Chicago-Nashville kicking off. Wicky had to make an emergency trip home to Switzerland for a family medical emergency, so Frank Klopas is in charge tonight and against DC next match. Gonna be fireworks on the sideline.
But they’re kicking off in the same 3-5-2 that has been so successful the last few matches (2 wins, a draw, and 9 goals!). No doubt, Nashville has some good video on that now.
If you want, you can compare this 3-5-2 to the USMNT system. Wicky has been training the formation off and on for 2 years now, so it’s more sophisticated than what Berhalter can run. Frankowski is a winger, so he pulls wide to the right allowing Aliseda to cut in and play in space behind Beric. Sekulic as a natural fullback sits deeper and shades inside to cover until he sees an overlap opportunity. On the other side, Herbers stays in the channel while Beric plays like a 9 and Navarro provides width. But Navarro will also underlay Herbers on occasion and Medran is given license to make late runs forward if Sekulic and Herbers both drop back. It provides a glimpse of what the much more talented USMNT could do with the formation of they stick with it.