Yeah, I agree with that. Reacting to the lineup alone was one thing. But, the strategy that went into it -- that's something else entirely. Arena or someone talked about it after the match - they worked on that exact shape form the first day of camp for that specific game with those specific players. Yeah... That wasn't Jurgen's way.thrill wrote:In the world we live in, a draw at Azteca is still an incredible, almost unprecedented result. Bruce planned to put a cynical lineup on the field for months. All camp long they prepared to execute two drastically different game plans with two drastically different lineups over the course of 4 days. When you think of it in those terms, it's very impressive.lukethedrifter wrote:That's what you got. Would have been nice to see Pulisic get off a better shot there at the end.Fat Strat wrote:USMNT vs. Mexico tonight in Mexico.
Arena's lineup is not awesome. He's putting too much into the short turn around. A draw would be a good result.
It was far from fun, Bradley's insane goal aside, but last night really hammers home the difference between Jurgen and Bruce. Preparation gets results.
Bradley's goal was just a thing of beauty. Wood should have one and Pulisic should have at least challenged on another. (And Bradley's shot off the post, too.) We could have easily won. They could have won with their crossbar shot... A draw is a terrific result, especially considering we were down 3-1 in possession time.