Originally Posted by
dawg80
Nagbe hasn't shown me anything. But, all the pundits are high on him, so, we'll see how he develops. The other youths, especially Bobby Wood, have a bright future. Heck, Wood is having a bright present!
I agree Bradley/Dempsey disappear in big games. Instead of stepping up their games and leading by example, they get buried and lost.
As for the game last night, we battled 'em toe to toe. We had the run of play most of the match, just couldn't finish. Also, that ref sucked. Missed TWO hand balls in the box against them, and that stoppage of play on the foul when Zardes was gone on the break.....sheeesh! If ever there was an obvious advantage call in the entire history of futbol, that was it!
Columbia is over-rated at #3. They aren't that good. But, they are good, definitely top 15 and maybe top 10 (8th or 9th). And if we are ever to break thru and become a legit, consistent elite side Columbia is the kind of team we need to beat.
Midfield has to be the focus of development. Time for Bradley to take a back seat, maybe switch to the back line, and let's start developing youth at MF.