Greggg is a stubborn fool who believes his "system" (a mid-pressing 4-3-3 with dual 8s . . . how unique and revolutionary!!!!) is definitive in terms of roster selection. Of course, the "system" is completely thrown out the window when we are tied 1-1 against Iran in the 70th minute and need a goal to advance. Gregggg prefers Jordan Morris and Paul Arriola in a 26-man roster to Pefok. That's all you need to know to confirm that the manager is in over his head. Constantly overthinks the simple decisions. Imagine even considering leaving out a striker on fire in the Bundesliga in favor of players in MLS, the Championship and Holland. Moron.
The injuries to CCV and Richards are also a disaster for our WC prep. We desperately needed one of those two to step us as Zimmerman's partner and now Long will have an uncontested opportunity to stake a claim to that spot. Another example of Greggg's incompetence. Goes with a comfort choice (a significantly below average CB in Long) when presented with a problem (losing his first choice CB).
Buckle up gentlemen. We went 5(W)-4(D)-3(L) in the CONCACAF octagonal excluding games against pathetic Honduras while scoring 1.17 GPG.