USMNT 2023

[InkaUtexas 25,942]

That was a very nice set up. 

[ztejas 43,449]

It's great to have Miles back. And that was a superb finish. More of that, Pepsi. 

Nvm was it McKennie with the pass? I was trying to figure it out - can barely see the #s.

Edited March 28, 2023 by ztejas

[Trey3216 15,346]

This second half game flow makes me hate Gergg’s regarded ass even more.  Fucker should be fired into the sun for that mismanagement.  
 

we look like a completely different country philosophically rt now 

[ztejas 43,449]

Oh okay I get it. We just needed to play the 21 year old Eredivise player with 3 caps to move Pulisic off of set pieces.

Also last I checked Brenden Aaronson is on the pitch.

I mean...

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

like that flat corner from booth need to read up on him first i've heard of him

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

that was sick even with the miss

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

sorry hudson "keep the ball" doesn't work for me when your home only 1-0 up on Cuscatleco

[ztejas 43,449]

Not Pulisic's best night. 

Could have sworn that should have been a corner, though. 

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

BORING

sad that salvador can set up to kill off half a billion euros of form on us soil

[Braff Zacklin 13,573]

I only caught the final 10 minutes. The match referee merely finish poorly or did he suck all night?

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

hey babe, let's party!

[Captain Ron 12,876]

1 minute ago, Braff Zacklin said:

I only caught the final 10 minutes. The match referee merely finish poorly or did he suck all night?

Do you even CONCACAF bro?

[Braff Zacklin 13,573]

Just now, Captain Ron said:

Do you even CONCACAF bro?

Sadly, yes.

[Mittens 8,282]

[Captain Ron 12,876]

Matt Turner is a fucking dork

[Napoleon 8,679]

Who is this Pepi guy?

Where did he come from?

Has anyone ever even heard of this guy?

[ztejas 43,449]

12 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

I only caught the final 10 minutes. The match referee merely finish poorly or did he suck all night?

Thought he missed a penalty, missed a clear yellow early on a foul Musah drew, and called a phantom handball on Dike who had half a defender between him and the goalie. 

Outside of that I guess he was alright. 

[Braff Zacklin 13,573]

2 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Thought he missed a penalty, missed a clear yellow early on a foul Musah drew, and called a phantom handball on Dike who had half a defender between him and the goalie. 

Outside of that I guess he was alright. 

I am not surprised given that, in the brief time I saw him, he missed two obvious fouls on USMNT attackers, and somehow added a minute of stoppage time to the already 4 minutes of added time despite there being no additional stoppage during those 4 minutes .....

[ztejas 43,449]

6 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

I am not surprised given that, in the brief time I saw him, he missed two obvious fouls on USMNT attackers, and somehow added a minute of stoppage time to the already 4 minutes of added time despite there being no additional stoppage during those 4 minutes .....

I mean it didn't really affect the game. We should have put 2 or 3 in the back. Just a little too sloppy and couldn't get chances on target. 

I thought El Salvador played great D - especially right in front of the net. 

Needed a draw, got a win, got to see some new guys play and no one got injured. I'll take it. 

[Braff Zacklin 13,573]

6 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I mean it didn't really affect the game. We should have put 2 or 3 in the back. Just a little too sloppy and couldn't get chances on target. 

I thought El Salvador played great D - especially right in front of the net. 

Needed a draw, got a win, got to see some new guys play and no one got injured. I'll take it. 

Wasn't the point of my comments, Z.

[SimonBolivar 10,958]

36 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Who is this Pepi guy?

Where did he come from?

Has anyone ever even heard of this guy?

[The Dog 44,051]

 

[ztejas 43,449]

Leeds needs to do a better job of managing his minutes with how hard he plays. Going to be a dicey finish for them down the stretch now. 

[Scary Stranger 1,714]

So, is that guy gonna pick the USA or nah?

