Thursday, November 22, 2018

USA U-20 win CONCACAF Championship 2018


USA U-20 team beat Mexico 2-0 Wednesday 11-21-18 in  Brandenton Florida to win the CONCACAF 2018 U-20 Championship. This was the culmination of 21 days of tournament time and about 6 months of preparation. The stadium look almost full and usa Soccer has the attendance at 3,500. CONCACAF does not really show attendance from pevious tournaments but this was a good showing.

This is the second Championship in a row for the  USMNT-U20 team. This team had been talking about playing Mexico all tournament. They (USA)felt they had a very good team and wanted to play the best (Mexico-since Mexico usually has the best junior teams). Well the USA got their wish and performed in the big game.

They (USA) atttacked the CONCACAF giant all game. They also played solid defense when necessary. The USA scored 2 great goals and they deserved the Champioship.

Tab Ramos and his coaching staff and all the backroom players have  put the USA on solid footing going forward. The USA placed an amazing 8 of the best XI of the tournament.
Alex MEndez also received the MVP.
  • The Championship brings USA total to only 2 to Mexico 13
  • The Mexico fans seem to far outnumner the USA fans again in the states but we are expecting that.
  • The USA finally looked like a quality team, with good body position and protectig the ball while dribbeling
  • USA also went forward attacking when they had open space.
Next Up: 
This team qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland next year. The tournament is in May. This tournamnet is only one monthy before the CONCACAF Gold Cup held in June 15th to july 7th,