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the reason our attack has been breaking down i think is precisely because it starts too far back.

if we press higher up it's only a short distance to their goal. clint doesn't have to run so much and can use his dribbling and positioning (he's the only one who has it aside from jozy) to score.

pressing higher up, if done successfully, disrupts the other team's attack, it's how costa rica has neutralized opponents. it jams them up in their own half-- takes a lot of running.

i know "if it doesn't work," but sitting back in our area has not worked for us when we have done it. every time in this world cup they have fucked us when we've done it. every time. if portugal had tied us sooner we would have probably beat them 3-2 because we would have gone looking for the goal again.