USMNT: Hold My Beer

Titans Bastard

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I was hoping we could play this way with athletic mids. can we not get away with a 4-3-3 type? I'm not entirely sure how formations work
If the formation starts with "4" it means that there's a left back, two center backs, and a right back.

If the formation starts with "3" or "5" it means that there are three center backs, and two wing-backs, who usually are the only true wide players on their flank.
 

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Man nothing like the USMNT struggling through a slog against a bunch of barely pros in front of a 1/2 empty stadium because tickets were $100.
 

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Yikes, so close. I feel like Arriola has gotten stoned by GKs constantly in the last few games.
 

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That goal was deserved. The US has looked better this half.

The Soccer Gods had guaranteed that Zardes would score tonight, anyway.
 

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Really nice team goal for the second.

Zardes maybe isn’t complete trash.
 

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The 718
And now a second for Zardes. Nice little backdoor pass from Pusilic to set it up.
 

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The Gyasi Zardes Experience really is one giant troll job, isn't it?
 

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Again, it's worth noting that the US has only scored 4 or more goals in 9 (I think) Gold Cup games ever. And they've played a lot of crappy teams.

They have a decent shot to do it twice in a row.
 

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The first one was a “Gregg gets strikers tap-ins when his system works” special, but that second one was just straight up a nice shot.
 

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This team needed a bust-it-open type game like this.

That said, Morris had so much time on the ball in the 18, it was like I was watching some shitty, pointless drill from my 12 year old self's soccer team.
 

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Morris would have liked to shoot but he only has the one foot. Nice little outside foot pass though, he makes the most of that right foot.
 

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Jozy's touch was a little too hard there. Nice move, but ball got away.
 

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Jozy with nice flick to Morris.

Five goals. Only the 5th time in the Gold Cup for the USMNT ever.
 

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Wonder why, maybe a bit of the unselfishness because Boyd is more of a shooter. But most of this all came off Pulisic distributing and we know that's gonna be the recipe.
I think he creates space better, one of the benefits of more senior players, they tend to be in the right place and make the right runs. It's like why Chicharito who isn't fast, isn't big, isn't strong, and only shoots from inside the box has had a long long career at the highest levels and so many players who have all the tools fail