USA World Cup Match 3: Iran

[LonghornSean 4037]

10 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

So where's the watch party for the game this Saturday? The only 2 places I can vouch for are BD Rileys and Mister Tramps. 

Haymaker? Parlor and Yard? The tavern? I would hope they’ll be decent spots.

[406W30th 1111]

1 hour ago, dieucla98 said:

It might be cliche but club career says CP10 is #1. He doesn't have the WC resume yet, but give him time.

It's kind of crazy, but going through the exercise in my head, a lot of the top 10 is on the roster today. 

Trajectory of soccer in the US is on such a steep climb at the moment. 

Pulisic's club career is not better than Dempsey's imo. 20 goals for Chelsea v 50 goals for Dempsey at Fulham, including the most famous goal in club history.

Pulisic also seems to be injured all the time – 87 appearances in 3.5 seasons is really poor.

He will almost certainly surpass Dempsey as the American with the greatest club career but he's not there yet.   

[Bottlecap 1523]

bro jesus sucks but would have been a better option than wright today only because he would have tracked back much further. put weah at the 9 like everyone in america -1 wants and aaronson/gio on the wing. fuck, put gio at the 9 and let him sit IDGAF. Jesus is a spare with a terrible haircut. 

[Bottlecap 1523]

Watch parties: been to Hopsquad, Black Sheep, and The Pitch for the first three matches. All were great with sounds and lots of fan interaction. Black Sheep i would avoid unless you know how to somehow get a reservation. Otherwise its patio space.

[shnsajax 3592]

My twins are nicknamed after Ajax, my family is from Northern Holland and they have always been my 2nd team. That said I am happy we are getting Holland over Senegal on Saturday.

This current Oranje team just feels slow/predicatable and maybe they have been coasting and I will regret saying this but they don’t have the same possession oriented pressing team from years past. Gakpo’s goals have been in front of goal with space. If we give him a chance he will score but between Adams and Weston we should be able to force Holland out wide. It’s going to take 2 goals to make the quarters but I’m happy to be going up against Holland vs Senegal here.

[Zepol87 9263]

17 minutes ago, Bottlecap said:

bro jesus sucks but would have been a better option than wright today only because he would have tracked back much further. put weah at the 9 like everyone in america -1 wants and aaronson/gio on the wing. fuck, put gio at the 9 and let him sit IDGAF. Jesus is a spare with a terrible haircut. 

The Austin anthem clown chimes in. Cool insight and not biased at all 

[Horndog 2271]

U.S. win being celebrated by . . .

Iranians.

 https://www.newsweek.com/videos-show-iranians-celebrating-us-win-world-cup-1763331

[Coach pop a bitch 5831]

San antonio watch party? 

[UTHornFan014 722]

Haji is still on my shit list after shooting that ball in the 9th minute of stoppage time instead of dribbling to the corner. Such a low IQ play. 

Also, 'Murica and Fuck Eye-Ran

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

4 hours ago, UTHornFan014 said:

Haji is still on my shit list after shooting that ball in the 9th minute of stoppage time instead of dribbling to the corner.

It wasn't even a legit shot. He just passed it to the keeper.

[crash_davis 23169]

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

It wasn't even a legit shot. He just passed it to the keeper.

Antonee calls that dribbling. 

[crash_davis 23169]

Damn. It was probably more than just a game to the Iranian players.

 

[Ted Lange 16158]

Yeah, Antonee's first touch yesterday was Zardes-esque   oof.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8920]

Damn. It was probably more than just a game to the Iranian players.
 

Sheesh…I felt worse for the Iranian players/families than I felt better about USA winning. No doubt they’re all good people.

They’re potentially about to go through some serious shit. How/why Iran hasn’t gotten the russia ban because of their bullshit is beyond me.

[Trey3216 15382]

38 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

Yeah, Antonee's first touch yesterday was Zardes-esque   oof.

Buddy I was texting with during the game said “Jedi has the first touch of a blue whale” 

[Ted Lange 16158]

Its like he was wearing trampoline cleats.

[Juicy 729]

He also runs life forrest gump. I felt yesterday his problem was he was going too fast. If he slowed down a bit his first touch would hopefully have been much better. 

[Trey3216 15382]

1 hour ago, Juicy said:

He also runs life forrest gump. I felt yesterday his problem was he was going too fast. If he slowed down a bit his first touch would hopefully have been much better. 

Yep.   He has very clumsy running form for a world class athlete.  Routinely gets out over his skis if you will.   Hard to control a ball when you can’t control your body.   

[Captain Ron 12979]

This thread is some good stuff (Posted it in the wrong topic a bit ago)

 

Also someone posted this solid angle of the goal vs Iran on twitter:

 

 

[Planet Houston 4943]

On 11/30/2022 at 2:15 AM, UTHornFan014 said:

Haji is still on my shit list after shooting that ball in the 9th minute of stoppage time instead of dribbling to the corner. Such a low IQ play. 

Also, 'Murica and Fuck Eye-Ran

How bout the fact that he loafed like a primadonna striker saving his energy in the first half of an inconsequential friendly? He was goddamned infuriating from the moment he stepped on the pitch. Criminal if he sees meaningful minutes on Saturday (Shaq too for that matter).