The only upside to the straightforward presentation, and
lack of depth outside of creepy mini games, was that I could breeze through it.
I think their options after Crawford were terrible and had a significant impact, but I also think it's
a lack of depth outside of Kane, Toews, and Keith and cap issues which are finally catching up with them.
I'd have focused more on Torres (which I did), the
lack of CB
depth (I'd prefer to have two quality CBs to back up a 3 back rather than just one with one
of the starters being a converted CDM), the
lack of players who fit the
outside mid role well in this formation (which, hey, maybe that's part
of what you were referring to), and the fact that when you play more attackers higher up the pitch, it often requires a team to be able to implement a high pressuring defensive line (Dempsey and Bruin are not suited for that).