USMNT 2021 Thread

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Agreed. Would love to see Robinson and or Vines step up and own that position . Dest is world class playing right back.

Reyna was also pressing a bit too much; wasted some good opportunities.
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Putting Dest and Pulisic on the same side was fun to watch. Pick your poison
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I'm pretty sure there's a clause in Berhalter's contract that requires him to play at least one player out of position.
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deadbq03 said:

I'm pretty sure there's a clause in Berhalter's contract that requires him to play at least one player out of position.
Has he had a match where he didn't start an MLS player?
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Look guys... said:

deadbq03 said:

I'm pretty sure there's a clause in Berhalter's contract that requires him to play at least one player out of position.
Has he had a match where he didn't start an MLS player?
Its not Gregg's fault MLS wouldn't sell Aaron Long years ago
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tysker said:

Look guys... said:

deadbq03 said:

I'm pretty sure there's a clause in Berhalter's contract that requires him to play at least one player out of position.
Has he had a match where he didn't start an MLS player?
Its not Gregg's fault MLS wouldn't sell Aaron Long years ago


You're right about that.
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I know everyone likes to bag on Lletget but ol Seabass has a place on this team
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I started watching the USMNT when they were mostly just about one step above being amateurs.

To see all the young dynamic players on this squad is surreal. On the one hand, it's felt like a long time in the making. On the other, I still can't believe/comprehend we have Chelsea, Barca, Juventus level players on the USMNT.

Also, Sebastian Lletget deserves to be on this squad.
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Honduras vs US for Olympics on Sunday
fig96
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We did you a favor once, Honduras.

Not this time.


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Not really looking all that hot against Northern Ireland with the new formation
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And then we get a massive deflection for Gio to open the scoring
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Yeah, it's been really disjointed so far. Good individual play but not a lot of quality combinations. Defensive miscues causing some good chances for NI. You can see the talent is there for the US... just not the chemistry.

Also, Acosta has been really sketchy so far.
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jeffk said:


Also, Acosta has been really sketchy so far.


Is he playing where Adams would play?

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"Playing" yes.
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We played better after Reyna's goal. Acosta is having a rough go of it so far. I'm hoping to see Daryl Dike in the second half.
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Not loving this formation in general. Would prefer the extra man in midfield that our normal 4-3-3 provides.

Doesn't help that the CBs we have chosen to play are largely ass with the ball at their feet.
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The dudes that write for Wiki are fast af. They updated Brian Reynolds page within minutes.
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Kampfers said:

Not loving this formation in general. Would prefer the extra man in midfield that our normal 4-3-3 provides.

Doesn't help that the CBs we have chosen to play are largely ass with the ball at their feet.


Agreed. Also, these particular cbs are not great in one on one. So until something changes in that, I don't think we are setup well for three at the back.
jeffk
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Aaronson and Dike on.
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I had forgotten about Christian Cappis.

21 year old Texan who plays midfield in the Danish 1sr division.

Any thoughts on him?
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Another FC Dallas kid in Chris Richards....

fig96
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Acosta, Reynolds, Cannon, Richards all out of the FC Dallas academy, crazy.
jeffk
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Our midfielders are very consistently finding streaking NI attackers with their passes.
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Wonder if that will be it for Acosta for the foreseeable future? Particularly once McKennie and Adams are fit and in the squad.
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He hasn't scored on either chance but his ability to hold off a defender while making a great run makes me very excited for the future of Dike with the national team
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Kampfers said:

He hasn't scored on either chance but his ability to hold off a defender while making a great run makes me very excited for the future of Dike with the national team


A physical threat with pace similar to Romelu Lukaku. He has a bright future in front of him.
fig96
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Geez that goal.
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Just can't come away with a clean sheet.
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Also learned today you pronounce his name DEE-KAY
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Dike is a beast! Want to see much more of him, looks like a Jozy Altidore starter kit!
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Entourageag07 said:

Wonder if that will be it for Acosta for the foreseeable future? Particularly once McKennie and Adams are fit and in the squad.
He was playing the 8 today in a different formation, he will still get looks as the backup 6. He also grew into the game, and really only had the 3 mistakes (which were a function of just playing slow in those moments)

I read that they essentially didn't practice this formation at all, which was pretty apparent given how much standing around was done in the first part of the game in the attacking 3rd
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I like the idea of being able to play a back three when the game calls for it, but that formation with this personnel group and this opponent produced some white-knuckle moments defensively. It didn't help that our midfield kept setting up NI attackers with outstanding service though.

Lots of bright spots and reasons to be optimistic. Exciting to see Reyna and Pulisic's names on the scoreboard together. No reason to think that this group can't be really strong (with a few tweaks) for years to come.
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jeffk said:

I like the idea of being able to play a back three when the game calls for it, but that formation with this personnel group and this opponent produced some white-knuckle moments defensively. It didn't help that our midfield kept setting up NI attackers with outstanding service though.

Lots of bright spots and reasons to be optimistic. Exciting to see Reyna and Pulisic's names on the scoreboard together. No reason to think that this group can't be really strong (with a few tweaks) for years to come.


Would love to see Adams and McKennie in the mix.
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Yikes Honduras looks much better
 
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