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a seros, everybody, and welcome to the Total

1:00

Soccer Show. My name is Taylor Rockwell, and

1:02

we are recording just after the United States

1:04

has defeated Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League

1:07

final. A dos a seros score line. Joe

1:09

Lowry is here to discuss it with me.

1:11

Joe Lowry, a good Tyler Adams to you,

1:13

my friend. And a good Tyler Adams to

1:16

you, Taylor. I like how these US-17 words

1:18

and phrases are now being substituted for everyday

1:20

words and phrases. Now, if we could only

1:22

tell, I don't know, 10,000 of our closest

1:25

friends, I think this could really catch on.

1:28

We've got till 2026. I think we've got time

1:30

to make a good Tyler Adams to you, the

1:32

official greeting of US-17 supporters. I'm fine with that.

1:34

Joe, Joe, Joe, what a difference

1:37

a couple of days makes. After the

1:39

Jamaica win that we were not

1:41

impressed by is the way to put it. This

1:44

feels quite the opposite. I thought this was

1:46

a pretty impressive performance, not a comprehensive performance,

1:48

but a very good performance in the United

1:50

States to incredible goals.

1:52

Tyler Adams, howitzer from 36 yards

1:54

out, Gio Reyna's sort of half

1:56

volley through traffic, two incredible goals,

1:58

a very good performance. from the

2:00

US. I'm pretty happy Joe,

2:02

I'm pretty happy. Well Taylor, I'm choosing to

2:04

believe that those two players in particular just

2:07

scored for us. So Taylor Rockwell is maybe

2:09

the largest Tyler Adams fan on the planet

2:11

and that is a tough contest. But Taylor,

2:13

you might just edge it and I am

2:15

at least certainly among the regular TSS foursome,

2:17

the Gio Reyna champion. So I think there

2:20

is some personal connection here. This is a

2:22

fascinating stage Taylor, I think of the US-Mexico

2:24

rivalry because we were talking before we came

2:26

on, we both felt even after the

2:28

Jamaica game that was not especially great from the

2:31

US on the rewatch and with the re-rewatch, I

2:33

think it got a bit better each time, which

2:35

is often the way it goes, especially when you're

2:37

down one nil, if you're the United States and

2:39

that changes some of the psychological elements of watching

2:41

a game, it just feels different. But coming off

2:44

of that, even with some

2:46

things that certainly went wrong in that game against Jamaica,

2:49

you and I both still felt like the

2:51

US were favored and had a really, really

2:53

good chance and expected the United States Men's

2:55

National Team to take care of business in

2:57

Dallas, Texas against Mexico. And that

3:00

is exactly what they did. They were the better

3:02

team in this game. The US Men's National Team,

3:04

I'm just reading straight from a Paul Carr tweet,

3:06

go follow Paul Carr on Twitter if you're still

3:08

on Twitter. The US Men's National Team is unbeaten

3:10

in seven straight games versus Mexico for the first

3:12

time. They're unbeaten in six straight competitive games versus

3:14

Mexico for the first time. I don't know how

3:16

both of those things can be true. I'm not

3:19

exactly sure what's going on there. But the final

3:21

stat is that the US Men's National Team has

3:23

outscored Mexico 9-1 in those

3:25

last six games. The United

3:27

States, and I wrote this for back yield, they are

3:29

the kings of CONCACAF. They have been, they have

3:31

won every single edition of the CONCACAF Nations League.

3:33

They won the first one back in 2021, where

3:37

at that point, Taylor, to me, the rivalry

3:39

felt much more even. Remember that game? That

3:41

was a crazy game. One of the best

3:43

US Men's National Team games ever. The US

3:45

have to come from behind, there's shenanigans all

3:47

over the field, goes into extra time. Crazy

3:49

game. Then you have the one last summer. The

3:52

US Take care of business in the semi-final against

3:54

Mexico. Not particularly close in that game. They Go

3:56

on to beat Canada in the final. They're the

3:58

kings of CONCACAF then. That were ten months,

4:01

nine months. the Us win this thing once

4:03

again. three straight through United States men's National

4:05

Team. They are on top of this region

4:07

and I don't know how close the next

4:09

team is. And it's a

4:11

strange thing, especially when you go back. I mean

4:13

somewhat far. But to go back to when the

4:15

yourself to qualify for the work of it's when

4:17

he eighteen Mexico obviously do so comfortably than you

4:20

have Jonathan. It's allies declare play for our tree

4:22

and there's a moment where it felt like okay,

4:24

That. Like that would be the balance. his tapes.

4:27

It's the U S very much in second, maybe

4:29

even third at this point. who knows. And it's

4:31

Mexico on top. and the Us. Kind

4:33

of turn that around pretty quickly. Obviously it's

4:35

seven years on from that, but still. For.

4:38

It to be this. Comprehensively.

4:41

One sided of late is I'm still kind of

4:43

uncomfortable saying it when it comes to the Usa

4:45

playing Mexico. But we did go into this game

4:47

expecting the United States to get a result or

4:49

to to play better than we saw them play

4:52

against Jamaica. I'd bet on the U S to

4:54

win to nail with a friend of mine who

4:56

was not pleased that it went the way out.

4:58

the but and you even with some line of

5:00

adjustments which I'm not gonna say I saw coming

5:02

one of them in particular, he was still a

5:05

strong U S team that just looked up for

5:07

it. They were fighting for everything and it was

5:09

so different from the opening. Moments of the Jamaica

5:11

game. Obviously with us conceding in the first

5:13

minutes is a difference there. They didn't do

5:15

that this times in a similar situation that

5:17

they almost did, but they didn't so I'm

5:19

happy about that. But then

5:22

from that are like early little moments

5:24

of the U S. It is just

5:26

them playing with intensity, playing with pressure,

5:28

putting this go under pressure, making it

5:30

physical. Winning challenges. They really

5:33

did not back down. They really were up for

5:35

it in a way that they were not against

5:37

Jamaica and I think that sort of set the

5:39

stage A made in Iraq Hard for all three

5:41

to get into a rhythm at times. Visiting the

5:43

U S was content to knock around a little

5:45

bit. Lt. Also doing

5:47

plenty of that as well I noticed there's

5:49

there's just more clever with it. There's a

5:51

lot of like as to the ball was

5:53

gone, kick some Cristobal, a second clips of

5:55

surgeon your desk and shells in the back

5:57

on West and Mckinney that weren't than allies.

6:00

but if I'd be you the brought that

6:02

intensity brought that physicality at least on their

6:04

side and it made such a difference in

6:06

the opening minutes because it's out more lively.

6:08

but it also just sell at the Us

6:10

we're winning balls, winning second balls, winning physical

6:12

battles and and I think so much of

6:14

that can help establish momentum that the U

6:16

S could then build upon with good possession.

6:18

Good attacking moments. He of the Us gets

6:20

up for this game. Like they. Get

6:22

Up! This group of Us players gets up

6:24

for Usa Mexico like that is not really

6:26

ever been in question and we saw the

6:28

latest version of that tonight. The energy right

6:30

off the bat is real. B U S

6:32

completed sixty seven percent of their passes in

6:34

the first half. They were content to make

6:36

this a red bull ask date Jesse Marsch

6:38

is doing that. The studio coverage for Cbs

6:40

and their English language broadcaster this match or

6:42

a kind of felt like he was coaching

6:45

this game. This is how a lot of

6:47

the Usa Mexico games have been under Gregg

6:49

Berhalter. You know it was initially him talking

6:51

a big game. Broth or about wanting to

6:53

disorganize opponents of the ball. And there's that

6:55

really infamous friendly back and was a twenty

6:57

nineteen against Mexico and September with Us gets

6:59

blown out in that game and the use

7:01

that essentially as a training exercise for their

7:03

build up patterns. and now like we see

7:05

the U S taking pains to not build

7:07

the ball off at all and to look

7:09

for Jenna Robinson running into the depths stood

7:11

for ballistic Away or running into the depths.

7:13

The The. Really was a ton of super

7:16

pretty static possessing play from the Us and

7:18

they're almost never is in this rivalry. It

7:20

is about intensity. It is about great a

7:22

lot of the sub that frankly like I

7:25

don't love when pundits talk about. But.

7:27

Like that is what this game. This

7:29

rivalry has turned into overtime and this

7:31

Us group in particular with their athleticism.

7:34

With. The solid baseline of technical ability that

7:36

is probably a little higher than been in

7:38

Packers as the Us men's national team like

7:40

be really, really enjoy getting to go toe

7:43

to toe with Mexico in more than just

7:45

Toto of us have been as you've already

7:47

said, dominant in this rivalry in recent years.

7:50

A Hear what you're saying. I agree with almost

7:52

all of it. I do think the U

7:54

had nice sequences of possession. I thought the Us

7:57

were better on the ball. Obviously to know when

7:59

is going to. With that feeling of

8:01

but it did seem to like, the Us were

8:03

more patient when they were building. they weren't trying

8:05

to force it as much. they still force that

8:07

a few times in ways that I didn't love.

8:09

But it did seem like they had better ideas

8:12

of how they wanted to play, how they wanted

8:14

to move the ball. And there are times when

8:16

they did evade pressure, play out of that pressure

8:18

play into attack sound. Teammates out wide, recycled possessing

8:20

to the middle and sounded out wide Again, they're.

8:23

Few. I wouldn't say they're far between, there

8:25

are a few of them, but it still was

8:28

notable to me that there are times in the

8:30

United States did slow it down, did have a

8:32

that pressure good of a that kind of physicality

8:34

and instead played some smart passes And I think

8:36

that is also really critical in being able to

8:38

control the game. You can get up for those

8:41

for sixty minutes in bc the going be intense

8:43

and then in those second fifteen or those final

8:45

thirty of the first asks being able to control

8:47

the ball, have better that are looks on the

8:49

ball and just sort of dictate the way plays

8:51

going is so critical to the United States. Continuing

8:54

to stay on top in these types of games

8:56

and I think they did a really nice job

8:58

of that. Adding Mexico did a really good job

9:00

of disrupting the U S. at times. I think

9:02

they set up really well to limit how the

9:04

U S wanted to play on the ball. We

9:06

could talk about that, but hadn't. The Us did

9:09

the same said to Mexico and I thought the

9:11

front three of the net states did a good

9:13

jobs are taking a positioning to. Nullify.

9:15

A lot of options to the middle without

9:17

actually having to mark them. They screened really

9:19

well and thought to be like Mexico when

9:21

really direct, which might work. More.

9:24

If you just had a backline of Tim

9:26

Ream but when you also have Chris Richards

9:28

surgeon your desk and Yet I Robinson. I'm.

9:31

Less concerned about those direct passes because I

9:33

think we've got some place that can handle

9:35

that. So it did feel to me about

9:37

the Us. Had a pretty comprehensively solid performance

9:40

in this one. I. Do I do

9:42

think that's mostly true. I think there's still a

9:44

decent amount of work that could be improved for

9:46

the Us when they have the ball. July Robinson

9:48

a number sloppy passes totter Adams put in a

9:50

a classic Tyler Adams Performers you have a bonus

9:53

get gotta I gotta say I say. I.

9:56

Think in the Us draft her that Us

9:58

just does the show. We drafted players from

10:00

around the world. I think off air. I said

10:03

that like I'm not sure yet. I is so

10:05

far behind Alfonso Davies and then I may have

10:07

said that on the show as well. And if

10:09

you like. Dinner. Robinson heard that and

10:11

thought like no, no, no no no a positive Way

10:13

better than member to make that clear fuck is this

10:15

is another Ruff performance. I think he was the only

10:18

Us performer that I really had. A. Consistent

10:20

series of negative marks for it. Ah, both

10:22

in terms of losing the ball, misplaced crosses

10:24

not doing so well in one v one

10:26

scenarios. Wisconsin. Clarence is almost conceding a penalty

10:28

in the not because it was a dive.

