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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeFoo, post: 4030260, member: 210"] Can’t disagree with much in this post… great analysis! I am completely sold on Dest after that last round of matches. I always knew he had the offense, but what impressed me was his consistency and effort in defending… great to see. He also stopped dribbling too much and losing the ball. My favorite part was watching him celebrate with the fans after he was subbed out… in the past I question whether Dest had the passion and desire needed to play for the USMNT or whether he was like one of Jurgen’s German mercenaries (looking at toy Timmy Chandler), but Dest doesn’t have to prove anything to me any more. His next step is to show he can play road qualifiers in hostile environments. I expect him to start against both Mexico and Canada. Regarding numbers and positions I’m getting a little confused… I agree Adams is the defensive shield and distributor from deep. I do agree that Reyna isn’t that player and I also agree Weah or a true winger is better on the wing. So where so we play Reyna? I guess the 10? But if we do that where do Aaronson and Musah play? For better or worse I don’t think we see Pulisic or Reyna in November, so we can punt on that decision. I agree with you on our weaknesses as well: coaching, no back up behind Adams and a pretty shallow striker pool. Pepe is great but he is not explosive enough to take over games so he is dependent on very inconsistent service and we have no one behind him that I would trust. If I were coach, I would start playing with false 9 formations. Speaking of coaching… I also agree with you on Berhalter. I think there are better coaches out there, but the switching cost would be so high we need it ride it out and hope he improves. Reminds me very much of Dino Babers in fact. Both coaches came into jobs they were clearly not ready for, both coaches are too loyal to players and strategies, both seem weak at game day coaching… fortunately both have shown that players will play hard for them and both are seeming to start growing into their jobs. [/QUOTE]

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