I didn't see myself praying for a late equalizer at Honduras in one of the last matches of the hex to keep in good shape to get the playoff spot vs AFC but here we are
Garbage. Garbage display (plus the occasional slickness from pusilic and a nasty fk from Acosta) and a garbage result.
They lost there during the last HEX and had the Connor Casey game in 2009 to get a crazy win......I think people underrate how hard it is on the road. They looked like shit but I would have taken a draw before the match.
we looked awful but that's in no way a garbage result. the way we got to the result was garbage but the result itself was fine
Sorry, mistake for me to use "result" as I know that implies I give a fuck about the context when at this point I don't really. They are bad. They don't do any one thing particularly well.
Need to get Yedlin back next month and play Fabian at LB. That would at least make our FBs serviceable. Best CB pairing is Cameron and Brooks but John obviously won't be back next month. Think we need to play Pulisic central as he doesn't get enough of the ball on the wing. Whoever has the hot hand or is in the best form can play on the other wing. Wood Nagbe Pulisic Arriola? Bradley Acosta Fabian Cameron Besler? Yedlin
Of everyone that touched the field tonight, Dempsey and Beasley are the ones we should be discussing never playing again. Dempsey isn't anything more than a super sub at this point
Pulisic needs to play centrally for US. He is better on the wings for BVB, but BVB has midfielders that can get him involved in dangerous positions. Team needs to play either 4-2-3-1 or 5-3-2 with Pulisic in the center. Dempsey as a super-sub. Fabs at LB or LWB.
Both matches are must wins in order to finish 3rd. Well at least to avoid counting on Panama to lose or tie their last game.