It’s good to have a CFB alternative until the game is on lol.
OT: 2022 World Cup Thread
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I’m also curious why that choice. Sargent didn’t stand out, to me, in game one. So maybe that was it. But nobody played all that great in game one, IMO. Was a game-long team-wide poor showing by the USMNT, although some players did have good moments, especially in the first half.
US looking MUCH better than Monday so far. Let‘s see if we can keep it going.
Very interesting that the US is playing much higher than England, who are recovering back quickly right now.
Well that didn’t last long. England with more purposeful and dangerous possession lately.
One weakness in the USMNT play throughout qualifying, and still evident, is that we’re not great with entry passes in the final third. Weah is one who has done it well. But we need to get better at it. Costs us a lot of shot opportunities.
It was. That’s the kind of creativity the US needs to win. We’re playing well. Vastly better than on Monday.
That was one of the better corners taken by the US in a while. Someone needed to get on the end of it.
Ream with a big mistake there. Lucky England was unable to take advantage.
Wright has some skills. Also he is huge. This is why we wait on being so critical of the coach.
Really good half by the US. They’re playing about as good as they did at their best in qualifying.
I think the second halfwill be a tougher challenge for a couple reasons. First reason is the US worked harder in that half. England was a little off-pace at times, and didn’t defend as much field as the US. So the US players will be a bit more fatigued.
Second reason is the depth of talent advantage to England. They have better subs to draw on and don’t need subs as badly as we will due to the US work rate in the first half.
To win, or even tie, I think the US will need a couple goals.
I think the second halfwill be a tougher challenge for a couple reasons. First reason is the US worked harder in that half. England was a little off-pace at times, and didn’t defend as much field as the US. So the US players will be a bit more fatigued.
Second reason is the depth of talent advantage to England. They have better subs to draw on and don’t need subs as badly as we will due to the US work rate in the first half.
To win, or even tie, I think the US will need a couple goals.
Agree. He was a positive factor, moved well off the ball, held well in the box, and defended well in transition. Not complaints about the choice from me, so far.
Agree with your other assessment, quality in the last 1/3 is somewhat lacking or we’d have had more dangerous opportunities. Service into the box not always there or runs to the cornerkicks too.
It was great to see a US side that looked like they belonged, and played toe-to-toe, with a top world team.
With respect to coaching, I think GB did a good job in preparing the players and choosing a first half strategy. To me, his only mistake was his slowness to sub in game one.
We don’t know what’s up with Reyna, so calling it a mistake not to have played him yet is uninformed speculation. I sure hope he can go near 100% for at least 30 minutes, though, because I think we’re gonna need him.
I’m concerned with whom we can sub on D. The two wing defenders have been working very hard and we don’t have much in the way of quality replacements.
We don’t know what’s up with Reyna, so calling it a mistake not to have played him yet is uninformed speculation. I sure hope he can go near 100% for at least 30 minutes, though, because I think we’re gonna need him.
I’m concerned with whom we can sub on D. The two wing defenders have been working very hard and we don’t have much in the way of quality replacements.
England, unfortunately, have great quality in the final third. At least they have the players for it, hugely talented.
We need to finish 1 or 2 of these. I don’t want one of those usual one team controls but can’t finish and the other just gets a chance or two and then connects to win.