Couple things: -If you're playing on a fast, crappy surface, why start a guy with a terrible first touch like DMB? There's a difference between learning a position and learning technical ability. Beaz is what he is, and shouldn't have been out there. -I'm very close to hoping Clint gets left out of the XI for a game or two in SA, for a couple reasons. It might light a fire under him a la Hodgson at Fulham and improve his game, and it will give him a rest for more important fixtures. -I'm thinking our midfield Saturday night is going to be Benny/Mastro, with Donovan and Dempsey on the wings. Benny is going to need to step up. -Bradley played a good game last night, and was the only consistent effort all night. -Sacha and Boca are at fault for that last embarrassment of a goal, Sacha for not making any defensive effort and looking gassed despite having played for like 15 minutes at the time, and Boca for not stepping up and closing the CR player down. -If we aren't starting Spector and Hejduk on Saturday, Bradley needs to be fired. --Charlie Davies and Adu need to see the field more. I thought Adu was really poised and played well in limited time, and Davies seems to have a knack for making himself at least threatening.