The Stars and Stripes looking good

For Bruce Arena the US National Team Boss, looking forward for the ultimate of feats, a win in Mexico’s den, considered one of their utmost of challenges and tests. 

Commerce City, Colorado became a difficult test for the Stars and Stripes; still they overcome the burden exercised by the visiting Trinitarians and sealed the deal with a double by Borussia’s man Christian Pulisic. 

The local Yanks won with style, despite the negatives in Arenas initial eleven, but a win is a win.

A not so secret weapon known for quite some time by their CONCACAF foes and going to Mexico City and play their monumental colossus, Azteca Stadium with more than 100, 000 screaming souls trying to intimidate the visiting Gringos.

Here the Mexican National Team or El Tri is one mighty and invincible foe to play with.

Many recall last qualifiers when the US National squad did an immaculate performance and Mexico had its struggles in the hexagonal, despite the US troubles under Klinsmann, the arrival of Arena has return the confidence of the Americans.

With this Thursday win, the Stars and Stripes seeded in third spot trailing the leader Mexico and second place Costa Rica, and a thin lead over fourth place Panama.

The win over Trinidad is a sign of a turnaround for the best in the American camp and marks three games for Bruce Arena squad since his arrival of not seeing a defeat.

Still the road to Russia filled with a lot of surprises and difficult obstacles for the Yanks with four matches left against Costa Rica, Honduras away, Panama at home and closing against Trinidad & Tobago at Port Spain. 

The upcoming results for the Stars and Stripes will considered important if not crucial, but playing in the colossus of Santa Ursula in Mexico, City the Yanks will have to face off against a top of the line Tri, its fans and Mother Nature in its altitude.

However, the Stars and Stripes had a lot gain and nothing to lose, in this match only if they allowed their South of the Border hosts developed the game these are comfortable with, not today as their overall aims were to do an Aztecaso.

A term applied to CONCACAF squads that can beat the Mexican national team at home, where they are the most difficult to beat, something that the US National would done the feat.

Ninety minutes of play and the US National squad suddenly silenced a totally sold out venue with an early score dubbed as a beauty of a goal courtesy of an opportune Michael Bradley in the 6 minute who sent a rifle into the posts defended by international Memo Ochoa.

Sending the whole contingent of USA followers and its Outlaws into frenzy as well the whole of the US team playing in the fields and in the bench, an air of assurance that they can honor a popular moniker used by Mexican as si se puede or yes, we can!

The only unfortunate thing is that the US could capitalize in its momentum and sentenced the match despite the opportunities to mount on the scoreboard but four points in two matches, not bad.

With Bruce Arena sending a 4-4-2 formation versus El Tri’s Boss Osorio 4-3-3, both squads had written in this match their intentions of the kill and a goal rout, but at the end both squads became cautious, especially the defensive prone Americans.

That at the end these could hold their single score lead and the locals rescue the match with a Carlos Vela goal in the 23 to close this match with an even score for both sides and sharing the points.

At the end, the general table for their zone of play, the Stars and Stripes marches on with eight points and tied with second place Costa Rica and two points ahead of their closest chasers Panama in fourth place.

The USA squad with a continuance of displaying good football and with hunger and not seeing any negatives in their last four matches, the Americans will be attending their 8 consecutive World Cup. 

This team is for real and the players are responding to Bruce Arena demands and strategies, now the goal will be to qualify and in Russia developed a one of a kind game and move on the next rounds, maybe we can see a miracle.

For now, this TEAM USA is playing a formidable kind of football and delivering, its Russia or bust for the Americans.

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