That brings me to dead ball situations, Latapy for all his talent has failed miserably in this department. With a huge percentage of his free kicks not even hitting the target. It would serve the interest of the team to be better prepared in this aspect of their game. Defense, as I mentioned before is in my view, the area of most concern. Ok the team went through the qualification without being scored upon until Mexico, game two.
Lets face facts.
Canada scored only once in their qualification and Panama did not exactly light up the score board. In this respect he must remain. In both wide positions of midfield and defense, the squad must tighten its ranks and be better organized in terms of the defensive transition, closing down the ball early and coverage of space on the opposite side of the opposition's attack. Rougier plays his role well and is reliable but the supporting cast to date are suspect. If one observes carefully once both wide TT defenders are confronted with a one versus one situation, they are beaten far too easily.