USMNT - Turning Point?

Haven't been this excited for a Canada men's soccer game for a long time. Very interested to see how this plays out at 4pm on ESPN2.

Watch the game (or at least half) if you want to have any credibility attached to your post-game opinions, btw.

It would be great to see both teams play beautiful soccer, a tight match and begin to develop another rivalry like USA/Canada hockey.
 
oh canada said:
Haven't been this excited for a Canada men's soccer game for a long time. Very interested to see how this plays out at 4pm on ESPN2.

Watch the game (or at least half) if you want to have any credibility attached to your post-game opinions, btw.

It would be great to see both teams play beautiful soccer, a tight match and begin to develop another rivalry like USA/Canada hockey.
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I'm watching. I want to see Ganas and a big fat "W" and nothing else. The Outlaws agree with me too :)
 
oh canada said:
Haven't been this excited for a Canada men's soccer game for a long time. Very interested to see how this plays out at 4pm on ESPN2.

Watch the game (or at least half) if you want to have any credibility attached to your post-game opinions, btw.

It would be great to see both teams play beautiful soccer, a tight match and begin to develop another rivalry like USA/Canada hockey.
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Daily wager is on right now. Let's see what odds he's giving the Yankees tonight.
 
Very disappointing from Canada - coach starts off with defensive lineup, players come out flat and give up defensible goals. Bummer.

I want to see the US get a goal from the run of play, not a set piece, and connect a few passes. Canada with a lot more possession but US on the counters and getting set pieces off of them. Lletget the star of the first half. McKennie doesn't look like he belongs.
 
Listened to the game driving to AZ. The youth of the team was moderately impressive with their tactical execution. And, as mentioned without a true striker limited the opportunities.
 
Dest is the real deal. The more experience McKennie can get with Juventus the better. Adams looks good but needs to move to a better club. Gio Reyna could be great and needs to get more time at Dortmund. The very first hex game Musah needs to start for his cap to keep him away from Gareth Southgate. Weah needs to get on a better club. I could see Weah playing side by side with Sargent.

I'd run a 4-4-2 extra wide with this squad. Dest Brooks Ream Robinson / Reyna McKennie Pulisic Adams / Sargent Weah. You have solid buildup play and Pulisic has the skill and pace to run a super-wide game, and join Sargent and Weah in the box. Dest and Robinson can both whip the ball in low-- you won't win aerial battles with this team against guys like Araujo. It's exciting for sure, these kids are only going to get better and most of them are in the environment to improve their skills quickly.
 
notintheface said:
Dest is the real deal. The more experience McKennie can get with Juventus the better. Adams looks good but needs to move to a better club. Gio Reyna could be great and needs to get more time at Dortmund. The very first hex game Musah needs to start for his cap to keep him away from Gareth Southgate. Weah needs to get on a better club. I could see Weah playing side by side with Sargent.

I'd run a 4-4-2 extra wide with this squad. Dest Brooks Ream Robinson / Reyna McKennie Pulisic Adams / Sargent Weah. You have solid buildup play and Pulisic has the skill and pace to run a super-wide game, and join Sargent and Weah in the box. Dest and Robinson can both whip the ball in low-- you won't win aerial battles with this team against guys like Araujo. It's exciting for sure, these kids are only going to get better and most of them are in the environment to improve their skills quickly.
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I also thought they looked like a team that wanted to prove something but just weren’t in sync with one another. I agree 100% with you about Musah, he was arguably the best player in the files today.

Maybe we can talk who the best true 9 for this group would be over that dinner?
 
The good:
- we were the attacking team for once.
- great technical skills from Dest,McKennie, others.
- handled the ball well in tight spaces
- Dest was very impressive.
The bad:
- couldn’t get too many shots on goal
- whales looked very dangerous on the counterattack
- we looked a bit slow
- we don’t have a Striker to compliment our midfield.

They need to find a striker and stick with one or two options to get some experience.
 
SoccerFan4Life said:
They need to find a striker and stick with one or two options to get some experience.
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Sargent and Weah can be those guys. They need a little bit of time and to be on teams where they will get service. Half the reason why Haland is doing so well is because he has Sancho and Brandt and Hazard and Reyna in support. Put Sargent and Weah into environments where they'll get looks at goal and they will only get better.
 
notintheface said:
Sargent and Weah can be those guys. They need a little bit of time and to be on teams where they will get service. Half the reason why Haland is doing so well is because he has Sancho and Brandt and Hazard and Reyna in support. Put Sargent and Weah into environments where they'll get looks at goal and they will only get better.
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Was Sargent not allowed to travel out of Germany? Reyna obviously did or is Sargent injured? I agree he might be that pure striker we were missing
 
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