| The little things that come with maturity have come for Bradley.Stock DownGeoff Cameron: Nobody played poorly on Saturday night for the U.S., but Cameron was clearly low man on the totem pole. It wasn't the own goal that hurt Cameron, which was just an unfortunate bounce, but the play that led to the own goal. Cameron lost track of Miller and allowed him to get free at the far post, where he headed the ball off of Cameron and in.Cameron rebounded well from that mistake and was generally solid the rest of the match. His distribution was good, as it always is, and his positioning was more disciplined than it has been in the past, so on the whole, it was a decent night for Cameron. The problem is that he needed to be better than decent. One starting center back spot belong to Carlos Bocanegra, leaving the other spot up for grabs. With his experience and ability to dominate in the air, Oguchi Onyewu has the edge for the other spot, but Cameron had the opportunity to make a move on Onyewu against Scotland. He wasn't bad, but he didn't make a move.José Francisco Torres: Again, this is less a result of his own play, which was good, and more a matter of circumstances. The absence of Clint Dempsey through injury on Saturday opened up a spot in the starting lineup and while Torres may have started even if Dempseyhttp://www.orderfifacoins.com did play, it looks like he is going to be the odd man out when Dempsey returns.The midfield trio of Bradley, Jermaine Jones and Maurice Edu was exceptional, so dropping deeper and taking one of those spots isn't really an option. Donovan sure isn't going anywhere after his hat trick and Dempsey isn't going to play as a lone striker, which means that Torres's spot is the only logical play for Dempsey to take. Torres was good against Scotland, pinching in and creating opportunities, showing guile with a quick free kick and, generally, doing most of what Klinsmann asked of him, but Dempsey will get a spot and it will likely be his. It's a numbers game.Edgar Castillo: After a strong season for Xolos, Castillo got another chance with the national team against Scotland, albeit a little one. |
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Dempsey isn't going
Inviato il il 15/10/2015 : 03:35:10
