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ATLLonghorn

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  1. Fox: We take soccer seriously Fox play by play announcer: pronounces Barça as "bark-uh"
  2. Lille escaped relegation two years ago and then finished second in Ligue 1 this past season.Their top two scorers are wingers, but Nicolas Pepe has been linked to a couple of different big places this summer which would hopefully open up consistent playing time for Tim.
  3. If Spain beats Germany in the next game up the US' path to the Final is probably Germany (2nd in FIFA rankings), France (4th) and England (3rd)
  4. Yeah the only thing even remotely offensive about yesterday was the referee adding second half stoppage time. The rest is just meaningless noise.
  5. Enjoy Tobin Heath embarrassing a Thai player
  6. Thailand is going to have to literally murder an American to have a penalty called. First one was. Second one definitely was.
  7. fair enough.
  8. Thailand is embarrassing. Our women can name their score today.
  9. I was thinking about this today, with the current crop of utterly shitty MLS players on the USMNT roster Klinsmann was kind of a genius for scouring the globe to find players with US heritage to join the roster, but also his biggest failure was not demanding better youth development at the MLS level. It was putting a band-aid on a hatchet wound. I wouldn't expect his predecessors to put a premium on youth development at the domestic league level because they were MLS guys, but a guy who came from Europe you'd think would understand the necessity for youth development in domestic leagues
  10. Winkler has minor league options so he's probably gone for either Keuchel or Minter when he comes back. The other spot will be between outrighting Blevins or faking an injury to Gausman to try and let him figure things out in the minors on a "rehab" stint. Hopefully for Minter it's just that the car accident he injured himself in this spring cut short his spring training and they brought him back too soon to start the season. Since being optioned to Triple A he's been scoreless in 8 of 9 appearances and only walked two guys. He's only had three clean appearances which is very much the AJ Minter experience so I'm not expecting him to be a lights out closer, but hopefully he can come back as a productive member of the bullpen. If Soroka's productivity doesn't fall off a cliff you have Soroka and Keuchel 1-2. Teheran has mastered the art of pitching ugly not allowing more than one ER in his last seven starts. Fried has his ups and downs. Who the hell knows what to expect from Folty. As far as the bullpen goes, Newk, Touki, Minter and Jackson provide a core and AA said they're likely going to add a bullpen arm closer to the trade deadline. As for getting out of the NLDS with this staff, well if we win the division we're going to avoid the Dodgers which is nice.
  11. Based on the roster, absolutely and that's why the whole thing is fucked.
  12. There's a new rule in soccer that an insanely stupid pass from a shit-for-brains goalkeeper negates offsides.
  13. The United States has made at least the Semifinal in all but one Gold Cup. In 2000 they lost to Colombia in the quarterfinals. The United States has never failed to get out of the group stage at the Gold Cup. The United States is not going to get out of the group stage at the Gold Cup the way they are currently playing. They need CP and Adams to be a miracle cure. Good luck, kids.
  14. It's extremely depressing that in 12 minutes Jozy Altidore has been the best player on the field today for the US.
  15. It doesn't matter when we start it, US Soccer doesn't give a shit.
  16. Jozy on for the USMNT for the first time since the loss to T&T. Hopefully it's the last.
  17. This article from two years ago shows just how fucked the USMNT is unless they figure out a way to make the young potential stars they have the focal point of the program. http://americansoccernow.com/articles/the-missing-years-u-s-soccer-s-development-gap
  18. The Fed stayed the course after World Cup qualifying replacing Gulati with one of his lackeys. There is no hot seat for American soccer. The program is dying and nobody in charge gives a fuck. They think everything is fine.
  19. fixed
  20. Salomon Rondon scored 11 goals in the Premier League this year. There isn't a pure striker in the US Pool that could score 11 goals over three seasons in the Premier League.
  21. We couldn't qualify for the World Cup in CONCACAF. He's exactly our standard. (I know this is a long-time bit around here, but still)
  22. If I'm Pulisic and Adams I'm telling the USMNT thanks but no thanks to playing in the Gold Cup. Not even remotely worth their time currently.
  23. hahahahahahahahaha
  24. Someone posted this on Twitter.
  25. Venezuela finished last in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying. They have a guy who scored 11 goals in the Premier League this year starting and the MLS all-time single season goal scoring leader on the bench today. The US has a pile of shit on the field.
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