Pre-match: U.S.A. vs. Panama, CONCACAF U-20 Championship, 2/18 @ 2:30 PM Central

Isn't he playing CB, that last Panama break was because the LB was in midfield stepping to the ball and there was a turnover played into that space.

 

Isn't it fun? Central American teams who don't know how to tackle injuring our players.

 

Just bring in Lewis, move Saucedo back to cam, De La Torre cm, and EPB cdm. The cm dynamic for build-up isn't working anyway. It's the dm's + De La Torre not being creative enough for a 10. If De La Torre continued to struggle, I'd bring him off in the 60's.

 

People who criticize ugly florescent cleats haven't had to watch many grainy online streams.

Thanks!

 

I hate Panama right about now.

 

Wow!
Turned in just in time to see the stomp.
What a game changer.

 

Somehow the announcer can't figure out why the Panama player got a red card.

 

Adams is fine lol calm down

 

Adams is back on the field btw, not sure when/how that happened.

 

combination ideas are fine but execution is abysmal

 

His mom? is English. He's a dual-nat.

 

zero creativity on this team

our plan is obviously to give it to Saucedo/Lennon and hope they make something happen on the wings

 

EPB does what he feels like doing.

 

Uh................this is unwatchable.

 

epb wins every ball lol

 

Yeah, I was just thinking this looks like the standard U.S. fare...they're fine working the ball around in the back and the middle third, but just don't move it quickly enough or creatively enough in the attacking third.

 

Adams is playing ahead of DLT for some reason.

 

EPB is a monster in the tackle, and it seems like Adams is the only one who knows how to high press, so naturally he ends up playing as the second striker half the time.

 

not a lot of touch on these long attacking balls

 

Too direct

 

EPB definitely stands out as someone who has been playing against full-grown men. He's just eating up this younger kids.

 

Snooze-fest, this is Klinsmann-like.

 

it'd be great if we could actually get some buildup instead of Glad punting it to the corner every time

 

I'm very unimpressed with the group. The last 2 U17 cycles played better that this group.

 

Eh, these are always ugly. Haiti beat St. Kitts 5-1 earlier, so maybe that game will be pleasing from our perspective. Outside of that I expect us to scratch and claw our way through a bit