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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4000326, member: 405"] That's what they did tonight. They gave another guy the start to see what he could do. I thought Kellyn Acosta and Musah were OK, but Lleget didn't give them the offensive creativity and ball possession. Acosta was in Adams' usual role, and he wasn't the problem. It was the other guys in midfield, not getting second balls, or too many loose passes. Adams did a great job stabilizing the deep midfield and defense in the second half. If Berhalter had chosen Pepi instead of Zardes, or at least brought him on at halftime, that would have been fine. Like you say, he's a young kid; he can run for miles. But strikers don't get stuck in for challenges the way a midfielder does. That's why you have to protect the midfielders, the fullbacks and wingers. They do the most high intensity running of anyone in the team. They are at the most risk of injury, from challenges and from exertion. [/QUOTE]