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| USA v Jamaica: international football friendly – live! | USA v Jamaica: international football friendly – live! |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 12.13am GMT | |
| 00:13 | |
| Fernando Fiore interviewing a calm, composed Seba Lletget on FS1. Fiore predicts he’ll score tonight...A little about Lletget. Both his parents are from Argentina but he grew up in San Francisco. As a youth player, he was spotted by West Ham scouts and ended up moving to England in 2009. He ended up signing a pro contract for the Hammers the next year but nothing more developed for him until 2014 when he made his debut for the club in January of that year in a 5-0 loss against Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup. After that, he moved to the Galaxy....which is where he built a strong bond with Arena. | |
| 11.42pm GMT | |
| 23:42 | |
| I gotta say, I’m excited about this game. Yes, we may not be getting the usual names from both sides but there is a lot of talent out there. Jordan Morris and the always-fun-to-watch Juan Agudelo could make an attractive partnership, and if Lletget can reproduce the same type of performance from last Sunday then he could give Arena a lot to think about.In regards to Jamaica: Andre Blake is the best goalkeeper in Major League Soccer and the aforementioned Williams will cause a lot of headaches for USA’s back four. Let’s hope there are some goals in this one. Oh, kick-off is not scheduled until 7:30pm ET. Just FYI. | |
| Updated | |
| at 11.45pm GMT | |
| 11.35pm GMT | 11.35pm GMT |
| 23:35 | 23:35 |
| Starting XI for Jamaica: | Starting XI for Jamaica: |
| Andre BlakeSergio CampbellDamion LoweAlvas PowellOniel FisherEwan GrandisonJevaughn Watson (C)Owayne GordonMichael BinnsCory BurkeRomario Williams | Andre BlakeSergio CampbellDamion LoweAlvas PowellOniel FisherEwan GrandisonJevaughn Watson (C)Owayne GordonMichael BinnsCory BurkeRomario Williams |
| 11.30pm GMT | 11.30pm GMT |
| 23:30 | 23:30 |
| Starting XI for USMNT: | Starting XI for USMNT: |
| We're ready. Are you? Revealing the #USMNT Starting XI for #USAvJAM. What to know about our lineup: https://t.co/RfBrXm3vef pic.twitter.com/ZWiZZoIPx4 | We're ready. Are you? Revealing the #USMNT Starting XI for #USAvJAM. What to know about our lineup: https://t.co/RfBrXm3vef pic.twitter.com/ZWiZZoIPx4 |
| 5.01pm GMT | 5.01pm GMT |
| 17:01 | 17:01 |
| Preamble | Preamble |
| Hello everyone, and welcome to this friendly international between the US men’s national team and Jamaica at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. | Hello everyone, and welcome to this friendly international between the US men’s national team and Jamaica at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
| Phew, that was a long sentence. | Phew, that was a long sentence. |
| After last Sunday’s mind numbing 0-0 performance against Serbia, Bruce Arena will be looking for an improvement as he closes January camp, especially against a fellow Concacaf member nation. But scoreline aside, we need to remember that January matches are outside the Fifa calendar, so the Reggae Boyz are facing the US without their most few valuable players (Wes Morgan, Giles Barnes, Adrian Mariappa to name a few) | After last Sunday’s mind numbing 0-0 performance against Serbia, Bruce Arena will be looking for an improvement as he closes January camp, especially against a fellow Concacaf member nation. But scoreline aside, we need to remember that January matches are outside the Fifa calendar, so the Reggae Boyz are facing the US without their most few valuable players (Wes Morgan, Giles Barnes, Adrian Mariappa to name a few) |
| Having said that, Jamaica always comes to play and this team (mostly made up from domestic league players) will have a lot to prove against an American team in transition. Watch out for Romario Williams who will actually return to this field next week with his new club, Atlanta United, as they play their first ever friendly against Chattanooga FC. The 22-year-old striker, who signed from Montreal Impact in the offseason, was on loan with Charleston Battery from the United Soccer League last year and scored 10 goals in 27 matches. He will also meet his new Atlanta teammate and US international Greg Garza in this one, so United’s Tata Martino will be anxiously watching, hoping they end the match without any injuries. | Having said that, Jamaica always comes to play and this team (mostly made up from domestic league players) will have a lot to prove against an American team in transition. Watch out for Romario Williams who will actually return to this field next week with his new club, Atlanta United, as they play their first ever friendly against Chattanooga FC. The 22-year-old striker, who signed from Montreal Impact in the offseason, was on loan with Charleston Battery from the United Soccer League last year and scored 10 goals in 27 matches. He will also meet his new Atlanta teammate and US international Greg Garza in this one, so United’s Tata Martino will be anxiously watching, hoping they end the match without any injuries. |
| As for the US? We all know the result doesn’t matter, but in many ways, especially from a psychological perspective, scoring is a must for tonight. The US fan deserves it. The Serbia game hopefully allowed for Arena to adjust two issues: One, Jozy Altidore is at his best when he works closely with a partner, so I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t experiment with a 4-4-2. We all know Arena’s adoration with 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 in order to compliment his Y-formation but I just think tonight’s encounter is a great opportunity to see a Morris/Altidore partnership (Jordan and Jozy … I mean, it practically writes itself.) | As for the US? We all know the result doesn’t matter, but in many ways, especially from a psychological perspective, scoring is a must for tonight. The US fan deserves it. The Serbia game hopefully allowed for Arena to adjust two issues: One, Jozy Altidore is at his best when he works closely with a partner, so I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t experiment with a 4-4-2. We all know Arena’s adoration with 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 in order to compliment his Y-formation but I just think tonight’s encounter is a great opportunity to see a Morris/Altidore partnership (Jordan and Jozy … I mean, it practically writes itself.) |
| In other areas, I was extremely impressed with Sebastian Lletget’s composed game when he came on last Sunday so hopefully he will get his first start tonight. | In other areas, I was extremely impressed with Sebastian Lletget’s composed game when he came on last Sunday so hopefully he will get his first start tonight. |
| On paper, this match has goals in it, but given the lack of creativity I saw from the US on Sunday against a young Serbia, I wouldn’t bet against another stalemate. | On paper, this match has goals in it, but given the lack of creativity I saw from the US on Sunday against a young Serbia, I wouldn’t bet against another stalemate. |
| I hope I’m wrong. | I hope I’m wrong. |
| I’ll be back with the line-ups. | I’ll be back with the line-ups. |