Craig Burley says Sergino Dest has to pick the Netherlands over the U.S. if he backs himself as a top talent.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday night, the United States men’s national team opens their CONCACAF Nations League campaign at Audi Field. The opponent? Cuba, the 178th best team in the world and 25th best team in CONCACAF, according to the most recent FIFA rankings.
It’s a game the Americans should not just win, but dominate. They’ve done so in the past, posting a 3-0 record and a +14 goal differential over the last three home matches against the island nation.
– CONCACAF Nations League:…
The first edition of the CONCACAF Nations League began in September 2019. Here’s a guide for all you need to know about the competition.
What is the CONCACAF Nations League?
It is a competition between the 41 member nations of CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. It was created to mirror the idea of the UEFA Nations League, aiming to provide more meaningful, competitive fixtures when international friendlies would usually be played.
It…
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Dest finds himself in the middle of a tug of war between Netherlands and the U.S. for his services.
October 2 was quite a day for Sergino Dest. First, Ajax’s 18-year-old Dutch-American right-back was unexpectedly missing from the U.S. men’s roster announced for the upcoming games against Cuba and Canada. These are competitive matches, in the CONCACAF Nations League, so if Dest had played, he would have been bound to the USMNT rather than the Netherlands for his career. That evening, he played all 90 minutes in Ajax’s 0-3 triumph at Valencia in the Champions League. After the game, he appeared…
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“Josh [Sargent] will start the game tomorrow so he has a great opportunity,” head coach Gregg Berhalter said during a Thursday afternoon news conference ahead of Friday’s CONCACAF Nations League opener against Cuba at Audi Field. “It will be nice to see how he can perform tomorrow in the context of the team performance.”
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