Alexi Lalas talked to Fox News Digital about the U.S. men's soccer team's scoring, Matt Turner's defense and offered a prediction for their match against the Netherlands.
will take on the Netherlands on Saturday with a shot at the World Cup quarterfinal on the line, which the Americans haven’t done in 20 years., scoring only two goals in the three matches. The Americans tied with Wales and England and beat Iran in the decisive match on Monday to lift them to the knockout stage. Tim Weah and Christian Pulisic scored those goals.
"Yes, the goal is the most important thing. It’s the hardest thing to do, and it is that incredible moment. I would love nothing more than to see this young American team not only beat the Netherlands but obviously score goals. Now, they have not scored a lot of goals. They don’t create a lot of chances. But things certainly can change. And I think they do have the talent to score goals.
"So, if there are any boys or girls out there that have been watching this World Cup, and they can continually put the ball in the back of the net when it comes to the men’s team, the sooner the better they grow up, the better it’s going to be for our national team because we are in dire need of a No. 9, a striker, somebody that we can count on as a nation and count on a team to continually put the ball in the back of the net," he added.
"I think we’re seeing more and more of that," Lalas said of athletes taking the long road to soccer."But I also think his participation in other sports may have helped .
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