2nd Viewing: First Half AnalysisHoly crap, it really is as bad as I thought. US Defenders simply don't know how to pass. They don't know when to play calmly. They show no patience. They show little skill and less precision. Their judgment is horrific.
I don't know how else I can frame the argument, but watching and tracking US progression out of the back is making me sick to my stomach. Bob, if you cannot fix this, you need to be fired.
Now.
Are you listening Sunil? I've tracked the US progression out of the back closely over the last 3 games, and if anything, it is only getting worse. While I understand clearing the ball when you are under pressure, I don't understand what I termed after the last game as "clearing the puck."
No pressure, no reason to launch the ball upfield and give it back to the other team, yet time and time again, that's exactly what US defenders do. Don't give me any crap about Bocanegra having a good game. He didn't. He may have done a pretty good job of breaking things up defensively, but he was miserable in giving the ball right back to Mexico. So, we get to play defense all over again.
Figure. It. Out. Bob.
Percentage of total passes from defenders played long = 76%
Percentage of total passes from defenders played short = 24%
Long pass success percentage = 17%
Short pass success percentage = 89%.
Everyone, sit and think about those numbers for a while. It's ugly. It really is.
2nd half and total analysis to come.
