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Considering Deuce had like 2 touches in the attacking third, LD played really poorly, our CM's got overrun and Boca kept getting worked, to have drew 1-1 would have been amazing.

 

Instead, now I'm just [expletive] pissed off. Why no one filled that space and marked Sabah is beyond me. Gooch just stood there while LD got burned.

 

We got screwed on the Davies offsides. He was on.

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Well, the better team today won. I guess there is that.

 

I don't like Bradley at all. Every game reaffirms this for me.

 

 

Thankfully Landon didn't get hurt on that corner with all those idiots throwing stuff at him. Pathetic.

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Bob Bradley, apart from starting Ching, had a decent day. Holden and Benny were brave subs, and made at the proper time for once. Jozy for Davies as well surprised me, as I thought we'd see Spector or Bornstein and go 4-5-1, especially since Boca was really not very good.

 

Michael Bradley, though, played like [expletive]. He AND Holden were standing on the end line on the winning goal. Bradley could have stepped into the space, Gooch should have dropped back.

 

Losing that way kind of sucked, because that Mexican team isn't better than we are. Castillo should have seen red for putting his hand around Benny's neck. The AR's blew that big offside, and overall I thought the Panamanian ref was poor.

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Considering Deuce had like 2 touches in the attacking third, LD played really poorly, our CM's got overrun and Boca kept getting worked, to have drew 1-1 would have been amazing.

 

Instead, now I'm just [expletive] pissed off. Why no one filled that space and marked Sabah is beyond me. Gooch just stood there while LD got burned.

 

We got screwed on the Davies offsides. He was on.

 

I'm ok with losing in Mexico, we expect it in the very begining when the draws are made. But today, that really sucked. The officials sucked, I didn't like the way the Subs were handled, Donovan and Dempsey were invisible, but Davies played his ass off. The improvement in this team from 6 months ago still shows, but today was just frustrating. I wanted a point, not so much to have a point, but only so Mexico could get just 1.

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The give-aways and clearance "attempts" were five times worse than the officiating, which really says something.
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I've had a little bit of time to reflect on the loss and I don't have a lot more than some of the big things that have already been said.

 

-Bob Bradley over thought his starting XI a bit by not returning to the Confed Cup line-up. Ultimately, it did not have a tremendous impact on as far as why we lost. The USMNT played some its games in RSA. It shows confidence in returning to the guys who brought you deeper into a international than anytime previous.

 

-Brian Ching is not good but I don't think he's going lose many minutes now through next summer.

 

-I thought the middle fielders did not control possession enough to give the defense a break. I wasn't shocked when the Mexicans scored their second goal but it seemed almost inevitable considering their pressure and chances.

 

-As much as I would have liked to win today, in the big picture, another loss in Mexico City is not a huge deal. We should still qualify and make yet another World Cup. We've clearly had success internationally all the while losing there everytime. Sure, it would be nice to be them on the road but it's not essential. Besides, we beat them in the 2002 World Cup in the what was by far the biggest game in the rivalry.

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-I thought the middle fielders did not control possession enough to give the defense a break. I wasn't shocked when the Mexicans scored their second goal but it seemed almost inevitable considering their pressure and chances.

 

This was what stood out to me. Our midfield was terrible today outside of Donovan's outstanding pass through to Davies on the goal. They couldn't control anything and it just put too much pressure on our defense over and over again. The team tried to rely on countering, which would have been fine, but when your midfield struggles to possess the ball, you're not going to generate much offense.

 

The first goal was a great shot but the second one was terrible marking and recovery/help defense.

 

This thing came down to our midfield, or lack of one.

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The give-aways and clearance "attempts" were five times worse than the officiating, which really says something.

 

Definitely. The clears were absolutely atrocious.

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-I thought the middle fielders did not control possession enough to give the defense a break. I wasn't shocked when the Mexicans scored their second goal but it seemed almost inevitable considering their pressure and chances.

 

This was what stood out to me. Our midfield was terrible today outside of Donovan's outstanding pass through to Davies on the goal. They couldn't control anything and it just put too much pressure on our defense over and over again. The team tried to rely on countering, which would have been fine, but when your midfield struggles to possess the ball, you're not going to generate much offense.

 

The first goal was a great shot but the second one was terrible marking and recovery/help defense.

 

This thing came down to our midfield, or lack of one.

 

Clark and Bradley had shockers for certain. It didn't help that Clint couldn't pinch in because he was too busy providing cover for Boca.

 

Also, don't overlook how poor Donovan was today. He's been in top form, but allowed some non calls to get the better of him.

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