10:30

I did think he had sort of a

10:32

rough night. I would mind i him getting

10:34

back to the form that may be. think

10:36

maybe he could be the best method left

10:38

back and.yes I think yeah I think there

10:40

were a few more. Jenna Robinson's the my

10:42

notes and there were and yours Butlins still.

10:44

Ultimately, this Us team did a good job

10:46

of controlling the flow of the game. They

10:49

did not can. See many chances Mexico

10:51

haven't looked super dangerous in several of

10:53

the roofs recent additions of this game

10:55

and that was certainly true. Tonight the

10:57

had a couple a looks. But.

10:59

Like really memo a killer Had to do a

11:01

lot more work in his golden that Turner had

11:04

to do in his on the evening. It was

11:06

a lot of the Us being just. Twenty

11:08

percent better than Mexico is basically a basically everything

11:10

I do want to acknowledge him and will talk

11:13

of plenty more about the school later. Tyler Adam

11:15

scoring that go read Raf time is massive. not

11:17

just for like the up the U S his

11:19

chances of winning but also again for the psychology

11:22

of this team that is a super super low

11:24

percentage shot that binds the back of A that

11:26

isn't that amazing Go It is one of the

11:28

best Yosemite Goethe ever. I did flip the script

11:30

would have it for the Us to get. They

11:33

had that early chance and crucible effect in the

11:35

box that the really really well by memo show

11:37

up. In. There aren't a ton

11:39

of other really great looks so the U S

11:41

in the first half that was the best chance

11:44

of either to it's in the first half including

11:46

the out of school obviously. but that Adams goal

11:48

and week he deserves credit for that. Shopping has

11:50

that changed a lot of how the steam felt

11:52

heading into the second. it's the pool as a

11:55

chance at Blizzard Chance early and then I would

11:57

say the next best opportunity prior to the goal

11:59

is the guest dribble double double dribble and then

12:01

shoots over for just still like I don't think

12:03

that as well right? Like this is still not

12:06

a lot in that the exactly and and you're

12:08

totally right yo ass to that looking I'm I

12:10

know it's it's a lot of us caught in

12:12

possession Richard gotta possession of a rabbit and got

12:15

a possession us caught with too many numbers. forward

12:17

cotton transition so it it was much more open

12:19

at a year year dead on there and I

12:21

think that goal. Totally. Changes the

12:23

second half is now. Up until that point

12:26

I think Mexico did a really good job

12:28

with their shape and their approach to does

12:30

limiting us opportunities. After that goal.

12:33

It's. Live. it's a little harder for all three obviously

12:35

and it ends up does a set of ah,

12:37

gotcha and then about. While I was gonna add

12:39

it all, I'm a little bit down on some

12:41

of the individual performances from the U like Deeper

12:43

In Possession Jet eyes on that list. Other Adams

12:45

and General was solid, but there's that moment. a

12:47

few minutes in what he gets his pocket pectin

12:49

assume not looking at Martine Company behind him your

12:52

I didn't think Tim Ream was perfect on the

12:54

ball. I had a couple of turnovers same of

12:56

Chris reject Like you can sort of apply this

12:58

to a lot of the players in the Us

13:00

is can a deeper possession unit at the same

13:02

time. Some of. The sloppiness to me felt like

13:04

it was built into the game plan in a

13:06

way that it was not built into the game

13:08

plan against to make us Mexico. We're never going

13:10

to sit and as deep as you make and

13:12

you make it. Come on. Pressed a little bit

13:14

early on on Thursday, but in general Mexico are

13:16

always going to be more aggressive. This game is

13:19

gonna be a bit more end to end and

13:21

the Us are comfortable with that. and they were

13:23

okay to pump a few low percentage balls into

13:25

the house bases in behind. try to look for

13:27

some or unorthodox methods of distribution like that or

13:29

that was legitimately part of the planets and I'm

13:31

so confident in saying that because we seen. It

13:33

several times now from the west specifically

13:35

in this game against this opponents. So.

13:38

I guess there is a little bit of grace that

13:40

I'm willing to extend to some of the sloppiness at

13:43

the same time. There's just the reality that these players

13:45

aren't elite in possession of a that's a problem for

13:47

another day. Was. Her later on

13:49

in the shell for thought that our settings in

13:51

some areas would like to see improvement upon Joe.

13:53

As we ran up the first segment of the

13:56

show which is sort of become are opening thoughts

13:58

general thoughts quick back and forth live. The jury

14:00

like a baby was a victory lap. Ah

14:02

you talked about at the Us where may

14:04

be prepared for this to be a more

14:06

physical chaotic game. I would say Mexico were

14:08

prepared for this to be a physical chaotic

14:10

game I don't have paramount were expecting this

14:12

to be physical and chaotic, but that is

14:14

how I would describe. Their. Broadcast at

14:16

least the second word their did not love

14:18

the work from Paramount. ah this evening or

14:20

Cbs evening I thought because what am I

14:22

thought Tony Meola were excellent has always and

14:24

I was really frustrated to have to turn

14:26

them off because I thought they are providing

14:28

really good analysis and helping kind of provide

14:31

good contacts both for individual performers and also

14:33

what the teams are trying to do. but

14:35

he was a standard def. Broadcast is what

14:37

it felt like. it times it kept freezing

14:39

and going back my see would jump back

14:41

like five seconds on occasion out of nowhere.

14:43

I don't really know what's going on their

14:45

job but ah Subo and you Dna where

14:47

it where it would do in the work

14:49

this evening for me and Mckellar on the

14:51

sidelines also doing some good work. The seller

14:53

to Mckellar man I also I did it's

14:55

the Paramount Blustery my computer does is like

14:57

every time and I can. I thought it

14:59

was just me see what? yeah it's a

15:01

tight of noses any time I try to

15:03

do anything on Paramount bless ah it's no

15:05

good And it's not only the soccer folks

15:07

will obviously like this is a much deeper

15:09

developmental problems in terms of the sites are

15:11

it's it's real bad but shallow to scuba

15:13

for for com link was. Indeed,

15:15

Indeed and you didn't do Dna are

15:17

always always lovely and then getting be

15:19

here Bumble soul for it's our Adams

15:21

gold made in a. Extra

15:24

lovely to Joe. We've. We've set

15:26

the kind of the stage to the opening thoughts on

15:28

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15:30

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15:32

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Back to the Doses Arrow Soccer Sale I to

16:44

Rockwell continue to be joined by Joe Lowery. I

16:46

don't know I'm resetting like this. It's not radio

16:48

but here we are. I liked it. Take.

16:51

You by a jewel it's that would

16:53

lineups. Mexico had had to changes from

16:55

their win over Panama. Irving was ah

16:57

no comes in and centers does for

16:59

Guy Ardelle the red states. There's.

17:01

To changes Tim Ream starts at center back retains his

17:03

shoes meet him regarding that are back find utter lot

17:06

of the what line up your luggage I tell her

17:08

first real I see that he added say thank you

17:10

Joe I am I to be fair I missed one

17:12

of my initial tweet and I had to leave and

17:14

go back and forgot the doesn't line up for where

17:17

the same boat but it was destined for scally it

17:19

right back he was Tim Ream in from our Robinson

17:21

in the middle of the back line with Tyler Adams

17:23

every you to smooth as a base of midfield G

17:25

arena started this game is coming off the bench he

17:28

was informally tillman position lie one hundred percent forgot that

17:30

and thought year and A started. Against Jamaica I have

17:32

so good a memory like he was on the

17:34

field the whole time. Taylor so good either in

17:36

that it was has your rights era for forlorn

17:38

values and throughs much your thoughts on the scene.

17:40

Just I would do predicted the line up because

17:42

I prepare my notes beforehand of got like a

17:44

structure I use and it involves run the players'

17:46

names down and build there's there's a system people

17:48

are it's not a to Iraq or system By

17:50

would do it. Predicted the eleventh and I'd every

17:52

name right except for one. Told. You

17:54

wanna guess what that he was such a

17:56

lot of Alga Fuller about I thoughtful about

17:58

and would sergeant marines. In my dreams starting I

18:01

thought miles all birds and was was basically giving you

18:03

nothing in the last game because you may Holly agreed.

18:05

I just I think when we left it after the

18:07

show we both thought it was basically gonna be. The.

18:10

Same backline plus test Adams

18:12

Mckinney. Raina. Pull a

18:14

six valid and were. So. I was

18:16

surprised to see remain there to the you less

18:18

O J Winter. I also don't remember we left

18:20

it but I was. I was feeling in my

18:22

line up production alike and idea I did it

18:24

seem real. Tim Ream in there just because yeah

18:26

I don't think Robinson was with a gun in

18:28

the first game and ringing brings a little bit

18:30

more of that. Better announce that that may be

18:32

want to said that the and in past finals

18:34

and the nation's league but the one I didn't

18:36

expect. Overall at the only the changes made sense.

18:38

I guess I didn't know for serve Adams would

18:40

be able to go because he was going to

18:42

be on another minutes restriction and we saw that

18:44

so I the only play forty. Five minutes are,

18:46

but they were pretty darn influential. Forty five minutes

18:48

but the one it wasn't so sure of what

18:50

has. You're right getting the start for Floor and

18:53

Allegheny. I thought your this is sort of broth

18:55

on this is what I tweeted initially right in

18:57

the hot hand going with the guy who scored

18:59

a brace in the last game. It's it's understandable

19:01

thing for a manager to do, even though I

19:03

still pretty firmly believe that Floor Dog and is

19:05

the better soccer player to. Maybe not a decision

19:08

I would have made. but then we get the

19:10

contacts coming from the Cbs crew Jesse Marsch said

19:12

in pregame. That they're true. Had

19:14

gotten word that ballot and had a bit of

19:16

a knock that he'd suffered I guess between sometime

19:18

during last time. I don't know what the timing

19:20

is there, but that is likely wouldn't know for

19:23

sure, but that is likely the thing that swapped

19:25

brothers number nine choice because Taylor we'd never seen

19:27

floor balcony not start a game that he was

19:29

called in for for the Us and he wasn't

19:31

part of a Gold cup and and mr the

19:33

January camp when you're obviously. but every other time

19:36

that he's been called in dating back to the

19:38

last Nations League. He has been

19:40

starting for the United States so that

19:42

was a big decision for brother buddies.

19:44

Swords explained away by the injury. I.

