re: United States of F#ck Yeah v. Chili Beans | 5 p.m. (FS1)

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Ultimately, I'm not sure what we learned, but I know what we didn't learn: How to do a back 3

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My personal takeaways were pretty simple. Jones is at best still learning that he has to be "safer" than he was as a midfielder or at worst is showing that his instincts are too ingrained to be "reprogrammed". Yedlin is perfect to play as the RM/RWB in this formation (shocker, right?). Brek actually worked back and got forward on the left side when I expected one or the other (most likely just a lot of attack). Dempsey needs to play a higher position (see above post).

I also had some speculative thoughts after the game. Fabian Johnson will be a monster on the left of the formation (Brek to bench or is there another position he can play?). JAB will be a monster in the middle with his size and relative speed. Bradley should still be dropped a bit farther (seemed to have a higher starting position than Mix).