#3 Kilnsmann gets it all wrong
With Jermaine Jones, Bobby Wood and Alejandro Bedoya all suspended for the semis, Jurgen Klinsmann was forced to make some tactical tweaks again. However this time, the German honcho got it all wrong.
Firstly, he opted to play a 34-year old defensive midifielder Kyle Beckerman as a part of two-man midfield, instead of the more athletic and dynamic Gyasi Zardes. Secondly, his decision to field Chris Wondolowski in the absence of Wood did not yield any dividends. The San Jose Earthquakes star is known for his prowess inside the box, but the issue here was USA could never invade the Argentinian penalty box, which is very evident from the fact that they did not manage a single shot on target in the entire 90 minutes.
Finally, he started Fabian Johnson wide-left thinking he can deputise for the suspended Bedoya. But Klinsmann fell flat on his face as Johnson was totally overshadowed by an impish Messi. The 28-year old may be a good attacker, but certainly isn’t a good defender.
Jurgen Klinsmann showed his tactical nous in the previous game against Ecuador when he made some changes to his starting XI that came to fruition, but against Argentina, his tactics went totally astray.
