10.12.15
ASN Morning Read: The Bad Weekend Is Over
The United States senior men's national team falls to Mexico; the United States under-23 squad loses to Honduras; the sky is darkest before the dawn but also sometimes it's just dark.
- U.S. Falls to Mexico, 3-2, Misses Out on Confed Cup.
- "Are we ok with this? Are we ok with a national team program that pushes speed and physicality, that scorns possession and tactical nous? One that doesn't prize technique over creativity, instead emphasizing size and "nastiness"? Do we want a team that threatens only on counterattacks and set pieces, that ignores the most creative players in the talent pool?"
- U.S. Soccer's Cupboard Is Bare and Its Future Is Bleak
- "But, in light of the U.S.’s men’s national team’s on-field direction in the 15 months since the 2014 World Cup, culminating in a fourth-place Gold Cup finish and in Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup, it’s fair to wonder if Klinsmann should also be the senior national team coach. Should he just be the U.S. technical director and stick with that?"
- Weak Attack Gave Mexico Huge Advantage in 3-2 Loss
- That about sums it up:
xG map for USA-Mexico. A ridiculous match, and an unquestionably deserved result. pic.twitter.com/WHazz5twRd
— Michael Caley (@MC_of_A) October 11, 2015 - Yanks Lose to Honduras as Olympic Hopes Start to Fade
- Matt Doyle spits hot fire: "Coaches have to make sure teams are balanced and cohesive, and have to identify the difference between potential and production. Coaches have to understand a team's weaknesses and how to smooth them over by doubling down on strengths, and how to make the whole greater than the sum of its parts. Andi Herzog, Klinsmann's hand-picked coach of the US U-23s, did not manage that against Honduras."
- Finally, some good news: "The U.S. is inching closer to hosting the 2016 Copa America Centenario, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations. A final decision expected in the next three weeks."
