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re: US (1) v. Jonathan Bornstein (2) - Final
Posted on 3/4/10 at 11:16 am to uway
Posted on 3/4/10 at 11:16 am to uway
Bob Ball is always "caution first". When we kicked arse in the Confederation's Cup, it was by going forward and trying to score goals early and often...
...and with Charlie and Jozy up there, it worked. That opened things up for the midfielders too.
...and with Charlie and Jozy up there, it worked. That opened things up for the midfielders too.
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Posted on 3/4/10 at 11:16 am to uway
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So why does Bob always wait so long to move Landon/Clint forward?
I think he's skeptical about it for whatever reason, he wants to think we can find another forward with Jozy so we can keep our midfield strong. When Davies is healthy, our attack is pretty impressive.
Posted on 3/4/10 at 11:21 am to hendersonshands
Bradley IMO deserves higher rating. 7 or so.
Posted on 3/4/10 at 11:24 am to hendersonshands
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So why does Bob always wait so long to move Landon/Clint forward?
I don't like putting Landon up top either (for the most part). It takes away some of his ability to put in passes to our forwards up top. His greatest strength is his ability to get other players opportunities IMO.
I will say putting him up top if we're down to get a spark is an option, just don't think he should start out up top.
Dempsey on the other hand, I wouldn't midn at all if he started out up top.
Obviously with Davies back, moot point.
Posted on 3/4/10 at 11:42 am to hendersonshands
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I think he's skeptical about it for whatever reason, he wants to think we can find another forward with Jozy so we can keep our midfield strong. When Davies is healthy, our attack is pretty impressive.
That makes sense, but it just seems like a stretch to think that Davies will be match-ready in June.
On reflection, I'm not quite as disappointed now as I was last night. It made sense to give Findley a shot starting on a big stage. If we see him again this rotation, then Bob really is clueless.
I'm just a soccer-watcher and only became a fan in the last few years, so this question might show my ignorance. Why don't we ever try something with 3 dedicated midfielders, Clint and Landon drifting back and forth, and then Jozy up top? Is 4-4-2 just set in stone or something?
Posted on 3/4/10 at 11:44 am to uway
Bob Bradley doesn't even pretend to be smart tactically. He has no idea how to play 3 "center" mids and 2 attacking mids.
Posted on 3/4/10 at 12:42 pm to uway
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I'm just a soccer-watcher and only became a fan in the last few years, so this question might show my ignorance. Why don't we ever try something with 3 dedicated midfielders, Clint and Landon drifting back and forth, and then Jozy up top? Is 4-4-2 just set in stone or something?
Bob ball = long ball to Altidore/other target forward, whoever it might be...3 midfielders wouldn't make sense with this tactic; having 3 midfielders would be conducive to slow and steady build-up. Bob I guess doesn't think we can do this. He's more content playing passive and having us counter in this method.
Not that I agree with him, but we haven't shown the ability to be able to sustain a constant attack. However, he's never tried to implement a different lineup (such as 3 central midfielders), so who knows. I guess now really isn't the time to tinker. He should have done this during qualifying.
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