The January friendlies are always a little weird. Take, for example, the USA playing Serbia today. The Eagles are currently second in their qualifying group for Russia 2018, and are as yet undefeated. If you watch football early on Saturday morning, you know their best players - Ivanoviu0107, Tošiu0107, Matiu0107, Tadiu0107 - and play a muscular, fluid style. They face a homestanding American side who needs desperately to find a rhythm in advance of some absolutely crucial World Cup qualifiers in March. Could be great, right?
Ehhhhxcept the men wearing red won’t be the guys who are winning those games, because we’re nowhere near a FIFA international date here.