much better play. Yedlin and Zardes need to figure out how to play the ball out of the back cleaner.
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Dude, I LOVE your handle.4-0 now!
Our guys must have been coached up to keep their shots low on the CR goalie. Almost all shots were low and in the corners.
Press the back 4 and they cough it up a little too much.Much better performance. I do feel like Columbia exposed something with their high pressing in our defensive third and Costa Rica picked up on it. Fortunately I doubt Paraguay has the forwards to exploit our weakness.
Press the back 4 and they cough it up a little too much.
True, but still a decent opponent.
Not really even decent..
Bobby Wood with a complete 180.
He honestly didn't even look like an MLS hopeful against Columbia.
Good bounce back and hope he can build on that performance.
He looked good in the friendlies and had a great year in Germany. As others pointed out Colombia is a top 5 team in the world currently. Wood has had a pretty great year to be honest and nobody really shined against Colombia.
Part of the issue against Columbia was the tactics. Klinsmann played a 4-3-3 with Wood playing as a wing. He is a classic number 9. When the US switched to a 4-4-1-1 with Dempsey playing underneath Wood against Costa Rica, Wood immediately looked dangerous again. Playing that formation against a team like Columbia was foolish for many reasons, not least of which was the plain fact you are not going to dictate tempo and possession against a team that good.
The US actually knocked the ball around halfway decent against Colombia at times. It's quite possible that formation chosen didn't lend itself to a better result, but I still wasn't that upset with the effort out there. I'm just hoping they keep the momentum going and get a good result on Saturday.
4-0 now!
Our guys must have been coached up to keep their shots low on the CR goalie. Almost all shots were low and in the corners.
Good discussion you and La Jolla are maintaining. I'm a fan but only just about one step up from clueless so this is a valuable thread.Problem is they put one chance in 12 on goal and they recorded only 7 tackles won in the whole game. It was possession with no real purpose or danger. The good news is there are only a handful of teams in the world who are as good as Columbia and Paraguay is nowhere close to them.
True and we are closing the gap ever so slowly. I remember when we beat Colombia in the 94 WC and that game was very lopsided as Colombia absolutely dominated the US, but the own goal and some luck let the US prevail. This performance was much better minus the final third, but they lost 2-0. Things tend to even out in the end I guess.Problem is they put one chance in 12 on goal and they recorded only 7 tackles won in the whole game. It was possession with no real purpose or danger. The good news is there are only a handful of teams in the world who are as good as Columbia and Paraguay is nowhere close to them.
True and we are closing the gap ever so slowly. I remember when we beat Colombia in the 94 WC and that game was very lopsided as Colombia absolutely dominated the US, but the own goal and some luck let the US prevail. This performance was much better minus the final third, but they lost 2-0. Things tend to even out in the end I guess.