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Message: [QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 4147969, member: 237"] When I look at Berhalter I am looking for a progression from Klinnsman. Arena doesn't count to me. Klinsmann opened the door for the European talent splash. That was for sure a big move. He also started the effort to essentially experiment anytime he could. Greg is a good coach for rallying the troops. They like him and his message comes across. His lineup selections, and Klinnsman like experimentation don't make sense to me at times. I think as a whole that piece of his approach has limited our forward progression. I do think he is improving in his role marginally but still struggles, especially in getting the right 11 on the pitch the first 45. So many sluggish starts vs much weaker opponents. That approach results in a razor thin margin of error. ES came 18 inches away from a huge goal against the run of play. The other thing that is hard to place is that Berhalter is not getting what we need out of the Reyna and Pulisics of the roster. Even Mckennie has been mixed results. Some of that is the wrong lineup combos, some appears to be that while liked, his command of the squad is not what it needs to be to maximize the talent finding the right mix and getting them to buy into what he needs them to do. It's often a weird situation when your NTC is lobbying or pushing you to a better club situation. It's not clear with Greg's approach around this. For certain he hasn't helped anyone's case that I have seen. Not to mention the injuries that have occurred in WCQ and cup games that arguably can come back to matchups and lineup choices. All that said Greg has been good for us in some ways but is still a stepping stone. My concern is he won't be able to harness and guide the talent we have in Qatar and we go home after group. The Asia and African nations can bite you with a single goal. They will finish better than most of concacaf. Going down 1-0 then trying to unlock 11 behind the ball is still a major worry for me from what I have seen. So color me lukewarm vs completely cynical here. [/QUOTE]

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