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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
WC totally didnt go to plan. The team did.not play in its new style, really it was a chaotic accident, but NONE of the strategies and styles which Jurgen had been implementing since 2011 which peaked in 2013 Gold Cup and WC Qualifiers were sen in the WC. It was like watching a different team entirely, and now since WC its been just as ugly, almost as if 2011-13 ever happened!
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Much as I hate to agree with Klinsmann, there's probably some truth to him saying the team as a whole needs to get nastier. I've always seen USA as playing with a lot of heart but being perhaps a bit too nice for their own good. Saw the highlights and Ireland weren't afraid to put in some pretty brutal tackles, whereas USA never seem to want to go down that route. Beckerman can do it but the team as a whole always feels a bit too gentlemanly for its own good. Rather than trawling the German leagues for your re-nationalised talent, you could perhaps start looking to places like El Salvador instead. You mention ugly, but perhaps now they should start thinking about getting
really ugly. You probably don't even need to go abroad. There must be some MS18 members in the US, capable of kicking a ball.
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