It's almost like the guys on the field thought they were wearing blue as often as they gave it up to Japan.
Forget group stage, we won't score a goal all tournament. Pulisic is great and we need him, obviously, but we need somebody else who can at least be serviceable if he is not in the game. Otherwise, teams are just going to try and take him out of the tournament and let us flounder.If they don't play better there is no way we are even getting out of the group stage.
USMNT has looked increasingly Jekyll and Hyde under GB. Would be nice if they could be more consistent.Forget group stage, we won't score a goal all tournament. Pulisic is great and we need him, obviously, but we need somebody else who can at least be serviceable if he is not in the game. Otherwise, teams are just going to try and take him out of the tournament and let us flounder.
Vines was just ok. He sat back in the 1st half which was odd, but in the 2nd half he pressed forward more like he has in the past so I'm guessing this was part of the plan/tactics. Zimmerman looked tentative and Long looked lost. Japan pressed and clogged up the middle and we wilted. Not having Musah, Pulisic, Weah as threats allowed Japan to play forward more since we didn't have a threat to stretch them. I just don't like the style we play with... too much standing around while trying to play from the back with guys who aren't good enough with the ball at their feet.Will be watching the game later, doesn’t sound like it was our best showing.
How did Long/Vines look in particular at the back? Those two are fighting for spots - Vines as backup LB and Long as CB#2 with Richards out due to minor knock.
Lulz.........death, taxes, and the USMNT failing to meet expectations once again.
"We're just happy to be here." Should be the national slogan for US soccer.
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Hope it's precautionary, but he's fragile... constantly injured.Reyna going off early has me a little nervous
gonna be an early exit in the world cup
Yes, and Iowa's offense is gonna skyrocket up the rankings starting this week.............Meh, Wales lost twice this week, Iran drew Senegal, and England got relegated from their UEFA Nations League group. Lots of time between now and the World Cup
Yes, and Iowa's offense is gonna skyrocket up the rankings starting this week.............
Huh? Game isn't over yet. What tournament.I missed the game but it doesn't sound like it went well. It could be nobody wanted to risk their best players getting hurt before the tournament. Maybe these games are similar to the last pre-season game in football. It's not really there for the starters but to figure out who is going to round out the rest of your roster.
Huh? Game isn't over yet. What tournament.
USA Vs. El Salvador Tonight
- Date: Monday, Mar. 27 | Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Exploria Stadium -- Orlando, Florida
- TV: TNT
- Odds: United States -700; Draw +245; El Salvador +1700 (via Caesars Sportsbook)
Storylines
United States: Hudson noted that there will be changes going into the match with two of those likely being Yunus Musah and Daryl Dike coming into the side. For Dike, he is a former Orlando City player so this game will be a bit of a homecoming for him. After Ricardo Pepi scored a brace in the Grenada match, Dike will have a high bar to clear but with the support that the team has behind him, scoring a hat trick is certainly possible.
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Should be a better test than Grenada was. I am hoping Dike gets a good look tonight. He has been playing well for West Brom lately.
Its good to see Pepi and Dike scoring goals and even Sargent.Honestly 1 goal against El Salvador is bigger to me than 2 against Grenada.
Pepi had a brace on Friday but that was only 2 of the 7 goals we scored. How many we score against El Salvador? 3 if we're lucky?? If Dike gets one goal that's bigger IMO than 2 against Grenada.
I mean it was a pretty tame gender reveal with his teammates. He his pretty well liked on the team so I would even say good friends.Matt Turner just did a gender reveal for his upcoming kid at the end of the game.
WTF
Why do people do this?
I was busy last night so I couldn't watch the game. I did see a highlight of Pepi's goal pop up on either facebook or twitter though. Anyway, they won and threw a shutout so it can't be all bad. Was the game in El Salvador?
Changed the name of the thread to US Soccer
No. Orlando.
It was a snooze fest first half. USA was more lively in 2nd and got a goal. The End.