19:46

Would emphasize the sort of in that

19:48

equation cause. I understand

19:51

the explanation when a player has a knock

19:53

and they don't start because of that. It

19:55

is sort of odd for them to then

19:57

sub on know like I like a i

19:59

think it makes sense. Egypt is a little

20:01

bit. Odd for me at the same

20:03

time, but I think it doesn't really end up

20:05

mattering because I'm not sure has your i did

20:07

that much. He don't get caught offside a whole

20:09

lot. Silly hat that. yeah A I've been watching

20:11

a whole lot of Mls because that's that's what I

20:13

do a double supercar as and my see if

20:15

the striker and he has become like a meme

20:17

in my mind for literally always being offside and

20:19

not in the like smart Luis Suarez way of doing

20:21

that and then like getting back on site. it's

20:23

just the right time. That sort of was Haji

20:25

rights, a nice tiller do about two years your

20:27

theory about Belgium and like reading between the lines of

20:30

what you said. maybe there's some saving face hear

20:32

from. Us Soccer and and I don't know,

20:34

it would not surprise me. I don't know

20:36

anything. Ah, but it seems very possible that

20:38

what you're speculating on is correct, maple or

20:40

more overtime. I still think they're all things

20:42

considered them. It was a good night for

20:44

ballet. give him that he got on the

20:46

field type. He didn't write started and was

20:48

pretty much a non factor. Yeah and I'll

20:50

say like I don't think there's a whole

20:52

cloth fabrication there. I fully think that there's

20:54

a chance that he that maybe took a

20:57

hit and training bell again or maybe like

20:59

had some time. There's some soreness and so

21:01

you can sort. Of say as the manager

21:03

and he's got little bit of sinus little

21:05

bit soreness Organ to see how it goes

21:07

is mostly because you said he has started

21:09

every game he's been eligible for and been

21:11

there for so it is a bit of

21:13

a a sort of the escalation area a

21:15

pullback to not have him started I think

21:17

haven't Just a little bit of an external

21:19

explanation for that probably does help protect the

21:21

player a little bit. Protect Overall the team

21:23

that has your items in and I felt

21:25

like. Didn't do much really. In

21:28

the end of it I thought he has

21:30

momentary just say people on his moments which

21:32

I see show. The. Couple times he

21:34

does get on the ball. He's caught offside

21:36

routinely and I think that is a frustrating

21:38

thing. Certainly watching us play it is also

21:41

what message that we're trying to do and

21:43

it gets back to the idea that I

21:45

felt like right up until that our Adams

21:47

goal I only missed the were dominating, but

21:49

I think their defensive approach was really limiting

21:51

the United States his ability to create chances

21:54

outside of sort of one v one moments

21:56

and chaotic moments I felt like they would

21:58

step high pretty quickly pretty. Italy and

22:00

the U S says you're never going

22:02

long. Would. Get caught on that routinely?

22:05

And then the way they set up

22:07

a secular Santa would definitely tractors in

22:09

your desk. All the way back

22:11

depending on how far desk would go but at

22:13

times else he'd look like they want to five

22:16

three to because joke his on. It was so

22:18

deep when death would take up more like a

22:20

a mid tier position instead of being like a

22:22

full on two three five when it was more

22:24

of a like add to for. Three.

22:27

There enough numbers it's not to for for

22:29

something. That's when he was a little bit

22:31

further like deeper to be an option for

22:33

the center backs then Lozano would would take

22:35

up a much better position. Who was it

22:37

he said on the right from Mexico jail

22:39

as units and to to thank you and

22:41

sooner we do the exact same thing to

22:44

cut out Jenny Robinson and I think because

22:46

of where those two were instructed to take

22:48

up space. That. Them not

22:50

really being option for either center back. It's why I

22:52

think the U S get caught in possession of he

22:54

times between the center mass or why they give the

22:56

ball away so much he bleeds. Why the had to

22:59

go back to Matt Turner pretty regularly and it's why

23:01

they would try to place in the middle at times,

23:03

sometimes effectively, sometimes losing the ball. So

23:05

I felt like else we had a good

23:07

approach their that wasn't really allowing United States

23:09

to do very much and at the same

23:12

time was catching hydrate our side pretty regularly

23:14

So again credited other adams for scoring a

23:16

goal and given us the lead heading and

23:18

after yeah nice a nice defensive structure from

23:20

was ah no in Mexico in this game

23:22

I also thought it again it seems a

23:24

bit like I think can be to think

23:26

situation where we can give credit to Mexico

23:28

for how they set up. I also just

23:31

thought in in general the first half the

23:33

U S struggled to get their front three.

23:35

Involved in the game. I think there's a

23:37

few different reasons for that. I'd do diverse

23:39

will just to sort of set the foundation

23:41

here. I guess before we get too deep

23:43

into some the tactical weeds, I just eleven

23:45

touches for Haji, right? the the first half

23:47

just fifteen touches for to simple a second,

23:49

just eleven touches for Tim were. Those.

23:51

Players were not super influential in the game

23:54

and one of the issues I thought was

23:56

was less structural. Although get to a structural

23:58

wanna just a second and more. Again,

24:00

a little bit of sloppiness and a little bit of

24:02

the design game plan to the United States, you could

24:05

see them targeting the space and behind. But.

24:07

Either the long diagnose which is destroyed up sale

24:09

that a balance on the centre backs to I

24:11

think need the field to be about eight yards

24:13

wider on either side than it was we thought

24:15

the of Diaghilev to diagonal for both Read and

24:17

Richards to sell over the head of the opposing

24:19

fall back on the opposite side for back I

24:21

should say or or though the weakside winger that

24:23

that happened far too often. It's a look at

24:25

some of the structural stuff though. I.

24:28

Until I'm sure he notices as well. I

24:30

was surprised at how deep Joanna was dropping.

24:32

So United States he was. He was essentially

24:34

just picking up the ball as a less

24:36

sided center back over and over and over

24:38

again in possession. It was really have a

24:40

fluid four three three shape. for the U

24:42

S. It's the most common look that we

24:44

see from this team. At times it would

24:46

be together Adams that would drop and the

24:48

backline he would pick up the ball. That's

24:50

fine, he's a number six. It makes sense.

24:52

Other times. It. Really would be

24:54

uranium playing as a less. I did number

24:56

eight and the four three three dropping into

24:58

the back line. It's not a super uncommon

25:00

rotation. For. A team and a four three

25:02

three shape having what the outside centre mates drop

25:04

in to sort of that for that spot and

25:06

Susan rotations you push the for that high and

25:08

wide to the space of the winger tax and a

25:11

half space. We see the stuff all the time.

25:13

like this happens thousands and thousands of times every

25:15

weekend around the world. Every single time the have a

25:17

set of soccer games. I. Guess I

25:19

was still bit surprised that was reign of doing

25:21

it so often in so clearly intentionally like you

25:23

would see him drop that. This was the pattern.

25:25

this was the rotation they wanted to build through

25:28

rain us and the heat of didn't get him

25:30

on the ball enough or Hspa were too slow

25:32

to find him from to have a real impact

25:34

in that spot. Or I just think maybe skills

25:36

that was a little misused by not relying on

25:38

Tim Ream who you put it this lineup yes

25:41

or veteran now says yes for his ability to

25:43

to defend like sort of in a more static

25:45

way. Resetting balls out of a box is good

25:47

of that stuff. but also he's. A line break like

25:49

Tim Ream is a passer of the ball. That is the

25:51

first thing I think of. What? To think of

25:53

temperaments his ability to brake lines in possession for that

25:55

was a little strange taylor that they drop arena so

25:58

deep instead of trying to take advantage of. Green

26:00

line breaking, passing, ability to find right a between

26:02

the lines and let him toward a do some

26:04

of the influential stuff that he did against to

26:06

make a phone off the bench because he was

26:08

almost never released in the first half in those

26:10

positions to take attached and thread has your idea

26:12

behind. I was a bit surprised that Alignment did

26:14

say earlier than they were trying that over and

26:17

over and over again and they kept going out

26:19

or wide. Trying was are trying what

26:21

over and over again. Other he said earlier that

26:23

Tim Ream kept trying to defend his balls they

26:25

kept in one thousand and two centre backs were

26:27

trying those long diagnosed from one side sir Tim

26:29

Ream less that it's and back researchers around the

26:31

right side of the back for they were trying

26:34

to get those long diagnose the path of i'm

26:36

talking about new maybe you are missing in the

26:38

first half Especially was just a simple like your

26:40

fifteen yard line breaking pass ball on the floor

26:42

did you arena who's big would be maybe fifteen

26:44

or twenty yards like more advanced of where the

26:46

centre backs were like that that's a pastor Tim

26:49

Ream can hit in. There would have been space

26:51

for those kinds of passes, but your brother when

26:53

a different direction I don't I don't love it,

26:55

but obviously it ended up working out just fine

26:57

and I thought the second half the U S

26:59

did a better job obviously of getting when a

27:01

higher price Yorkers in the boxes cores that goal

27:03

the second half. But also I thought they did

27:05

a bit of a better job of getting the

27:08

front three involved. we saw more more pleasant Krista

27:10

Ballistic about him way a family like got into

27:12

the game. And the second half of that and

27:14

combined with Mckenney dust there was some good stuff.

27:16

I thought in general the everything for looked better

27:18

the second half. Maybe that maybe. That Adams banger

27:20

like took some pressure on or know exactly what

27:22

it was, but they were more aggressive and I

27:24

thought that paid dividends in the final third. I'm

27:27

not sure I'd I'd actually disagree with that, but I

27:29

think I have a different perspective as I disagreed I

27:31

would come at you do I would but A but

27:33

instead it's It's more for me that I that the

27:35

impression that Gregg Berhalter did not want to find himself

27:38

in a situation in which is centre backs were in

27:40

a foot race or Tim Ream does do a good

27:42

job of sort of spotting that there's about to be

27:44

a problem for Chris Richards and before Richards even loses,

27:46

the ball is already sprinting back to try to cover

27:48

for him. But I do wonder if maybe they didn't

27:51

want to get into sort of relying on them to

27:53

play those passes and have them be potentially cut out.

27:55

Ream does have the one I think that leads to

27:57

the pool the suggests in the first as he has

27:59

that. Really well waited lifted passed down the

28:01

line for Jet I Robinson and for a minute

28:03

I thought okay, that's going to be at they're

28:05

going to be so targeting the flanks it's gonna

28:07

be good distributions and the centre backs and that

28:09

doesn't really come off all that much And I

28:12

think that it is partially because Mexico or Senate

28:14

wells had kind of. Limit. The effectiveness of

28:16

that Navy was also the U S went looking

28:18

for it, but I really loved Dear Anna. Can

28:20

we keep or to get on the ball? Because

28:22

you said this time and time again Joe the

28:25

like. He is the most press resistant player we

28:27

have and never has that been more clear to

28:29

me than tonight's I was very high on his

28:31

performance after the Jamaica game. We talked about it

28:33

plenty. I thought he was even better in this

28:35

game. He loses the ball maybe once in the

28:38

first half I think him and he ends up

28:40

going in and getting into with it's and Alvarez

28:42

and even and that one. It's because I think

28:44

Ream discounted Dumps. It to him in in when he's

28:46

under pressure rain is immediately under pressure. He gets out

28:48

of that initial challenge but then as a little bit

28:50

of a habitats and has to go in hard to

28:52

try to win it back and even air I've had

28:54

have loved the arena just go in and hard. it's

28:56

like are it it's gonna be it is if the

28:58

fine if I don't get the ball I'm going to

29:00

get a little bit of the player and that's how

29:02

I'm going to kind of stamp my authority down. other

29:05

not litter Lakers I will be red guards but I

29:07

felt like other than that. Every

29:09

time he was on the ball. He

29:11

makes a smart choice that is

29:13

either a like. Dangerous.

29:15

Ball. Into the channels or

29:17

through into the seat of an attacker or it is

29:19

just like I'm playing at. Thirty yards back to Matt

29:21

Turner, forty yards back to Matt Turner and then

29:23

I'm good. Tell him to kick it long. He did

29:26

that twice in the second half and it just

29:28

felt to me like getting him on the ball allowed

29:30

the Us to just have a little bit more

29:32

columnists in. A little bit more like processing vision is

29:34

how I would put it. That rather than deck

29:36

I'm under pressure on his own guy. pass it back,

29:38

open guy, passive. there is l a grain it

29:40

would take that extra touch, try to beat somebody or

29:43

back himself to get a little bit a separation

29:45

to then play a ball. And so in

29:47

that way maybe was unintentional, maybe was intentional

29:49

I felt like getting him on the ball

29:51

more regularly. just created more eight allow the

29:54

to do more with whereas when we see

29:56

say Western Mckinney doing that, I don't know

29:58

if he is as effective. That I felt

30:00

like he had a somewhat quiet night western. but

30:02

I think that's what that he wasn't doing. That

30:04

instead was just kind of roaming around creating chaos

30:06

and putting out fires. And I thought that suited

30:09

him as well. So in the end, I.

