PBP: 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship: USA vs. Barbados 5/4 4:00 ET

It seems an easy match, but Barbados surprised with a 1-1 draw against Guatemala. Apparently they have a good squad. His best player is Thierry Gale, who is called the next great player of Barbados. He also played with the national team.
What will be Wicky's decision, play with a team of substitutes or play with the best team and guarantee practically the first place?

 

I expect Barbados to be a absolute cream puff no matter who starts, and my only concern is that Coach Wicky might share my overconfidence.

 

Kidding, mostly. This is definitely the game to rotate, get as many players into the flow as possible. A highly unlikely loss would not even be that damaging, given the initial group results. Rotate, and tell the new guys in to rise and shine!

 

I am thinking about potential lineups for the Barbados game, and it seems like this pool is really coming together.

I would think that Freeman and Gray are locks to start given their 0 minutes against Canada -- the question is where? Fuentes and AOC are likely to start as well. I like what De Vries showed even though a lot of it didn't come off. Saldana is a solid depth piece on a roster like this (and maybe it is more likely to say that he and Gray -- not Freeman and Gray -- are the two locks to start).

Add these players to the bona fide studs in Las, Reyna, Busio, Kobe, Pepi, Scally, Leyva, and Bello, and I think we're starting to have something...

 

I think this is our best lineup for the tournament (screw trying to figure out rotation for Barbados....):


Reyna -- Pepi (AOC) -- Freeman(De Vries)

------Busio--------Fuentes

-----------Leyva

Armour--Kobe--Gray--Scally



Saldana, Kayo, or Yow as the third sub

 

Lineup is out on the CONCACAF website:
https://www.concacaf.com/en/under-17s-men/game-detail/471336#tab_match=match-details

Odunze; Tolkin, Kobe, Gray, Scally; Leyva, Saldana, Fuentes; Busio, Ocampo-Chavez, de Vries

Players to not start in either of the first two matches: Cuevas, Freeman

 

how the hell do i watch?

nevermind found it

 

Facebook link

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2252088691787011

 

Barbados with the best chance of the game so far. Poor marking on a corner going leads to a Barbados player getting the ball alone in front of goal. Luckily it sailed over the bar

 

Is anybody else having issues with the Facebook stream? Hella choppy and poor quality.

 

holy ********in shit

 

Kobe scores on what might have been a pass

 

bruh these free kicks tho lol

 

Busio makes it 2 on a free kick. Hopefully that opens the flood gates

 

Ok it's about to get ugly

 

I'm not sure I want us to be winning thanks to setpieces but it's nice to see us absolutely eating Barbados alive on them.

3-0 US 35 minutes in.

Let's see if we can pour 8 on them like the senior team did

 

yikes fuentes that was a sitter

 

De Vries should start for the simply fact he can break teams down off the dribble

 

Busio and Fuentes fluff their lines. Busio has been mediocre to me, despite his goal. This should be our lineup, just put in Reyna for De Vries.

 

Busio gets his second near the end of the half, in a goal that also starts on a set piece.

4-0

 

Aye busio with the signature goal outta nowhere lol