this post is that you fully understand what's going on, my response is that it's very hard to tell, given how the same argument is made over and over every time anyone discusses the national team.

I'm just fed up with the negativitey and blatant ignorance, Lucky Tiger.

That's all.

It seems to me (don't know is this is good or bad) that the only way Bradley will not be our CAM is if a better person comes along (nagbe, zelalem, etc.). I would hope this would force bradley back deeper in the midfield.

I dislike Jozy, but he is capable of terrorizing CANCACAF teams and would benefit from a better midfield.

Did you miss the first round of qualifying last cycle? Or practically every cycle?