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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4152284, member: 405"]
We're not terrible at the back; we're giving up only 0.7 per game.  Anything under 1.0 is acceptable, and below 0.5 is exceptional.  So our defense is pretty good, but granted this is not [I]elite[/I] competition in CONCACAF, just [I]unique[/I] competition.  It is it's own animal.  Sort of a step above semi-pro sandlot futbol.

Going forward is the problem right now.  We're only scoring 1.3 goals per game.  That means that if you're going to win, you have to usually pitch a shutout, and you can't count on doing that every single game to win 1-0.  It's too hard to sustain, and mistakes on set pieces, an error at the back, etc., those things happen.

We need better offense because we have players of that skill, without opening up the defense too much in the process, like Lampard did in his time at Chelsea.  Berhalter is kind of like Tuchel, but nowhere near his class tactically.  But he has an idea of how he wants to play, is perhaps a bit too rigid, and neither of their offenses have really clicked comparable to the talent level.
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