
USA 1-0 Saudi Arabia (Jun 19, 2025) Game Analysis - ESPN
Expert recap and game analysis of the United States vs. Saudi Arabia Concacaf Gold Cup game from June 19, 2025 on ESPN.
Is it really that important though? I mean how many gold cups do we have to win before we actually do something in a tournament that has real competition in it. I get the pride and patriotic side of it. but I also think it's overblown by old guys that are board. I mean USA World Cup teams of the Alexi Lalas days had guys sleeping with other players wives. "but they played hard because they were patriots"Yeah, never again. I never again want to see or hear from this chump. "Oh, I want to play in the friendlies but screw the very important tourney?" And he doesn't understand why Poch is trying to have a unified roster in the run up to the GC? And he wants to skip the GC, leave his team in the lurch, and just slink back for the WC next year? No dude. You don't get to pick and choose. Players the world over go through the same difficulties and most of them would do anything to play for their team in these tournaments.
Just to make my opinion clear, eff that guy![]()
It's the entitled "I'm too important for the Gold Cup and I'm entitled to just walk into the team for the World Cup without a lick of work" BS attitude I can't stand. From his interviews on it, he hasn't got a clue what he sounds like. It's cringe.Is it really that important though? I mean how many gold cups do we have to win before we actually do something in a tournament that has real competition in it. I get the pride and patriotic side of it. but I also think it's overblown by old guys that are board. I mean USA World Cup teams of the Alexi Lalas days had guys sleeping with other players wives. "but they played hard because they were patriots"
USA has plenty of gold cups and it hasn't helped them. I stopped caring about the gold cup a long time ago. These players who are playing now need to gain experience and try to earn a World Cup roster spot. I don't think Pulisic and Weah have anything to prove. they will be in the starting 11 at the WC if they are healthy and I will watch.
Edit: I do think that Weah has something to prove with the idiotic red card that he took at Copa America.
I get that. he is immature and I wonder if his sheltered upbringing maybe takes away from his social experience. I always thought that Landon had that same cocky attitude and I don't think he ever grew out of it.It's the entitled "I'm too important for the Gold Cup and I'm entitled to just walk into the team for the World Cup without a lick of work" BS attitude I can't stand. From his interviews on it, he hasn't got a clue what he sounds like. It's cringe.
Struggling vs. Haiti is just pitiful.I turned it off after our goalie passed the ball to the wrong team in front of our own goal. Smh
Holy sheet, man!Lyon in France, who qualified for Europa League, just got relegated to Ligue 2 after review of their financial situation. Tanner Tressman is there and Matt Turner signed there this offseason - so definitely a situation to keep an eye on.
They are planning to appeal, which may drag the process out and not facilitate any short term changes, but will be interesting to keep an eye on!Holy sheet, man!
It would be nice to have a GK that could play out of the back now that US have the talent to do it at other positions.Lyon in France, who qualified for Europa League, just got relegated to Ligue 2 after review of their financial situation. Tanner Tressman is there and Matt Turner signed there this offseason - so definitely a situation to keep an eye on.
I think they still should compete well. that's not exactly a chopped liver roster. It's also good to see some of the depth getting opportunities in meaningful games that they otherwise would not be getting. regardless of the starting 11 at the World Cup, if you are going to make it anywhere beyond the first couple of games, you need depth. that was a massive problem in the last world cup.Costa Rica should prove to be a challenge for the US on Sunday. It will be interesting to see how this edition of the US team fares against CR. I have not been impressed with Freese in net. We may see Turner on Sunday. I think the lineup for Sunday will be:
Matt Turner
Chris Richards
Tim Ream
John Tolkin
Max Arfsten
Tyler Adams
Diego Luna
Jack McGlynn
Malik Tillman
Sebastian Berhalter
Patrick Agyemang
I'm in the 21st minute of this game and so far they look very positive. a poor penalty taken for sure, but other than that they have been very good.I'm loving the grit of this team. Freese came up big in the PKs. Still not sure he's the answer in net. Hopefully the PK success pumps up his confidence. Luna just keeps making things happen. I'm really starting to buy into Pochettino and what he's trying to do. The more I watch and the more I read, I'm understanding what he's doing. It's a tear down and rebuild from the same old same old that has plagued this team for years. A new mentality. I like the high pressure, the use of the entire width of the field which creates space and the quicker ball movement and off ball runs we are seeing which seemed to be missing in prior years.