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Jermaine Jones passing the ball, WTF?
Posted on 6/2/14 at 7:04 am
Posted on 6/2/14 at 7:04 am
Is it normal that Jermaine Jones always passes the ball wildly and without any seemingly clear cut direction? There was about 5-6 or six times, under minimal pressure, that he just passed the ball in general direction.
or was this just yesterday?
or was this just yesterday?
Posted on 6/2/14 at 7:41 am to Shane4689
I was actually very pleased with Jones' performance yesterday. It was nice to see him stay put in the backfield for the most part and not push forward and crowd the midfield with Bradley which he often does.
His passing always seems rushed and without direction. I do get a little nervous when he has the ball, but if he can stay back and play defense when he needs to then I think we'll be solid in the midfield.
His passing always seems rushed and without direction. I do get a little nervous when he has the ball, but if he can stay back and play defense when he needs to then I think we'll be solid in the midfield.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 7:55 am to Bluefin
I got the impression that he wasn't terribly interested in the game at times. One minute he would be throwing himself at attacking players and laying his body on the line, the next he was half arse passing the ball and had trouble making it go 5 feet. Overall I thought he played well defensively, but maybe he was told to not push the ball forward so he got bored.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 7:58 am to Fratastic423
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One minute he would be throwing himself at attacking players and laying his body on the line
Thats b/c they are turkish and he's half german
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:01 am to StraightCashHomey21
I had not considered that part. But there is the answer
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:23 am to Shane4689
Wasn't he like 39 of 44 passing?
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:34 am to etm512
I don't get all the Jermaine Jones hate on this board. He's a massive upgrade over whoever we played beside Bradley four years ago, whether that was Mo (I love you Mo) or Rico Clark or Torres.
He's not perfect, but he's pretty damn good. He's athletic, has a good passing range, and can strike a ball. He gets a little sloppy at times, but not significantly more than most CMs.
He's not perfect, but he's pretty damn good. He's athletic, has a good passing range, and can strike a ball. He gets a little sloppy at times, but not significantly more than most CMs.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:36 am to etm512
29 of 34. Which is actually pretty good for him.
OP doesn't know what he is talking about.
OP doesn't know what he is talking about.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:41 am to Bluefin
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I was actually very pleased with Jones' performance yesterday. It was nice to see him stay put in the backfield for the most part and not push forward and crowd the midfield with Bradley which he often does.
He still did this often enough for it to be a huge problem in the WC. Ghana is going to expose our back four if he gives them as much open space as he gave yesterday.
There were multiple times when he wasn't sure if he should close down on the ball or man an attacker so he choose instead to do neither and become a spectator.
I am at the point where I would rather see them put Bradley at CDM and someone like Diskerud at CAM if they're going to stay in a 4-1-2-1-2. Jones is viable if he has a partner at CM to allow him to push forward at times, but as the lone CDM he just isn't disciplined enough and it will cost the US against the quality teams in our group.
This post was edited on 6/2/14 at 8:42 am
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:43 am to Stewie Griffin
Jones is worse than I was expecting and he is definitely worse now than he was on the Gold Cup team. Somehow, in old age, his soccer IQ has gone down and he makes more reckless passes now. Plus, understandably, he has lost some of his speed and endurance. His sub-par club form reinforces this.
A couple of years ago, I wouldn't have even entertained Beckerman over Jones. Now I would although I prefer Jones.
A couple of years ago, I wouldn't have even entertained Beckerman over Jones. Now I would although I prefer Jones.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:44 am to TheRookbird
They had a bunch of space, because it was just him not because it was him. The diamond is not defensively sound as it relies on the two center backs stepping up to help out in the midfield, which cannot happen with our backline. Jones is probably the best person to put there if we are going to do that.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:44 am to Meursault
It's not the completion percentage that is the problem. It's the timing of errant passes. No pressure and plenty of time to pick out a pass, but puts it into traffic and turns it over. And he has a habit of doing it when he is out of position.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:46 am to Meursault
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29 of 34
again with the stats that don't tell the story. he was the direct cause of about 5-6 turnovers that lead to direct chances
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:50 am to Fratastic423
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They had a bunch of space, because it was just him not because it was him. The diamond is not defensively sound as it relies on the two center backs stepping up to help out in the midfield, which cannot happen with our backline. Jones is probably the best person to put there if we are going to do that.
It's a combination of both being just him and it being him. He is just not disciplined and gets sucked too far up field for a CDM.
Shingauradian has a good article showing exactly what he does at times and you can't say this is because it's "only him":
LINK
This post was edited on 6/2/14 at 8:57 am
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:53 am to Jumbeauxlaya
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29 of 34. Which is actually pretty good for him. OP doesn't know what he is talking about.
You're talking stats, I'm not.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 8:57 am to Shane4689
The funny part is he he had the horrible pass to the left at midfield that counts as a completion because Bradley (I think) eventually ran it down.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:09 am to SwaggerCopter
I didn't see many problems with him defensively, just concerned with him turning the ball over to Portugal and Germany too easy (especially so close to the box)
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:22 am to Shane4689
Jones looked great IMO in his "new" role in the diamond. He plays that really well. Bradley has been uncharacteristically giving the ball away the last 2 games and hasn't looked as sharp as we have come to expect.
Posted on 6/2/14 at 9:27 am to Shane4689
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just concerned with him turning the ball over to Portugal and Germany too easy (especially so close to the box)
There are far more pressing concerns with our squad when matching up with those two teams.
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