Check out this breakdown of the pivotal final play in the U.S. basketball team’s win over Spain. Great stuff, showing how a sudden switch to zone defense threw off Spain’s offense.

So here’s a question: With so many soccer blogs in the country — I barely know a soccer fan who does NOT double as a journalist to some degree — why don’t we have one that gives this sort of tactical breakdown?

(Apologies if I’m missing one. Great time to step forward if you’re doing this.)

Update: Several people on Twitter pointed out ZonalMarking.net, which I’ve probably missed because I’m a provincial American. (I joke, but I was indeed thinking of the vibrant U.S. soccer-blogging community.)

Update 2: World Soccer Reader tackles tactics on occasion. Here’s the one I should’ve known: Steve Davis writes about tactics at MLSSoccer.com. New to the blogosphere: Give Us A Goal.