Arriola = Great Value Sergio Aguero

Just got home from the match. Awesome to see the USMNT in person. That was good ball control. Solid line up Pepi was on point. That ref SUCKED. Had a great time.

DeangeloVickers said:

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Walker Zimmerman, Nipple, and Arronson were good tonight….but they are not good enough to get wins in World Cup

Nipple and Arronson couldn't score at the Bunny Ranch with $10,000.

They hustle, they got in great positions tonight, but hope we don't see any of em in Qatar

Pepi Pulisic and weah are pretty dang exciting

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Hard to take you seriously when you call a man "nipple". Are you 12 or are you having an adult conversation? It is cute you stilll get a giggle out of his last name though.

Aaron son is young and very talented, giving up on him would be a huge mistake.
Pepi is awesome, Aaronson had tremendous potential.

Great game!! Boy and I had a blast. He wanted a picture with THE MAN after:

Disagree. Aaronson is a lock for the WC roster at this point. His scoring per cap avg is elite.

Zimmerman is, IMO, one of our 4 best CBs at the moment. The only CBs I rate ahead of him are Brooks and Robinson. Richards may also jump up there, but has never really played for USMNT yet. Ream is too old and getting older. McKenzie is ok, but nothing special at the moment. Miazga may be making a leap, something to keep an eye on. I liked Aaron Long pre-injury, but it doesn't seem like he's back in form yet.

As for Arriola, I think he would have been a USMNT WC roster lock in any previous era. He's a hustle/defensive warrior. But he's just not good enough talent wise to make out winger Corp now, assuming everyone stays healthy. It'll be Pulisic, Weah, Aaronson, Reyna ( and Hoppe as the utility winger/striker).

Yeah, if you think Aaronson isn't making the WC roster, you haven't been watching closely.

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Nipple and Arronson couldn't score at the Bunny Ranch with $10,000.

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Arriola and Aaronson are not comparable. Aaronson has 5 goals and 4 assists in 11 caps. (Arriola 8/4 in 39 caps)

Arriola isn't one of our most technically skilled wingers and doesn't do much in the final third, but his work rate, movement, and defensive commitment are a somewhat unique skillset on the roster. Can't find tweet last from last night, but he basically shut down the threat from Jamaica's more heavily talented attacking side. If he makes a roster (and I think it's still a big IF), it'll be because we can depend on him to go and lock up an opposing attacking winger and provide covered for our outside backs to allow them to get forward (an absolute must with Dest in there, IMO). We absolutely have more talented attacking wingers, but none of them show a high commitment to defending, which there's a need for at times in both qualifying and WC tournament matches.

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Arriola's end product is always going to be wanting, but he absolutely destroyed Jamaica's ability to build through Kemar Lawrence.

Just absolutely crushed the more dangerous Jamaican side into oblivion & cleared out for Dest to get forward. pic.twitter.com/U9ksZe29jT

— Matthew Doyle (@MattDoyle76) October 8, 2021

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jeffk said:

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Arriola isn't one of our most technically skilled wingers and doesn't do much in the final third, but his work rate, movement, and defensive commitment are a somewhat unique skillset on the roster. Can't find tweet last from last night, but he basically shut down the threat from Jamaica's more heavily talented attacking side. If he makes a roster (and I think it's still a big IF), it'll be because we can depend on him to go and lock up an opposing attacking winger and provide covered for our outside backs to allow them to get forward (an absolute must with Dest in there, IMO). We absolutely have more talented attacking wingers, but none of them show a high commitment to defending, which there's a need for at times in both qualifying and WC tournament matches.

Edit to add tweet:

Arriola's end product is always going to be wanting, but he absolutely destroyed Jamaica's ability to build through Kemar Lawrence.

Just absolutely crushed the more dangerous Jamaican side into oblivion & cleared out for Dest to get forward. pic.twitter.com/U9ksZe29jT

— Matthew Doyle (@MattDoyle76) October 8, 2021

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Noticed this a lot last night. We were on the 18 lower level on the end we attacked in the first half, and Arriola was primarily covering Dest's runs while adding a few of his own. Also switched sides for a bit which was interesting.

He's certainly not as talented as most of our Euro based guys, but he's the kind of player that definitely has a role to play if we have a spot for him.

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If anything, he brings high energy maturity to the team. Not a bad thing.

Milwaukees Best Light said:

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Nipple sucks. He is the worst. He must have compromising pictures of Gregg's skinny ass.

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Immature #1. #2. Arriola is a great soccer player. He lacks finishing quality. And isn't a hyper-efficient passer. But he does everything else very well. He makes good runs. He defends well. Switches with the back well. He has decent pace. He has a great motor. He rarely makes costly mistakes. He's a solid option, albeit not a sexy one. He's the Kellen Mond of wingers.