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Message: [QUOTE="Forza Azzurri, post: 4691003, member: 1452"] So...let's start with Mexico. I don't follow them a ton so don't know if this was their first choice line-up or not but not having Lozano clearly made Mexico much less dangerous. They are a different team with him. If this was their first choice line-up, definitely concerning that they rely so much on one player to be dangerous. No idea if our tactics were Berhalter or Callahan but Reyna is definitely the missing link in midfield. So smooth on the ball and he was clearly given the freedom to roam to get on the ball wherever and whenever necessary. His set piece delivery is tremendous. Reyna, Adams and Musah\McKennie give us a helluva midfield with all the characteristics needed to be successful. Add Balogun, Pulisic and Weah up top and we have the makings of a team with a lot of speed, skill and options. Dest got zero playing time for Milan this year but maybe playing against Leao everyday is turning him into a better 1 v 1 defender. Jedi is solid as were both Robinson and Richards. Turner starts because of his shot-stopping ability but he has to get better with his feet. I don't think I've ever seen us dominate Mexico like we did on Thursday. I thought our tactics were very different against Canada. In qualifying we dominated possession and got caught on counters. Lats night we let them have possession (although, to be fair, that was also a function of the early goals and scoreline) and forced them to break us down. Thought Aronson did as good a job as you could helping Scally with Davies. And then dropping Weah the last 20 was also key. If injury-free, I think we know our line-up, know our formation. Now we can use the Gold Cup to find depth. Once I hear who the other candidates were for the job, I can comment on whether I think Berhalter is the right choice. I have my doubts that his coaching is up to the level this team needs to take it to the next level next year or in '26. Hopefully, Germany brings a full-strength team in October as that will be a terrific measuring stick. [/QUOTE]

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