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I am not as worried about the lame duck game.
I lean more towards a coach who shares responsibility with the players for how they perform on the field.
If they had shown any heart, grit or determination in the Copa, this game wouldn't have bothered me as much.
That was impressive... for both teams. The defensive team's press was incredible. Perfectly spaced, each guy did his job. The passing out of a press like that.... pretty sure our USMNT couldn't do that. That's a level of youth soccer we haven't played or coached in the past. Really cool to see.
I think Turners next step is likely just to hang on until his contract runs out, getting very little playing time and come back to MLS for one more contract.
That said, there was a pass across the entire box that should never ever be made with that kind of defensive press.
I see him moving in the next window. For a cup of soup and 2 bits.
You probably already know this but I was a little confused by your wording. Just to be clear, there are no qualifying games at all this cycle for the US. The best we can hope for is for a friendly with another team that has an open date during a qualifying window.
Pretty sure it's a big disadvantage. No truly meaningful games from the end of Copa America to the beginning of the World Cup.
I am leaning towards big disadvantage as well.
Like everything with USMNT, this feels so painful.
Hmm... Neither strike me as Serie A players, tbh. But both young enough to pick up some good skills there if they head over and actually get PT. I don't see that happening at Juve, tbh... But who knows
Pepi needs a new situation, as De Jong being a club legend that is showing no signs of slowing down is going to be really hard to unseat.
The whole situation with Mikey is odd to me. During the game the announcers said Mikey was trying to put his stamp on the game and have them play how he wants them too, his system.I lean more towards a coach who shares responsibility with the players for how they perform on the field.
But this is clearly a different situation. This is an interim coach in every sense of the word. He has no ties to the players nor do they to him.
I certainly wish to have seen more professionalism from the players from an effort point of view but I can't say it shocked me at all.
Sadly this is US Soccer so we always have to have this mentality.
Too late. I'm already dead.
Is this a 4-4-2?
That's what I'm seeing. Balogun and Pepi up top.
It looks like a 4-2-3-1 on the field now
He gives the ball away so often now. He must have lost all his confidenceMusah just looks lost
That was a nice little Musah run. Need more.He gives the ball away so often now. He must have lost all his confidenceMusah just looks lost
