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I’m not sure. I think he’s at the right depth if he uses a more typical dive with a power step to that side. He went with sweeping his opposite leg out, which gets you down very quickly, but doesn’t give you the same range. About a step forward and sweeping his leg, or where he was with more power to the dive. Wasn’t too bad of a miss. He’s still playing pretty well. It’s probably his job to lose.
Tough to put that squarely on the keeper. I thought the defender also could have done better. But most of all it was a well taken goal. I saw clips of the game after and thought the USA looked positive. It’s a shame pulisic left tonight’s game injured. Hopefully it’s not serious. This is why we I don’t get worked up about his play in friendly matches. Great brace by haji wright. Both of his goals were excellent. Too bad Luna couldn’t finish that nutmeg assist from Aaronson. I also thought the USA center backs played well.
 

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I did not get to see the match. It sounds like the US played pretty good. Roldan is having a renaissance from what I read. From watching the highlights, Wright's goals were quite good.
 

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I did not get to see the match. It sounds like the US played pretty good. Roldan is having a renaissance from what I read. From watching the highlights, Wright's goals were quite good.
they did play well. still not where they need to be, but they are playing a lot more like the style that their manager wants to play. I do think the opponents that they played were sitting back though playing to counter. the positive thing for me is that they are getting positive results out of players that were previously thought to be further down the depth chart. and yes, Wright's goals were very impressive. both he and and F. Balogun look dangerous when they have a little space near the goal. and that's all you can ask for. The good thing is there appears to be some real competition in the pool. and i think a lot of that has to do with what the manager is doing by giving guys opportunities that would have not otherwise had them under the previous manager.
 

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Pulisic is starting to move into that injury prone area. Now out a month in 2025. We can't forget the whole fatigue thing earlier this year.

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they did play well. still not where they need to be, but they are playing a lot more like the style that their manager wants to play. I do think the opponents that they played were sitting back though playing to counter. the positive thing for me is that they are getting positive results out of players that were previously thought to be further down the depth chart. and yes, Wright's goals were very impressive. both he and and F. Balogun look dangerous when they have a little space near the goal. and that's all you can ask for. The good thing is there appears to be some real competition in the pool. and i think a lot of that has to do with what the manager is doing by giving guys opportunities that would have not otherwise had them under the previous manager.
We may finally have found some strikers that can actually put the ball in the net with Balogun and Wright. I'm still somewhat concerned with the CBs. I like Ream and understand why Pochettino plays him for his steadiness and experience but he is not the fleetest of foot.
 

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We may finally have found some strikers that can actually put the ball in the net with Balogun and Wright. I'm still somewhat concerned with the CBs. I like Ream and understand why Pochettino plays him for his steadiness and experience but he is not the fleetest of foot.
The two centerbacks that played in the last two games really impressed me both athletically and quality of play. They are also a threat on set pieces. Overall, the centrebacks are playing better out of the back than they were four years ago. at the WC that was a major weakness. we also gave up a lot defensively when we pushed robinson and dest forward. I'm glad that other players are gettng reps now.

I still would trust ream more because of his quality and experience. If we can keep carter vickers and other guys from the last cycle off the pitch, then that means we are improving.
 
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