BradMack Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Cuba is our bogie team though. A draw in the last Olympic qualifying set us up for Mexico instead of El Salvador in the semis. And, they have beaten us in the last 2 rounds of U20 WCQ, basically knocking us out each time. We have to learn how to beat them. Getting Cuba last is a big advantage IMO because of the players that end up defecting. the number is 5 as of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Getting Cuba last is a big advantage IMO because of the players that end up defecting. the number is 5 as of now. I'd have thought that CONCACAF would let them make roster changes (as they do in the Gold Cup) or host the qualifiers elsewhere in future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Narcotic Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Perhaps CONCACAF can work closer with the Cuban secret police in the future to ensure that political refugees don't despoil these massive youth tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Grant improved from the USA match? Not at all IMO, he looked lost out there and was playing completely negative anytime he had a touch. I lost count of how many times he would receive a ball out wide and either pass it back to the central defenders or keeper. I could overlook this if he was a rock defensively but he really wasn't either. He was all of those things you mentioned and more against the USA. It was shocking to see how uncomfortable he was out there. At least against Panama both him and Thomas appeared more settled. Neither was a good showing, I think we can agree on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Cuba is our bogie team though. A draw in the last Olympic qualifying set us up for Mexico instead of El Salvador in the semis. And, they have beaten us in the last 2 rounds of U20 WCQ, basically knocking us out each time. We have to learn how to beat them. True, I'd rather win and that should be the player's mentality on Tuesday, but unless Panama upset the US by a massive score, a draw will be as good as a win in terms of what it will achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccerpro Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 As good as Mexico are, don't be surprised if Honduras beats them and we wind up facing Honduras. They have a really good team and a history of success at u23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 The issue in Clarke's situation and other players of the same level is that there is a big distance between USL-NASL and MLS and it will be very difficult to get a contract in MLS. In Europe, there are a lot of leagues that are between these two and would be a good fit for many of our players. And Germany being favourable to our players is a plus so I'm all for Clarke going back to Regionalliga and then trying to move up from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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