The 2021 Gold Cup

[Ted Lange 16144]

What a great crowd at BBVA.  Fun match. 

[Zepol87 9197]

Late post again but we are having a watch party at The Hub in Addison on Beltline. 

[Ted Lange 16144]

I wish HOPPE was playing but other than that this is about as good as you can expect

 

[Knoxtnhorn 6067]

If, "As good as it gets" included Lletget and Zardes then ultra meh.

[Napoleon 8706]

5 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

I wish HOPPE was playing but other than that this is about as good as you can expect

I listened to a podcast where Charlie Davies and some lady interview people and their guest was Reggie Cannon. This was recorded in late June.

I think that the plan was for Reggie to show out as the starter in the Gold Cup to help facilitate a move to a bigger club this summer.….that hasn’t exactly gone as planned.

[Napoleon 8706]

3 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

If, "As good as it gets" included Lletget and Zardes then ultra meh.

I don’t understand how a Zardes / Dike pairing is supposed to work.

They must have looked at this in practice, but it seems like an obvious disaster in my opinion.

[Knoxtnhorn 6067]

39 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

Late post again but we are having a watch party at The Hub in Addison on Beltline. 

Next sun or are you going to the game?

[Ted Lange 16144]

7 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

If, "As good as it gets" included Lletget and Zardes then ultra meh.

Who would you have started over them?   I’d have Hoppe ut the other options are Lewis, Roldan and Giocanni. 

[Zepol87 9197]

1 minute ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Next sun or are you going to the game?

Definitely. We are tailgating as well. I'll send you the info and a ticket link. Pricey in the SG area. 74 dollars but not bad compared to what my mexico and ES buddies are paying. If you got social media look up Barra 76, that's our Supporter Group for USA

[Hagbard Celine 10938]

34 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Lletget and Zardes

what in the everlovingfuck beerholder

goddamnit

[Hagbard Celine 10938]

30 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

I don’t understand how a Zardes / Dike pairing is supposed to work.

They must have looked at this in practice, but it seems like an obvious disaster in my opinion.

zardes is going to do sterling things in the box and waste 10 chances

SUM is supposedly disconnected from the nats, and yet this smells like using the yutes to try and put zardes and lletget in the shop window

maybe we're wrong

maybe this works

but i doubt it

jones, twellman, altidore, zardes......  all hat, no cattle

[Hagbard Celine 10938]

30 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

Who would you have started over them?

ANYONE

This is an exhibition tournament with exhibition players and every minute wasted on the past costs 10 minutes of the future.  It's a 10:1 ratio.

[Ted Lange 16144]

So Johnathon Lewis?   HARD PASS

[RamjetFDO 10578]

Shaq Attaq!

[A-Tex Devil 2464]

[Knoxtnhorn 6067]

Jeez.  I miss 20 seconds and we score?

[Ted Lange 16144]

SHAQ!!!

[Hagbard Celine 10938]

welp

 

[Ted Lange 16144]

Fantastic job from Acosta and Lletget.  

[Napoleon 8706]

10 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

zardes is going to do sterling things in the box and waste 10 chances

SUM is supposedly disconnected from the nats, and yet this smells like using the yutes to try and put zardes and lletget in the shop window

maybe we're wrong

maybe this works

but i doubt it

jones, twellman, altidore, zardes......  all hat, no cattle

Gyasi Zardes turns 30 years-old on September 2nd, has a bad first touch, and has never even played in Scandinavia or Greece.

Exactly what kind of shop window do you see him in? Do you think that he is looking for a transfer to a Central American league?

Sebastian Lletget would probably be playing somewhere in a lower league in Europe at this point if he hadn’t hurt himself a few years ago, but he’s been with “Becky G” for 5 years now and his life is in LA. I think that his European window has closed and he’s made peace with that as long as he gets to go to a World Cup.

 

Edited July 18, 2021 by Napoleon

[Knoxtnhorn 6067]

38 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

Definitely. We are tailgating as well. I'll send you the info and a ticket link. Pricey in the SG area. 74 dollars but not bad compared to what my mexico and ES buddies are paying. If you got social media look up Barra 76, that's our Supporter Group for USA

Thx.  I'll have to check my own adult league sched before I'll know.  Stupid league is putting out the weekend schedule week-by-week.

[Captain Ron 12931]

Achoo

 

did I miss anything?

[Trey3216 15378]

40 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

Definitely. We are tailgating as well. I'll send you the info and a ticket link. Pricey in the SG area. 74 dollars but not bad compared to what my mexico and ES buddies are paying. If you got social media look up Barra 76, that's our Supporter Group for USA

I’ve got 4 coming as well.   

[Ted Lange 16144]

Let Busio take the free kicks dammit 

[Captain Ron 12931]

Thats not a penalty. 

