re: USMNT U-23 vs Brazil U-23 6:00 ET FS1

Girls Just Want to Have Fun over the PA

Btw where has Rubin been? I feel like I haven't seen him play since the U20 WC.

eta: Welp

and to be clear, I'm not saying that means coaches should be above criticism, but in soccer, when you're extremely outmanned, often times it looks a bit like what we're seeing. would it be wise to have our fullbacks bombing forward and running a bunch of overloads in the midfield, breaking our shape, knowing our midfield doesn't have the technical quality to handle their press? that's how things get ugly. sure it sounds nice to say we should be more positive with our tactics but it's just not all that realistic in a matchup like this. it'd be like Rayo vallecano against Barcelona.

it's not an easy problem to solve. sometimes I don't think American fans really appreciate how wide the gap in talent still is. I think the mls press, through their efforts to to build up the league, which I'm all for, contribute to this misconception, but that's probably a better topic for another day.

ney is definitely playing in the olympics.

We could at least start a true striker. That would be a step up.

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when you're extremely outmanned

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I've been led to believe that Zelalem is the GOAT?

he's definitely one of our best prospects, but we're us, and they're Brazil.

Yassss!!! See what happens when you go foward

That's how you take a PK.

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and Shelton may not be a true striker but if you think it would make a difference in the context of this game

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Swapping Shelton and Jerome would be a start.