Pre-match: PBP/Post: 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup; USA vs Ecuador

Would have been real nice to have Fossey and Olusunde

 

would you say they have a tabula rasa look on their face?

 

Acosta looks world class compared to Herrera

 

The team we couldn't field because of club conflicts is actually kind of rewarding. It means we've got quality for the future.

 

Most West African countries are tough test. Im not sure we will be able to cope physically.

 

DLT is maddeningly inconsistent.

 

In youth tournaments, we tend to improve as the tournament advances. So this is likely to be our worst game.

 

How is that a foul?!? Bullshit call ref!!

 

Jones has misplace a few passes, but looks poised and capable of owning the MF.

 

Let the time easting begin

 

I like Jones. We need that type of dm at the senior level.

 

Ramos and Klinsmann Jr. are prime examples of USSF politics at the youth level.

 

Sargent pepper lonely heart club out there. Someone else needs to score.

 

I think he would be more comfortable centrally.

 

It is hard to believe Tab and Hackworth are the two best coaches we could secure at this level.

 

how is that on jones

 

Ecuador sold that and Jones got a yellow.

 

I think the refs are going to be a timid this tournament. With all this replay bullcrap

 

Herrera is just plain bad.

 

A hundred Klinsi losing his Cabezas! puns out there on these boards and the chances go begging.

 

Jones' reach is so long that it seems like players on the other side of the field can claim he hit them in the face. As the play-by-play guy says, size can work against you. See Gooch Onyewu's USMNT career.

 

Herrera is like, damn.

 

Palmer-Brown co-player of the match. Putting out fires everywhere.