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The USMNT Starters
We have the home team’s lineup for the match.
The big news is that Christian Pulisic starts this game after being on the bench last time out against Ecuador. US coach Mauricio Pochettino said Pulisic was dealing with a minor problem in camp, but clearly it’s not enough to keep him out of the XI today.
James Sands and Cristian Roldan are some other interesting additions, bot hof whom figure to occupy more defensive midfield positions behind Pulisic and Weston McKennie further up field.
Haji Wright gets the nod at striker. A good performance from him could give the USMNT something of a striker controversy after so much time waiting for someone – anyone – to perform consistently in that position.
Based on personnel, this will nominally be a 3-4-2-1 but with plenty of flexibility during the match itself:
USMNT XI: Matt Freese; Chris Richards, Miles Robinson; Mark McKenzie; Tim Weah, Cristian Roldan, James Sands, Alex Freeman; Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie; Haji Wright
Alexander Abnos
Hello all! Alexander Abnos here, ready to take you through … whatever this friendly ends up being. Any score predictions? Send ‘em my way on BlueSky or my email, which is above.
Alexander will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s a look at how Major League Soccer is proving a fertile ground for a growing band of Australian players and coaches.
