{"id":26250,"date":"2021-02-19T12:31:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=26250"},"modified":"2021-02-19T12:31:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:31:39","slug":"stars-stripes-and-soccer-five-takeaways-from-usmnt-vs-trinidad-and-tobago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2021\/02\/19\/stars-stripes-and-soccer-five-takeaways-from-usmnt-vs-trinidad-and-tobago\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars, Stripes and Soccer: Five Takeaways from USMNT vs. Trinidad and Tobago"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Cameron Meyer<\/em><\/p>\n

USMNT fans were given a laid-back, Sunday night pounding of Trinidad and Tobago a couple weekends ago. Yet, when looking at the scoreline after watching the match, you\u2019d probably say the seven goal gap between the two teams was conservative. The USMNT handled an unfit and struggling Trinidad with ease. If there was a phrase to describe the performance, it\u2019d be “delightfully boring.”<\/span><\/p>\n

When you\u2019re coming off defeats to Canada and Trinidad (let\u2019s not talk about this one) as a fanbase in the past couple years, a good shellacking of an extremely inferior opponent is never a bad thing. Two back-to-back wins with a combined score of 13-0 has never really been an <\/span>American<\/span><\/i> way of doing things necessarily, so it has been a nice change.<\/span><\/p>\n

That being said, the match did have some implications for this USMNT side. Going into an extremely busy 2021, seeing some of the players getting minutes (many being debutants) is key for Berhalter and Kreis as they enter Olympic qualifying, World Cup qualifying and the Gold Cup respectfully.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are five takeaways from USMNT v. Trinidad and Tobago:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Add another striker to the never-ending depth chart.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n