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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4796605, member: 27"] For those that did not watch, the USMNT played Ghana last night and played well. [B][URL unfurl="true"]https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10/17/usmnt-ghana-gio-reyna/[/URL][/B] [I]More than 2½ years before the World Cup, the value of these U.S. men’s national team friendlies is found not necessarily in the outcome but in execution, individual performances and tangible strides. The eye is on long-term development, not short-term satisfaction. But in these days well before the sport’s quadrennial spectacle comes to North America in 2026, there is still something gratifying about performing at a near-immaculate level over 45 sensational minutes. Four days after [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10/14/usmnt-germany-christian-pulisic/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5']a humbling defeat to Germany[/URL], the Americans recorded four goals in a dominant first half and smashed Ghana, 4-0, on Tuesday night at Geodis Park. “Our job is to continue to build and progress and get better and improve,” Coach Gregg Berhalter said. “And when you see a half like the first half that we played, it certainly is a marker that we’re getting better and we’re improving.” Gio Reyna, [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/10/05/gio-reyna-gregg-berhalter-usmnt-roster/?itid=lk_inline_manual_9']reunited with Berhalter[/URL] for the first camp since their fallout at the World Cup last year, scored twice, and Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun added one goal apiece. They did it against one of Africa’s best teams, which made several mistakes but also couldn’t keep pace with the hungry and swift Americans. The attacking quartet of Reyna, Pulisic, Balogun and Tim Weah, complemented by slippery right back Sergiño Dest, stretched Ghana’s resistance with sharp combinations, smart runs and efficient finishing. “You could see the energy within the group, wanting to come out and show, after a tough one the other day, just to give everything in that first half,” Pulisic said. “The guys really came out flying.” ...[/I] [/QUOTE]

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