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A young US national team continued their college education in a 2-0 loss to Brazil in a friendly on Friday in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The Nats have had some good times of possession, but have rarely put Brazil under duress. Our boys also found a selection of big stops in the back, but that was not enough thanks to a jailbreak orchestrated by Douglas Costa and a questionable penalty call.
Zack Steffen (6) – The Columbus goalkeeper showed a good awareness of the surface with a very low punch and a ball in the ball just before loading Philippe Coutinho. However, he also requested a bailout after allowing Neymar to fire. Everything is washed at an average rating.
DeAndre Yedlin (5) – The right-back of Newcastle was a nuisance defense during the opening phase of the match. As his cheap gifts multiplied, Yedlin experienced many more problems at the back.
Matt Miazga (7) – Miazga made a difficult choice to allow Roberto Firmino to clinch the post and this turned out to be the wrong decision for the first goal. Apart from this demerit, the Nantes has had a strong exit. He repeatedly interrupted Neymar's ideas, performed the line clearance mentioned above and moved the ball safely.
John Brooks (6) – Just to start, overloading the left to install diagonal switches should be part of the game plan. Brooks makes his opponents scramble with this doozy. Defensively, the back of the Wolfsburg center has fainted for stretching.
Antonee Robinson (4) – This was the football version of Ivy League education for the left-wing youth, but he experienced his fighting moments. There were passages where Robinson was quite disruptive in his corner. And then, every 15 to 20 minutes, he was burned by Douglas Costa, especially during the opening match. It was a trying night, but the child rallied after the break to make a big block or a recovery here and send a nice center.
Wil Trapp (6.5) – Although this is not his case, Trapp was decent to bother Brazil who rush in the first period. The Columbus midfielder is known for his positive passing in Central Park, and he did well. He also served dangerous turns and was the first American player to test the goalkeeper remotely. And I do not even pretend to be counting against Trapp for the very generous penalty decision.
Tyler Adams (6.5) – The New York Red Bulls hotshot is essentially a Swiss midfield knife. He covers tons of terrain to get involved near the ball, and finds some kind of use for himself. One minute, Adams advances the team on the ball, the next day he passes a pass near your box, then he will connect a pressure valve construction. Make an impact "Wow!" moment or two on all these little things, and we have something.
Weston McKennie (4,5) – It's not a nice outing for Schalke's team, which seemed slightly out of place all night. The work of the McKennie pressure valve was oddly lacking, there were some chances of restarting that were left out and it did not help much when Brazil went around in the middle.
Paul Arriola (3.5) – The midfielder from D.C. United made a rather empty turn. Arriola was absent too defensively and had no idea nor her usual jump in the last third.
Julian Green (5.5) – The wingman's defensive efforts could also be described as intermittent, at best, and he was not really a cog. But when he had his shoe on the ball in the last third, whether during open play or a play, Green spotted the Brazil zone with tempting services. In a team that often has trouble going through, it's a big deal.
Bobby Wood (4.5) – The Hannover 96 striker never caused a third stress to the visitors (which is certainly not his fault) during his 70 minutes of action. It helped the team when Wood pulled back to find contacts, but that was not enough and he was also unable to run behind the defense.
Coach Dave Sarachan (5.5) – There were things to like about this show race, even though the coach's lineup selection was at hand, his submarines had an almost minimal impact and I would never prefer to do without one type of central playmaker. Like Matt Doyle, a couch analyst, this humble correspondent also agrees to give our backs and midfielders time against this level of opposition. That should pay later.
Subs:
Timothy Weah (5) – The Paris Saint-Germain apprentice was very anxious to show the ball, forcing the defenders to scramble. However, he was never released in the wing or attempted a pass in 35 minutes.
Kellyn Acosta (5) – Returning to the USMNT for the first time in 10 months, Acosta was rather fragile in the middle of the pack. On the other hand, his stimulus was money.
Gyasi Zardes (5) – The submarine in the 70th minute rarely found the ball and he rarely found it, making the change very quiet. Zardes looked online for a great chance, only to have Weah get in the way of the cross.
Marky Delgado (-) The Toronto FC midfielder barely saw the ball and could not put pressure on Brazil like some of his teammates. Of course, there were only seven minutes left, so we'll let him slide this time.
Cristian Roldan (5) – The other submarine was also a bit careless with the ball.
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