Sure, the U.S. U-20 males’s workforce superior to the knockout spherical on the World Cup. However no, Tab Ramos’ males didn’t look significantly spectacular in doing so. Brian Sciaretta breaks it down for you right here.
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Brian Sciaretta
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June 09, 2015
10:45 AM
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THE UNITED STATES under-20 males’s nationwide workforce fell flat in its effort to win Group A on the World Cup, dropping 3-0 to a powerful Ukrainian workforce that totally outplayed Tab Ramos’ squad on Friday. Now the People should put together to face a difficult Colombian squad in Wellington early Wednesday morning (3:30am ET, Fox Sports activities 1).
From a distance, the People’ 2-1-0 report in group play and development to the knockout levels could look spectacular. However the Yanks have wins towards two weak groups—and the Myanmar contest may have gone both manner.
Whereas Ramos is prone to make a number of modifications to the beginning lineup (Desevio Payne, Matt Miazga, and Rubio Rubin ought to assist the U.S.), the Ukraine match revealed some flaws with the nationwide aspect.
Ukraine Had a Good Gameplan
It’s important to give the Ukrainian workforce large credit score. The teaching workers did its homework, shutting down the U.S. workforce’s assault. The Europeans knew that the central midfield mixture of Emerson Hyndman and Gedion Zelalem could be the center of the U.S. offense, and it took decisive motion to halt their play.
Ukraine’s gamers defended as a unit and minimize off service to each Zelalem and Hyndham. Because of this each of the gamers had been largely invisible and have become annoyed as the sport progressed. With out these two gamers energetic and concerned, the workforce misplaced the possession recreation badly and struggled to create scoring alternatives.
Shakhtar Donetsk ahead Viktor Kovalenko scored three targets towards Ramos’ males, leads all World Cup gamers with 5 targets within the event, and is a drive to be reckoned with. However the Ukrainian protection appears to be like just like the true star of this workforce. The squad has not conceded a aim to date and it appears to be like like a workforce that may make a critical run.
The U.S., then again, has issues that must be mounted. Sure, some key gamers had been lacking from the beginning lineup however they received’t be a lot of a assist if the workforce is very easy to determine how one can cease and it can not make tactical changes if one specific manner isn’t working.
Ukraine confirmed that the U.S. workforce is straightforward to determine proper now and that must be troubling to Tab Ramos.
The No. 6 function is an issue
Default defensive midfielder Marco Delgado has struggled within the function to date in New Zealand. Russell Canouse performed that function for the Yanks throughout a lot of the qualifying cycle, and his late harm compelled Ramos to strive one other participant in entrance of the again 4.
Additional complicating issues, Delgado was injured in qualifying and missed various U-20 coaching camps. He appears to be like out of synch, is struggling to assist in possession, and hasn’t completed sufficient to assist the U.S. transition from protection to offense.
It might be time to maneuver Kellyn Acosta out of the fullback place and into the defensive midfield place. The FC Dallas participant is accustomed to that function, and Desevio Payne and John Requejo are greater than succesful on the fullback place.
4-4-2 or Bust
When the US got here out in what seemed to be a 4-1-4-1 formation towards Ukraine, it instantly spelled bother.
The U.S. roster merely doesn’t embrace the form of rugged goal ahead who excels in enjoying alone up prime, retaining possession, and bringing his teammates into the assault. With out Andrija Novakovich and Ben Spencer on the roster, Ramos is just about restricted to a two-striker setup.
Perhaps the 4-1-4-1 formation was not how the workforce meant to play, however that’s what occurred. The slender Los Angeles Galaxy prospect Bradford Jamieson struggled to make a constructive influence on the sport. Within the few events when the workforce was in a position to get the ball into the attacking third of the sphere, he was shortly and simply dispossessed by Ukrainian defenders.
Ramos must modifications issues up if the People are going to have an opportunity towards Colombia.
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