It was a nightmare performance where U. It's probably too early for the seat to be warm, but the tough results are starting to take a toll. Berhalter has struggled in many ways, whether it's player selection, trying to do a bit too much with the system, and having his striker defend more than needed. Josh Sargent was often further back than any winger, which left him sprinting to catch up on counters.
There were moments where it was just Pulisic up top surrounded by six Canadians. Then there's Michael Bradley, who's probably in the lineup to provide veteran presence. He had an error that led to the first goal and was as extremely sloppy. Why is he still playing? For starters, the midfield talent behind him isn't all that great.
It's still mind boggling that Berhalter removed Pulisic from the match with half an hour to go. I'd like to know exactly what the thought process was behind that move because it didn't work out at all. Against Canada, the U. On Tuesday, it didn't even come remotely close to earning a draw.
This team really lacked something in attack. That calm demeanor from Berhalter on the sideline, that's how his team acts. No urgency at all, often just calm and playing like hot garbage. Players like Paul Arriola and Tyler Boyd bring the energy that is needed in this team when others don't have it.
To his credit, Jordan Morris was one of the bright spots in the first half but still far from what is expected. Maybe it's time to play some of the guys that appear to want it more, like Boyd and Arriola. At least their effort will be easy to see, because what was on display in this one was just 11 players disconnected. In a post-match interview on the broadcast, Berhalter said he was disappointed by the result and that they would go back home, regroup and try to improve. But how will that happen?
At the conclusion of round-robin group play — with three points awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss — the top two teams in each group based on points and tiebreakers, if necessary advance to the knockouts.
The remaining slots in the Round of 16 will be filled out by the four best third-place finishers. A predetermined knockout bracket will be played out all the way through to the final.
If any knockout match ends in a tie after 90 minutes, the teams will play 30 minutes of extra time. If the draw persists, a penalty-kick shootout will determine the team to move on. The third-place match is the only one that would skip extra time and move straight to the shootout in case of a draw.
For the first time in the competition's history, all 52 matches will feature the use of a Video Assistant Referee VAR. The nations were given the shortest odds to win it all and their odds only shortened in the week before the AFCON kickoff. Senegal is given a slight edge over defending champion Algeria.
It's not a surprise to see some of the other traditional African powers on the list of 10 nations most likely to win it, but based on the odds movement it looks as if bettors have been fading Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana and Tunisia in the lead-up.
Simon Borg 15 hrs ago. Canada comes up with a huge chance to start the second half! Halftime: The lack of a penalty call for Canada on the Zimmerman-Laryea play is not sitting well with Canadian observers:. Okay, CanMNT fans - let's talk about that penalty non-call, shall we? Halftime: The USA got a goal after just 20 seconds and didn't need to do much else, seemingly happy to sit back and defend the lead.
The injuries to Zimmerman and Akinola forced a few in-game adjustments for both teams, but it was Canada which took the initiative to end the half. There was just one shot on goal in the first half the goal — Canada isn't dangerous enough in attack outside of Buchanan's initiatives, and the USMNT is also struggling to hold on to the ball and build attacks. There could be changes on both sides after halftime. He converges from the right and fires a left-footed shot that is blocked.
Buchanan promptly lays a ball to Osorio, who takes a shot in the box that is blocked. But Osorio didn't get a lot of force behind that one with his left foot. A chance to point out that Sebastian Lletget is wearing the captain's armband after the injury to Zimmerman.
If Miller doesn't win that tackle, Dike is in alone on goal. He muscled off a defender to get free, but couldn't get around on the ball. Looks like the formation will be more of a with Junior Hoilett and Cyle Larin as the forwards.
He's asking for a substitution and he's understandably emotional about having to come off. Jonathan Osorio getting ready to come on. Akinola, born in the USA, is facing a U. He made a one-time switch to represent Canada, where he grew up. Instead, the ref whistles a hand ball against Larin.
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