Pre-match: USA - Jamaica: Friday, Feb 3

As far as Im concerned, all the pressure tonight is on Arena. With a poor showing against a weak team a few days ago he absolutely needs to look like something tonight. He absolutely needs to play last games second string more and sit down people that are not producing. Top of my list there is Bedoya, Altadore and Bradley. Will that happen? when pigs fly im sorry to say.

If this is another 1/2 ass outing... I will have seen enough of Arena II


PS - just saw the starting 11 and I am totally thrilled. No Bedoya, Altadore, Bradley. Juan gets to start with Morris.... I hope we smoke them and make the others now on the bench sweat

 

It's a friendly. This time he's using this one as an actual friendly, but I can understand using the previous one to check where the regulars available stood.

But let's not lose sight that the primary goal of the first friendlies for a new coach is to see how the bunch of players at his disposal adapt to his ideas.

 

I suggest yoga, or easing up on the coffee.

 

I'd switch out Robles and Pontius for Bingham and Nagbe, but other than that I like it more than the last lineup.

I'm very happy to get a break from Michael Bradley

 

Ugh Chris Pontius is never going to be a thing