re: United States of F#ck Yeah v. Panorama | The Hex | 9pm CDT (beIN)

Yeah, I wanted to see a diamond too at first, but the more I thought about it (and especially with Cameron a late scratch), not a chance we run that out there. I expect us to play counter-ball once the weakness at RB proves to be exploited.

Ives just tweeted it out as a 4-2-3-1, so I don't think any one knows.

Not that it much matters, the only difference is whether Deuce will help out in the midfield more as a withdrawn striker, which I think he'll do instinctively anyway.

Looking at the back four, it's a bunch of ragtag guys that have never played together before. That worries me greatly.

I don't like it. The flat 442 with Pulisic out wide. We get some defensive solidity in the middle with Bradley/Jones which we may need with the new Omar/Ream partnership. Have they ever started with each other? What we lose is the creative focal point of Pulisic in the middle that imo was the key piece of the cog that opened everything up last match. It's the very thing that we have been missing since... Reyna? It just feels like this is a "protect the point" move. I want to see us push for 3, but I think with this formation it's going to be a very different feel to this game.

I thought Jones would be in, but I was hoping for maybe a 433 with Pulisic as a false nine. Or keep the same diamond, keep Jones on the bench, and start Bedoya on the right. What do I know?

In my opinion, with how depleted the roster has become, we are doing exactly what we should be. I think a point is perfectly acceptable here. I don't want it to happen, but we'll still be in very good shape overall as far as the Hex goes. We'll be in good shape as a national team moving forward regardless.

I called the cable company once and told them I REALLY wanted to watch a US game years ago and asked how much the sports package would cost. She ended up permanently adding it to my service for a dollar! lol she was awesome.

T&T got hosed on that offside.

At least it'd be very un Mexican like to seize an unscrupulous advantage with shady tactics.