this seems to be the approach of US Soccer as well
USMNT Talk
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Wtf was Brazil’s plan on that free kick? Hole in their wall and GK on the other side.
given the location of the free kick, allison had a choice to set up his wall right in front and risk a curled shot to either side or block one side of the goal and cover the other. he chose the latter and didn't trust his wall. he cheated to the left thinking it would go over the wall and that was enough to delay his dive to his right. great free kick.
He really committed to Pulisic shooting right, and then I think Pulisic hip faked him that way to sell how Alison already leaned. The way our 2 players abandoned the hole was a huge tell, but too late.
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Well done by our boys. Turner was stellar.
agreed. if they can show this kind of tenacity in copa america, they'll make a good showing and have a good chance of getting out of the group. whether they get out of the group or not, if they play well like today, i think it'd be a respectable showing.
Oh definitely agree. NBC has been the best for club football. ESPN was the best for the World Cup. Miles ahead of what FOX has done (including getting the contract for the World Cup illegally).
The ESPN player rankings are laughable. The average rating for the starters is 4.2. The average excluding Turner and Pulisic is 3.7.
www.espn.com
Pulisic rates 6/10 as Brazil draw gets USMNT back on track
Christian Pulisic was the USMNT's best as Gregg Berhalter's men bounced back from last week's shocking loss against Colombia to draw with Brazil.
Plus, the U.S. players crossing over that gap shielded Allison for a moment. The fact that they were going both ways didn't tip our hand. Nice design by the staff. Wonder if Vartughian is still working with them.
They were reviewing it for a red - presumably for DOGSO. Once the review is on, all possible outcomes are on the table, from upgrading to red, keeping the original call, or downgrading to no yellow, or even no foul.
Credit to our boy, Joe Scally. He was getting a lot of disrespect over the past couple of weeks. His club play was a bit off this year, and his last couple performances for country were pretty mid. But, the last two games he has been terrific. He shut down Diaz vs. Columbia, and last night he more than held his own against Vini. Plus, he made the pass to Pulisic that drew the foul on the free kick that scored, and made an unbelievable pass to McKennie in the box that set up Pulisic's late chance.
