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Originally Posted by slapass
How many goals does Dempsey have? He makes a lot of bad passes in good situations. Our inability to generate shots in key moments is very telling.
Just a heads up but the USA team really looked horrible. The goalie is not supposed to make that huge number of spectacular saves. The Belgium team then moved to a prevent defense that allowed us to get a lot more pressure in the closing minutes. Think in terms of American football. The rookie comes off the bench and throws for a 150 yards in a quarter but still loses as the other team was playing back. The game was already over and he is the only one who didn't know it so he looks good.
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Most strikers thrives on service from the midfield and the flanks. They often drop deep but strikers play in various positions in the final third (some for example play in what is known as the hole behind the front two). The lack of goals in the U.S team is most likely due to the lack of creativity in the midfield and not due to Dempsey`s poor distribution.