Kolek planning to go pro
But first, a stop in Italy.NBC Sports Soccer @NBCSportsSoccerBREAKING: @Cristiano is joining @juventusfc. His transfer has been announced by @realmadrid.
For a little WI connection, Kohler was announced as the new sleeve sponsor for Man U.https://www.manutd.kohler.com/
When I heard about that, I was picturing something small that only people who already knew Kohler would pick up on. The font of the name on the sleeve actually seemed much more prominent than I was expecting.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
Don't know if anyone else saw this, but Rooney absolutely still has the legs and ability to pick a pass to be a contributor in the MLS.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2018/08/12/wayne-rooney-luciano-acosta-combine-for-remarkable-goal-to-lift-d-c-united-over-orlando-city/?utm_term=.0d6d85f7b013
Add Pulisic to last night's team, start Weah (sit Wood), play a better formation conducive to our strengths. That's a money team moving forward.
I'm torn on striker. Wood didn't do anything yesterday nor for club recently, but he's generally good for the Nats & no striker could've produced with that lack of service.Jozy is probably the best option of a marginal pool (Wood, Zardes, Sargent, Novakovich). I hope Josh comes good, but he's probably a few years away.
Solid win, even if it was sloppy/boring.Miazga is man of the match.Players I think have a great future with the USMNT from watching their play recently (who haven't featured a lot in the past): Steffen, Miazga, Robinson, McKennie, Weah, Adams
1. Let's discuss Pulisic for a minute...Do some digging through here and let me know your thoughts: https://twitter.com/MattDoyle76/status/1039674642800291842Should USMNT play him as a #10? Is it his best position to play on the field for his skillset?2. Sarachen has some good qualities. Enstilled in the team shape and discipline. But he doesn't put on formations or players that would support his "we need to attack" philosophy. And he constantly puts players in bad positions (Acosta and Weak as wide mids?)3. Green successful as an attacking mid?! Who saw that coming?
1. I'd agree with TT. Pulisic can, has, and will continue to play a no. 10 for the US. It may not be his natural position, but his natural position is the same as Weah, and you want both of them on the field as much as possible, because they are and will continue to be two of the most talented players we have.2. I may or may not have mentioned this before, but I'd like to see Tab Ramos as the next HC. Historically you only get one WC cycle, and we'll still be young in 2022, why not give it to a guy that has worked with a lot of the players before at the youth level, and is already familiar with a international style (only actually coaching 10 games in a calendar year). He would already know their strengths and be able to play them in their best positions. All this youth should be hitting its prime in 2026, combined with the fact that we're hosting, I would think that it would be a very attractive job then and you can go for a home run hire, but now I'm rambling so I'll get back on point.3. I was very impressed with him. Green, Wood, and Brooks (although for different reasons) need to have good domestic seasons the next couple of years. Neither Green, nor Wood has proven that they can get the job done in the Bundesliga yet, despite putting up very promising numbers in the Bundesliga II. Brooks needs to prove that he can stay healthy. No doubt the talent is there, but that old "what if" he had been healthy to play T+T, and we didn't have to go with Gonzalez and Besler at center back.
1. Let's discuss Pulisic for a minute...Do some digging through here and let me know your thoughts: https://twitter.com/MattDoyle76/status/1039674642800291842Should USMNT play him as a #10? Is it his best position to play on the field for his skillset?
What about a 4-3-3? In this hypothetical, you'd have something like: Weah-Jozy-Pulisic McKennie-Acosta BradleyRobinson-Miazga-Brooks-YedlinRobinson/Yedlin make overlapping/wing runs as they tend to do. Weah/Pulisic are more attackers who cut inside. Double pivot with McKennie-Acosta.Could also make a bunch of different combinations of the middle 3 with McKennie/Acosta/Bradley/Adams/Trapp/etc
I saw Doyle's commentary last night and it immediately made me think of Clint Dempsey. In MLS and his early USMNT days, Dempsey played primarily as a wing midfielder. Because of Donovan normally out right, Dempsey usually ended up as a left mid that would drift inside. When he got to Fulham, they fairly quickly moved him to playing a center forward position.