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Originally Posted by phelan
i only saw bits and pieces of the game. is the US really playing more of a possession-style game this tournament?
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they started out careless w/ long balls from the backs in the first half, really sloppy in possession, obviously nervous start being that its the first match of the cup. They calmed down dramatically in the second half, played better balls and were linking up the short passes much better, so yes, I guess you could say that they played possession ball. The left side of the defense in the first half was being terrorized, so i'm assuming that some tactical decisions were made at the half because the attack on that side fizzled out for the N.Koreans. They'll only get better from here, pretty good confidence building match.