Go for the win *with serious squad rotation*. None of the guys on yellows should play, Musah, Weah, Pulisic, Adams & Robinson should all be on minutes restrictions.
We can beat England but probabilities are low. Gonna need these guys fresh vs. Iran.
Iran wins!
The implications for the USMNT, as explained here, is that there is now very little difference between a draw and a loss vs. England.
So go for the win tonight!
And if you don't get it, go again on Tuesday!
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Correct. And if you remember back to qualifying, any team that emptied the tank in Games 1 & 2 got drilled in Game 3 (as we saw from the US in Costa Rica on the final matchday).
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Literally the opposite -- Iran's good and we need our best players fit and available for that game, which is likely to be winner take all no matter what lineup we trot out against England today.
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You act like beating Iran is a sure thing next Tuesday. We couldn't even beat Wales
And we've seen repeatedly that guys like Pulisic, Weah & Musah aren't super-fit -- they run out of gas pretty easily. Asking them to go all-out for 90 vs. England today and then turn around and do the same four days later is a recipe for disaster.
This is the hot take outcome of an Iran win I feared. Let's not worry as much about the outcome of the penultimate match because we have such an easy last match is how 2018 ended. Don't do it again.