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USMNT


Toffeeslam said:
Does he have the players to make an impact though ?

Looking at the US Kent’s team objectively I don’t see too many great players just decent ones.

Be interesting to see how he gets on
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I guess I should have said I'm excited for this in the context of US soccer.

We don't have the players to be a top team, but this is the best we've been in a very long time. A team of just decent players is FAR better than what we used to have. Hell, I remember going to see the US play in 2017 and our squad consisted of a bunch of MLS players, Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard. Now all of our starters play in top leagues in Europe and it's a breath of fresh air to see.

A lot of US fans do overhype this team, that's for sure, but there's still a lot for us to be excited about given where we were not even a decade ago. At least we have a world class manager that I feel can get more out of this squad than the last one.
 

Thought it was a controlled performance overall against Panama. Wonder what the 11 will look like against Mexico with 3 players already withdrawn.

I'm sure somewhere earlier in this thread, after the World Cup, I questioned our CB options. And 37 year old Tim Ream is still, deservedly, being trotted out there...
 
pfim said:
Thought it was a controlled performance overall against Panama. Wonder what the 11 will look like against Mexico with 3 players already withdrawn.

I'm sure somewhere earlier in this thread, after the World Cup, I questioned our CB options. And 37 year old Tim Ream is still, deservedly, being trotted out there...
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Good point. I go watch the Galaxy on a regular basis and often Jalen Neal is cited as being an example of the "next" generation at CB. If that's the case, Ream needs to stick around a couple more years as Neal needs to make big strides. Of course, there's others out there....
 
pfim said:
Thought it was a controlled performance overall against Panama. Wonder what the 11 will look like against Mexico with 3 players already withdrawn.

I'm sure somewhere earlier in this thread, after the World Cup, I questioned our CB options. And 37 year old Tim Ream is still, deservedly, being trotted out there...
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CCV and Richards would be my guess for starting pair in 2026 if I had to guess now…It’s not spectacular but not terrible. I’m more worried about us in possession and going forward. We’re still missing a lot of quality aside from Pulisic. Balogun hasn’t proven to be all he was hyped up as yet and Gio can’t stay healthy. Midfield is also so one dimensional.
 

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