Altidore scores twice as United States routs St Vincent 6-1
Basically, welcome back to CONCACAF. Saint Vincent & the Grenadines (SVG) entered Concacaf qualifying in the second round and advanced past Guyana on away goals after a 6-6 aggregate scoreline then SVG eliminated Aruba 3-2 on agg. They are two outstanding characters. Come tomorrow night, we win, and we win on Tuesday, all of a sudden everyones talking a different game.. We know what it’s like to qualify for World Cups; no one does it better.
The qualifier was played at a baseball stadium as the dirt infield was covered with grass, although that did not seem to affect the quality of play.
“We’re not naive to think to think that our performances haven’t been great”, Bradley said. It airs throughout the middle east, North Africa, United States, France, Spain, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Thaliand, Philipines and Indonesia. Its important with any team to find that right balance.. So I’m bringing back the slightly narrow diamond midfield with “shuttler” midfielders in the middle. Obviously, we expect ourselves to go through this group and get the necessary points, one game at a time. He cut and fired it past U.S. keeper Brad Guzan. Darlington Nagbe and NY Red Bull Matt Miazga earned their first caps in the rout. But Miazga should be absorbing this experience as much as he can as he transitions from the U23/Olympic roster.
Shea is listed as a defender and Yedlin as a midfielder but I’m exhausted of this game from Klinsmann.
But not six minutes later, Yedlin redeemed himself.
Klinsmann has labelled St Vincent as “tricky opponents” because he is so unfamiliar with how they play and who their main talents are.
From our perspective, you should watch to see if Brek Shea plays, and in what position.
Fabian Johnson, when he isn’t under the Klinsmann bus, is a capable fullback. If newcomer Nagbe can partner with Bradley, it could give the Americans a new option. And were ready to get started on a marathon..
6 Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution) 55/3. Bobby Wood headed in the USMNT’s equalizer. He should be starting. It arced to Jozy Altidore, who found himself wide-open at the far post, having run off something of a pick-and-roll, and headed the ball home for a 3-1 lead. “We’re trying to take it over to Trinidad to get the three points”. Shortly thereafter, the United States went on their longest winning streak in history (12 in a row), and a lot of the noise disappeared.
Did Wood show enough to earn another start on Tuesday against Trinidad?
This is a largely domestic based squad though there are a few interesting players on the roster. He plies his trade with USL team Seattle Sounders 2 and has scored nine goals since making his global debut just over a year ago.
This is probably a team that will bunker and try and hit out on the counter, but it’s also a team that is not going to be almost as effective as a team like Haiti at either.
This game will be quite a hard task for manager Cornelius Huggins’ side, who will have their hands full with an experimental USA outfit.
The first half ended with St. Vincent locked in their final third and the Americans approaching 90% possession.
“We can’t start this process two years from now”, Klinsmann said. It’s a team full of players coming out of the English Championship-difficult players, and players that know how to play their game.
“Going forward, they will probably rotate”, Klinsmann said.
The U.S.is 33rd in the rankings compiled by Federation Internationale de Football Association, soccer’s worldwide governing body, with one victory, four losses and a tie in its last six games.