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USMNT heads into Peru friendly with eye on keeping the ball

The U.S. national team has spent most of 2018 struggling to maintain possession, an issue Dave Sarachan will be hoping his team can address Tuesday

The image of Colombia dominating play against the U.S. national team last week brought back a recurring theme in 2018, that of the American struggling to find the ball, and keep the ball.

The USMNT is 2-3-1 in its past six matches, and each of those matches saw the Americans lose the possession battle. That is to be expected against the likes of France and Brazil, but even an overmatched Bolivia side came away with a 52-48 possession edge.