"He threw his two central defenders under the bus - after the single most depressing day of all of our careers - because they 'couldn't dribble out of the back' on one of the worst pitches I've ever trained on," Cameron said of Arena. had used that formation to great success in a 4-0 win over Panama four days earlier in Orlando, Florida, Cameron questioned repeating such an aggressive tactic on a waterlogged field in Trinidad when the Americans only needed a draw to qualify for Russia. But more than anything, we lost any sense of competitiveness."Ĭameron specifically took aim at Arena's decision to play a 4-1-3-2 formation against Trinidad & Tobago, with Michael Bradley as the lone defensive midfielder in front of center backs Omar Gonzalez and Matt Besler.Īlthough the U.S. We lost our ambition and sense of progress. "After Jurgen Klinsmann was fired, and Bruce Arena took over, we got too comfortable. And this was a regime that certainly wasn't equipped to lead us to the next level and the next phase in U.S. One that couldn't lead a team - that despite what some may feel - had plenty of talent and depth. "One that did not adapt to a changing soccer culture. We saw the return of an old-school regime, one that may have worked a decade ago, but not now. For too long, we have seen a revolving-door system. How could we lose to Trinidad & Tobago with the World Cup on the line? But to me, the problems run deeper than just one game. It was the most depressing moment I've had in my entire career. "It was almost incomprehensible, you know?" Cameron said. Soccer in a piece written for The Players' Tribune.
Having previously slammed Arena's decision-making over the final matches of qualifying, Cameron expanded on those remarks and voiced his larger concerns with U.S.
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