Klinsmann with Gold Cup Decisions for USA After Mixed Performances vs Guatemala

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Published: July 4, 2015

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Jurgen Klinsmann's United States men's national team picked up a straightforward 4-0 win over Guatemala in their final warm-up game before the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Friday night, giving the team confidence as they head into the tournament.

For the manager, his decision to change captain from Clint Dempsey to Michael Bradley wasn't the biggest issue of the day—instead, it was how some of his squad members fared after being given a starting role for the match.

Despite the win, too many of them perhaps failed to really grasp the chance which came their way, and fans of the USMNT can expect a few alterations once the Gold Cup gets underway.

 

Zusi and Chandler

Perhaps the two most obvious "final chances" handed out went to midfielder Graham Zusi, who started left side, and right-back Timothy Chandler. At half-time, there were certainly reasons enough to hook both, but Chandler remained on the pitch and turned his game around, to his credit.



Zusi was out of the game and unable to really help link play from his wide starting point, with Fabian Johnson initially doing well overlapping at pace, but the two couldn't combine to create any chances in the final third, and Zusi really just crowded out the likes of Bradley, Dempsey and Johnson at times. His departure was not unexpected, and he probably isn't going to be involved come the start of the game against Honduras on July 7—especially after the impressive impact of his replacement, Gyasi Zardes. The LA Galaxy man was faster, more direct with his running, created the final two goals and generally looked a better fit for what was by and large a fairly fluid US midfield.

Zardes just brings so much more quality in the final third than Zusi does.

— Garrett Cleverly (@GarrettCleverly) July 4, 2015 While Chandler was poor in the first half, he made two big early impacts going forward after the...
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