Tim Weah, Ricardo Pepi and Christian Pulisic scored for the U.S. in a friendly win vs. Uzbekistan, but the lopsided result flattered the hosts
This 3-0 win looks nice, but the lopsided result flatters a U.S. squad that must be far, far sharper in the future.
"I think we use this game as a learning tool," Berhalter said."How Uzbekistan competes, how they go in for everything, how they leave their bodies in [tackles] — it shows us that we can improve, and we need to improve. And we will. "But I think that it's a good baseline," he added."This is what international competition from other regions looks like."Weah's goal was his fifth for the U.S. All five have come against a team from a different confederation.
The 23-year-old's first came in 2018 against Bolivia . His second was at Jamaica in 2021. His third and fourth arrived last year, versus Morocco in a friendly and, of course, againstIt's a remarkable statistic given that FIFA divides the planet into just six regions. The only one Weah is missing is Oceania. Here's hoping U.S. Soccer can line up a friendly withBerhalter and his players won't have much time to dwell on either the good or bad after this one.
The USMNT is back in action on Tuesday when they'll welcome Oman, another AFC rep, to sparking Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota .
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