[Chips O'Toole 1327]

Absolutely not a penalty

[Captain Ron 12931]

48 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

Who would you have started over them?   I’d have Hoppe ut the other options are Lewis, Roldan and Giocanni. 

Playing 9 would be better than playing those two.

[Captain Ron 12931]

9 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Gyasi Zardes turns 30 years-old on September 2nd, has a bad first touch, and has never even played in Scandinavia or Greece.

Exactly what kind of shop window do you see him in? Do you think that he is looking for a transfer to a Central American league?

Sebastian Lletget would probably be playing somewhere in a lower league in Europe at this point if he hadn’t hurt himself a few years ago, but he’s been with “Becky G” for 5 years now and his life is in LA. I think that his European window has closed and he’s made peace with that as long as he gets to go to a World Cup.

 

They are both MLS journeymen that are over the hill for attackers (production decline starts at 28). They will never sniff Europe, except when we have friendlies over there.

[Chips O'Toole 1327]

Probably not good to lose the captain 14 minutes in. 

[Napoleon 8706]

Walker Zimmerman with the acting so that he doesn’t get called for the penalty…

…or not.

Walker dove onto the ball and the back of the Canadian’s legs because he was beaten. I would have given Canada the penalty. 

[Chips O'Toole 1327]

And near disaster as Sands let the ball roll by him thinking Pine was heading it off only to watch it roll by as well. 

[Ted Lange 16144]

We are really screwed if Zim is out.  Or CB depth is awful.  And we have no wingers so we need 3 of them 

[AUS-97HORN 11824]

 at this pace 20 mins of extra time is gonna be added to this half. 

[Hagbard Celine 10938]

canada:

20 Akinola - Toronto FC, 21yo, born in Detroit, turned coat 30 June

17 Larin - Besiktas, 26yo, 20-21: 45 apps, 23 goals

10 Hoilett - Cardiff (contract expired 1 July), 31yo, 20-21: 23 apps, 2 goals

12 Buchanan - Revs, 22yo

6 Piette - Montreal, 26yo

8 Fraser - Toronto on loan to Columbus, 23yo

22 Laryea - Toronto, 26yo

4 Miller - Montreal, 24yo

5 Vittoria - Moreirense (Portugues La Liga 20-21: 8th), 34yo, 20-21 stats ?

2 Johnston - Nashville, 22yo

16 Crepeau - Vancouver, 27yo

 

[Hagbard Celine 10938]

16 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Gyasi Zardes turns 30 years-old on September 2nd, has a bad first touch, and has never even played in Scandinavia or Greece.

Exactly what kind of shop window do you see him in? Do you think that he is looking for a transfer to a Central American league?

Sebastian Lletget would probably be playing somewhere in a lower league in Europe at this point if he hadn’t hurt himself a few years ago, but he’s been with “Becky G” for 5 years now and his life is in LA. I think that his European window has closed and he’s made peace with that as long as he gets to go to a World Cup.

 

I agree 1000% with everything you just wrote.  I said it *seems*like* they are getting featured and the only reason that would make sense given their certainty of not participating in qualifiying.

[Ted Lange 16144]

I think LLETGET loves passing backwards more then he does Becky G 

[Napoleon 8706]

Dike & Zardes with Synchronized Jumping

[NBC Olympic plug…]
 

Dike is a moose.

[Captain Ron 12931]

2 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Dike & Zardes with Synchronized Jumping

[NBC Olympic plug…]
 

Dike is a moose.

Tank.

[Hagbard Celine 10938]

stupid from dike

pull up, this ain't mexico

[Trey3216 15378]

Really was t a fan of these new kits, but they’re starting to grow on me.   May have to pick one up next week at the quarters.  

[AUS-97HORN 11824]

Canada is real close to scoring here.   this keeps up and its tied

[Hagbard Celine 10938]

chickenshit beerholder dropping 10 behind the ball

lletget with the assist but otherwise 100% backpassing success rate

zardes actually the only bright spot in open play

[Ted Lange 16144]

Zardes has been fine, but the he and Dike doesn’t seem to be working.  Midfield is a mess.  They have got to make some changes at half.  

[Hagbard Celine 10938]

canada are going to score

[AUS-97HORN 11824]

this defense is ass.

at some point we keep pushing the cannucks on breakaways and we are gonna get a red/PK 

[Knoxtnhorn 6067]

55 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

I think LLETGET loves passing backwards more then he does Becky G 

Did you catch 20 secs into the 2nd?  Lletget collects the ball leaving our 3rd, nobody within 20 yards, back passes the ball.

[TexasMan 10989]

God dammit Berhalter 

[Knoxtnhorn 6067]

That's your sub?  F off Beerholder.

[Knoxtnhorn 6067]

1 fucking shot on goal in 60 mins against, maybe, the 4th best team in CONCACAF?

[Knoxtnhorn 6067]

Another great Lletget set piece 2 feet in front of the goalie.