On Thursday evening, at 19:45, Wales and the United States of America will face in a friendly match in which Ryan Giggs’ national team is pursuing a prestigious result.
Wales remains the same well-organized and disciplined team that “borrows” from the tenacity of football played in the Premier League. Giggs has a number of footballers who play at the highest level in England, and they are the basis of the Welsh coach. The red and whites come after a 1-0 victory in Bulgaria, in a match decided by Williams’ goal (’85).
Before this match, the Welsh drew with Ireland, score 0-0, away. It is clear that the defense is a really strong point for the revelation of Euro 2016. Playing a 4-5-1 system that easily turns into a 4-3-3 on the attack phase, Wales should have the first chance in front Americans, especially if Roberts, Wilson, James, Ramsey and Bale play from the first minute. But the rival of the white-reds is not an easy one at all, regarding the probable teams.
In 20th place in the FIFA rankings, Wales are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 games (7 wins), but that doesn’t mean Giggs’ students can “sleep on one ear”. The last time the two countries met, the USA ended a series of 10 matches in a row without failure for the Welsh! The presence on the field of Bale, who has not scored at international level since 2019, in a match against Croatia, could be decisive.
Otherwise, the Yankees have a lot of young players with great perspective, and Gregg Berhalter’s team will resist away. Dest, McKennie, Reyna and Pulisic stars, from an excellent generation of America, will not be missing.
Wales: Ward; Gunter, Lockyer, J.Lawrence, Norrington-Davies; Smith, Levitt; J.Williams; T.Lawrence, T.Roberts, Matondo
Coach: Ryan Giggs
USA: Steffen; Dest, Miazga, Brooks, Robinson; McKennie, Adams, Lletget; Reyna, Soto, Pulisic
Coach: Gregg Berhalter
In the last 7 games played by Wales, he scored at most one of the teams;
Wales has only one failure in the last 10 matches played;
USA comes after three consecutive victories, in which it received only one goal (from Canada);
The USA has drawn only once in the last 10 games;
They have scored less than 2.5 goals in 9 of Wales’ last 10 games;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,92