30:11

Just saw that that nitro three looked looks pretty

30:13

solid, even if they weren't creating a tiny bit.

30:16

If there weren't. You. Know, passing triangles

30:18

to the middle or anything like that. I still

30:20

came way feeling pretty happy with that midfield three

30:22

going forward. Yeah and I'll I'll toss in a

30:24

thought on them. Israel three as a whole just

30:26

a second. Killer. Everything you just said about your

30:28

a man in his role is like a perfectly

30:30

valid argument in favor of what Greg brother and

30:32

this us he was trying to do. Because again

30:34

like you say this on the show I think

30:36

it's a really helpful wait up to think about.

30:39

Trying to find what practical things are intentional

30:41

and what. or maybe just players can or

30:43

freelancing a bit. It really did it so

30:45

often. Right when you see something happened so

30:47

often without correction without change that really feels

30:50

like an intentional thing. I strongly believe that

30:52

this was exactly what grade brother dropped with

30:54

the arena and even know I sort of

30:56

end up focusing more on the well that

30:58

that means he's not in the final third.

31:00

like getting ready to play hide your idea

31:02

behind to is not our side like four

31:04

times a case. like you're also write your

31:07

rain his ability to add. A. Bit

31:09

of calm. To. A game didn't have a

31:11

lot of it certainly early on as as you're both

31:13

teams are fighting to get the board first. His

31:15

ability to add quality on the ball and

31:17

into try to progress in a more simple ways.

31:20

Like see is probably the best player to

31:22

do. Both of the jobs that we want

31:24

him to do right years are focusing more on

31:26

what he actually did tonight and I for

31:28

just focusing more on B B Y remember from

31:30

the Jamaica game which is him be influential

31:32

on the final third. Use the right. Gotta

31:34

be both of those shops in a lot of

31:37

respects and I don't think he executed. He's

31:39

doing poorly tonight by any stretch of imagination.

31:41

obviously. the goes very good. His ability to link

31:43

play in progress of deeper areas is excellent

31:45

in this. Pool as well so I don't mind

31:47

that and I I absolutely to your point on

31:49

rain and how he was used. There is validity

31:51

to be approached, just maybe not. the decision I

31:53

would have made doesn't matter, I'm not in charge

31:55

of the same as or the midfield three else

31:57

can we get whether you are ended up really

31:59

quickly. Good. I also. Thought.

32:02

His defensive work rate was something

32:04

that. It's. It has never stood out

32:06

to me before, but in no way. and tonight

32:08

on a good way. anyway. not a good who

32:10

has yet that the most notable one of my

32:13

mind is the sixty seventh minute. a tractor ballot

32:15

in comes on and get a rabbit at his

32:17

dribbling, thinks he's been fouled and sort of stops

32:19

to complain about the foul and no foul was

32:21

given. Mexico attacked the other way and it's Raina

32:24

who sprints back thirty yards, steps across, wins the

32:26

ball, and then just very calmly. I believe play

32:28

the back to Matt Turner and then sort of

32:30

directs them were to go with it. and it

32:33

was just that sort of alertness. There.

32:35

Wasn't the frustration? there wasn't the complains of the

32:37

referee while another player stops, he was alive to

32:40

a threat and made about the made of a

32:42

very smart defensive play. It's not like he did

32:44

that multiple times in this game would distract back

32:46

and either for somebody to pressure and make them

32:48

play the ball backwards or would win the ball

32:51

or would challenge for ball, sometimes concede a free

32:53

kick, sometimes when it cleanly. But that defensive work

32:55

adding also was a difference maker and helped create.

32:58

Some. Of that. The. Good chaos because in

33:00

that good cast, Mexico are unable to play the game,

33:02

but they want to be playing at least on the

33:04

attacking side. Yeah. I agree with all

33:06

that now an hour energy source image

33:08

of three ghosts. It just seems

33:10

so clear to me and I thought you to

33:12

susa was was sharp come off the bench in

33:14

this game plan a little higher up the field.

33:16

It is just really clear to me that when everybody's

33:19

healthy but this is the me feel three in

33:21

a one of that one of if not be

33:23

biggest yes we seen from Gregg Berhalter in this new

33:25

cycle is playing during a not as. Part.

33:27

Of the front three were yes he would still sort

33:29

of go in, drop and Roman in do a lot

33:31

of the same things that he's doing now, but you

33:33

do it with a striker next to him and only

33:35

one other when you're on the field. Now.

33:37

We're seeing him play as as nominal you is part

33:40

of the midfield three and he certainly was in that

33:42

role tonight and pretty clear away with like three full

33:44

on attackers ahead of him. Brothers. Been

33:46

willing to be a bit more aggressive with

33:48

his lineups and Raiders cloudy, especially now that

33:50

it does seem to be couple by a

33:52

bit of defensive work. Till it to your

33:54

point, I think that's an astute observation. Accusing

33:56

must start, and I think that's pretty much

33:58

always in the case. The arena I much

34:01

I've waiver from that Tyler Adam is still

34:03

continues to be clearly the best number six

34:05

option to the point where if you're going

34:07

to use a single pivot six. To.

34:09

Eight pass to be Tower Adams I don't think.

34:11

Card also did enough in the second half for

34:13

me to feel any differently about that. And Moose

34:15

I did nothing but hurt his sock in the

34:18

other night on Thursday. As to be Adams and

34:20

Mckenney even know he. He was it. like pulling

34:22

all of the strings of us tonight. and he

34:24

didn't really do that on Thursday either. Ah, he

34:26

has a bad moments into good moments which tends

34:28

to be the way for West Mckenney. The value

34:30

brings with his intensity with his energy, with his

34:33

ball winning and the fact that he is sneakily

34:35

it's one of the better. Like technical players in

34:37

the pool and and certainly one of better technical.

34:39

Players in midfield. And. It's

34:41

just to be those guys like

34:43

I believe really strongly. That.

34:45

The to fill that to thoughts and I met Turner

34:47

and goal them. If you're three that we saw in

34:50

certainly the To Wingers like this is the group those

34:52

guys are are basically written in Penn Starters if they're

34:54

all healthy out of the cop American image of I

34:56

think is now a real strength for the. Western.

35:00

Sydney is also on the list alongside prodigy

35:02

Urena. I'm said as a couple more on

35:04

their if you give me a second of

35:06

like. Sneaky. Instigators yeah,

35:08

seems very good at just sort of such doing

35:10

what our outreach did it that a message earlier

35:12

of just acid have all gone. There's a little

35:14

bit of a bump, there's a little bit of

35:16

a kick, there's there's always just I'm going to

35:18

let you know I'm here and there's and there's

35:20

this enjoying that you'll see there's just a little

35:22

bit of like maybe take a a little bit

35:25

too long to given ball back when are going

35:27

to take a throw. Just stuff like that that

35:29

says get some of the collar It irritates and

35:31

I think he is good at that time, staff

35:33

and vice versa. I. Don't think he

35:35

loses his cool too often even when he's

35:37

having his jersey sort of physically removed from

35:39

him as we've seen in the past. He

35:41

I said he does a good job of

35:43

sort of keeping is cool and the escalating

35:45

situations when other teammates get involved to the

35:47

extent he dance. I didn't also for me

35:49

and instigating and leadership standpoint. I love having

35:51

Western Mckinney in this team. Joe Lessig one

35:53

more break will continue to talk about of

35:55

individuals will talk about them Goals will talk

35:57

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39:03

Back to the Total Soccer Show Jewelry I

39:05

would love to discuss the goals in this

39:07

game. They are sort of tricky to discuss

39:09

because it as a Howitzer from Tyler Adams

39:11

and like thirty six yards out that well

39:13

hits. It's a great go from zero rain

39:15

off of a hat like I have clearance

39:17

that is in a very good clearance by

39:19

Mexico is if there's not a and to

39:22

break down and these other than just to

39:24

say I love Tyler Adams I love seeing

39:26

him score goals. That is not ago I

39:28

knew he had. In his arsenal know

39:30

great as he really does. Nothing new to arena had

39:32

that have a go in his Arsenal knows lovely to

39:34

see but it was to. Excellent individual effort.

39:37

Yeah yeah, that first one from Colorado meant that

39:39

he only scored against Mexico. By the way we

39:41

said the authorization thing. Just a second ever. go

39:43

for the U S, the first one to back

39:45

and twenty eighteen which is the infamous Matt me

39:47

ask a Diego line is game for those out

39:49

there who remember that that the true. oh geez

39:51

at this point of that that is that same

39:53

day but it was Tyler Adams still at that

39:55

point like your we didn't really know what this

39:57

Us team was gonna be and it it a

39:59

lot of. We still don't Other than that

40:01

they the dominant team the region. That's not

40:03

the goal for the see moving forward lest

40:05

we forget but Autumn is only scores and

40:07

Lisa the international level against Mexico which is

40:09

a pretty great friend. dad's job in the

40:11

going to tell them what I learned some

40:13

since I've so good it's so good at

40:15

sex is you like a brought tears to

40:17

as I'm not joking I just put my

40:19

oldest daughter to bed my other daughter my

40:21

my my three month old was like on

40:23

the verge of sleep side to fight the

40:25

urge to scream very loud It was just

40:27

a series of i. Like

40:30

how the so happy. And

40:32

just the way he hits it the

40:34

moment of this of that. Occasion.

40:37

That like that goes absolutely needed. It is

40:39

absolutely the same. It opens up this game

40:41

that changes the entire second half. I love

40:43

that it's our Adams. I love it. it's

40:45

him on the return. I love how the

40:47

the very. Strong. Reminder of how

40:49

important he is to this team in the

40:51

intensity he brings. We sell it against you

40:53

make including when he was subbed off we

40:55

saw her in a in a slow mo

40:57

when I forget who it is. who probably

40:59

is Alvarez on maybe Raina who probably should

41:01

run a red card for sliding into for had

41:03

been a him editorializing. But in the background you

41:06

can see Adams the first one off the bench

41:08

screaming at the yeah at the official he's the

41:10

first one's pretty down there to celebrate with the

41:12

arena after the goal Eight eight once again

41:14

we just see how important he is to

41:16

the scene. but Joe that that goal. So.

41:19

Happy So this is an incredible strength said that.

41:21

The build up to this place to walk through

41:23

a very quickly crucible with a corner kick on

41:25

the right side of the the U S. The

41:27

ball goes all the way through and it's of

41:29

being Tim Ream centre backs who gets the ball

41:31

well outside the box and left side. but there's

41:33

a little playing on the left wing like your

41:35

wasn't Mckenney get some about and were gets on

41:38

the ballot. Back to Mckenney the can be than

41:40

just slides a simple ball at the Atoms. were

41:42

still sort of in that like next phase of

41:44

the corner kicks. Were. All the positioning super

41:46

weird. Again Tim Ream with like involved in

41:48

this play on the left wing. everything's weird.

41:50

it's hot items decides to put his foot

41:52

through the ball. And. That he does like.

41:54

He starts to both very, very cleanly sales into

41:56

the back of the net. Them Ochoa is caught

41:58

off guard by this. It's not quite top

42:01

top left corner for Tyler Adams. It's like

42:03

a little left of center but Ochoa can't

42:05

get to a because he hits the ball

42:07

so hard it's go back. Well he ate

42:09

it yelled as it hit the back of

42:11

an emphasis but it is a fantastic strike

42:13

is. There's a couple of other Tyler Adams

42:15

nuggets here as a go through. That.

