Were you impressed by Darlington Nagbe and Christian Pulisic on Wednesday? Most people who watched were. Among them was apparently not Jurgen Klinsmann, who has left them on the bench on Saturday.
Christian Pulisic, Darlington Nagbe still don’t start for USA vs. Bolivia
Jurgen Klinsmann does not care what you want.
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Here is the #USMNT Starting XI for #USAvBOL at 7 p.m. CT on @FS1 & @UniMas. pic.twitter.com/S1P88BpX8y
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) May 28, 2016
Much to the dismay of anyone who likes the sport of soccer in general, Klinsmann is also trying out a United States defense that features four central defenders. However, he appears to have liked a couple of things he saw in the second half of the last game against Ecuador -- Bobby Wood starts, while Michael Bradley is the deepest midfielder.
This lineup probably isn’t suggestive of what Klinsmann is going to do against Colombia. Fabian Johnson and DeAndre Yedlin are probably locked-in starters at the fullback spots, for example, and are just getting a rest. But if you were hoping to see an entertaining match or something encouraging for the future against Bolivia, this lineup doesn’t suggest you’ll get it.
Here’s the Bolivia team:
Bolivia XI: Viscarra; Eguino, Gutierrez, BEjarano, Cabrera; Smedberg-Dalence, Campos, Melean, Algaranaz, Saucedo, Duk #usmnt
— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) May 28, 2016
Kickoff is just after 8 p.m. ET, and you can catch the game on FS1.
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