In turn, the national team of Trinidad and Tobago, as a result of a stable game and acceptable results, secured access to the next round of World Cup qualifying. So hopefully, in a future time, when it allows, we come back here.
Advertisement
Kljestan, who earned the start in central midfield next to Michael Bradley with a superb performance off the bench last Friday, has clearly regained some of Jurgen Klinsmann’s trust and broke the ice for the usa when it appeared the game would head to halftime scoreless.
Trinidad and Tobago has already locked up their spot in the Hexagonal.
Entering the second, it was much of the same for the United States, who enjoyed most of the control of possession.
Nonetheless, Klinsmann isn’t messing around.
Referring to Fridays 2-2 draw at home to Guatemala, Hart said, both goals were preventable on Friday and we didnt deal with the situation well enough. “Sometimes, when you tell your body let’s go, your mind can say whatever it wants, and we lacked that … impetus and urgency”. We could have managed the game better when we were 2-1 using our ball possession more effectively. Once we got it, we gave it to them. “We are fully prepared to go 100 percent full speed”.
Pulisic likely will be one of the first players off the bench, a role he welcomes for now.
Still, Klinsmann will make changes to the lineup that strolled to a 6-0 victory at St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Friday.
Pulisic joined Dortmund back in January 2015 from the United States of America and Cameron believes the experience of growing up on his own in Europe will stand him in good stead for the rest of his career. DeAndre Yedlin will miss the next game due to yellow card accumulation.
Captain Michael Bradley returned from his suspension with a solid effort.
The goal was assisted by Christian Pulisic, who at the tender age of 17 and 353 days, became the youngest starter in men’s national team history. It conveniently wasn’t seen by either the referee or his linesmen during the match but the FA (Football Association) rightfully suspended him for three games.
Although advancement is, for practical purposes, locked up, the Americans do have incentive.
Now the US will turn their attention to the Hex, which begins on November 11 against rivals Mexico at home. Its place in the six-team final round was all but sealed prior to kickoff.
Advertisement
Sacha Kljestan had seemingly gone off the radar for the USMNT for the past couple of years, but he’s certainly proved to Klinsmann that it was a wise decision to call him up for this pair of qualifiers. Meanwhile, the US defense kept another clean sheet, this time with Tim Howard taking over in the platoon role from Brad Guzan.