42:17

Going to quote from Just Ruderman is a good

42:19

follow on Twitter as wealth over analyze our brother

42:21

on subbing Tyler Adams at halftime because this was

42:23

the last kicker the game for tolerance hits a

42:26

boss. He's done, he's pool at halftime Johnny could

42:28

also comes onto the second half. Everybody knew he

42:30

was on and minutes limit for the screaming cooling

42:32

tower Adams but the quote from Justin from Barometer

42:34

on Twitter is quote typical Tyler. We get into

42:36

an argument in the locker room and he wants

42:38

to play more and guys are asking why he

42:40

can't play more. That's the whole thing but we

42:43

had to secure. That's what we agreed to His

42:45

club's tell Adams put his foot through the ball.

42:47

Scored the Go Ahead golf the United States. They receive

42:49

a booth and then picks to sit in a

42:51

locker because he wants to play more. You can't drag

42:53

this guy off of your i guess I mean I

42:56

guess great brother dick and drag this gap of the

42:58

ah but the first nuggets the second outages if either

43:00

if if if we we want born miss to

43:02

let you go to stuff as I reflect what they

43:04

said unlike at is definitely the conversation that was being

43:07

screamed in that locker room. yeah it's It's like a

43:09

very much for your a good situation where you have

43:11

to tell your child's and they than they do

43:13

not like and what's that Like Joe I have no

43:15

familiarity I love the with them to add. In

43:17

that category. But I'll say that friend. maybe

43:19

a patron episode? Some debts or the other

43:21

nuggets. video parenting by the way, Narratives recently

43:23

had a child. I honestly no I don't

43:26

Miramar. I knew the details here with as

43:28

a picture of her out of holding his

43:30

silence like wearing the Victories shirt. And there's

43:32

Betty. It's what around on social media somewhere

43:34

it's not going to be that hard to

43:36

find. It's adorable, corrosive, Ballistic and Ethan Horvath

43:38

are over at it. It's it's It's a

43:40

great fixer. Everything about this moment for Adams,

43:42

even him with one to play Morgan's to

43:44

make it one to play Morgan tonight. It's.

43:46

All just so heartwarming. Like Adams is

43:49

such an important part of this team.

43:51

He's. Not a perfect player, nor will he score

43:53

a goal like that about we ever in Innovative.

43:55

Yeah, fair enough. He will never score a goal

43:58

like this again. I'll I'll describe say that. Now

44:00

it is is one of the best Us

44:02

goals ever. Like maybe maybe the best one

44:04

we seem. Against Mexico is deathly.

44:07

That's always idiots Mexico since the Michael Bradley

44:09

Chipping sex like that. Have you heard the

44:11

noise every make it is right up there.

44:13

Know it's it's a little less important like

44:15

woke up all fine vs. that a Sisley.

44:17

It's It's not the same thing. Bet.

44:20

It is a screamer. It is a legendary moment

44:22

and I I could not be happier for Tower

44:24

Adams. As and it is the best

44:26

goal of the game, but it's crazy that it is.

44:28

A thing that you could have a little bit of a

44:30

debate about sort of has that the rain a goal is

44:33

also. Really? Well taken the under

44:35

rated for former in both of these goals.

44:37

Joe. Do you know who I'm going to

44:39

say? The under rated

44:41

perform on both and not know I don't

44:43

know if said if you check their the

44:46

running order we have here it's the rent

44:48

most random name that's included. It's Drew Fisher

44:50

the official because for the atoms off you

44:52

go back and watch he is standing. Pretty.

44:54

Much exactly where Adams ends up striking the all

44:57

the path of the ball he is ending their

44:59

and gets out of the way as Adams receive

45:01

the ball and is like potentially going to shoot

45:03

Drew Fisher backpedals to get out of that way.

45:05

and that is exactly where the ball goes and

45:07

for the rain at all. He

45:09

does a really good job after pool as

45:11

it goes on his dribble and plays the

45:13

ball in do Fisher sort of takes a

45:15

wider angle to that one just so is

45:17

not like in the field of play at

45:19

all. When they're both partially cleared he is

45:21

standing basically exactly where G arena ends of

45:23

hitting the ball and he once again recognizes

45:25

situation jumps out of the way. doesn't really

45:27

even screen the Mexican defender maybe a little

45:29

bit but and with a good made a

45:32

difference either way. But both of those times

45:34

the him being alive to the situation and

45:36

getting out of the way if he had

45:38

not done that twice as. Like it's two blocks

45:40

from a referee and were having a very different

45:42

conversation about this game. so credit to the official.

45:44

probably more credit to Tyler Adams. And then during

45:46

my yeah Sen Fisher I can tailor a in.

45:49

I also like to finish from zero enough. First

45:51

time finish, left side of the box. This comes

45:53

after what would have been maybe the moment of

45:55

the game of programs and Irina hadn't done what

45:57

they did. You know what I'm talking about. Hillary.

46:00

The police a dribble over the left side. He

46:02

gets his way to the headline and along the

46:04

way chips the ball over Oriel into not fit

46:06

a way that got a yellow card. Pool just

46:08

got to eliminate ticking down rain as if it

46:10

was a rough couple minutes there for him. He

46:12

really was. It was a rough couple minutes earlier

46:14

at the real and to announce this would have

46:16

been a bigger deal like it outside the context

46:19

that it is messy hadn't just done something very

46:21

similar to Andrew Brody in the first Lsd with

46:23

a year on American soil for the legalese like

46:25

wasn't really similar. A really nice pieces go from

46:27

ballistic. it was him getting more involved in the

46:29

second half. The helped key some good

46:31

moments and the Fittest is great for made of

46:33

the celebration as well if it bring great. Brother

46:35

wanted to get on the accident many was like

46:38

four yards onto the field after an Edson Alvarez

46:40

tackle to do that Greg got I got a

46:42

senior little zone the had no card on that

46:44

one and then he runs all the way down

46:46

the sideline to celebrate in that far right hand

46:48

corner the field at you know if every slick

46:50

sort of about I miss my head and he

46:52

goes and like joins the dog pile or that

46:55

the big old mosque that around the arena like.

46:57

So really a really cool moment in one that

46:59

I think would. Be easy to point to

47:01

as one of be turning points to the

47:03

Us team. I think it already turned. Heel.

47:06

Toward towards the positive. After all that brought the

47:08

radio drama the World Cup. but like if there

47:10

were any lingering doubts, I I truly don't know

47:12

how there could be after. to me. Some

47:16

more things are really just to drill down

47:18

implicit for a moment. The.

47:20

Way he sits down and una to begin with it's

47:22

the step over than a tasty with the outside of

47:24

his foot and into the assumes it's going to be

47:26

the cross. there's if he does sliding in. And

47:29

it and putting easily could have just banged it

47:31

offers him out for a corner kick the way

47:33

he then has the next level effort to hurdle

47:35

him with the ball and then play a really

47:38

dangerous ball in that creates chaos. Haji right is

47:40

there but can get to cleanly and then it's

47:42

headed out. but it's Rain is sort of the

47:44

Eric see the policy keeping them alive and making

47:46

that little extra effort. That little bit of skill

47:48

that makes a difference. I also felt like his

47:51

skill was on display pretty regularly in this game.

47:53

It was a somewhat quiet performance from Emmys i'm

47:55

I'm with Course he doesn't get any assist or

47:57

anything like that, but I felt. Like it was.

48:00

The. Pool sick we need to see

48:02

which is dribbling out of pressure

48:04

and drawing fouls to alleviate pressure.

48:06

On occasion. it's him also backing

48:08

himself to turn with the defender

48:10

on his back. Get.

48:12

Away from that defender. Would. Sort of ride

48:14

the foul. There's two or three moments where he could

48:16

have a deathly could have been blown back for a

48:19

foul, but he plays through at the referee. Let's play.

48:21

go on and. Nothing. Really happens but

48:23

it still is. the Etti the pool. As sick

48:25

as just trying to make things happen, he's turning

48:27

under pressure. He's going of the defense, even the

48:29

one that he plays in for Belgian. Where.

48:32

He didn't even see him to sort of

48:34

get the head of steam and then he

48:36

tries it's a it's a clever little outside

48:38

of the football similar to what a rain

48:40

of played I in the game against Jamaica.

48:42

It was just a nice moment for ballistic

48:44

I felt like of have seen when he

48:46

is that has best is kind of going

48:48

at defenders who are backpedaling and he has

48:50

their the momentum and the freedom to create

48:52

in those moments. Again he wasn't like the

48:54

standout performance and on he was the man

48:56

of the mass let's say but it just

48:58

felt like they were a reliable moments from

49:00

pool the sick that were really needed. From

49:02

him, a player who did not have as much

49:04

involvement in the first half as you've article laid

49:07

out. Yeah, I agree on ballistic to shift to

49:09

the other wing in Tim Way Us. I.

49:11

Wanted more from Tim. Way to be honest,

49:13

I just don't think even though he was

49:15

a bit more involved in some of the

49:17

combination plane. the second half just not really

49:19

a standout performance. mean there's one moment the

49:21

I thought was one of them have receivers

49:23

announced on where I have. I have notes

49:26

are the first one is ah, only one

49:28

Titan the first twenty five minutes, the second

49:30

one is in the thirty six minute or

49:32

it says no shoulder check in all caps

49:34

turnover. ah I don't exactly remember sequence but

49:36

I imagine the happen the next twenty years.

49:38

He finally gets behind in the thirty five

49:40

minutes. yell rates across. In the forty seventh or

49:42

fifty. admit he does fire off a shot on

49:44

goal. Ah yes, it's a nice moment with out

49:46

of nothing for way I'd that's one of his

49:48

better things is like slapping a shot with low

49:50

and hard like him. Just a split second on

49:52

the right side of the box and then the

49:54

fifty third miss. This is a frustrating when for

49:56

me. Corrosive, Ballistic I believe this

49:58

is the sequence of. The thick work some

50:01

some crazy magic. Not Lugosi good magic but

50:03

he works some crazy magic over on the

50:05

left side to like break through your two

50:07

or three Mexico players in a foul. It

50:09

certainly would have been given twice there's yet

50:11

exerted on twice in how hadn't yet like

50:13

he just kept going and eventually it's not

50:15

a great ball from ballistic over to way

50:17

out like it it's forces way to stop

50:20

and forward momentum with his is no bueno

50:22

but where gets on the board Ballistic wisely

50:24

continues has run. that is a huge underrated

50:26

skill and soccer is you make the past.

50:28

I don't sit there unless you're. Already in

50:30

space in which case yes please sit there a

50:32

go and look for space immediately afterwards because that's

50:34

the moment where the defense which is asks that

50:36

it's to bring his name up again for the

50:39

second time on a non Argentina or Miami show

50:41

that is like a huge underrate a part of

50:43

messes be as the back to these always passing

50:45

and moving and looking for space both. It does

50:47

that very well in this moment Passes mediocre but

50:49

the movement is good. he breaks of the box

50:51

and way up doesn't seem like it to me.

50:54

Feels like a pass. It. Was on number

50:56

one, number two a pass that we would have seen

50:58

the Urena make which is again part of like. He

51:00

wishing that he was a bit higher but fuels parts

51:02

of this match but we're just doesn't play and was

51:04

one of the ones were not an easy ball. But.

51:07

It's attainable that you would love for your starting right

51:09

winger to hit your starting left winger and it just

51:11

doesn't happen somewhere again. I don't think this was his

51:13

best window. I honestly thought even though you are that

51:15

high in I'm against to make I thought he was

51:18

better against to make us. That. He was. Tonight's

51:20

like just not a lot of great stuff out

51:22

of him and it didn't end up mattering a

51:24

ton, but it's something to watch. One

51:27

of the only limited stands out for whatever reason

51:29

is in the lead up to the Adams goal.

