After watching it back when I got home (yeah I know, idiot)...I have a differing take than most. I was almost happy with our 3 DP offense. You had Villa with his dribbling, Pirlo setting things up and Lampard playing the edge. Yes, we didn't score, but if the chemistry is there and the timing is better...they be hard to stop. Wingert and T-Mac had several opportunities...they just lacked the skill to convert. Which is the issue. T-Mac and Wingert aren't starting caliber players, they are rotational subs with maybe a few spot starts. On the offensive side, we need a pure strong striker to take over that box. The biggest issue yesterday and in a lot of games is our DM thinks he's an offensive play-maker...it's not a coincidence that every successful counter has Jacobson MIA. Whether it's him or Jason's direction, the dude has to learn to stay back. Our defense as a whole is very underwhelming...it's actually pathetic at times. We have some of the best DP's in the league, but they don't mesh with guys that can't handle 1st touches and anticipate plays/runs. We need tactically skilled players here. I know some of these guys bust their ass out there and that's great...but we need players with soccer intuition on this team, not athletes. The team is trying to mesh American soccer with European soccer and it doesn't work.