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Message: [QUOTE="SubbaBub, post: 4440707, member: 523"] Priority points on Eng subs. 1. See what Southgate did. We had the advantage. To sub first would have been a mistake. 2. Subs were ready to go, but the ball remained in play for a while. 3. The extra time is ridiculous but there wasn't reason to expect a huge number at that point. Eng was unimaginative with there subs and allowed US to simply match fresh for fresh using our normal sub pattern. Argue about who came in, but except for Musah, the guys who came off were the ones who needed to come off. Eng hoped to win on talent alone or a US gaffe. There talent didn't mesh and the US avoided the big mistake. GG had a really good game plan, that exploited England's lack of passing out of the back and possession through the midfield. There huge advantage up top never came into play outside a few disparate chances. [/QUOTE]