Many have admitted that this current U-20 team is a weird group on paper. Nearly all of the U-17 team that showed so much promise two years ago are not available due to club commitments. But still, I don’t think anyone expected to see as dismal of a performance as we saw in the opening match against Panama. After the opponent received a red card early in the match, that seemed to do nothing for the young Americans as they still looked outmatched for long portions of the match.
They now have two matches to get their World Cup qualifying chances back on track.