You're not playing the Netherlands. There isn't as much structure to the game. You're playing in a hot, humid area on an absolute shit pitch. The other team is going to run themselves ragged for 60-70 minutes and hope they can be in the position of a draw or have a lead, then shithouse their way through the last 30 minutes.

What you end up with, sometimes, is a bit of chaos especially at the back. We had that last night at times, though both the Robinsons played very well and made up for some mistakes (from both McKenzie but Brooks especially).

on these trips back home. He's solid for Wolfsburg, used to be in CONCACAF...not sure why the transition hasn't worked this time.

doesn't do well when there's lots of travel in a short time, which is what we have in the CONCACAF WCQ schedule.

Doesn't appear that Wolfsburg wants to renew him.

But as long as you pair him with, say, Miles Robinson, it's fine.

Can't put him next to Tim Ream.