Richards is saved today for USMnt, but the questions remain

Austin, Texas-the first half was a brutal watch for those sitting in the stands at the Q2 stadium. With a killer with a 96-degree wet evening, the national men’s national team in the United States was imprisoned at 0-0 against the Saudi Arabian organizer team in its second match for the Gold Cup group.

The main coach, Mauricio Pochettino, appeared angry at the wilted team, which was slow, dull and lacking any dynamic-a flagrant contradiction in the atmosphere in the crushing of Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday 5-0.

“We want to win, but at the same time, helping players in performance and roads [on] “We can perform for the national team and we can participate in the next World Cup,” Pochettino said after the previous victory.

“This is what I expect. Win, and players really think they have the opportunity …[to] The struggle for a place in the World Cup. “

With a lot of beginners and the main lost characters from this summer’s list, the narration was set for an attack name or margin option (such as Diego Luna) To save today against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Instead, the night star – a rich person in Texas Hit – was a defender Chris Richards.

Dive into the cross from Sebastian Berhater From a free kick in the 63rd minute, the FA Cup winner (with Crystal Palace) was transferred to give USMnt 1-0, and he was not allowed to slip, and his place was reserved in the quarter-finals in the Gold Cup by winning two games to open the competition.

Celebrating the target with its arms widely and it seems that it slides better than any member of the attack, Richards was not only his goal, but was a reminder of the flexibility that this USMnt list – which lacks many of the main players this summer – would need the gold cup.

Let’s not forget the best play in the first half, which also included Richards. A long time before his goal, Richards made a defensive intervention in the 31st minute that was worthy of the scoring efforts. His statistics, regardless of the same goal, also talks about itself. Five permits, two banned shots, and a 100 % success rate in airbags, at a rate of 95 % with 74 passes — the list continues when an unforgettable Cleel will decrease for the 25-year-old, who played football in Oscar across the state with Dallas Dallas.

But this is the good news for USMnt. Bad news? Poittino cannot rely exactly on a central defender to save the team in each game.

And as much as Richards was great, the opposite can be said about most of the rest of the eleventh who still have a lot to prove in this gold cup. Returning to what Poittino said earlier, hope was not only success in international competition, but also finding more depth of the World Cup list that starts in 12 months.

In a missing summer, headphones Christian Polisicand Weston McKiniand Timothy Weiand Giovanni Rinaand Anthony Robinsonand Yunus Moussa And Sergiño Dest (for a variety of reasons), the hope was that after last Sunday 5-0 victory, more will continue to climb in the Group Two match.

Richards, a possible start at best, is far from it. Although a lot of praise should be presented to the prominent player on Thursday, who officially helped reserve a place in the round of the knockout, the United States did not gain much when it comes to new faces that managed to make its mark and challenge the lost novice.

If this continues, it may not last longer after the quarter -finals.

Looking at other property, such as Canada and Mexico, the teammates of the Pochttino team and the rest of Richards cannot be predicted and lethargy as they were on Thursday. They will have one last seizure with a group stage closer against Haiti on Sunday, but then, real fiery tests will appear much that exceeds the exciting conditions in Austin.

But at least, against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a result of avoiding the early gold cup disaster, USMnt fans can rest easily knowing that Richards was able to put out fire safely.