Consistency the Key for USMNT Moving Forward in World Cup Qualifying

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Published: November 14, 2015

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The United States men's national team breezed to their first win of World Cup qualifying on Friday night just like we all expected. 

But now that three points are in the bag in the form of a 6-1 win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the real challenge begins for the Yanks as they embark on a trip to Port of Spain to take on Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday. 

Unlike Friday's romp of the Caribbean island, the Yanks are not expected to come out of Tuesday's match with a victory. But USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann did lay down a blueprint for how a victory could be earned against the Soca Warriors. 

The one thing Klinsmann has lacked in his time as USMNT manager is consistency. The German boss is known for altering his lineups for every match and playing certain members of the squad out of position. 



In a shocking turn of events on Friday, Klinsmann started Fabian Johnson on the wing instead of defense. Johnson was aligned on the left wing in front of Tim Ream, who has started to become the closest thing to a first-team full back. Klinsmann also moved DeAndre Yedlin to right back after his recent international excursions on the wing as a starter and substitute.

We did see Gyasi Zardes remain on the wing, but an argument can be made that the LA Galaxy man is still trying to find where he fits best for club and country given the wealth of talent in both squads. Instead of placing Zardes next to Jozy Altidore up top, Klinsmann handed Bobby Wood a much-deserved start. 



Even at center back, where Klinsmann's recent experiments have failed miserably, there was consistency with Geoff Cameron and Matt Besler next to each other for 64 minutes before Matt Miazga made his USMNT debut.

Looking back on things, Cameron and Besler probably should have been the first-choice pair during the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but a litany of reasons kept them from forming a form...
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