re: United States of F#ck Yeah v. A Better Team | Friendly | 7 p.m. CT (FS1)

This was a weird game. Very little effort or intensity from either team. Uruguay just sat back and countered, which I don’t think anyone expected after how bad we looked against Mexico’s press. Seemed like they were just there to collect a paycheck and not get hurt.

We did better at getting the ball into the attacking third, but still struggled to really do much threatening with it. It’s hard to really evaluate the midfield, since Uruguay didn’t really press them at all, compared to what Mexico did. So even though we looked better than we did on Friday, that was mostly just due to Uruguay being very passive.

Not much to be happy or angry about today. Nobody will remember this game a year from now. Just a very meh game, all around.

I liked Pomykal’s cameo today, and Morris played well. Tim Ream had a good game in his hometown, and Dest had some good moments. I just hope these two games don’t dissuade him from accepting a cap-tying call-up next month.

Aaron Long needs to get his head straight. He’s played badly ever since his transfer fell through. He won’t have any good offers if he keeps playing like he has for the last month.