Age before beauty: Berhalter tweaks USA’s World Cup squad around edges
by Tom Dart from US news | The Guardian on (#65NQQ)
Gregg Berhalter suppressed his preference for youthful dynamism by picking old-timer Tim Ream. Given the overall youth of the roster, adding a veteran can't hurt
Gregg Berhalter has made his first big tactical move of the World Cup - a reverse Landon.
Remember the shocking 2014 squad, when Jurgen Klinsmann picked Aron Johannsson but not Landon Donovan? For 2022, the US men's head coach suppressed his preference for youthful dynamism by picking old-timer and apparent international has-been Tim Ream rather than a younger option.
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