McKinnie out with a thigh injury for Panama. Had an MRI that came up negative, but he'll sit this one out as will all of the Prem players.
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Yeah, the ref pointed to his watch at least 4 times during stoppage time indicating that he was adding on the time Panama was wasting…then he blows the whistle at +7:03…We also got ripped off at least 90 seconds in stoppage time.
TU winning last night took the edge off.Glad I missed it.
Dest took a knock at the end of the Jamaica game.7 new guys. Different team today.
Missed Robinson at center back too. Bello is not impressive. Why no Dest?
I would ordinarily LOL to that, but it pi$$es me off too much. I'm guessing that the Zardes/Beer?halter love affair stems from their player/coach days at Columbus. Sure, Zardes scored some for Beer?halter then, but calling this guy up & actually starting him in the most important game to date for the USA (not to mention 35 minutes of mop-up duty vs Jamaica) is just rolling the dice and Beer?halter crapped out last night.you underestimate Zardes, he scored the only goal of the game.
Yeah, ESPN didn't update it. US is still 2nd tied with Panama in points but ahead on GD. Canada drew with Jamaica which is not a great result for them in their push to qualify. Costa Rica won puling them even with Canada in points but behind in GD. Current Standings are:Also, how is it possible that the Concacaf WCQ Table isn’t updated yet with last night’s results? It’s only the USMNT’s qualification for the world’s most important sporting event…
Is Beer?halter finally figuring out where his WC bread is buttered? Well, kinda. Bla noted Arriola was scheduled to start-for the 3rd game in a row. He tweaks an ankle or something in warm-ups & Tim Weah takes his place. Huh? Weah should have started anyway. All he does is score (well, his low liner caused the own goal) the game winner. I just love to see him glide up the pitch-gazelle like.LOVE. L-O-V-E. LOVE. The starting 10 field players.
I’ve never been a Steffen fan. He’s a good keeper and is probably better than Turner in some aspects of the game but I think Turner’s reflexes would have saved that first goal.We’re lucky they didn’t score on they last pass. I liked the line about the CR guy never being very quick and that he’s even slower now.
Good win. I don’t know why Steffen played. Turner is way better.
If we're anywhere close to 4th place at the end of this Berhalter and US Soccer failed miserably with their management of the team. The starting 10 field players we saw the other day were simply, IMO, the most talented group the US has put on the field at one time. There's no reason to not ride that all the way to Qatar. I was OK testing players out in the Gold Cup and CONCACAF Nations League but WCQ should be the focus and no messing around is allowed. Bello and Moore should not be starting for this team ever again barring injuries to our top 4 outside backs (Dest, A Robinson, Yedlin, Cannon). With only 2 games the next cycle, this 10 should start and Pulisic and Reyna as part of the substitute discussion. Cna you imagine bringing on Pulisic in the 75th minute vs Mexico for Weah, Musah, or Aaronson? Can you imagine bringing on a quality MF/F in Reyna in the 75th minute for any of those players. Sorry, I don't want to see Lletget any more. He's slow and lacks the same quality and pressure of the guys we just saw. He'd fit right in with Costa Rica though.That Panama game ends 0-0 or 1-1 it changes the standings immensely. That own goal could reverberate for months and I hope it doesn’t end up putting us in that 4th spot.
Sure. The 10 on the field the other night showed a great chemistry about it. I liked the energy the top 3 played with, especially when trying to put the CR defenders and keeper under pressure. How many times was CR able to play out of the back effectively the other night? Not many and it's because Aaronson, Pepi, and Weah played with a frenetic tempo and pressure. Pulisic has never been about that style...and to be fair to Reyna, I can't say he can or can't or will or won't play that way. I think the US absolutely has to play with the speed and pressure against Mexico to force Mexico out of its own press. Mexico's backline is frequently spared embarrassment and mistakes because teams simply don't have the athleticism or technical skill to force Mexico out of it. I believe the 10 from the other night absolutely can do that and force Mexico and Ochoa into mistakes. And I'm all about not messing with a good thing.Wait you’re relegating two of our best players to be super subs?
I’d like to see how Reyna and Pulisic play alongside a striker that can finish in Pepi before we talk about leaving them out of the starting squad. Reyna might play with Pepi much like he plays with Haaland. I think Pulisic is just a better version of Aaronson when he’s fit.Sure. The 10 on the field the other night showed a great chemistry about it. I liked the energy the top 3 played with, especially when trying to put the CR defenders and keeper under pressure. How many times was CR able to play out of the back effectively the other night? Not many and it's because Aaronson, Pepi, and Weah played with a frenetic tempo and pressure. Pulisic has never been about that style...and to be fair to Reyna, I can't say he can or can't or will or won't play that way. I think the US absolutely has to play with the speed and pressure against Mexico to force Mexico out of its own press. Mexico's backline is frequently spared embarrassment and mistakes because teams simply don't have the athleticism or technical skill to force Mexico out of it. I believe the 10 from the other night absolutely can do that and force Mexico and Ochoa into mistakes. And I'm all about not messing with a good thing.
I can see that and Pulisic is still the most talented player the US has although the kids are going to be pushing him for that mantle. I guess my thing is not trying to fix something that isn't broken.I’d like to see how Reyna and Pulisic play alongside a striker that can finish in Pepi before we talk about leaving them out of the starting squad. Reyna might play with Pepi much like he plays with Haaland. I think Pulisic is just a better version of Aaronson when he’s fit.
More like impossible. At this point in time, if he’s fit he should start (other than some sort of player rotation decision in a “3 games in 10 days” window).It will be hard to keep Pulisic on the bench if he is 100% fit.