Official USMNT/USWNT Thread

[elprez98]

Brek just looks off. Not ready to be back yet.

[elprez98]

Wondo looks insane right now.

[HKPound]

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Our midfield depth is ridiculous. Torres, Mix, and Corona all have looked great. Their technical abilities are amazing imo They look like they could be pushing guys like Brad Davis and Sacha Kljestan unless there spots are taken by Wondo and Landon which could happen. Gomez' spot might be in danger as well, would be tough to leave a guy like him off though. Castillo looked much better as more of a wing back in the second half. He's a liability defensively, if he had some size he could be a great left mid.

[ImTellinTim]

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It's time to say goodbye to Onyewu. He is done as far as the USMNT is concerned.

[HKPound]

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It's time to say goodbye to Onyewu. He is done as far as the USMNT is concerned.

Yeah Goodson and Cameron seem to be more reliable at center back in my opinion. Orozco has played well also.

[jt45]

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Wondo is effectively pushing Herc off the team.

[msuduo]

What a god awful showing on all accounts the first 45 minutes. Yikes.

Need to get a result from CR as I would rather face Martinique than Honduras in the QFs.

[HKPound]

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What a god awful showing on all accounts the first 45 minutes. Yikes.

Need to get a result from CR as I would rather face Martinique than Honduras in the QFs.

You'd rather they get some of those mistakes out of the way though against weaker opponents. They learned to be tighter on set pieces vs Belize, to be wary of counter attacks against Cuba. Should help them going forward.

[ImTellinTim]

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I didn't think the performance in the first half was all that bad. Brek had a rough time out there, but it's not like Cuba was carrying play. They just hit us on a counter and scored because Gooch decided to ball watch instead of mark the only Cuban player that was within 20 yards of the play.

[Bruins]

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I didn't think the performance in the first half was all that bad. Brek had a rough time out there, but it's not like Cuba was carrying play. They just hit us on a counter and scored because Gooch decided to ball watch instead of mark the only Cuban player that was within 20 yards of the play.

I don't think Gooch was that bad, to be honest. That ball had a lot of spin on it making it hard to read. Plus the finish was outstanding.

[ImTellinTim]

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I don't think Gooch was that bad, to be honest. That ball had a lot of spin on it making it hard to read. Plus the finish was outstanding.

Maybe, but he should have cut the run off, he just doesn't have the first step speed needed to play at national level. Later on in the match he got beat and was lucky to not concede a penalty. There are too many better options at this point. Maybe if he wises up and gets himself on a club (specifically a MLS club) where he plays every day, he'll get himself into form to get another call up. Sadly, it's probably too late. That move to AC Milan was the first in a series of puzzling decisions for him.

[Bruins]

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Maybe, but he should have cut the run off, he just doesn't have the first step speed needed to play at national level. Later on in the match he got beat and was lucky to not concede a penalty. There are too many better options at this point. Maybe if he wises up and gets himself on a club (specifically a MLS club) where he plays every day, he'll get himself into form to get another call up. Sadly, it's probably too late. That move to AC Milan was the first in a series of puzzling decisions for him.

Oh yeah, I agree. Just don't think he was that bad. He was pretty decent moving the ball around and had a key tackle late, didn't he? Just shows the progress we've made that we have such depth at a lot of positions.

[VTPack919]

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Maybe, but he should have cut the run off, he just doesn't have the first step speed needed to play at national level. Later on in the match he got beat and was lucky to not concede a penalty. There are too many better options at this point. Maybe if he wises up and gets himself on a club (specifically a MLS club) where he plays every day, he'll get himself into form to get another call up. Sadly, it's probably too late. That move to AC Milan was the first in a series of puzzling decisions for him.

As much as it pains me to say it, I believe he is done at the national level. He has never had a quick first step; but it is extremely slow at this point. A combination of injuries and age have made him extremely slow and I think that is why we see him out of position constantly.

[jt45]

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Whoever above said it is right.... He needs to come back to MLS. It's his only shot.

[KG]

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I'm still shocked that on that tackle in the box (which was a great tackle that I initially thought was a PK) he didn't shred his knee up again. It bent back and looked pretty bad.

I'm not that impressed with Torres. I feel like he has the skill set but his decision making and consistency let him down too often. There were times last game where LD looked at him crazily after his crosses were launched into the stands.