Wi jus nevah played todeh...

[Karl]

You need to watch the game again. You will see that we were lucky to go in at half time with a nil all scoreline. What adjustments were made at that time? We came back out the same way and from then on it was only a matter of time before US scored. If the plan is to brin Kemar daley in the 2nd half..Why not make the change then since we needed to do something different because things werent going well. Why not insert someone like Jevaughn or omar for vernon since vernon was ineffective. Thats what a thinking coach does...know when he is been beaten and make the required subs when the time calls ofr it. This standard way of making subs for the last 25 mins or so of the half doesn't cut it. make ur change at the right time.

...and if the sub had turned the game around you would be claiming great move Tappa? Right?

The coach did nothing wrong. Our players did not have the composure to keep the ball and on defense to close down fast and in a coordinated way.

...besides being reduced to 10 men (67 minute) against a disciplined opponent that was always pressing and that was always making good use of movement and passing (i.e. good use of the ball) was always going to be difficult.

Our TEAM is just not at the US' level yet.

What more could he do?
He brought in Keammar Daley (69 th min) and Omar Daley (74th minute) with more than enough time to turn the game around.

We were only a goal down. Tappa brought them on against a US team that had already been running hard for approximately 70 minutes
and thus would have lost a step or two against those fresh legs.

What did Keammar do?

Created 1 splended chance for himself and along with Omar and the rest of the TEAM continued to have us chase the game.

Earlier he had found himself space to get off a shot from approximately 7 - 9 yards or thereabouts that was blocked.

Omar Daley also made important contributions save for an ill-advised shot (and weak shot) rather passing.

...it was poor passing (we gave the ball away) and poor defensive work - (if ever a defensive unit was 'haul an pull(ed)' and turned into disarray on a play that last goal takes the cake) - (plus 'heady'/sensible US play) that gifted the US the 2nd goal.

a) First we gave the ball away;

b) then of our last 3 defenders save the goalkeeper attacked the lone man with the ball...and our other defender (remember save the goalkeeper) stuck to 'his position' (that nonsense thing about playing formation rather than being where needed) rather than covering the free man infront of goal...the US playing sensible ball rolled that simple diagonal ball to the free US attacker Dempsey (while that 3rd defender 'marked his man' and left Ricketts exposed). It was no surprise that Dempsey scored.

Where is the outcoaching on that?