51:31

He does get on the ball at a good

51:34

like when ream collect said he plays it back

51:36

to where where does like as events but where

51:38

has a quick turn and plays it and that

51:40

just sit out to me like he is your

51:42

cell quit and does so many little things in

51:44

a short amount of time that he can be

51:46

the difference maker. He can. If.

51:48

He can like to add just a little more

51:50

comes to that I think can become a next

51:52

level player but it still has that sort of

51:55

I said he ends up doing that to spin.

51:57

And. Then play back at him. will add to Tim

51:59

Ream so we're like it still doesn't have that

52:01

like that and product necessarily in the moments. but

52:03

having made this is just not the strongest am

52:05

from him. As you said, you're stronger as or

52:08

you're more up on a mess of the to

52:10

make game. But I'm not too bummed about it

52:12

because again. To. Know when. I'm

52:14

happy about it. Very happy that it say to

52:16

nail after we had the penalty given then rescinded

52:18

and a yellow card for diving. that was about

52:21

to be my most negative note of the game.

52:23

For that I Robinson who again I don't think

52:25

had a strong performance I think had multiple mistakes

52:27

in that would have been the biggest one. And.

52:30

As we've always said joe Thank goodness Vr

52:32

We've always love the air. we have everybody

52:34

we always knew it was totally good, an

52:36

accurate and and would get things right so

52:38

it stays does us arrow. there is no

52:40

penalty. Oh Gl Joe

52:42

it was. It was quite lovely. I have one

52:44

more player I'd like to talk about. What about

52:47

for you? ah yes or Utica Snacks and also

52:49

and what are I've got. Or.

52:51

That met Turner who had a similar glad

52:53

night makes as he saves does a good

52:56

job of just sort of. Keeping.

52:58

Things tidy, Not really giving Mexico any opportunities

53:00

are giving his backline any sort of uncertainty,

53:02

but then there are other little tiny things

53:04

he does. I enjoyed him slipping and falling

53:06

while taking a goal kicker than just staying

53:08

down because he knew that he was happening.

53:11

You could see him also as my school

53:13

started to do the Chan or the Aussies

53:15

and started to do the chance that he

53:17

just look around like knowing it was coming

53:19

a phallic he was kind of milking it

53:21

a little bit but my favorite one is

53:23

a has laid in the second half of

53:25

like I think is that the eighty third

53:27

minute. Mexico. have a shot the goes

53:30

over and it's very it's it's

53:32

very over and Adams. Air

53:34

Skeevy Turner jumps up just to make

53:36

sure it's going over. Lands.

53:39

And then dives and fully falls over. And

53:41

it's such an unnecessary moment, but it kills

53:43

like a good ten seconds as he slowly

53:45

gets back to his feet. And he just

53:47

has moments like that where he is I

53:49

think trolling a little bit. I think he

53:51

his just trying to be annoying trying to

53:53

slow the game down. but then in the

53:55

midst of all that one of the moments

53:57

when Rana plaza back to him and then

53:59

tells him the hit long he gets a

54:01

sixty yard pass. Like. On a

54:04

dime to get I Robinson who just brings it

54:06

down perfectly and that level of distribution is another

54:08

skills that are. Met Turner that I sometimes forget

54:10

about but she'd always appreciate. Yeah, it matters

54:12

like long ball distribution often better than his. like

54:15

the sort passing range of the back source. Somehow

54:17

that's a very different skill and you see that

54:19

and goalkeepers. He saw that when he was in

54:21

New England like he could hit some of those

54:24

long balls but new his ability would devote

54:26

to see under pressure is a bit of a

54:28

different story, but he was solid. like if you're

54:30

my Turner A coming out of Nottingham Forest right

54:32

now. Which is a a nice thing

54:34

for everyone to do and that includes your

54:37

in as well. Like this is exactly what

54:39

you need it. You come and you get

54:41

you starts. You have to trophy you put

54:43

in solid if unspectacular but but very very

54:45

solid performances and you go back. Now Do

54:47

your club with a bit more confidence like

54:49

after having fun for once and and wedding

54:51

stuff for once, you couldn't really ask for

54:53

a better window for Mac Turner. A

54:56

player that I'll toss out there. Killer surgeon, new

54:58

death to haven't spent a ton of time on

55:00

so far I wanted to see and I wrote

55:02

the sound of i know it's off or maybe

55:04

you're twenty five minutes or so thirty minutes I

55:07

wanted to see more of the bit like Instagram

55:09

highlight reel surgeon your desk their it felt like

55:11

he was so. So. Quiet and almost

55:13

a little passive on the ball, And that also

55:15

played into fact that the Us is building almost

55:17

exclusively down the left side early on. Why?

55:20

Was that what's because without towards the arena was or

55:22

and crucible as against wealth but like he was the

55:25

left side. that was a lot of the traffic for

55:27

the U S early in the match, the right side

55:29

not so much. It eventually. And. You reference one

55:31

of the one to sequences are we are then suggests

55:33

started again the ball and we started to see him

55:35

like. Cook. A little bit. There's that

55:37

moment in the thirty eighth minute. We.

55:39

Beat like a thousand Mexico players on the dribble

55:41

to some distance. Again direct the shot on. Frames

55:43

are in the forty fourth minute. He's got this

55:46

unreal almost like snake Drivel where he breaks are

55:48

a couple next go players and I dollars have

55:50

gone off for a corner kick on that. but

55:52

when he started to get involved in the game

55:54

in the more he did that the more I

55:56

felt like okay that keep him were a chance

55:58

to grow into the game that. What's the Mckenney

56:00

A chance to go into the game? That right

56:02

side can be so much fun and we didn't

56:04

see it much in this game other than those

56:06

couple moments from Dust That Rights, I can be

56:08

so much fun. When they're all like

56:10

firing and working together and they're aggressive, I don't

56:13

think it was the best showing we've seen from

56:15

mostly players combining, but death when he was on

56:17

like he was really onto. The downside is he

56:19

still a little lightweight. like he gets muscle off

56:21

the ball. He? I don't think he was terrific

56:23

defensively. You gotta stand up there like we know

56:25

that already about surgeon your desk. but I just

56:27

want to see more of the like Instagram Sizzle

56:29

Reel best and I'm glad we got a bit

56:31

of that in the. Yeah,

56:33

I hear you entirely jokes. He has a moment

56:36

in the second half where he thinks he's been

56:38

showered and that he sort of jobs back defensively.

56:40

The U S wins, the ball, plays it to

56:42

him and he just stands there and doesn't check

56:44

to at all. doesn't check around him at all

56:47

and my second player just steps in and wins.

56:49

The body sort of looks around like oh that

56:51

my mistakes and that said, there's always that little

56:53

switch off with desk that you have to account

56:56

for the your point. He's also has the one

56:58

where he's served over in the box. that was

57:00

he was calling for a penalty. no penalty given,

57:02

no foul even given. And that's one where

57:04

Yemen is. he just has a bit more

57:06

physicality. he other handles that one or cells

57:08

the penalty even more I will say in

57:10

the name be plus. Six. Minute

57:13

I think it was or fifth minute he's

57:15

on the brakes. Ah it feels like he's

57:17

going to be in on goal or at

57:19

least going to be able to play dangerous.

57:21

Ball gets a shove in the back and

57:24

definitely is just fouled and no foul was

57:26

given. No card is given. so I have.

57:28

Some. Sympathy for him because it felt like he

57:30

yeah he did get knocked around a little bit.

57:32

He was definitely a player that out l three

57:35

players were happy to gonna get into some physical

57:37

altercations with but. As you earn

57:39

that when you beat half the team on

57:41

a dribble and do that a couple different

57:43

times. It was a a strong performance and

57:45

joe in terms of things that have me.

57:48

Nervous. Or sort of the question marks

57:50

coming out of this camp out of this result.

57:53

The. Big One remains like what happens if death as

57:55

another moment where he melts down and and gets

57:57

a red card. What happens if he's injured? There

57:59

is no. When I didn't we talked about this

58:01

as it did you make a game but to reiterate

58:03

does nobody Nepal who could do anything close to what

58:05

he does on the right side and so not having

58:08

him in. Fundamentally. Changes the

58:10

way the Us is gonna play and the

58:12

threats that they have at their disposal. so

58:14

that is that is a big one. I'd

58:16

like to see who can develop into a

58:18

potential deputy for surgeon your desk. Or does

58:20

it mean. If. He's out for

58:22

whatever reason. do they have to sort of

58:24

change what they're doing because no one can

58:26

them close to that level of attacking output?

58:28

And at Angry Tiffany? yeah it is an

58:30

open question for me to be honest I

58:33

that we've talked about Sally plenty or a

58:35

I don't need to react any that stuff

58:37

I guess is so obviously want a in

58:39

that spots in there is no one be

58:41

there's not really even like it to at

58:43

this point is it ten way are dropping

58:45

back to shift to a back three? I

58:48

don't know what the answer is. I would

58:50

love to give him way. Around at that

58:52

spot. Whether that's as the right back or right

58:54

wing back, he's done it before a club level

58:56

other at a higher level than most of the

58:59

other potential right back than this leaky play, right

59:01

back, some for legal illegal. he's played right wing

59:03

backs prevent this. This year he views and rolled.

59:05

I think he could play it. He could do

59:08

quite well and maybe not against everyone, but I

59:10

think he could do a good job there. That's

59:12

a question for me. Taylor, along with. Like.

59:15

What's the state of the center back pool? right?

59:17

Now. I. Don't. I don't feel

59:19

any better or worse about Tim Ream now than I

59:21

did before the window started. I was gonna say that

59:24

yes, Taylor put ideas. I mean, I feel better about

59:26

him I think. Ultimately he is a

59:28

very veteran player to to put it in

59:30

a non ha. always avensis assessed on the

59:32

subway like I assume that is another one

59:34

I think we you and I somewhat disagree

59:36

on not that he is old but his

59:38

performance in this game I was. I was

59:40

more positive on him. I oh my yes

59:42

I think he was pretty good guys. You

59:44

know that I thought he did a good

59:46

job of of he deftly him doing marshaling

59:48

that backline away their mouths. Robinson did not

59:50

and I do think that is partially why

59:52

they looked better on the evening is because

59:54

I think there was just more the leadership

59:56

and more organization. And I talked about

59:58

how he was alive to three in a

1:00:01

way that compensates for his lack of speed.

1:00:03

But there are also. Multiple.

1:00:05

Times when it certainly how sloppy Mexico

1:00:07

were in possession and how often they

1:00:09

were passing the ball out of bounds

1:00:12

when they did not need to. Very

1:00:14

Usa Jamaica Ah, But. Going to him

1:00:16

watching multiple times it is Tim Ream tracking

1:00:18

a runner and just getting a little bit

1:00:20

of like are a knock and a backer

1:00:22

just letting them know is there as that

1:00:24

player receives the boss that leads to Habitats

1:00:26

Martinez. Two of them were he tries to

1:00:28

first time the ball back to the thrower

1:00:30

and he hit it out of bounds and

1:00:32

Ream is right there and it's that pressure

1:00:34

that I think does that and so for

1:00:37

him to be alive to concerns leading that

1:00:39

line playing a topless when it passes and

1:00:41

then also duties a job of tracking I

1:00:43

thought it was a good performance to your

1:00:45

point. I don't think he is the

1:00:47

long term starting center back, no, not sure I've heard

1:00:49

love him starting of the twenty twenty six world. But.

