Gold cup

[Anonymous]

Wow big win against Mexico. The team kept getting better through the tournament. It is interesting to watch them struggle in the first 1/2, make subs and adjustments and really take it to Mexico. This was the US “b” and “c” team against Mexico’s A’ish team.

[Anonymous]

I would say Mexico's A- team, US B- team. Wild game, great entertainment. Good.win for the US.

[Anonymous]

Second big win for the US this year (they beat Mexico in Nations League earlier this year). This bodes well for making it to the World Cup next year.

[Anonymous]

Also glad to see the stadium so packed. Growing interest in soccer in the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say Mexico's A- team, US B- team. Wild game, great entertainment. Good.win for the US.

In the group stages I thought the US had some talent but their speed of play seemed slow. As they advanced their speed of play kept getting better and better...against better teams. Very impressive. Mexico coach may be gone by tomorrow .

alexi lalas Could not talk after the game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also glad to see the stadium so packed. Growing interest in soccer in the US.

Mostly Mexican fans who turned on the team towards the end of the 2nd 1/2.. Did not think they would get out of the first 1/2. Mexico was pretty dominant in that 1/2 but the US came back.

[Anonymous]

Fun game to watch!

[Anonymous]

It could have been 5-3 in an alternate universe with the missed chances.

The Mexicans realized the gringo B- team wouldn’t just roll over and lose 4-0. That ate at them.

[Anonymous]

Neither team was impressive.
I'm convinced both teams would not have qualified out of the group stage in either the Copa America or Euro.
There is still more work to be done.

[Anonymous]

I'm just glad Mexico didn't win.

Viva USA!

[Anonymous]

We had three 1-0 wins in knock out games while relying on fitness and set pieces. But make no mistake we overachieved because our roster was pretty poor and we got lucky at times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had three 1-0 wins in knock out games while relying on fitness and set pieces. But make no mistake we overachieved because our roster was pretty poor and we got lucky at times.

Did you watch the games? The players grew as a team over the course of the tournament. They gave up one goal on a penalty shot. That’s it. You can get lucky once not every game. The players are young(that shows) but there is talent there. You are sleeping on this. I have been watching the USMNT since 1990.

[Anonymous]

What a fun game, I've enjoyed the whole series. Such a contrast to the dreadful USWNT Canada game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had three 1-0 wins in knock out games while relying on fitness and set pieces. But make no mistake we overachieved because our roster was pretty poor and we got lucky at times.

Did you watch the games? The players grew as a team over the course of the tournament. They gave up one goal on a penalty shot. That’s it. You can get lucky once not every game. The players are young(that shows) but there is talent there. You are sleeping on this. I have been watching the USMNT since 1990.

Yes, I watched all USMNT games in this tournament. The only game where we dominated was our second game, but it was a against very poor Martinique. You don't learn much about players where the opponent is so weak. We won the remaining five games against some very mediocre opponents with the same score 1-0. And, yes, we rode our luck with opponents missing penalty kicks and easy chances and Turner came up with some huge saves. This was probably our C team and it punched above its weight because it lacked talent and creativity. Our top scorer scored only 2 goals even though we played 6 games against relatively weak opposition. The only players that I see likely to break into the squad for the WC qualifiers are Hoppe, Acosta, Sands, Robinson, and Turner. Dike did not earn the call back based on his performance, but he offers a different profile and might get a call up if coaches want a target forward for certain games. Acosta will back up Tyler Adams, Hoppe has a legitimate chance to compete for the starting spot at striker, where nobody has claimed a starting spot. Turner will probably be our 3rd keeper because of his poor distribution (he is a very good shot stopper), but it could change if Steffen and Horwath do not get playing time with their clubs. Robinson and Sands have probably moved up sufficiently in our CB pecking order to the point that at least one of them will make the roster for the WC qualifiers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had three 1-0 wins in knock out games while relying on fitness and set pieces. But make no mistake we overachieved because our roster was pretty poor and we got lucky at times.

Did you watch the games? The players grew as a team over the course of the tournament. They gave up one goal on a penalty shot. That’s it. You can get lucky once not every game. The players are young(that shows) but there is talent there. You are sleeping on this. I have been watching the USMNT since 1990.

Yes, I watched all USMNT games in this tournament. The only game where we dominated was our second game, but it was a against very poor Martinique. You don't learn much about players where the opponent is so weak. We won the remaining five games against some very mediocre opponents with the same score 1-0. And, yes, we rode our luck with opponents missing penalty kicks and easy chances and Turner came up with some huge saves. This was probably our C team and it punched above its weight because it lacked talent and creativity. Our top scorer scored only 2 goals even though we played 6 games against relatively weak opposition. The only players that I see likely to break into the squad for the WC qualifiers are Hoppe, Acosta, Sands, Robinson, and Turner. Dike did not earn the call back based on his performance, but he offers a different profile and might get a call up if coaches want a target forward for certain games. Acosta will back up Tyler Adams, Hoppe has a legitimate chance to compete for the starting spot at striker, where nobody has claimed a starting spot. Turner will probably be our 3rd keeper because of his poor distribution (he is a very good shot stopper), but it could change if Steffen and Horwath do not get playing time with their clubs. Robinson and Sands have probably moved up sufficiently in our CB pecking order to the point that at least one of them will make the roster for the WC qualifiers.

Turner is the best GK the US has IMO. I thought Williamson and Busio did nice work also.