Somewhat related. Amusing that as expected there have been issues with physical decline, movement etc. as this generation of Croatian players ages, but of course Modriฤ is exempt from all of that
ELO naturally underrates the US because they didn't have to play competitive games in this qualifying cycle / rotated heavily to serve the evaluation process for *this* tournament. last night's result more a product of "Good Side that Performed Poorly" x "Slightly Better Side that Performed Well"
Rumblings of Baturina and Musa starting for Croatia ๐ญ๐ท over Kramariฤ and Budimir. Changes understandable, they've looked incredibly sluggish between the lines and Baturina does a lot for them in that regard
i love him
this is the last night to get on the nestory irankunda express before it becomes overcrowded btw
dest-mckennie inversion the most interesting thing poch has done with this team in a while. recognises paraguay's build-up patterns don't require mckennie's pressing + giving him the space to play in dest running central
i can now definitively say that this document contains a more accurate description of the USA's in-possession shape than the lineup graphic that was just shown on the FOX broadcast