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<blockquote data-quote="Purp" data-source="post: 2733036" data-attributes="member: 12852"><p>Agreed on Jozy. I thought his ability to hold the ball and shield from defenders and find guys running off of him was the best I've seen from him in a very long time. He was a huge part of every dangerous chance we had in the first half. If he can do that on a consistent basis I'd be happy for him to be starting for us up top moving forward. I definitely think he's better for us than Zardes b/c Gyasi doesn't even do that very well and isn't much better at finishing around the goal. Jozy still has to put that one away, though. </p><p></p><p>Also agreed on Bradley. He used to bring a 1st rate work ethic and tenacity that made him look bigger and faster in the center of the park. He also made great decisions most of the time and was reliably very solid. He's none of those things now and it was sad to watch. I think that was a big part of the result last night. Jordan Morris was another guy for me last night who looked a little bit out classed. Not to the extent Bradley did, but he wasn't as good as the rest of our lineup.</p><p></p><p>Another unsolicited thought from me about last night is about the lack of any time for Boyd. Unless he picked up an injury at some point I'm not sure his one bad performance was enough to take him out of the squad for the remainder of the tournament. He was extremely impactful early on and I think he would have been a better sub in the 2nd half than Roldan (though he was excellent, IMO) because Boyd is a guy that would have broken the pressure from Mexico a little more reliably. His ability with the ball on his feet and his ability to see the field under pressure and make the pass nobody else sees is exactly the type of player who could have penalized Mexico for its pressure by launching a quick and dangerous counter attack. </p><p></p><p>This is one of several moves Berhalter made/didn't make that confounded me. The other was how obvious it was Tim Ream was exposed in the 2nd half. Cannon was phenomenal all tournament and the 2nd half adjustment by Mexico to free up Pizzaro on the opposite side from Reggie proved his value. Ream simply didn't have the speed and agility to stay in front of Pizzaro and failing to address that sooner, whether tactically or with a sub, was an egregious error. Lovitz seemed effective when he came on, but I'm not sure how much of that was him and how much of it was Mexico taking the foot off the gas a little to run clock and back into a no-doubles defense. Whatever the case, it's clear he recognized that position needed to be addressed, but after the goal I wonder if a different sub in a different position may not have been more appropriate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Purp, post: 2733036, member: 12852"] Agreed on Jozy. I thought his ability to hold the ball and shield from defenders and find guys running off of him was the best I've seen from him in a very long time. He was a huge part of every dangerous chance we had in the first half. If he can do that on a consistent basis I'd be happy for him to be starting for us up top moving forward. I definitely think he's better for us than Zardes b/c Gyasi doesn't even do that very well and isn't much better at finishing around the goal. Jozy still has to put that one away, though. Also agreed on Bradley. He used to bring a 1st rate work ethic and tenacity that made him look bigger and faster in the center of the park. He also made great decisions most of the time and was reliably very solid. He's none of those things now and it was sad to watch. I think that was a big part of the result last night. Jordan Morris was another guy for me last night who looked a little bit out classed. Not to the extent Bradley did, but he wasn't as good as the rest of our lineup. Another unsolicited thought from me about last night is about the lack of any time for Boyd. Unless he picked up an injury at some point I'm not sure his one bad performance was enough to take him out of the squad for the remainder of the tournament. He was extremely impactful early on and I think he would have been a better sub in the 2nd half than Roldan (though he was excellent, IMO) because Boyd is a guy that would have broken the pressure from Mexico a little more reliably. His ability with the ball on his feet and his ability to see the field under pressure and make the pass nobody else sees is exactly the type of player who could have penalized Mexico for its pressure by launching a quick and dangerous counter attack. This is one of several moves Berhalter made/didn't make that confounded me. The other was how obvious it was Tim Ream was exposed in the 2nd half. Cannon was phenomenal all tournament and the 2nd half adjustment by Mexico to free up Pizzaro on the opposite side from Reggie proved his value. Ream simply didn't have the speed and agility to stay in front of Pizzaro and failing to address that sooner, whether tactically or with a sub, was an egregious error. Lovitz seemed effective when he came on, but I'm not sure how much of that was him and how much of it was Mexico taking the foot off the gas a little to run clock and back into a no-doubles defense. Whatever the case, it's clear he recognized that position needed to be addressed, but after the goal I wonder if a different sub in a different position may not have been more appropriate. [/QUOTE]
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