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This page contains a single entry by Christian published on June 15, 2009 7:47 PM.
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Bob Bradley needs to look at 3 things:
1. Need to instill a killer instinct....
2. Quick teaching players to depend on the penalty....
3. Take players out at the right times.
1. -- US looks often like Orlando did against the lakers, they do not have the killer instinct to put the game away. This is something the coach must instill. Play to get every ball.
2. -- US did a good job in the beginning and after Clarks red card, probably too harsh, but as you see with Altadore's taking it into the box, they are not looking to finish... Jose was looking for the foul, and given the number of pk's that donovan has scored as a percentage of his goals, this is a systemic issue. Pks are good, but you need to teach players to stay on their feet and battle for finishing the play, dempsey has this issue, beasley too, landon lesser, but no need to teach altadore the same failing habit.
3. -- Altadore was tired long before being pulled. It was obvious and he should have been pulled. Bob Bradley may b e wanting to use these games as conditioning, but you are conditioning bad habits by leaving players in and letting them be too relaxed, if they are on the field, they need to go after the ball... btw Jose needs practice perfecting his touch on receiving the pass, he hits it too hard and this is a common US issue.