1:00:52

You remove him from the equation for a moment. With

1:00:54

that in mind, It. Felt

1:00:56

like this was Miles Robinson's position to keep

1:00:58

earn whatever it may be out Think he

1:01:00

did that against Jamaica. Chris Richards is still

1:01:02

there but I thought he had a and

1:01:05

up and down performance. He has some individual

1:01:07

mistakes there that I don't think you could

1:01:09

make when you're trying to get to that

1:01:11

higher level and no one else has really.

1:01:13

Come close. Like we talked about this when

1:01:16

we're looking at the roster is it's easy

1:01:18

V Is it Marks Mckinsey Just John Brooks

1:01:20

get a look and he was on the

1:01:22

provisional roster like that. There are other names

1:01:24

in there and I think that speaks to

1:01:27

yeah that that ceiling that like. We don't

1:01:29

quite have that obvious centre back pairing. I

1:01:31

think we both would love for it to

1:01:33

be mouse rabbits and increase Richards, but on

1:01:36

the basis of this camp not sure. That

1:01:38

leaves me feeling the most comfortable. Now going

1:01:40

up against a stronger opponents know yet researchers

1:01:42

is one of the bigger. Stock down players

1:01:44

of the window for me to fill our he

1:01:47

gets caught unaware a couple of times in the

1:01:49

first. In the first Damien's to make us and

1:01:51

tonight he had a couple of mistakes in the

1:01:53

air can't win the ball the sixty first minute

1:01:56

and that allows and we martine the running behind

1:01:58

and and sag a chance There. Seventy

1:02:00

fifth minute bad clearance. I get his pocket

1:02:02

picked me eleventh minute in possession like I

1:02:04

just don't think he was great. There was

1:02:06

some nice last ditch depending from both Richards

1:02:08

and Remus room I thought was was better

1:02:10

and much more solid overall and ultimately till

1:02:12

I was probably bit too harsh on him

1:02:15

earlier. I think your various it's is pretty

1:02:17

spot on Richards I'd love to read I

1:02:19

I do I know what can I say

1:02:21

the beard man it gets me. I have

1:02:23

very high and Chris Rogers as a player.

1:02:25

I think he has a high with high

1:02:27

ceiling of any centre back in the pool.

1:02:30

Odd. this was not his window in my mind

1:02:32

so I thought he struggled. ah ends. and I

1:02:34

don't feel great frankly about that spot heading into

1:02:36

the summer. Still as if you have to ask

1:02:39

who's going to start it is it is gonna

1:02:41

be Chris Richard for me. I don't think he's

1:02:43

done enough, especially relative to Miles Robertson and how

1:02:45

poor he was I thought against to make us

1:02:48

like that. starting spot is still his by. Don't

1:02:50

feel as good about it now as it had

1:02:52

like four days ago. Agreed.

1:02:55

In. Terms of other areas of concern I think

1:02:58

we've we've had a landed on with if

1:03:00

is that we have the ideal midfield three

1:03:02

as everybody's healthy. The obvious question is what

1:03:04

have it isn't but he isn't healthy says

1:03:06

of a retailer Adams, but we can cross

1:03:08

that bridge when we come to it's moving

1:03:10

further forward adding to the sick as the

1:03:12

left winger I think tim, where's the right

1:03:14

winger even if he didn't have that great

1:03:16

of a camp. Our overall couple games. I

1:03:19

think thousand is probably still the

1:03:21

starter if everybody is fully sits,

1:03:23

but that is the other area

1:03:26

where there are lots of options.

1:03:28

And. Lots of stronger options. Just

1:03:30

Sergeant was it was going to be in.

1:03:32

This team has to withdraw. has you're right?

1:03:35

comes in scores of a good goal, a

1:03:37

good couple goals right against Urge may God

1:03:39

bless them. Looks kind of anonymous in this

1:03:41

game and that's not the first time we've

1:03:43

seen somebody in this position. literally. this number

1:03:46

nine position the way brother wanted to be,

1:03:48

not look as effective or not look like

1:03:50

able to create their own goals and create

1:03:52

their own moments. So I think. That.

1:03:55

It is not quite an area of concern,

1:03:57

but it's one that I think I as.

1:04:00

I was sort of. Dallek. And written in

1:04:02

ink. And coming out of this one,

1:04:04

it may written in pencil for me, still confidently

1:04:06

written in pencil like it would be hard to

1:04:08

erase. Put it that way. Yeah, I'd have to

1:04:11

put some effort and to get the answer to

1:04:13

work. but it is still an area where though

1:04:15

we have plenty of options, it's almost like there

1:04:17

are so many options, none of whom are like

1:04:19

clearly that number one guy that it ends up

1:04:22

feeling a little bit muddy or than I would

1:04:24

like to see. Oh yeah, I'm with you on

1:04:26

a lot of that. I think it is written

1:04:28

still in. Mostly. Aggressive pencil

1:04:30

like like pretty pretty hard pencil down

1:04:33

from from Ballet Guinness. I I just

1:04:35

don't think anybody else has done enough

1:04:37

consistently. To. To like take

1:04:39

that spot from him. He also wasn't done a

1:04:42

great job of of cementing that spot. What I

1:04:44

will say is. I. Don't think Be

1:04:46

Nine tend to be set up for success

1:04:48

by the system that great brother wants to

1:04:50

play. He talked about it.

1:04:52

it's on the postmaster quotes come in the

1:04:54

press conference Brother has as tried to transformed

1:04:56

his team away from the really pretty possession

1:04:58

style to a team that wants to getting

1:05:00

your grill the wants to play what a

1:05:02

bit more direct against teams that will let

1:05:04

them do that stuff and to make especially

1:05:06

with the game states after forty seconds or

1:05:09

whatever was the other night wasn't one of

1:05:11

those teams but it gets Mexico against the

1:05:13

the higher level opposition that we're gonna see

1:05:15

the Copa America like this team is a

1:05:17

defense first attack second team like that is

1:05:19

gone under the radar because of how viral.

1:05:21

At least in our little small world. Those

1:05:23

initial brother quotes like back and I guess

1:05:25

the and a twenty eighteen it would have

1:05:27

been about this organizing the opponent with the

1:05:29

ball. a viral that went. It's how quickly

1:05:31

that caught on, especially because the Us didn't

1:05:33

do it well. I guess Us team now.

1:05:36

Is. At their best when they're in a

1:05:38

four, three three like mid block. The Good: when the

1:05:40

ball with aggressive ball wedding in midfield. That's a big

1:05:43

part of this team. And they

1:05:45

can for this quickly so that does not

1:05:47

always lend itself to the nine. Getting super

1:05:49

involves that general style. and the other thing

1:05:51

is because the position or my Mit for

1:05:53

this team word is not a number ten.

1:05:56

It is one number six with to number rates.

1:05:58

Are. There is not a player. Consistently Who is going

1:06:00

to send the nine and behind? Because let's face

1:06:03

it, Christian both are getting where do a lot

1:06:05

of things. Wealth. Or. The elite wingers who

1:06:07

can constantly put a ball on a platter for

1:06:09

a number nine running in the box know like

1:06:11

other players who can always cut inside and play

1:06:13

a while waded through both we did seat and

1:06:16

I subaltern ballistic into Jenna Robinson them a second

1:06:18

half tonight, but like. Know. Leave

1:06:20

The answer is no. That consistent service and

1:06:22

the wingers it is isn't their jewelry that

1:06:24

is far and away. The. Guy who

1:06:27

was going to put the ball on a

1:06:29

platter for someone and kids do it for

1:06:31

every one in every game of that included

1:06:33

Sometimes disadvantage in that's not a word, but

1:06:35

maybe it is the number nine like I'm

1:06:37

better.player doesn't get on the ball a ton

1:06:39

and we can assume that from. The.

1:06:41

Nines in the last couple fine cycle we've seen

1:06:43

it from Haji right tonight we saw for bally

1:06:45

game is to make it like that is a

1:06:47

problem in so I think bargain is still have

1:06:49

all the players the most likely who's gonna create

1:06:51

his own shot which is something that sets and

1:06:53

I depart and somebody you I think is shown

1:06:55

good chemistry with read on a consistent basis. I

1:06:57

would imagine he still going to be the guy

1:06:59

but he doesn't have that spot or the way

1:07:01

locked. To. Of were doing it like

1:07:03

another sort of the forgiving Berhalter fantasy draft.

1:07:05

A moment. And he can pick any

1:07:08

number nine in the world. Or you could pick

1:07:10

any number nine in the world for him. Is.

1:07:13

There one that you think could come into

1:07:15

this team and could be that difference maker

1:07:17

and and why you think about that of

1:07:19

eyes and time by saying the reason I

1:07:21

ask is because my assumption is that if

1:07:23

there is. It. Is a truly

1:07:25

elite world class player who can do things

1:07:27

on their own. So the Holland or In

1:07:29

and Bought they or someone along those lines

1:07:32

who who can just create on their own

1:07:34

and that doesn't feel like a thing with

1:07:36

United States is is close to having or

1:07:38

developing. Know. It it doesn't really and

1:07:40

I'll get is the closest one. I've talked about this

1:07:42

from before he he committed to the Osmonds actual team.

1:07:44

One of things that I like most about his game

1:07:46

as that he came create his own shot and we

1:07:48

saw a glimpse of that against to make us was

1:07:51

seen it before for the Us men's national team. Like

1:07:53

Haji rate doesn't do that with them from a nice

1:07:55

but he can do it for the way angry cut

1:07:57

inside the has a different sort of spacing around him.

1:08:00

Happy doesn't do that stuff like that. The U

1:08:02

S just doesn't have those kinds of players. Falcon

1:08:04

is the closest to doing it. I was real

1:08:06

against Holland or and Bobby is cheating yet as

1:08:08

like yet the answer's yes like those guys are

1:08:11

be incredible. They would immediately score goals because they're

1:08:13

that good. I really think about somebody like Harry

1:08:15

Kane who super well rounded, a versatile can drop

1:08:17

in create to get in the box. good close

1:08:20

control can create his own shots you in a

1:08:22

Robert Love and asked to somebody who leads the

1:08:24

line more than Harry Kane. But.

1:08:26

Can't get the ball. Quick touches can create

1:08:28

space for himself in tight spots to then

1:08:31

fire off shots on goal. That. The

1:08:33

U S is just still looking for somebody who

1:08:35

can do all that stuff at a consistent basis.

1:08:37

and I think of all the players. Today.

1:08:39

It's still most likely to be valid and

1:08:41

and of all the players like to summer

1:08:44

some Now at Twenty Twenty Six World Cup,

1:08:46

the play was most likely going to grow

1:08:48

into being borderline elite at that stuff. Alan

1:08:50

Gordon. Alan. Gordon or ah,

1:08:52

sneaky take maybe for dog. Aca

1:08:55

night so. In

1:08:57

terms of if we're going to stick with the

1:08:59

system, nothing to hide. Were would have imagined Alan

1:09:01

Gordon them coming up. On the side note, Or

1:09:03

and I received obvious to me the as I don't

1:09:06

know how nine hundred and thirty right away so mean

1:09:08

so then. Seeing. Seen

1:09:10

through that very specific lens then.

1:09:13

Things. Are better system kids. At least we have

1:09:15

the ideal player that he is available to us

1:09:17

trying to do that role. Totally yeah I mean

1:09:19

like B U S is better off for having

1:09:21

floor malaga and the not right and we haven't

1:09:23

see are quite enough of that for like to

1:09:25

boil it down there like guess that is the

1:09:27

best The nuts and bolts here see. hope that

1:09:29

he continues or growth monaco you hope that he

1:09:31

continues to gain chemistry. Most of all Taylor help

1:09:33

the Joanna stays on a field. Like.

