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re: USMNT September roster
Posted on 9/14/22 at 11:18 am to Broski
Posted on 9/14/22 at 11:18 am to Broski
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Seth Vertelney @svertelney
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Berhalter mentions Moore, Miazga, McKenzie, Sands, Ream, Palmer-Brown as defenders he considered that just missed out #USMNT
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Seth Vertelney @svertelney
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Berhalter says (not surprisingly) that with Pepi over Pefok, the decision isn't just down to who is in form but also about who fits the system best #USMNT
Pefok isn't going to Qatar guys.
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Posted on 9/14/22 at 11:22 am to Broski
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Seth Vertelney @svertelney
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On Vazquez, Berhalter says: "It's difficult for him because he doesn't have a body of work [with the USMNT]"
Posted on 9/14/22 at 11:23 am to Broski
Wow. I agree he doesn't fit the Plan A system, but the guy is a battering ram and is a great late game sub if trying to find a goal while pumping balls into the box
Posted on 9/14/22 at 11:25 am to etm512
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Wow. I agree he doesn't fit the Plan A system, but the guy is a battering ram and is a great late game sub if trying to find a goal while pumping balls into the box
Agreed.
I would definitely bring him to the World Cup for matches when you are inevitably chasing a goal.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 11:28 am to Broski
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Brian Sciaretta @BrianSciaretta
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"I am disappointed with his last two outings against Celtic and PSV. But he's got a ton of quality... but he needs to pick it up a little" - Berhalter on Malik Tillman
Posted on 9/14/22 at 11:29 am to Broski
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Seth Vertelney @svertelney
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On Ream, Berhalter says playing a high line and aerial ability aren't his strengths, which led to him not being called in #USMNT
Posted on 9/14/22 at 11:32 am to Broski
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Meg Swanick @Meg_Swanick
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Gregg Berhalter starts by emphasizing this is not the final #WorldCup roster.
Meg Swanick @Meg_Swanick
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He goes on to name specific players who could earn their way onto the team, including: Zack Steffen, Gaga Slonina, James Sands, Tim Ream, EPB, Matt Miazga, Mark McKenzie, Shaq Moore, Johnny Cardoso, Eryk Williamson, Jordan Pefok, Haji Wright & Brandon Vasquez
Posted on 9/14/22 at 11:58 am to Broski
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Berhalter says (not surprisingly) that with Pepi over Pefok, the decision isn't just down to who is in form but also about who fits the system best #USMNT
Pefok isn't going to Qatar guys.
Why does our coach hate scoring goals.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:05 pm to BCLA
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Why does our coach hate scoring goals.
I mean, Pepi has more goals than Pefok for the USMNT.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:07 pm to Broski
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You're trying to trap me with my words,
Calm down...I seriously don't see the avid defense for Morris, so I'm trying to figure out why the fraternal love?
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:08 pm to Alyosha
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I seriously don't see the avid defense for Morris, so I'm trying to figure out why the fraternal love?
Where have I shown love for him?
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:10 pm to BCLA
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that with Pepi over Pefok, the decision isn't just down to who is in form but also about who fits the system best #USMNT
Pefok isn't going to Qatar guys.
TRuSt tHe SyStEM!!! We all knew how moronic Gregggg could be, but at least we have it in black and white.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:15 pm to Alyosha
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TRuSt tHe SyStEM!!! We all knew how moronic Gregggg could be, but at least we have it in black and white.
Would you rather a coach without a system?
There are pros and cons to Gregg's system, but at least we're not going full-on Jurgen-ball and putting out an XI with a bunch of square pegs in round holes.
I'll give Gregg credit in this respect, he recognizes that the player pool allows for an up-tempo/high-pressing style of play and he made the change to that style after his original system (mid-block, slower pace bullshite) produced shite results in 2019.
Every national team has players that get left out because of system/fit, this isn't THAT big of a deal.
This post was edited on 9/14/22 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:29 pm to Broski
Broski, we all know that a system is important. That is not the issue, and no one is arguing that here. Also, there is no need to white knight for Greeggg. If a player from his country is having success in the Bundesliga (subsitute his name for any other successful striker) and doing what he's been asked, to blatantly leave him off the list is certainly a head-scratcher and borderline arrogance at this point.
Someone else help me out with this one...
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:33 pm to Alyosha
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Also, there is no need to white knight for Greeggg
How exactly am I doing that?
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If a player from his country is having success in the Bundesliga (subsitute his name for any other successful striker) and doing what he's been asked, to blatantly leave him off the list is certainly a head-scratcher and borderline arrogance at this point.
Again, I said Pefok should be on the roster, but I think his value to the USMNT is wildly overstated on here.
Should he be shoehorned into the XI and the tactics change at the expense of the strength of the roster i.e our wingers?
Make it make sense instead of creating strawman arguments against me.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:35 pm to Broski
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Should he be shoehorned into the XI and the tactics change at the expense of the strength of the roster i.e our wingers?
You think this?
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:41 pm to Alyosha
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You think this?
Huh?
I'm asking if you do.
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:46 pm to McCaigBro69
I don’t mind Morris. He’s a workhorse and he is also a solid finisher
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:49 pm to Broski
You think it's a shoehorn? You think it would be at the expense of the others?
Posted on 9/14/22 at 12:54 pm to Alyosha
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You think it's a shoehorn?
Considering what the system asks for the 9, yes.
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You think it would be at the expense of the others?
Pefok as starter has definitely affected the pace of the attack, yes. (Watch the Canada match again)
I think his role should be what it was the one time he scored a USMNT goal. 65th or 75th minute sub when we are chasing a goal. There's value to that, but I can also see an argument to be made for the other three strikers brought in over him.
Pepi - Had a stint where he was the best USMNT striker in key matches this cycle.
Ferreira - Plays exactly how you'd want the #9 to play in this system. If he would consistently put away his chances, it wouldn't even be a debate who the starting 9 should be.
Sargent - Is in the best run of form of his career and was Gregg's OG striker choice for the USMNT. Also has the best work rate of the bunch.
This post was edited on 9/14/22 at 12:57 pm
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