Injuries and typically awful Klinsmann roster selections make the only left back options Castillo, Orozco and Alvarado. No, no and hell no. Given those options I actually wish freaking Brek Shea was here. The hell with it, we'll play without a left back. 3-5-2. Guatemala without Ruiz should present little to no attacking threat. The 3 at the back should suffice, with Yedlin dropping back as necessary. Big ask to toss Birnbaum into the back line in a must-win game but the other options are all proven liabilities. This setup also allows Bedoya to move further inside, instead of being a lost puppy dog on the wing. And get Nagbe in there. Let us never speak of Diskerud again.
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Brian Daly
about 8 years
Injuries and typically awful Klinsmann roster selections make the only left back options Castillo, Orozco and Alvarado. No, no and hell no. Given those options I actually wish freaking Brek Shea was here. The hell with it, we'll play without a left back. 3-5-2. Guatemala without Ruiz should present little to no attacking threat. The 3 at the back should suffice, with Yedlin dropping back as necessary. Big ask to toss Birnbaum into the back line in a must-win game but the other options are all proven liabilities. This setup also allows Bedoya to move further inside, instead of being a lost puppy dog on the wing. And get Nagbe in there. Let us never speak of Diskerud again.