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  1. 7 minutes ago, ztejas said:

    Wasn't my thread title idea - fucko. I try and arbitrate and lead discussion over there mostly. 

    Nice chippy start to the year here, though. I like it. 

    And seriously - if you're so fucking offended go win it next year. 

    Cherka Cherka

  2. 14 minutes ago, Napoleon said:


    This was about an old squad be selected by a rookie coach who was never going to cull the 30+ year-olds going into a tournament with two rest days between games played in a virtual steam bath after having a bunch of scrimmages against inferior teams (México).

    Too many 🚩🚩🚩🚩 to win the tournament even if there wasn’t a legal battle for money. 

    USWNT needs to have their top players play in Europe and they need to select a younger squad for tournaments, Olympics much more so than World Cups. 

    And never playing a summer tournament again In Tokyo or Singapore or Qatar will also be helpful. 

    Without that keeper, they wouldn’t have medaled. They may not have even made it out of the group.

    Pretty much this.  The player pool needs to be expanded significantly ASAP or the next world cup could be ugly for the USWNT.      

  3. 4 minutes ago, midtown said:

    Mdmost's prediction is the exact Vegas betting lines.  

    I noticed that.  City is a big favorite to repeat.  If Kane goes to City, it's over before it begins.  If he doesn't, there could be a multiteam title race although Chelsea is best equipped to challenge.  Lukaku's problem at United was poor service and that won't be a problem at Chelsea if Tuchel plays the right forwards.  Liverpool is getting long in the tooth and this is also an AFCON season.  United isn't winning a title without a new DM and that appears to be unlikely.  Agree that the top-4 should remain the same as last year unless someone gets hit with major injuries.  On paper, there is a significant gulf between the Top 4 and the rest.           

  4. 1 hour ago, Druggist said:

    First, this thread is amazing and no doubt explaining the phenomenon of Phish to the uninitiated.
     

    I have heard some of the DJs on Phish Radio on Sirius refer to the current tour as 4.0 as have some of the folks on my Phish nerd group on FB.  I think 4.0 might stick.  I can’t imagine caring enough to argue about it though.  Really, who cares?

    also, I didn’t see them until fall of 95 (~20 shows). I don’t consider myself any more or less of a fan of than any of you.  Everyone has different life circumstances. This claiming of status re these metrics is stupid as shit.  

    Wrong.  WTB is a better Deadhead and Phan than you.  He will inform you of this in due course. 

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  5. On 4/5/2021 at 2:12 PM, alincoln said:

    No player did more to stop the flow of American talent to Europe than Jozy.  The Daily Mail published a list of the worst strikers in EPL history a few years ago.  Jozy came in at #1 and it is hard to dispute their reasoning.

    Jozy Altidore played 70 Premier League games for Hull and Sunderland. He scored a grand total of two Premier League goals. After a fairly non-eventful loan spell with Hull in 2009-10, he returned to England in 2013 after a prolific few years in the Dutch league with AZ. Sunderland, managed by Paulo Di Canio, spent £6m on the US international and he repaid their faith with one strike in 42 league games. Altidore looked big and strong, like anything could hit him and stick. He should have been a colossus, but he just wasn't. Clumsy on the ball and wild in front of goal it was the worst of combinations to spearhead a struggling Sunderland side battling relegation. He left for Toronto in January 2015, with a strike rate of one goal every 35 games that few Premier League strikers can hope to rival. 

    He was also awful in the World Cup with 0 goals in 5 games.  He also scored a grand total of 1 goal against Mexico (in a friendly for his first international goal).  He's a flat track bully who made his living dominating overmatched competition while bottling the biggest moments/opportunities of his career.  

    I'm more than familiar with Jozy's work.  Young American striker with middling finishing ability moving to a bottom quarter EPL team that just sold its best creator doesn't strike me as a recipe for success.

  6. 8 minutes ago, shnsajax said:

    Not really a big fan of moving to a newly promoted team but its better than staying at Breman. 

    Has Jozy to Sunderland written all over it.

  7. Well they won the bronze but the result really raised more questions than it answered.

    Sauerbrunn (the team's best defender), Lloyd and Rapinoe (the team's best finishers) have played their last major tournament.  O'Hara and Heath should also be done at the international level, although they will try to hang on.  Naeher is 33 but may be able to make it through another cycle.

    In any event, the back 4 needs to be completely rebuilt outside of Dunn.  O'Hara, Davidson and Dahlkemper were all shit this tournament and the backup GK is not international quality.  The MF should be OK for the next cycle with Horan, Lavelle, Mewis and Ertz young enough to continue playing at a high level.  The forwards also need revamped with Heath, Rapinoe, Lloyd and Morgan all well past their prime.  

    They really need to move on from Vlatko and bring in a killer who will dig through the pool for solutions.  This was a golden generation but it is over.

  8. Imagine thinking that twitter followers relates in any way to the outcome of an election in OH-11, which isn't exactly a demographic paradise for Twitter socialists.  Hillary defeated Bernie there in 2016 by more than 2-1.  

    The headlines regarding Brown "edging" Turner 50-44 are also high comedy.

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  9. 17 hours ago, ztejas said:

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    Also... not sure we are the 10th best team yet. But Mexico sure as shit ain't 9th. 

    And Belgica sure as shit ain't 1.

    My top 3 is Italy, France and Spain in some order followed by Argentina, Brazil and the Cunts in Tier 2.

     

  10. The time difference and the COVID impact killed this Olympics other than swimming which was broadcast live between 9 - 12 PM ET to accommodate the American audience.

    We also know the Russians and Chinese are doped to the gills so there is a dramatically uneven playing field in sports they focus on.  

  11. They were far more political in 2019 as they waltzed to the World Cup title.  They were relatively quiet in sucking their way to the bronze medal match in 2021.

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  12. I believe that the USL Academy team includes the best players from their high school age ECNL teams.  I imagine that you have to make an ECNL team for your age group to be considered for the USL Academy team.  This league is still in its infancy but it makes sense to provide the best players an opportunity to play outside of the narrow confines of a birth year age group.   

  13. 3 minutes ago, pied06 said:

    Here is  the roster for Texas United.  Only looked at the firs two players, but the first is a Sr at University of South Carolina - Upstate and the second will be a Jr at SMU.  Not sure how that equates to youth development in the near term, but am clearly missing something.

     

    Texas United roster:

    https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/stats/team_instance/6079396?subseason=731558&tab=team_instance_player_stats&tool=4419204

     


    POL MONELLS

    https://upstatespartans.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/pol--monells/4128

     


    PAPA NDOYE

     

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    That is there actual USL League 2 roster, not the academy roster.

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  14. 3 of the 4 oldest teams in the tournament made the SFs.  That said, Lloyd and Rapinoe are clearly past it, Heath was injured, and O'Hara and Morgan have lost pace at positions you can't lose a step.  Sauerbrunn remains our best CB which is discouraging.

    16 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

    In the past, darker players were encouraged to look outside the US border for national team possibilities. "Diversity" over the last decade+ was limited to out-of-the-closet lesbians and even those tended to be stereotypically attractive and had long hair, with Abbie WambachMegan Rapinoe exceptions regarding long hair/attractive, and an esthetically pleasing and physically exception Sydney Leroux being the pigmentally-gifted exception, but she was hoooooot.

    This is some of the dumbest shit I have read on this board since its inception which is quite an accomplishment.  

  15. Initially, there will be one team at the USL level comprised of the best players from the high school age teams at the club (U-15 to U-19). An all-star team of all-star teams.   

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