1:09:35

I think of all the take away some this one of

1:09:37

the one that is most obvious to me. Even.

1:09:39

Though tower Adams as important even though you know

1:09:41

getting Tim Ream in the backline seem to elevate

1:09:44

things that you can run through the checklist. The.

1:09:46

Us is a different team was your rain is

1:09:48

on the field like to have a chance to

1:09:50

go out there and go toe to toe least

1:09:52

for sort stretches. With. I think almost

1:09:54

anybody in the world and at least have

1:09:57

a a fight a put your sense of

1:09:59

like throwing something. Towards. The opposition when

1:10:01

you're right it is on feel the at him when

1:10:03

he's not that we saw the get this against Jamaica.

1:10:06

It's a little uglier. Like it's not as it's

1:10:08

not as effective. They're not as careful incompetent on

1:10:10

the ball. He is a difference maker for this

1:10:12

team and if you're right it is not on

1:10:15

the field and a big moment for the Us

1:10:17

going forward like that is illegitimate problem that is

1:10:19

illegitimate like cycle defining his defining problem as you

1:10:21

near what is going into biggest World Cup of

1:10:24

all time. It ourselves

1:10:26

frustrates me that he goes back to the

1:10:28

club situation he's in and I don't expect

1:10:30

new nose for does out there without. Have

1:10:32

watched this game and come away thinking like

1:10:34

never mind. I got this guy wrong. I'm

1:10:36

not even sure he's watch these games, I

1:10:38

hope he has, but it is at least

1:10:40

for me Speaking for me personally, A

1:10:43

necessary reminder of how good your any is

1:10:45

why Joe is hyped about him the way

1:10:47

Joe has been, and to see him do

1:10:49

things the United States that I think very

1:10:51

few or no other players can do. Does.

1:10:54

Make me hopeful that he does find the

1:10:57

right club situation this summer. Be back at

1:10:59

Dortmund unlikely or someone else more likely but

1:11:01

not Nottingham Forest the most likely ah would

1:11:03

would may be incredibly happy. Maybe he goes

1:11:05

back there and does get minutes in Southeastern

1:11:07

it on and find some form and any

1:11:09

becomes a key player for them that feels.

1:11:12

Not. As likely to happen to me. I

1:11:14

hope it does, but I'm very hopeful for

1:11:16

him to find a good club position where

1:11:18

he feels appreciated, he feels I had and

1:11:21

he's allowed to cook. And then we see

1:11:23

where things go from there. But yeah, First

1:11:25

and foremost, say healthy Geo Say how the

1:11:27

audio my only of us who may only

1:11:29

have the same dimensions and it's when I

1:11:31

mentioned briefly before. It's just

1:11:33

that obviously it is a site. Slightly

1:11:35

strange ending to this game with us

1:11:37

players basically just asking me essential to

1:11:39

end it because we have the mass

1:11:41

suspended twice because the at the chance

1:11:43

from L Three fans start serving out

1:11:45

it around the seventy at their seventy

1:11:48

fifth minute. Notably notable that they weren't.

1:11:50

Quiet. Or loud about that one. Before

1:11:52

that moment it felt like that was kind

1:11:55

of frustration boiling over. There are many half

1:11:57

hearted explanations for why they still do that,

1:11:59

fans. Ultimately, it doesn't matter. I don't know

1:12:01

what repercussions zero be if they will be

1:12:03

any actual punishments, but there should be. Ah,

1:12:05

but it does end up with Matt Turner

1:12:07

with the ball and the officials is blowing

1:12:09

the whistle because he doesn't want it to

1:12:11

happen again. So as I said a strange

1:12:14

note to end on, but maybe we shouldn't

1:12:16

even spend any more time on that. You

1:12:18

may wish he'd just remind ourselves that once

1:12:20

again the U S one to nail does

1:12:22

the said no. It's always a good feeling.

1:12:24

Yeah, next school have real problems like on

1:12:26

a lot of real problems. Mexico Manager Hyman

1:12:28

was on a was asked. After the game, let's.

1:12:32

How is this happened? Like how is this

1:12:34

divide that is so clear not just of

1:12:36

United States and but is very very apparent

1:12:38

to Mexico fans and others around this region.

1:12:41

Like how did we get to this point

1:12:43

in in one of things that he said

1:12:45

was the Us is sending players to Europe

1:12:47

earlier like they're getting players over to high

1:12:49

level environments. Mexico's just not doing that like

1:12:52

they don't send players theater but the same

1:12:54

rates are not producing the same talent. right

1:12:56

now. it feels like you're a if the

1:12:58

two options are the gap growth of the

1:13:01

grab the gaps. Ranks: Of. The.

1:13:03

First option is is far more likely a

1:13:05

Mexico's fan culture is is I don't know

1:13:07

how directly that ties and all this stuff

1:13:09

but didn't album tonight that's for sure. and

1:13:12

the United States of the to know when

1:13:14

another another example of that being the dominant

1:13:16

force in this region. I feel

1:13:18

so. So. Uncomfortable sameness and

1:13:20

it is close to one am on

1:13:22

the East coast. As I say this

1:13:24

of this seabiscuit, I have long felt

1:13:26

that the United States. As.

1:13:29

A nation. With.

1:13:31

Soccer's played the way it is in this

1:13:33

country. plus the recruitment of dual nationals we

1:13:35

should exclude that, but I think any time

1:13:38

you dump money into a thing. Broadly.

1:13:40

Speaking there will be an impact and I

1:13:43

think with the amount of money that has

1:13:45

been spent on youth soccer put it this

1:13:47

way, I don't move my dogs him practices

1:13:49

Tuesday nights out at a a big field

1:13:52

complex I hear in Richmond where they are

1:13:54

like fifteen fields and it's Eddie Griffin United

1:13:56

who are very good club team are out

1:13:58

there practicing and I. It's fifteen and

1:14:00

sixteen year old as I walked with her.

1:14:03

We practice on running drills and they are.

1:14:05

Insane Li good, Like Insane Me good and

1:14:08

and that even just a better than I

1:14:10

was at that age. But they are running

1:14:12

drills that you see professionals running. They are

1:14:14

playing one touch passes the whole length of

1:14:16

the field as a drill like is. It's

1:14:19

just. it is noteworthy to me how much

1:14:21

soccer has advanced eat in my lifetime alone

1:14:23

put it that way and I do wonder

1:14:25

this is what I'm building towards jail. Be.

1:14:28

There is just a like a gap

1:14:30

there that doesn't get closed and that

1:14:33

makes me holy uncomfortable Because soccer works

1:14:35

in cycles and empires rise and fall.

1:14:37

Ah, hems with you for demon implies,

1:14:39

the Nazis has an empire is hilarious

1:14:41

to begin with because we want us

1:14:43

to get nations league a couple times.

1:14:46

But he does see your point about

1:14:48

the United States sending players abroad at

1:14:50

a younger age and more regularly with

1:14:52

more numbers there. He does feel like

1:14:54

that player pool continues to expand and

1:14:56

continues to expand. I don't. See.

1:14:59

A scenario in which it starts doing that

1:15:01

basically. and so even if Mexico starts to

1:15:03

do more of that, it feels like that

1:15:05

gap is increasing. Canada

1:15:08

of. I. Don't know what to make

1:15:10

of them because they're federation signs deals that

1:15:12

are like yes, what makes you annoy my

1:15:14

mom I almost doing all of our money

1:15:16

so that you do nothing for yes exactly

1:15:18

So I don't I don't know there though.

1:15:20

Obviously Canada has come on leaps and bounds

1:15:22

of the years, but it still does make

1:15:24

me feel like we are approaching as an

1:15:27

area with the niceties. The. Dominant

1:15:29

team in North America and again that makes

1:15:31

me so uncomfortable. We may already have approach

1:15:33

that but it is just a strange world

1:15:35

to live in given the world that I

1:15:37

grew up where the had states didn't qualify

1:15:39

for the woke up until ninety ninety and

1:15:41

then when they did it was always sort

1:15:44

of hey we managed to get a drug

1:15:46

into Mexico or like we've managed to scrappy

1:15:48

win against the run of play the United

1:15:50

States you have gone out tonight and played.

1:15:53

I. Would say the better football but also

1:15:55

a smart game plan and also. Still,

1:15:58

Did the physical thing and suited the heart. Ring

1:16:00

he eats again to bring us back

1:16:02

to where we began as thing that

1:16:04

we both kind of expected going in.

1:16:07

And. There's a time in the past when

1:16:09

I absolutely do not expect to be down

1:16:11

three to nail. It's a pleasant thing is

1:16:14

that happens. whereas. I thought we would

1:16:16

get a win and we didn't. You did

1:16:18

And we did. and it feels like that

1:16:20

may continue. Long may it continue is what

1:16:22

I will say Joe Yeah it is the

1:16:24

expectation now not The question had ended these

1:16:26

games and in the way I did my

1:16:28

my backyard to the references own com. It's

1:16:30

only when I said don't aim at his

1:16:32

group is like a hubris is only as

1:16:34

good as absolutely not hubris. At this point

1:16:36

it is the reality. The U S three

1:16:38

straight Nations League League trophy. They have dominated

1:16:40

Mexico in the last several meetings. The Pcs

1:16:42

the reality for the Us. move forward to

1:16:44

the point. Where like it is now in. This

1:16:47

is probably true for a year to now. It

1:16:49

is less about the U S dominating Concacaf

1:16:51

without is the expectation and more about like

1:16:53

ten. They get games against good teams ahead

1:16:55

of the Cop America, ahead of the World

1:16:57

Cup and they're going to be some great

1:16:59

friendly's come in and June it's the Cop.

1:17:01

America will feature higher level matchups. not all

1:17:03

them but some of them. For this Us

1:17:05

team a good is time to move on

1:17:07

to bigger and better test. Macarthur Gases is

1:17:09

no longer. Be. The test

1:17:11

that shows you where you're going. it is

1:17:13

sort of more that like the testicles you

1:17:16

know where you are right now that you

1:17:18

as he needs to go out there in

1:17:20

take advantage of that. opportunities to play against

1:17:22

teams that are may be better than them

1:17:24

or at least are equals because Mexico is

1:17:26

not that at this point it was young

1:17:28

for Joe of and they give you my

1:17:30

my sneaky early production. I alluded to this

1:17:32

in the draft episode I think the United

1:17:34

States is going to it's the West by

1:17:36

Uruguay. I think it will not be a

1:17:38

particularly close game. Maybe the scoreline isn't. Terrible.

1:17:41

Maybe it's only to nail. I wouldn't be

1:17:43

surprised if is worse and I think there

1:17:45

will be a strong like wow we've rested

1:17:47

on our laurels Got to have isn't that

1:17:50

good either your wire when when Gov America

1:17:52

and I think it will end up being

1:17:54

not that bad of results are but I

1:17:56

do think that might be the way that

1:17:59

plays out in. The game night a D

1:18:01

S will still very much get out of their

1:18:03

group so don't be upset if we get many

1:18:05

are hurting from your of like as they're quite

1:18:07

a good team and if we beat them with

1:18:09

an obviously where the champions of South America to

1:18:11

sell the no one can be the show and

1:18:13

Twenty Twenty Six is in our grasp. Vamos.

1:18:17

I jewelry on that late night meandering rambling so

1:18:19

that gives a good point to and the episode

1:18:21

the thank you so much for say as the

1:18:24

talk of me about the Us is when in

1:18:26

the county as nice as a final I very

1:18:28

much enjoyed it both the when an chatting with

1:18:30

you. Conrad M C You Taylor Tatar

1:18:33

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1:18:35

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1:18:37

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