Source: Scuffed (USMNT & World Cup) — #672: Gozo and the youths keep shining in MLS, Serge does his hammy, Balo, Pepi and Haji strike
Duration: 1h 16m
USMNT injury update
Sergino Dest off against AZ Alkmaar in the 57th minute with a hamstring injury. Seems like a pretty serious hamstring injury just by the nature with which he had to be taken off of the pitch.
Transfer news
They told Chucky Lozano to hit the bricks over the winter because they didn't feel like he was committed to the project despite having sunk major money into him.
USMNT tactical analysis
I think unironically, I think Folarin Balogun is one of the best counterattacking forwards in the world. I'm going to feel extremely great about the fact that we have Flo on the pitch that going to be able to run channels.
USMNT striker depth
I rate the kid [Ricardo Pepi]. I think he's got to be on the plane, but I'm not at all sure that Poch sees the same as me.
Player form
I'm wondering if we should be fretting about Christian [Pulisic]. He's now up to 10 games without a goal, and I believe it's goal contribution either.
There's a line of punditry in Italy that he's [Pulisic] somehow saving himself for the World Cup this summer. And that's why his productivity has fallen off, which is pretty ridiculous.
USMNT manager philosophy
Pochettino said the World Cup starts in March. So I suspect the gaffer agrees with you.
USMNT player form
He's [Tim Ream] gotten caught out in open space a few times, and it's not necessarily always he's getting skinned by speed merchants. He has something to prove. He's been showing his age a bit more than we're used to over the last few weeks.
MLS tactical analysis
Red Bull not only brought in a very young, inexperienced head coach, he's brought up a bunch of kids from the second team and academy kids. They've started three teenagers in their lineup right off the bat.
USMNT goalkeeper history
I think we're going to look back on that Ethan Horvath Nations League performance as just one of the great WTF performances of all time.
