The match in Salt Lake City should be a preview of how coach Bruce Arena plans to approach a very challenging schedule of back-to-back games in June
The U.S. national team is getting ready to steer into uncharted territory in June's CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, and Saturday's friendly against Venezuela should offer a good glimpse at what Bruce Arena has in mind to deal with the challenges on the horizon.
Playing back-to-back qualifiers isn't a new challenge — the U.S. just did that in March — and neither is playing in Mexico after a home qualifier, which happened in 2013 when the Americans earned a draw at Estadio Azteca.