Hello and welcome to the total sucker show.

My name is Daryl Grove and I'm joined by a man who always has a plus 10 goal difference. His name is Taylor Rockwell. Hello. Always. Always indeed, my friend. You wake up in the morning with plus 10. I wish that were the case. If that means me resetting the alarm for 10 more minutes, then yes, I do that pretty consistently and regularly.

Yes.

The plus 10 is a snooze.

Indeed.

Which actually has been some people's reactions to the US's 4-0-win over Guyana and 6-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago. What, snooze? To hit the snooze button. I would say that's been some of the reactions. Some of them have been to throw the alarm at the wall, I think, if we're going to continue that analogy.

Yeah.

We have been a little more positive.

We've seen progression from game to game. It's been looking good. We know it's not the strongest opposition. I would argue that Wednesday night's game against Panama, for which this is a preview, 9 p.m. Eastern, Fox Sports 1. It's the final group stage game. We're already qualified, but this is the toughest opponent in the group. So at least it's the biggest challenge so far in the goal. I mean, I'm not sure I would have said that heading into this competition. I agree with you now, given the way things have gone. Given Trinidad's defending. Yeah. Is that fair? Yes, 100%. So we'll talk about the US and what we think they should do and how we think they'll line up and all that later on.

But I want to give a little... Is that fair? Yes, 100%. So we'll talk about the US and what we think they should do and how we think they'll

line up and all that later on. But I want to give a little preview of Panama and what to expect. Maybe not too long. People don't want to hear 30 minutes on Panama, right? So 28? 28, yeah. 208. Yeah, I mean, we've seen Panama in a 4-42 thus far in this competition. against Trinidad and then Guyana.

They won't what, 2-0 and 4-2.

You are correct.

I think so.

But you, in a 4-4-2 thus far in this competition against Trinidad and then Guyana they were what

2-0 and 4-2 you are correct I think so but you were making the point that maybe prior to this

tournament when they had played some stronger opposition yeah it wasn't quite the 4-4-2 that

we've come to see from them this time around yeah so their recent friendlies before the

gold cup they played Brazil Uruguay Colombia I mean all teams that are better than what they're facing at the Gold Cup. Somewhat? Fair. And in two of those three games, they played a 5-4-1, which is one of the things we've seen from Panama in the past. So I guess the big question is they're coming into this game. I think this is a good test. How much respect does the US have? So do Panama say, all right, we're going to do our 4-4-2, two strikers, we're going to try and go toe-to-toe with the US? Or is the US more on the spectrum of, this is a tough opponent, we should go back to the 5-4-1? I mean, we'll find out tomorrow is the obvious easy answer. Yeah. I would hope they come into 4-2. I would, Because even though it means maybe they're going at the United States a little bit more, it is the case that we're both on, both teams are on six points. Yes. US has the best goal difference though, right? So it's raw and we're top of the group. Exactly. So then maybe this is Panama thinking, no matter what we're going through in second place. So let's maybe go to the United States and see what we can do against stronger our position so we don't kind of break what we've been doing in the first two games. So it could be breaks are off. It could be. Okay. I mean I wouldn't necessarily bet on that. We established in the last show that my betting record isn't terrific. So, you know, great assault there. Okay, maybe when we get to talking about the US, we'll talk about maybe the difference

between playing against the 4-4-2 and the 5-4-1, or honestly, 451 is also a Panamanian option. We've played this team so many times. We've previewed this team so many times. They've definitely played that formation before as well. They definitely have. All right, big picture Panama. Yeah. They've moved on from Blasperres, Lewis to Harder, because those guys were mid to late 30s.

Yes.

There are still names that you recognize, like Roman Torres, sensible. They've moved on from Blas Perres, Lewis Tejada, because those guys were mid to late 30s.

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