USA vs Paraguay feels like a game that gets tense way too fast.

The US opening at home sounds fun until Paraguay makes it annoying after five minutes.

This is exactly the kind of match where everyone expects the US to look confident, and then suddenly it turns into tackles, loose touches, cheap fouls, and 60,000 people getting impatient.

Pulisic will get all the attention, but I think the midfield decides this. If Adams and McKennie control the ugly parts, the US should be fine. If Paraguay turns it into a street fight, this could get weird quickly.

Pochettino keeps talking about staying relaxed, which is probably smart. Because if the US start forcing everything in the first half, this home opener could become a panic watch.