Ok…we lost 3-0. Doesn’t look good but it appears no one else here watched so I’ll give my two cents.
0-0 at the half. US defended well spent much of half on back foot.
In 2nd half, US was on the front foot a bit. Mihailovich hit the woodwork on a good shot that didn’t dip. Then against the run of play, Lacazette scores a goal that in my opinion should have been stopped. The US GK doesn’t appear to me to be a good shot stopper and we have kids like Slonina on the bench for whatever reason. Maybe the starter is better with his feet? I dunno.
Tolkien had a chance to get one back on a brilliant header but it either hit the bar or the GK made a save. The GK also had to make another good save on Aaronson.
Olise then does what he does and scored a brilliant curling goal. We obviously don’t have anyone at his level. Maybe not even at the senior level, other than Pulisic.
France 3rd goal was off a corner where 3 US players were on the turf from a pick and the French player got a free header.
US scored a goal late but was inches offside.
Not to be an apologist here as France is class and a great football nation. But 3-0 isn’t a fair result. We out chanced them but didn’t take them. If we did the result could have been much different. A 1 goal loss or a draw would have been acceptable based on what I saw. And I think these stats will support that.
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