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With Weah at wing back can we put Pulisic on the right where he is more effective and Wright on the left with Gio and McKennie in the middle and Adams behind.
Gregg is going to play a new formation in a tournament after only practicing it in two friendlies the week before it starts?! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahah.....deep breath... Hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahah
Time to call up dual nat, Jeremy Toljan to step in for Dest. This everyday starting RB for Sassuolo is having a good season in Serie A. Rumor has it that he has spoken to Weah about interest in repping the US. Get this man a cap!
The problem with Weston McKennie at RB is that he's are only good 8 besides Musah, who isn't as good. Chris Richards is a good idea since he can actually play right back, plus he's been making mistakes at center back & defensive midfielder. It's not surprising that no one else says Andrew Farrell because our fans don't watch the MLS games or the European club games. I watch MLS games to scout USMNT prospects. People won't back standout players they see in MLS unless tons of people are backing one particular player. I don't know if you know this, but both Adam Belz and Adam Turner don't watch any games. They subscribe to Wyscout, and they just check out the clips of player's touches, passes, dribbling attempt, and shots. I've never had someone cite one thing about Farrell that makes him not a good choice. They usually just say "Andrew Farrell? LOL." I was watching Colorado-FC Dallas, and Mihailovic was playing really smooth and fast. He looked fast as well. Players like him are needed to try to compete with South American teams who will just pass circles around us. I'm not sure how the "Mihailovic sucks" false narrative really started. It doesn't make sense when you watch him play. It's hard for people to accept that our fans really do just dismiss any MLS player, even though our players barely start & play 90 in Europe. We can't really afford to just not scout and dismiss any MLS player.
GGG plays with his rb and lb in the attacking thir and he’s not gonna update his tactics. It doesn’t make sense to have Richard’s or Scally literally playing in the opponents box.
I agree with 3 at the back but I think the USMNT should have a similar formation to Real Madrid. Reyna in the Bellingham role at the 10 and Balogun and Pulisic in the Vini Jr. and Rodrygo roles playing as wingers who can pinch inside. It would be a 3-4-1-2 formation.
Final Point: Our fans seem to be really married to the idea that youth players have to be on the Olympic team instead of letting the best ones play on the senior team. We should have plenty of guys to do well in the Olympics. Maybe even have the good Olympic age guys play both tournaments.
Scally hasn't blown me away lately, and he definitely doesn't add the dynamic attacking component that Dest does, but I also don't think he was at fault for the Jamaica goal. Jedi had the biggest failure on that play. Allowing a generally easy intervention to get past him. Then Richards didn't close fast enough and deflected a cross to make it loop way up in the air. I think the original and more natural trajectory of that cross would have been cut out by Scally in the position he was in. There is very little I could see him doing different in hindsight. It's a throw in from the other touch line, so he's naturally tucked in to help in the heart of the box. The way everything developed quickly and the deflected cross looped very high in the air created a perfect situation for the Jamaican player to arrive unchallenged at the back post.
@@ItsCalledSoccer Very true. He's lost his starting spot at Gladbach, and they aren't having as good a year as the last few. In some ways, those things might be related. Sometimes a struggling team will revert to older veterans like Lainer to help steady the ship, and the most inexperienced players are the first to take the blame. For now, I still see his potential and he is only 21 years old. I think until he matures more as a player and develops his soccer IQ through more experience, he's going to have those types of ups and downs. Hopefully both Gladbach and the USMNT can recognize this and work to put him in positive situations for his growth.
If only that could happen. Unfortunately, even with a complete Copa washout GGG isn't going anywhere. The powers that be are too stupid & corrupt to ever abandon him.
Don't forget Bryan Reynolds from Westerloo... I like him over Weah or Scalley. GGG can also play three in the back with Jedi in effect as a wingback/4th CB... But don't forget Reynolds; he played well in the Gold Cup. He should at least be in the final 23.
@@ItsCalledSoccer how is it any crazier than weston,weah, or musah? Aaronson can run run run, and cross. We know how gregg loves his hustlers and crossers. He should not be getting minutes over ANY of our other wingers
Let's go, Andrew Farrell. Probably the worst thing about American coaches and American fans is that they won't experiment with good players. We have zero chance against the good CONMEBOL teams, so the only hope is to gamble on the people who look to have the requisite skills and athleticism to compete and excel on the international level.
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This could be a chance to see Weah as a wingback in a three-cb formation. We have great speed on the wings.
That's how I see it with Weah too!
With Weah at wing back can we put Pulisic on the right where he is more effective and Wright on the left with Gio and McKennie in the middle and Adams behind.
Gregg is going to play a new formation in a tournament after only practicing it in two friendlies the week before it starts?!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahah.....deep breath...
Hahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahah
Time to call up dual nat, Jeremy Toljan to step in for Dest. This everyday starting RB for Sassuolo is having a good season in Serie A. Rumor has it that he has spoken to Weah about interest in repping the US. Get this man a cap!
It was going to be an uphill battle, regardless, so these boys need to strap up and battle ferociously.
