What happened to Busio? He had looked so promising early in this tournament but has been rubbish the last 2 games. Maybe it's because he's younger than my best denim jeans?
Dike played 40 minutes too long. Maybe 50.
Turner is a useful GK for the USA at any level. He just appears to be in the right frame of mind for an international keeper. Steffen still #1, for now. But only on his history. I'm not sure the veteran GK role Guzan would occupy is of any use.
Sands has played himself into the WC squad, in my mind.
Finally, because I'm an internet commenter, I'm required to point out that your ratings stink. Thank you.
I think what happened with Busio is that he ran into teams that brought a level of defensive aptitude that he couldn't handle. No disrespect to Haiti or Martinique, but they didn't have the physicality and intensity that Jamaica and Qatar did (I did not expect Qatar to be that physical!). So, that's a pretty common tale for a young player: The speed of the game accelerated to something he hadn't seen before, and he didn't handle it right away.
Someone’s gonna see that map and try to book a cruise to Qatar.
Let's throw some Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus into the cruise ship cocktail of pathogens.
What happened to Busio? He had looked so promising early in this tournament but has been rubbish the last 2 games. Maybe it's because he's younger than my best denim jeans?
Dike played 40 minutes too long. Maybe 50.
Turner is a useful GK for the USA at any level. He just appears to be in the right frame of mind for an international keeper. Steffen still #1, for now. But only on his history. I'm not sure the veteran GK role Guzan would occupy is of any use.
Sands has played himself into the WC squad, in my mind.
Finally, because I'm an internet commenter, I'm required to point out that your ratings stink. Thank you.
I think what happened with Busio is that he ran into teams that brought a level of defensive aptitude that he couldn't handle. No disrespect to Haiti or Martinique, but they didn't have the physicality and intensity that Jamaica and Qatar did (I did not expect Qatar to be that physical!). So, that's a pretty common tale for a young player: The speed of the game accelerated to something he hadn't seen before, and he didn't handle it right away.
Agree about the ratings.
I'm to the point where I very much look forward to these recaps/ratings. I think it needs to be done live :-)
I think Moore got pulled because he was riding a yellow, and the game was starting to get choppy.