It's the spotlight USMNT fans dreamt of heading into the World Cup: The knockout stages. Who will Gregg Berhalter select for his starting XI to face the Netherlands? PaulTenorio and samstejskal weigh in:
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“What I’ve seen from Sergiño in this World Cup in particular is just him tak it to another level with his mindset and his mentality,” Berhalter said. “He has been fantastic for us this camp. I can’t say enough about his defending in the penalty box, his ball security. Everything’s been really good. Really happy for him, and I hope tomorrow he has a great game.”
Here are the two main questions we think Berhalter and his staff will debate before Saturday’s match.Berhalter made a somewhat surprising decision in his starting lineup against Iran when he opted to bench center back Walker Zimmerman, who had been a constant in the U.S. lineup for most of World Cup qualifying and through the first two games of the tournament, in favor of Cameron Carter-Vickers.
Carter-Vickers had never started alongside Ream, nor had he played a role at all in qualifying for Qatar 2022. But, in a must-win game, Berhalter saw Carter-Vickers’ experience playing against a low block for Scottish championsas important to have on the field. That decision paid off. He was good on the ball — he went 10-for-10 in line-breaking passes — and helped the U.S. control the game in the first half. In the second half, Zimmerman entered to help the U.S. close out the result.
Wright also adds significant size to the U.S. roster, though he’s not very physical nor overly effective in aerial duels. Berhalter may also want the option of bringing Ferreira off the bench to press and run and work in the late stages of a game that could require a half-hour of extra time if the score is tied after 90 minutes having seen Wright struggle in that role against Iran.or Reyna on the wing, but he seemed unlikely to consider such a move just a few days ago when asked.
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