Agree Will
The problem with Weston McKennie at RB is that he's are only good 8 besides Musah, who isn't as good. Chris Richards is a good idea since he can actually play right back, plus he's been making mistakes at center back & defensive midfielder. It's not surprising that no one else says Andrew Farrell because our fans don't watch the MLS games or the European club games. I watch MLS games to scout USMNT prospects. People won't back standout players they see in MLS unless tons of people are backing one particular player. I don't know if you know this, but both Adam Belz and Adam Turner don't watch any games. They subscribe to Wyscout, and they just check out the clips of player's touches, passes, dribbling attempt, and shots. I've never had someone cite one thing about Farrell that makes him not a good choice. They usually just say "Andrew Farrell? LOL." I was watching Colorado-FC Dallas, and Mihailovic was playing really smooth and fast. He looked fast as well. Players like him are needed to try to compete with South American teams who will just pass circles around us. I'm not sure how the "Mihailovic sucks" false narrative really started. It doesn't make sense when you watch him play. It's hard for people to accept that our fans really do just dismiss any MLS player, even though our players barely start & play 90 in Europe. We can't really afford to just not scout and dismiss any MLS player.
GGG plays with his rb and lb in the attacking thir and he’s not gonna update his tactics. It doesn’t make sense to have Richard’s or Scally literally playing in the opponents box.
In some sense I agree but if you play either of them you can push a midfielder into that forward line spot.
Then why did gregg have scally do it vs jamaica
We should start musah at right back he’s the best chance at not losing what dest brought in offense
I agree with 3 at the back but I think the USMNT should have a similar formation to Real Madrid. Reyna in the Bellingham role at the 10 and Balogun and Pulisic in the Vini Jr. and Rodrygo roles playing as wingers who can pinch inside. It would be a 3-4-1-2 formation.
Final Point: Our fans seem to be really married to the idea that youth players have to be on the Olympic team instead of letting the best ones play on the senior team. We should have plenty of guys to do well in the Olympics. Maybe even have the good Olympic age guys play both tournaments.
Scally hasn't blown me away lately, and he definitely doesn't add the dynamic attacking component that Dest does, but I also don't think he was at fault for the Jamaica goal. Jedi had the biggest failure on that play. Allowing a generally easy intervention to get past him. Then Richards didn't close fast enough and deflected a cross to make it loop way up in the air. I think the original and more natural trajectory of that cross would have been cut out by Scally in the position he was in. There is very little I could see him doing different in hindsight. It's a throw in from the other touch line, so he's naturally tucked in to help in the heart of the box. The way everything developed quickly and the deflected cross looped very high in the air created a perfect situation for the Jamaican player to arrive unchallenged at the back post.
I definitely hear you and actually Jesse Marsch made a similar point about it not being his fault, but regardless he hasn't impressed recently.
@@ItsCalledSoccer Very true. He's lost his starting spot at Gladbach, and they aren't having as good a year as the last few. In some ways, those things might be related. Sometimes a struggling team will revert to older veterans like Lainer to help steady the ship, and the most inexperienced players are the first to take the blame.
For now, I still see his potential and he is only 21 years old. I think until he matures more as a player and develops his soccer IQ through more experience, he's going to have those types of ups and downs. Hopefully both Gladbach and the USMNT can recognize this and work to put him in positive situations for his growth.
I thought Chris Richards plays on the left when he is not CB or CDM... RB?
I thought when I watched he was in the RB spot and FBref seems to confirm that but... it just speaks to his versatility.
The bright side.. the USA might not get out of the group stage. And then GGG is replaced with another manager.
If only that could happen. Unfortunately, even with a complete Copa washout GGG isn't going anywhere. The powers that be are too stupid & corrupt to ever abandon him.
That's not a bright side lol
@@ItsCalledSoccer It is for me
Don't forget Bryan Reynolds from Westerloo... I like him over Weah or Scalley. GGG can also play three in the back with Jedi in effect as a wingback/4th CB... But don't forget Reynolds; he played well in the Gold Cup. He should at least be in the final 23.
He's been doing great at Westerloo. Could be his coming out party but that's a big step up to Copa.
JAKE.
SERIOUS QUESTION.
WHAT ABOUT AARONSON?!
INTERESTING BUT IS PROBABLY TOO CRAZY TO TRY BEFORE ANY OF THE OTHER OPTIONS
@@ItsCalledSoccer how is it any crazier than weston,weah, or musah?
Aaronson can run run run, and cross. We know how gregg loves his hustlers and crossers.
He should not be getting minutes over ANY of our other wingers
Fk fk fk fk we need to sacrifice a prospect to the soccer gods so Dest can heal by the summer
Yes, a sacrifice to the soccer gods. We have sacrifices all the time to the surfing gods...
plz big G up there in the sky.
That's bad news
vv bad
Let's go, Andrew Farrell. Probably the worst thing about American coaches and American fans is that they won't experiment with good players. We have zero chance against the good CONMEBOL teams, so the only hope is to gamble on the people who look to have the requisite skills and athleticism to compete and excel on the international level.
Big sad
big big sad