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Message: [QUOTE="SubbaBub, post: 4436074, member: 523"] Our lousy CBs and lack of final ball efficiency are what doomed us. This is who we are until we can find better player at those positions. Credit to GGG for the starting lineup. It worked out about as well as we could have hoped. Yes, Zimmerman doesn't belong in a WC, none of the MLS only crew do. The EPL guys all showed well. The MLS guys didn't and the difference was stark. The other Euros were in the middle, but if you look at Wales they had some third division and lower guys playing for them. We had more talent except where it really mattered. The ref was horrible, trying desperately to both make a name and not decide the match. Failing at both. The 2nd half is all on GGG and it was terrible. Arronson for McKennie was obvious and impactful. Acosta for Musah was necessary, as was Yedlin for Dest though neither of them played well. Wright and Morris made no sense if you are trying to win. The closer we were to our own goal the more we played off the ball and it gave Wales too much time and space. That led to a lot of chances including the penalty which would be getting a lot more heat if it were a go ahead goal. Truly and brutally idiotic. It wasn't even close. Other than the goal, which was a brilliant counter by Sargeant, Pulisic, and Weah our offense was stuck on the flank, too slow on the overlap which left few options other than a last ditch cross which failed to threaten even once. Pulisic's delivery on set pieces was bad. Drive the ball into the box low and fast and hope. Need better. A disappointing point for sure which if chalk holds will require an England win vs Wales which only happens if England needs to avoid Netherlands by winning the group. A 50/50, assuming we beat Iran and at least keep it close vs Eng. We need Iran to keep it close vs Wales or steal a point. [/QUOTE]

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