Pre-match: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup - Group Stage: USA vs Haiti

It'll be interesting if Haiti comes to play or goes full bunker like T&T.

They are more talented than this T&T team, I think, but I suspect they are not overly interested in bunkering that hard in game 1.

Our team is not really built to score against a bunker, with the exception of Dike / set pieces.

 

My prediction

Hoppe ----------- Zardes ---------- Arriola
lletget--------------acosta -------- Roldan
Vines - Zimmerman - Robinson- Cannon
---------------------- Turner ------------------------

 

Why would he start roldan? Surely roldan is injury cover only? Right? Right?! Oh crap, what if that’s not right?

 

https://lenouvelliste.com/article/2...sitifs-a-la-covid-19-avant-daffronter-les-usa Haiti hit by Covid outbreak. 5 players out for tonight and that includes Frantzdy Pierrot who I thought could give our back line some real trouble

 

That sucks

 

i just tried to imagine the lineup I would hate the most...

i think yueill will also somehow be out there...but couldnt figure out how to get him in there.....

 

Man, this whole Gold Cup has been a disaster and it’s only been 1 game.

 

American stage win at the Tour de France is a great appetizer for the sporting day. Let's go!

 

If you really want pain, put in Lewis to start and Yuell to start. Wouldn't be surprised with that.

 

okay here...my newest prediction

lewis ----------- Zardes ---------- Arriola
acosta----------yuiell-------- Roldan
Vines - Zimmerman - Robinson- Cannon
---------------------- Turner ------------------------

 

Ouch.

 

Yup. That would suck big time. Heck... any lineup with Yueill as the starting 6 sucks. The kid deserves no minutes.

And Lewis only makes sense as a sub when the opposing team is getting tired. He is a one trick pony. He and Yueill do NOT belong on this roster IMO. One doesn't even start for his team and the other has been in poor form for club and country.

In regards to some questioning Roldan starting in my lineup... I think he takes the place of Lleget who is on short rest. Same goes for Acosta (Williamson). And unlike Yueill and Lewis... the guy has been in great form for his club team.

 

'Atta boy! Well done. Wanna go one step further and change your keeper?

 

Guzan*

 

I thought about that but wanna keep it "realistic"

 

Ugggh.

 

Don’t worry. This team is capable to beat Mexico to win the silverware.

 

Why haven't all these pro footballers in Europe gotten the vaccine long ago, let alone before key tourneys in all areas of the world?

This is taking steam out of the tests, which were modest in the first place. We're talking the likes of Haiti and Curacao here.

 

I don't think very many of the Curacao or Haitian players are playing in Europe. They probably haven't had the opportunity to get vaccinated yet. Or they chose not too.

 

Set pieces should be a legit avenue. Zimmerman,Robinson and Dike are very good in the air.

Most weren't eligible by age in Europe. Their best bet would have been to fly to the East coast and get their shots.

 

After watching the Mexico shit show I just hope nobody gets hurt. This tourney doesn't matter. That's the reality. Maybe at best it's slightly important for the fringe roster guys.

 

Pierrot plays in France and is an American citizen who grew up here. Same goes for Deedson, who plays in Denmark. One guy plays in Canada. Another is Canadian.

And before they were jaunting across the Americas to places that weren't vaccinated they could have stopped in the US to prepare for a tourney in the US so it went off w/out so many hitches. A lot of it is lack of planning or will.

I wonder if this would have been allowed if it was for the Euros or World Cup. But because it's b-team GC they're sparing expenses and considerations.

An unimportant tourney that arguably shouldn't be happening in the first place became even less relevant.

 

Damn, they still haven't opened vaccinations to everyone? Yikes.

 

Fixed your post:
Our team is not really built to score at all, with the exception of Dike / set pieces."

 

Nonsense.