Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Really attack one side, try to pin them narrow and inside. Get Jedi and Puli free wide. Force them to shift hard. If they shift, then adjust shape and try to find options with a switch. If they stay compact, try to punish their lack of nearby numbers with interplay or dribbling. 150
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 18/06/2026If Australia are setting up in their super compact 541 block, then I want to see the USMNT overload like this: 1100
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I think Miles needs to follow Schlotterbeck a little more to setup a potential switch and when that comes try to get a body on Kai, maybe even just by being goalside. 110
Reposted by Bob MoroccoBen Wright @benwright.bsky.social · 30/03/2026I've seen a few comments about Pochettino "abandoning" the back three against Belgium that I think point to a misunderstanding of what the shape actually is. It's never been a strict back three. It's a 3-2-5 in buildup, but always a 4-4-2 shape when defending in a low block. 1301
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 28/03/2026media.tenor.coma young man wearing a hat and a jacket looks at somethingALT: a young man wearing a hat and a jacket looks at something 040
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Brian Dunseth said the team has been training in a “new” formation this week. Sounds like a back 4 on D (not new) but also maybe more of a back 4 in attack (kind of new). 050
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 28/03/2026My bonus rooting interest is that we get a good result so we can break the 3 ATB delusion that has infected the discourse. 120
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Wes and Malik’s two-way play and versatility are crying out for playing more than 3 attackers. With them we can do it without having to sacrifice defensive stability. That kind of calculation is what made Donovan and Dempsey so important for a team of our standing. 020
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Pochettino’s morphing 3/4 ATB system (which he’s used in nearly every match, nice to see others have almost caught on to it) fit the talent he had available to him when he started (aka no Dest). It no longer does. Its use should be situational and matchup dependent. 130
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Wes has leveled-up his quick interchange play. He has long had an eye for it but too often he wasn’t reading teammates’ movement or he was imprecise with his passing. Now he’s locked in. 240
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 10/09/20257 - Balogun 6.5 - Pulisic 7 - Zendejas 6.5 - Arfsten 6 - Adams 6.5 - Roldan 6.5 - Freeman 6.5 - Ream 5.5 - Richards 5.5 - Blackmon 7 - Freese 6.5 - Dest 6.5 - Luna 6.5 - McGlynn 5.5 - Luca NR - Downs NR - Harriel Classic uninflated rating scale, 5 is neutral. 1180
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 26/08/2025If nobody in the press directly asks Poch if he is letting guys stay in Europe to prioritize their club seasons then what are we even doing here. They should also ask if he’s sending a message to players based on past performances too but I’ll take what I can get. 2110
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 20/08/2025They fixed it so now when I open the app it goes to the last post I saw instead of the newest one?!? 120
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 16/06/2025I don’t have time to closely read this and I couldn’t find it but could you point me to the increases in HSR and Sprinting in terms of distance covered and % of total distance covered. In other work I saw sprinting going from 1.11% of total distance to 1.8% since about 2010 to now. 110
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Donovan was a plus defensive player for his position. Same with Dempsey. Pulisic has not been. 320
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Pulisic’s g+a/90 rate for the US is ≈ to Donovan’s except that he scores and assists against meaningfully worse opposition, on average, than Donovan or Dempsey. 000
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 15/06/2025FBref has incredibly limited national team coverage. It also omits MLS playoffs, the Open Cup, and CONCACAF Champions Cup. TransferMarkt has more complete numbers on minutes. 000
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Club and Country minutes per year: Donovan (14.5 years) 37,888 Club + 12,872 USMNT = 3,500.7 minutes per year. Dempsey (15 years) 38,944 Club + 11,074 USMNT = 3334.5 minutes per year. Pulisic (10 years) 24,249 Club + 5,572 USMNT = 2,982.1 minutes per year. 6371
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Poch’s initial shape worked and then Turkey adjusted and the USMNT didn’t. Is it because our players are too dumb to figure out their own counters? I haven’t ruled it out. 2151
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Clint has 30 G+A while in the EPL/Europa/FA Cup so no 030
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Pep called David Silva and KDB’s roles in their 433/3223 “free 8’s”. So I think that term can apply to a player who defends as an 8 but moves up a line and attacks as an AM. 220
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Wasn’t there some variability? www.theguardian.com/football/200... 100
Bob Morocco @bobmorocco.bsky.social · 25/04/2025a player from being an 8. If they have very little freedom to release forward from there, to run with/support an attack in transition, to move wide and forward to be close to the ball when the team is pushed up, then they are a 6. 6’s can step but it’s about the frequency and freedom. 150
