How would the US match up against England?
by volley (2018-06-19 08:43:06)

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Are we comparable in talent? Are they technically superior and better developed?

Every England starter is better than the US similar position
by spade  (2018-06-19 10:12:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

That being said, England would just be England and probably lose to us in the Group Stage of the World Cup. Pulisic is better than some wingers (Trippier perhaps?) who plays for England, but Kane is much better than Pulisic in an up top position.

Also, that statement wasn't even close to true for the 2010 matchup. Howard was WAY better than Rob Green, but even Dempsey and Donovan matched up up well or better than the England starter and even Altidore was probably better than Rooney.
Pulisic is more similar to Sterling than he is to Kane
by someguy  (2018-06-19 12:03:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Kane is a great version of Wondo - opportunistic scorer based on positioning and aerial ability vice technical dribbling skills / speed.

But yes I think Sterling is better than Pulisic (currently) as well.
They’d have the edge 9 out of 10 times
by DakotaDomer  (2018-06-19 09:16:49)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

As long as none of the matches are during the world cup