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Message: [QUOTE="DarthGrumpy, post: 3098846, member: 2141"] That and the US offensive strategy seems to continue to use a holding central striker. Altidore's continued injury issues as he has a lot of wear and tear on hi 29 year-old body means that the USMNT needs a viable alternate whether it be Zardes, Morris, Wood, etc. Identifying that alterantive in these friendlies is OK with me. The lack of a back-up for Altidore on the US roster in 2014 was, in my opinion, Klinsmann's biggest mistake and likley cost the US an opportunity to go even further. Overall, Zardes was agressive in the offensive third and made some really good touches. The bad is that he's a liability in the defensive third. Both aspects were evident last night. In addtion to very shaky backline, Horvath looked antsy playing the ball with his feet, especially with Chile's high press. Of course, some of the pases back to him did not help. With a high press, there is value (and risk avoidance) with just clearing the ball with authority instead of playing with it in the box. It's tough to play small ball in the back third when many of the players are still new to each other. The team and the coaches should have seen this issue early and adjusted. Horvath, for example, did not appear to be that nervious for his club's Champions League games. [/QUOTE]