So every 3rd post has been brettdale saying "Ricki is shit" without adding anything of substance. I remember now why I avoid match threads.
I thought the tactics were right and were actually working until a couple of silly errors led us to concede 2 before halftime. Even then Ricki kept up the game plan as 2-0 would have still seen us with a chance. Once we went 3-0 down he went more attacking since we desperately needed that away goal, it wasn't surprising then that we conceded a couple more .
What you can criticise Ricki for is a squad and even a starting XI selection or two (the Christie experiment backfired a bit), the buildup and inconsistent squad and playing XI selections during the buildup.
Also Steve Sumner is an idiot. If we had pressed all game at altitude against Mexico we would have been slaughtered.