SO, LET'S SEE...:

Mediocre USA almost exploited by T&T (Ridge Mahoney, Sep 10, 2009, SoccerAmerica)

In the opening minutes, wide midfielders Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan pushed high up the field, trying to free up forwards Charlie Davies and Jozy Altidore, and outside backs Jonathan Bornstein and Jonathan Spector drove balls up the touchlines to increase pressure on T&T's back line. A powerful run by Davies ended with a foul and free kick the USA couldn't take advantage of, and on another attack a harsh tackle flattened Dempsey and no foul was called.

After that initial flurry, T&T seized control of the flanks, and though Hayden Pinto seldom got free, outside back Carlos Edwards and midfielder Trent Noel were more effective getting dangerous crosses into the box.

Kenwyne Jones and forward partner Cornell Glen tested Howard with headers on several occasions as center backs Carlos Bocanegra and Oguchi Onyewu fought fruitlessly to establish dominance.

...you're serving the ball into the box to one forward whose entire game is pace?

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 10, 2009 7:08 AM