The US “made England respect them” by forcing the Three Lions “into their shell,” points out former America international Herculez Gomez… but the ESPN pundit claims fans “should feel like they care more.” deserve” against Wales
Even after the USA men’s national team drew 0-0 with a more talented side from England, praise for the United States men’s national team trickled through the football media.
Gregg Berhalter’s team clinched a point against one of the tournament’s favorites, England, after beating the Three Lions in a goalless draw at the World Cup in Qatar on Black Friday.
USA impressed against the Three Lions and arguably had the better chance when Christian Pulisic slammed a goal off the bar in a thrilling affair at the World Cup in Qatar.
The USMNT earned a confident point in a 0-0 draw with England
USA dominate, Christian Pulisic even hits the crossbar with a chance to take the lead
ESPN’s Herculez Gomez – a former USMNT international – praised the team on the Futbol Americas show with co-host Sebastian Salazar.
“There’s results and then there’s performance,” Gomez said. “You can get a result, which doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve put in a great performance. They had a great performance.
“It was risky and we’ll get into that but the performance in general, how they got England to respect them, how they got England to sit back – you earn that respect, you make a team come through Putting your game into its shell is really something to hold onto for this young – very young – US men’s national team.’
Gomez also pointed out that this side was much more prominent than in the 1-1 draw with Wales at the start of the group stage.
“Something that was quite different from the game against Wales was that after the USA lost control of the game against Wales, they never got it back,” explained Gomez.
ESPN’s Herculez Gomez praised the USA in Friday’s 0-0 draw with England
Gomez claimed the young Americans retaliated when England dealt the punches
The former USA international claimed the national team made England respect them
“That game ebbed and flowed, but generally whenever England took a shot, the United States responded.
“Not only did they react in possession and in those phases of possession, but also in the way they attacked and covered the ground and how they got the opponent to respect their speed. Respect them one-on-one. Respect how dangerous they could be. Respect how bold they were sometimes.’
Gomez also seemed to notice a difference in the performances of England – who beat Iran 6-2 to open their 2022 World Cup season.
Even with Harry Kane in attack for England, the Three Lions were only able to fire eight shots
He even went so far as to claim that Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate made his team appear “mediocre”.
“This England team didn’t look like the England team that beat Iran by six goals. It looked like a different team and it’s due to the US men’s national team that they earned that respect.
“Gareth Southgate has a range of talents and yet he made them look mediocre. He got her into a defensive posture and never got her out.’
Three of England’s shots were on target – all were saved by Matt Turner
Gomez stressed that this American team looked very different from the one against Wales – especially in how they reacted to pressure.
“When they got slapped in the face against Wales they ducked, they became a small team in a defensive position to absorb pressure.
“That wasn’t the case today. I think they learned from that Wales game. And it should make a lot of fans whine about what they saw. It should make many fans feel like they deserve more.
Gomez stressed that this American team looked very different from the one against Wales