Very true, it is for sure a very tough group to predict. My real concerns about the USA is that they’re very disorganized and quite liable defensively. On paper Pochettino was supposed to be an upgrade from Greg Berhalter, but that doesn’t seem to turn out to be the case on the field so far at least. One of their biggest strengths in the last World Cup was fairly solid and organized defensively, and they’ve lost that under Pochettino. While I’m unsure what the problem is, I think Pochettino’s tactics and approach might be too advanced for the national team to grasp very well.



And I think they will get punished by more tactically organized and structured teams. This is why I fancy Turkey and Australia. It’s 50-50 vs Paraguay though, and I think they might be able to get third place if they play hard.
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