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That’s like me announcing to the outgoing Governor of Texas that I am not leaving Virginia.

What a bitch arse. :lol:

Welp, so much for liking Poch… Red Devil. GFY

(Pero, gracias por tus servicios.)

Current path: StubHub

Possible Path: Win out by becoming pragmatic and focusing on individual and positional fundamentals.

Yeah, there’s a couple of weird “Poch-isms”… Weah not being played on the right wing is another.

It almost feels like Poch is fishing for a stable presence that is consistent in their performances they put in for country. Weah and Musah are both still young, but neither have had a great game for the flag in a good while. I feel like they don’t fit the style we need to play with the player profiles that are essentially what we’d call “locked in” starters.

Our back line is sorted, for the most part, aside from one of the CB spots. In midfield, McKennie/Tillman/Adams are undroppable at the moment. Then up top it is Pulisic and Balogun. Poch has frequently opted for an extra player in the right side of midfield rather than an out-and-out winger over there, likely because the back end has been arse and we have backs on both sides that like to push high when they can.

Musah is great in space, but we all know you don’t get that most of the time in the national team. He isn’t that strong on the ball, and can be bad in passing at times. Solid player… Just not a dynamic playmaker.

Weah does fine as a wingback, but he was always best iso’d on the right and using his speed and attacking ability. Just seems like he doesn’t fit in the RM/RWB profile with any great stability or boost to the product from Poch’s view and tactical selections.

Hard to decipher. I really like them both, though. I kind of think there may be hope we move to using a 4-3-3 at times if Pierre or Some frick can solidify that other CB role.

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If McElwin can frick a shark, then I think an Orca is doable.

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Carry on, sir. :pimp:

I saw some of the passing Wirtz was doing. He sure does seem to pull a lot of strings lately.

How did we look? Been a busy week and ain’t been as tuned in as normal…

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I know everybody just wants us to man up and play press on every play but playing one or 2 coverages in a college football game these days will result in you giving up a lot of points. You HAVE to mix it up.

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You’re 100% right. Doesn’t mean that you don’t stick to your strengths and make teams prove they can beat you at your own strengths the majority of the game.

I get that feeling too. He has had solid partners a lot of the last 5-10 years, so the drop off around him really highlights what he has made seem “automatic”.

That said, it is absolutely his responsibility to help out the situation and either adjust his game or help others adjust and rise to that level.

Being in No Man’s Land has a way for making a steady player look pedestrian. You’re literally helpless in that position, and if it isn’t being fixed, you can’t just stop and fix it.

Virgil has not regressed in fundamentals, that I can assure you of. :lol:

He will look better when his support is better.

Our outside backs are arse, and leave us out to dry when they are even slightly upfield. Zero awareness and feel for the game to make defensive runs and cut off attacks. Lots of ball watching and no tracking movement.

Van Dijk is getting stretched. Jacquet is, too. At the half, he was explaining to Araujo what was happening. He was clearly talking about defensive tracking.

Don’t get me wrong, Van Dijk wasn’t great, but I think it is a product of having no support outside him, and other teams maximizing efforts to exploit the fact that our outside backs frequently put the CBs in No Man’s Land.