Also interesting that it’s still Real Madrid Barcelona juventus and inter that are holding out from repudiating the super league. The epl clubs folded like a wet blanketThe top 7 EPL teams + maybe Arsenal are all better than Sevilla FC (I say this as a supporter of Sevilla since my 20s) and Krasnodar
Just noticed last night that the goalie for Austin FC is Pulisic. He is a cousin of the well known Pulisic.Pulisic even though he came off the bench was awesome and that assist was both unselfish and lovely. Perhaps an American in a Champions League final.
Kudos to Horvath coming off the bench for Steffen and just not making the save of the game but key saves in the second half.Tonight’s game was fun to watch and exciting.
Kudos to Horvath coming off the bench for Steffen and just not making the save of the game but key saves in the second half.
That wasn't the A team out there.
It seems the US has some good young players with more in the pipeline.
That was the Mex A team.USA looked fast and athletic but technical skills were lower than Mexico. The better team lost yesterday. Good win for USA.
If I only saw the first half, I would agree with you. Towards the end of the second half Mexico's ball skills (particularly first touch) started to degrade. Once in overtime Mexico occasionally showed some skills, but for the most part were outplayed all over the field. I don't think they were the better team.USA looked fast and athletic but technical skills were lower than Mexico. The better team lost yesterday. Good win for USA.
I think Berhalter out coached them. He seemed to know when to add our super subs and that turned the tide. For much of the first half I thought we were barely hanging on but in the second the tide seemed to turn where by the end we were starting to dominate.If I only saw the first half, I would agree with you. Towards the end of the second half Mexico's ball skills (particularly first touch) started to degrade. Once in overtime Mexico occasionally showed some skills, but for the most part were outplayed all over the field. I don't think they were the better team.
In overtime, Mexico did not look like the better team. The US did look sloppy, but they also put together some nice passes (compared to normal US teams). The momentum in overtime was clearly with the US in my opinion. During halftime I was predicting a US loss by at least 2 goals.Turning point? the US team did not look like the better team. If you played a 7 game series mexico would win that. If the US can get to the KO round and do something then I would call that a turning point.
Pretty simple from my perspective. The US finally embraced the youth movement.
The US team is not as skilled and didn't execute as well as the Mexican team overall. The players being younger than the usual US team were more athletic and were able to create pressured gamed play and make executing difficult which ultimately held Mexico off. The past US teams were unable to do this because older players did not have athleticism and stamina to execute like this.
Late in the 2nd half the Mexican team tired and was unable to keep up. In overtime Mexico's possession and defense was breaking down which ultimately led up to the winning goal. The US is not a point where the are equal technically to Mexico or any of the top teams. They do have a deeper pool of athletic players, that can wear teams down that choose to play a high tempo game.