Matt Besler

You know, they're going to try and get us on the counterattack.

But if we can get an early goal or even two goals, obviously that's going to force Paraguay to come out of their shell.

They're going to have to open up and try and get an equalizer, and that's going to completely change the game.

So my approach, if I'm the U.S., why not?

Yeah.

we got to come out on the front foot and we got to go be going a hundred miles per hour to try and get that early goal.

If we get it great.

If we don't get it, then you know what?

Paraguay is going to have to be doing a lot of defending for that first 20 minutes.

And it's going to take a lot of energy out of them.

So at some point throughout the game, it may not happen for the 50th or 60th minute.

They're going to run out of gas and then we'll capitalize them.

Yeah, I mean, it's a good question.

I would say the home crowd, the adrenaline helps.

But I just think the makeup of the teams and the leagues that our teams play in, you know, the MLS –

guys that play on the American team.

MLS is a physical league.

You're up and back.

You do a lot of running.

It's a physical league.