Episode 53: USA 3, Panama 0, and a positive start to the Gregg Berhalter era

Yes it was a Panama B team, but the U.S. is likely to face
several similar sides at the Gold Cup in June, and the win on
Sunday was a coherent, competent, even dominant, performance.
Compared to USA-Bosnia in 2018, and January camps in previous
years, this was a large step in the right direction.


Plenty to discuss:


Surprises in the lineup, and a new (and largely unknown)
lineup hierarchy.

The 3-2-4-1 attacking shape (or 3-4-3 or 3-2-2-2, whatever
you want to call it).

Individual performances, especially Bradley, Mihailovic, Lima
and Zardes.

And oh yeah, Tyler Adams's first Bundesliga start in a
dominant win for RB Leipzig.



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