Basically what the US has been doing but with Arriola in for Johnson. Not that it's worked great for Arena lately, but hopefully it works well enough.
I have Arriola on the right because he's the more natural wingback to cover if Yedlin gets to high. Plus Nagbe is better cutting inside which he can do on the left a bit easier.
If we score early and (hopefully) often this can easily flip into a 4-5-1 to protect a lead. However, if Pulisic can't find the game in the middle of the pitch Nagbe's ability to play inside could allow him to switch and see if Christian can get anything done out on the wing.
The close calls for me are:
Altidore over Wood: mainly because of his hold up and passing play.
Acosta over Bedoya: I haven't been impressed with either lately, hopefully one of them makes Arena take notice.
Besler over Gonzalez: I went with the natural left-footed player to cover that side.
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David Kinney
over 6 years
Basically what the US has been doing but with Arriola in for Johnson. Not that it's worked great for Arena lately, but hopefully it works well enough. I have Arriola on the right because he's the more natural wingback to cover if Yedlin gets to high. Plus Nagbe is better cutting inside which he can do on the left a bit easier. If we score early and (hopefully) often this can easily flip into a 4-5-1 to protect a lead. However, if Pulisic can't find the game in the middle of the pitch Nagbe's ability to play inside could allow him to switch and see if Christian can get anything done out on the wing. The close calls for me are: Altidore over Wood: mainly because of his hold up and passing play. Acosta over Bedoya: I haven't been impressed with either lately, hopefully one of them makes Arena take notice. Besler over Gonzalez: I went with the natural left-footed player to cover that side.