MANAGER: Bob GANSLER


GOALKEEPERS:

1 Tony MEOLA
18 Kasey KELLER
22 David VANOLE

DEFENDERS:

2 Steve TRITTSCHUH
3 John DOYLE
4 Jimmy BANKS
5 Mike WINDISCHMANN ©
8 Brian BLISS
12 Paul KRUMPE
15 Desmond ARMSTRONG
17 Marcelo BALBOA

MIDFIELDERS:

6 John HARKES
7 Tab RAMOS
14 John STOLLMEYER
19 Chris HENDERSON
20 Paul CALIGIURI
21 Neil COVONE

FORWARDS:

9 Christopher SULLIVAN
10 Peter VERMES
11 Eric WYNALDA
13 Eric EICHMANN
16 Bruce MURRAY


3-5-2 And 5-3-2/4-4-2/4-3-1-2 FORMATIONS:

United States Vs Czechoslovakia - Group Stage Game (10/06/1990)



GK MEOLA
CB TRITTSCHUH
SWP WINDISCHMANN
CB ARMSTRONG
RWB/RB CALIGIURI
LWB/LMF WYNALDA
DMF STOLLMEYER
CMF/AMF TAB RAMOS
CMF HARKES
SS/CF VERMES
CF MURRAY

Substitutions: Balboa for Stollmeyer (64 mn) and Sullivan for Murray (79 mn)
Incident: Wynalda was sent off (52 mn) after pushing Moravčík to the ground from behind. He was suspended for the second group stage match against Italy
Notes: After Wynalda was sent off, Harkes started covering the left flank as a LWB
Balboa played as a DMF, as the team assumed a 4-man backline, with Trittschuh as RB, Armstrong as right CB, Windischmann as left CB, Harkes as LB, while Caligiuri moved to right CMF
Sullivan played as a CF

Captain: Mike Windischmann
Short Free Kick: Paul Caligiuri/Bruce Murray/Peter Vermes
Long Free Kick: Paul Caligiuri/Tab Ramos/Mike Windischmann/John Harkes (Taken with both feet)/Desmond Armstrong/Steve Trittschuh/John Stollmeyer/Tony Meola
Free Kick 2: Tab Ramos/John Harkes
Left Corner: Tab Ramos/Peter Vermes
Right Corner: Tab Ramos
Penalty: John Harkes/Peter Vermes
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: Steve Trittschuh, John Stollmeyer, Eric Wynalda, Marcelo Balboa

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Vermes/Murray | Between All Defenders | Harkes/Ramos - Optional
★CB Overlap: Desmond Armstrong - Optional | Mike Windischmann - Optional (One at a time)
★Counter Attack - Optional


Italy Vs United States - Group Stage Game (14/06/1990)



GK MEOLA
CB WINDISCHMANN
CB ARMSTRONG
RB DOYLE
LB BANKS
SWP/DMF BALBOA
CMF CALIGIURI
CMF HARKES
AMF/CMF TAB RAMOS
SS/CF VERMES
CF MURRAY

Substitutions: Stollmeyer for Banks (80 mn) and Sullivan for Murray (82 mn)
Notes: Stollmeyer played as a LB
Sullivan played as a CF

Captain: Mike Windischmann
Short Free Kick: Tab Ramos
Long Free Kick: Paul Caligiuri/Mike Windischmann/Marcelo Balboa/John Harkes/Desmond Armstrong/Jimmy Banks
Free Kick 2: Bruce Murray/Jonh Harkes/Peter Vermes
Left Corner: Tab Ramos
Right Corner: Tab Ramos
Penalty: John Harkes/Peter Vermes
Player to go up on free kicks and corners: Marcelo Balboa

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Vermes/Murray
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack - Optional


Austria Vs United States - Group Stage Game (19/06/1990)



GK MEOLA
CB WINDISCHMANN
CB ARMSTRONG
RB DOYLE
LB BANKS
SWP/DMF BALBOA
CMF CALIGIURI
CMF HARKES
AMF/CMF TAB RAMOS
SS/CF VERMES
CF MURRAY

Substitutions: Wynalda for Banks (56 mn) and Bliss for Caligiuri (70 mn)
Notes: Banks received his 2nd yellow card of the tournament, had the US gotten past the group stage, he'd be suspended for the Round of 16 match
Wynalda played as a LB/LWB
Bliss played as a RB, moving Doyle to right CB, Windischmann to left CB and Armstrong to LB, as Wynalda played offensively as a LMF/AMF

Captain: Mike Windischmann
Short Free Kick: John Harkes/Mike Windischmann
Long Free Kick: John Harkes/Tab Ramos/Mike Windischmann/Marcelo Balboa/Brian Bliss/Jimmy Banks
Free Kick 2: Tab Ramos/Peter Vermes/Bruce Murray
Left Corner: Tab Ramos
Right Corner: Tab Ramos
Penalty: John Harkes/Peter Vermes
Players to go up on free kicks and corners: John Doyle, Marcelo Balboa, Eric Wynalda

Team Strategy

★Right Side Attack
★Left Side Attack
★Change Sides: Vermes/Murray | Caligiuri | Wynalda
★CB Overlap: Desmond Armstrong - Optional
★Long Passing
★Counter Attack - Optional


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