They play a little like a bats outta hell, just wild and uncontrolled, and it works at times, but clinical teams will feast on that ****. We have to win with our athleticism and we conceded the game on that last trash, unmarked goal.
Is it when these players are all playing in the better leagues now? The US constantly plays their B/C team pre World Cup. They have no feel for each other out there when it’s time to show up. The lack of goals is frustrating.
Netherlands, Precision. The USA, not so much. We are seriously overmatched. But it is what it is. USA is nowhere near the next level.
pffft we need someone actually to try to shoot the ball. After that close shot at like the 5 min mark, i can count like 2 actual shots from our team. (Leah, and Dest). we tried like 16 crosses and converted like 2. Our offense blows and our defense is meh. The dutch aren't even doing anything amazing on offense, we just seem to crumble under pressure.
USA just an extension of Canada/Mexico. Lack of skill and conditioning. Can't finish. If Netherlands wanted to, this would be 3-0 or 4-0. This is a scrimmage for them right now.
Ima take a nap and wait for the next game. No point in watching anymore. expecting 1 goal is hard enough for this offensive inept american squad, 2 goals just to tie it up? Usually i watch the underdogs all the way to the end, but teams like Japan and S. Korea have a plan, US? not a single idea what the players are trying to do on offense.
Mexico and USA spend so much time **** talking each other when they should be working together to figure out how to improve the quality here. LigaMX/MLS is a joke compared to Euro ball. Someone on Reddit said it best. USA playing soccer. Netherlands playing football.
Yeah I said the same thing. The dutch media is not happy. They hate how we play and how passive we are.
The sad part is Netherlands are quite a beatable team, I was honestly more scared of Senegal in that group. They aren't even doing anything amazing on offense.
Yeah he has them setup great - crowd our midfield advantage, and force us wide and our balls in the box have been crap or we play an MLS striker instead of a big one that can get on the end of it. This is a game that SCREAMS for Pepi....but he isn't here so we could bring the tiny man Ferrera. Ridiculous DD
This is how you have to play with this team you guys are playing smart, if you tried to go the old total football way you would get killed. You don't have the athletes and skill players anymore. DD
I think US have always relied on set plays, crosses, or corner kicks to net a goal. If our players can't even do a proper cross with accuracy we are literally just praying for some miracle fluke. A striker is sorely needed on this team.
U figured the US would have more urgency to shoot the ball after being down 1-0. I think i saw the first real attempt to shoot was like at the 40ish min mark. Now down 2-0, i fully expect us to b more aggressive and shoot the dam ball.