USMNT 2024

[IthacaMatt]

I know we lack talent. My biggest issue was the lack of movement. Most of the time we had 3 guys in the middle just outside the box literally standing still waiting for something to happen. No movement. Not a single run. We were trying to play iso ball on the wings 1 v 2.

Actually they tried to play it over the top quite a lot on offense. They hit a post, got a couple other pretty good chances and just didn't convert.

I agree, though. Late in the game they were too stagnant on offense. The substitute #9 Agyemang (?) was pretty dangerous. They need a consistent lineup, more than anything.

I the guy who probably had the worst game was Weston McKennie. Lots of sloppy lost passes, lost possession. Not really a force in midfield. Tessman wasn't dynamic, but was dependable defensively. McGlynn, the guy with those nice left footed passes, brought something to the offense.

Sargeant didn't take the opportunity. Had a few moments, but people have to score on some of these chances if they want to take the job. It's there for the taking. We have literally 6 or 7 guys who could play the 9 for us, but they can't stay healthy, and they can't get consistent game time. And if they do at the club level, then they have to score for the national team when they get the chance.

 

[upperdeck]

Soccer when its free flowing is wonderful t watch. When its bunker down and 95% of the game is passing drills not so much.

expected goals were like .7 to .1 and you lose.

Even the worst played 1-0 hockey game has dozens of chances to see goals.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

I still think we need to join UEFA or at least CONMEBOL.

Besides the quality of CONCACAF being low, the style of play we use is completely the opposite of what we should be doing in the World Cup. Currently we dominate possession because we are the more talented team. But at the same time we do not have the offensive talent to put that possession into good use.

In the World Cup we will be the less talented team, so not only will we not be dominating possession, we will struggle even more to score. IMO we need to be playing more like Panama, but that will only happen if we play quality competition. Which is impossible playing in CONCACAF.

There is no way we can succeed in the World Cup playing our current style and being prepared against low level competition.