The last warm-up game before the World Cup is not what supporters of the United States men’s national team hoped to witness.
The United States could only muster a lackluster 0-0 tie against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday afternoon, just days after falling 2-0 to Japan.
In the game, the USMNT had two shots that were on goal. against a Saudi Arabian group that didn’t use all of its first-choice players. after Friday’s match against Japan, which saw no shots on goal.
So yeah, there was clearly discontent online, with manager Gregg Berhalter and his preferred method being one of the main targets
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Practically every issue that USMNT supporters were worried about came up against Saudi Arabia. Ricardo Pepi and Jesus Ferreira both contributed very little positively, thus the forwards remained underwhelming.
For extended periods of time, Christian Pulisic, who had previously been hailed as this program’s savior, was absent.
The squad lacked great, innovative playmakers, as seen by their failure to penetrate a low block. That became even more clear when Gio Reyna, who always seemed to be dealing with an ailment, departed the game after 30 minutes out of caution due to stiffness in his muscles.
But, of course, there are still issues about whether Berhalter is putting his players in the greatest position to succeed. This team is full with brilliant young players; that much is certain. But are they best suited to the style of possession football that Berhalter seems to crave?
The response was a loud nay on Tuesday. And, with just 54 days before the United States’ World Cup opener against Wales, the time for finding solutions is running out.
This cycle, the USMNT qualified for the World Cup. That alone makes it an improvement over the previous cycle. However, considering the youthful talent collected, it’s difficult to envision this squad advancing beyond the group stage as anything other than a colossal disaster.
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