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5 days agoPlayer ratings: Freeman's brace gets 9/10 as USMNT stun Uruguay
Alex Freeman scored twice as the United States defeated Uruguay 5-1, finishing 2025 on a five-game unbeaten streak.
Playing in the right half-space of Gregg Berhalter's attacking setup, the first-year MLS man is the straw that stirs the Fire's drink. Zinckernagel thrives on the dribble, ranking in the 89th percentile in FBref's data for successful take-ons among his positional peers, and could be the perfect piece to glide through Orlando City's defensive block and break into the box.
"I started off trying out as a winger, as a striker, so it was different," reflected the 21-year-old. "But I would lie if I said it didn't drive me forward. "It gave me time to look back and know that I need to do more, that maybe I wasn't good enough and needed to work even harder. It gave me the energy to train more and better myself. "It's a derby and we know we've got quality but we've also got to fight and want it more than them. We know how much is on the line."