Long looks mighty nervousCan we stop passing back to Steffen just so he can play it to the messican center backs?
That goal shouldn't matter because we should probably be up 3
Not bringing Sargent was a beyond moronic
He played 7 minutes since February. He hasn’t scored since December. This constant ‘grass is greener’ shit is exhausting
Just play the younger players then. Whether or not they are worse is probably questionable anyway.Anyone complaining about Jozy, clearly, somehow, hasn't seen Zardes play.
I don't disagree that neither Jozy or Bradley should be on the team, or that we should have better options, or whatever. But we either don't (in Berhalter's eyes) or just didn't bring them. Jozy is better than Zardes (you, reader, might be a better MNT striker, for what that's worth). Bradley is old, slow, and careless, but without Tyler Adams he was basically forced to play. Trapp sucks just as much and doesn't have anywhere near the experience.
I think we've talked about this here before, but I don't get why Sargent wasn't selected for one US team this summer. I get that Zardes and Jozy are better than him, but it would have been nice to give him a run against Panama, for example. It's not like he's exhausted from a long season. I wonder if Werder wanted him to have a full preseason? Or maybe that's what he wanted.
Wouldn't have made a difference in the Gold Cup, though, so it's really not a huge deal. He needs to get a run out in some friendlies coming up here. It would be nice to have him ready to at least be a sub when qualifying rolls around in March (apparently?).
I think we've talked about this here before, but I don't get why Sargent wasn't selected for one US team this summer. I get that Zardes and Jozy are better than him, but it would have been nice to give him a run against Panama, for example. It's not like he's exhausted from a long season. I wonder if Werder wanted him to have a full preseason? Or maybe that's what he wanted.
Wouldn't have made a difference in the Gold Cup, though, so it's really not a huge deal. He needs to get a run out in some friendlies coming up here. It would be nice to have him ready to at least be a sub when qualifying rolls around in March (apparently?).
The pool isn't good enough. They have zero depth. I've been probably the only person to defend Zardes on this forum.He played 7 minutes since February. He hasn’t scored since December. This constant ‘grass is greener’ shit is exhausting
The reality is the pool just isn’t good enough. Zardes and Jozy probably are the two best strikers right now. That’s not Berhalter’s fault, it’s just where we’re at.
I thought he got the tactics right, but went defensive too early. The subs were bad. Not adjusting in the second half is frustrating, although to be fair we have typically played better after halftime this tournament.
It’s the nature of sports, but neither team should make drastic conclusions after this. Both teams have positives to take away and both have questions: we are missing some players due to injury and the u20’s, but Mexico is missing players because they either don’t want to play for Tata or don’t prioritize the NT. Will Berhalter adjust team selection now that he has time before the next matches that matter, or is he going to stick with “his guys?”
I’d also tell anyone who thinks we aren’t close to Mexico or that they are way ahead to go watch the CONCACAF Cup from 2015 and you’ll see how we basically held on for dear life all game. We just don’t play even with México in (relatively) neutral stadiums, so last night was a step forward in that regard.
I legit thought about Charlies Davies for about 30 min hammered last night in the jacuzzi
Sargent, GB, and Ramos all were on the same page that there wasn’t anything left for Sargent to accomplish at the U20 WC. So that’s fine. And if you think he’s third on the striker depth chart, then he’s SOL
I think the place to look at is Berhalter’s insistence on running two deep at every position. Did Jonathan Lewis need to be here? Sargent could’ve played the Panama match out wide, and given him another option at striker if Zardes didn’t produce and Jozy wasn’t healthy. He could shift Pulisic, Zardes, or - as he did - Roldan wide in case of emergency.