Rico had a rough start to that game. Too bad. He's usually a rock back there. If Michael Bradley is also going to play like a d-mid though like Rico, then might as well try Stuie in the center mid role to go with Bradley. Or Torres. Or shift Donovan inside and move Beasley or Stuie outside. Having both Rico (who I like out there a lot) with Bradley though just seems too defensive, which is kinda odd since reports are that Bradley is effective as an offensive player. Just don't pair Edu with Rico or Bradley.
Regardless, the USMNT has a decent chance to sneak into the top spot with an excellent performance on Friday... a very worthwhile proposition if they can win out with a good scoring differential if it means not drawing Germany in the knockout round. I'll be interested to see how Bradley changes his starting 11 for this one... I think he needs to get a lot of goals... a 1-0 win would work, but I have to believe England could gain a GD advantage with that kind of result.
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