International Friendly
United States vs Panama
14:45 ET
After a pretty uneventful 0-0 draw against Wales in which Gregg Berhalter didn't use a striker for over an hour, here's hoping we see a striker start in this one. Eyes will also be on the new guys like Gio Reyna and Yunus Musah after promising debuts, but we can probably expect a good amount of rotation with some others players needing minutes. Against a team with more pace like Panama, the U.S. will need to try to limit some of the midfield turnovers that occurred against Wales, and be sharper in the final third, to generate more shots from their possessoin after having just one shot on target last time out.
The Panamanians just played a friendly against Japan on Friday and fell 1-0 after a penalty kick from Takumi Minamino. It was a match where they showed well, created chances but just couldn't find the breakthrough. Against the U.S., we can expect them to attack down the wings and aim to capitalize in the spaces the USMNT might leave behind attacking fullbacks like Sergino Dest. Their best chance at scoring will be on the counter with the Americans aiming to possess the ball.
The Panamanians just played a friendly against Japan on Friday and fell 1-0 after a penalty kick from Takumi Minamino. It was a match where they showed well, created chances but just couldn't find the breakthrough. Against the U.S., we can expect them to attack down the wings and aim to capitalize in the spaces the USMNT might leave behind attacking fullbacks like Sergino Dest. Their best chance at scoring will be on the counter with the Americans aiming to possess the ball.