Gregg Berhalter explained the issues he saw in the U.S. men's national team's midfield against Germany, as the U.S. were undone without their captain
, coming from behind after conceding a stunning opener to Christian Pulisic. The U.S. midfield struggled particularly in the second half after Gio Reyna had been swapped out for Luca de la Torre, struggling to stay connected with Tyler Adams out of the team due to injury.
Berhalter said that he liked bits and pieces of what he saw from De la Torre, Reyna, McKennie and Musah, but said the group, as a whole, didn't execute in a way that would allow them In the game against Germany, Weston and Yunus had similar roles," Berhalter said. "They're supposed to be connected in central midfield. I think that's what it was, especially when we're defending in a 4-4-2. When we moved to the 4-3-3, Luca, Weston and Yunus were supposed to be shifting together and supposed to be connected as a line."I think, overall, it was that lack of execution that I think hurt all of them, not just Yunus.
"For me, it was about how do we keep the guys central? How do we really try to attract the German opponents? We're good enough on the ball to receive balls under pressure and really draw in that pressure to find open spaces. I didn't think we did that regularly enough. In terms of output, I think Gio got into some really good positions in his 45 minutes and made some key passes that lead to goalscoring opportunities. That's something we want to build on."
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