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I would actually argue Zimmerman or A. Robinson right now would be the worst to lose because we don’t have good replacements. I’m not saying McKinnie or Pulisic aren’t better or more impactful players cause they are, but we have a lot of talent up front that could replace them if needed.
I'm disagreeing with both..it's Reyna. Imagine Reyna, Musah, Weston, Pulisic, Aaronson on the same field! who's going to match that energy?
Luca De La Torre, but yall not ready for that convo.
These both players are average/trash players. America sure loves to up hype there average trash players.
Weston if he’s fit, Pulisic if he can be consistent
Jedi, bc Brendon could replace Weston nobody could replace jedi
Weston 150%, he creates the tempo and attitude of the team.
Antonee Robinson is undoubtedly our most valuable player. He attacks, defends well, gives good crosses, and if for some reason gets injured (knock on wood) we are absolutely screwed on n the left hand side.
Thankfully, in the ultimate team sport, we are moving beyond having 'The Guy."
Weston we saw this team without Pulisic they looked fine. Without Westin Musah didn’t look the same and our midfield just shut down.
This ain’t about best player, it’s about most irreplaceable with the current squad. Weston’s role for the team, imo, can be replaced not completely, but well with a del la torre or a Brandon Aaronson if you were to look at his last game with Leeds. Nobody else in the player pool can play the left wing as good as Pulisic. We have no solid replacement. Just some back up strikers and 10s. The only 2 individuals are Aaronson, who plays better centrally or on the right side, or KDLF who hasn’t seen a call up in a while and both are huge steps down from what Pulisic can do on that side. The only other position I see with a huge drop off is the left back pool. We would have to dip into some 2nd tier league teams or put Scally there and we see how that went for him against a quality opponent like Uruguay…
It’s Tyler Adams
We all have our picks for the #1 player on the team but we for the most part can agree that Pulihamstring isnt the glue for our team
U right, weston mickinnie is the best i ever seen in the game, if not the greatest in europe. Weston bring tempo n energy that win the game before the game start.
Tyler Adams is good leader but not a soldier like weston mickinie
De la Torre will fill the void for Weston. No one else not weah gio Reyna dest nor Aaronson even come close
Zimmerman and Jedi aren't even that good, these guys are nuts, I love the Yanks but let's be serious we have much to improve on especially at goal and in defense
Would rather lose McKennie than Adams. Tyler is the only 6 we have worth anything. We have plenty of 8 options with or without Weston. Same with CP10, we have tons of options at wing.
You need an impact player in the mid and Weston is that guy for USA. When you play England you will see that in full display against a way better midfield
Great stuff!
I don't think anyone is irreplaceable. All the guys at the top have been out for long stretches (McKinney, Pulisic, Reyna, Dest, Adams). McKinney = LDLT distribution, Lletget goals n assists, Aaronson dual threat. Pulisic = Aaronson technical ability, Lletget goals n assists, Reyna distribution agility. I think Zimmerman is the only hard one to replace only because no one else has played together at CB.
Pulisic is great but we have guys who can do what he does. Gio. Weah. Aaronson. But we don't have someone who gives us McKennie's grit, leadership, and energy on the team. Not to mention his ability on set pieces, which can be dominant as we saw against Mexico. And he is one of the few guys we have who can crack a shot from distance. There is a reason why he is the only regular starter we have on a Top tier European team — though Gio (injury free) can be there too.