[shadow_operative 15,932]

4 hours ago, Scary Stranger said:

So, is that guy gonna pick the USA or nah?

it's looking better than ever, but that doesn't mean he will actually go through with it. he clearly wants to play for england, but so far they don't want him. fes been publicly flirting with the US hardcore lately, probably in an attempt to get england to pay more attention to him. if i had to guess? i say he ends up playing us. i don't think he can get good enough fast enough to break into the england side, and assuming that we're giving him full court press, the idea of him starting at the next three world cups has got to sound pretty nice.

[Napoleon 8,679]

2 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

it's looking better than ever, but that doesn't mean he will actually go through with it. he clearly wants to play for england, but so far they don't want him. fes been publicly flirting with the US hardcore lately, probably in an attempt to get england to pay more attention to him. if i had to guess? i say he ends up playing us. i don't think he can get good enough fast enough to break into the england side, and assuming that we're giving him full court press, the idea of him starting at the next three world cups has got to sound pretty nice.

If he is the slightest bit mature, he won’t pick a team this year. 

He should seek out a transfer from Arsenal to another EPL club and play a year in England. If he is good enough, England will call him in. If he is not, the USMNT will gladly take him.

Absolutely zero reason to make a decision this year. 

[Napoleon 8,679]

Oh, and as for the U-20 Boys World Cup:

 

https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-under-20-world-cup/story/4912051/indonesia-stripped-of-hosting-under-20-world-cup-by-fifa

[shadow_operative 15,932]

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

balogun's goals this season....  1/3rd spot kicks, 1/3rd poaching, 1/3rd very nice

need to see him during a couple of full games to get a feel for his work rate and contribution

 

[shadow_operative 15,932]

fwiw this is what he's done his entire career in the arsenal youth ranks. he's just bagged goals everywhere he's played thus far. prolific n would be the first word i would use to describe him. 

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

so it's time to start following auston trusty, purchased by arsenal, left at colorado to finsh an mls season then loaned to birmingham, now with 37 appearances and 4 goals in the colaship, at 6'3" he is a candidate for our greatest deficit in qatar, Full International Tree....  his transfermarkt has shot up from €3m to €9m in the last 5 months

 

[Scary Stranger 1,714]

so it's time to start following auston trusty, purchased by arsenal, left at colorado to finsh an mls season then loaned to birmingham, now with 37 appearances and 4 goals in the colaship, at 6'3" he is a candidate for our greatest deficit in qatar, Full International Tree....  his transfermarkt has shot up from €3m to €9m in the last 5 months
 

Greatest deficit? Coach?

[Napoleon 8,679]

8 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

so it's time to start following auston trusty, purchased by arsenal, left at colorado to finsh an mls season then loaned to birmingham, now with 37 appearances and 4 goals in the colaship, at 6'3" he is a candidate for our greatest deficit in qatar, Full International Tree....  his transfermarkt has shot up from €3m to €9m in the last 5 months

 

I’ve heard about him a lot on podcasts, so I’ve never seen his name written. And I have never met an “Austin” who wasn’t white, so I never considered Trusty to be anything, but a suburban white kid.

Especially coming from Colorado!

Even the first clip had me watching the wrong guy. 
 

 

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

11 hours ago, Scary Stranger said:

Greatest deficit? Coach?

my opinion

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

moar trusty - from his wiki

philly roots

born Media, Penn. 980812 age 24

youth club: Nether United

Penncrest High

Union (MLS) SockerClub

Bethlehem Steel (Union USL) 44 appearances, 0 goals

Union 56/2

Rapids 57/1 - signed by Arsenal after his 41st Colorado appearance

Birmingham on loan (this season) 37/4

Birmingham are in 17th this morning, 10 teams and 15 points away from the playoffs, 9 points and 4 teams from danger

 

 

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

trusty moved outside to left back yesterday in a 1-0 win and while not mentioned in the match report he was lauded in the headline

https://www.textise.net/showText.aspx?strURL=https%3A//www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-player-ratings-vs-26602011

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

trusty report

friday, 1-1 @ reading; played 90, again wide left; birmingham mail rating: 6.5

bham on 49 in 16th, played 40 with 6 remaining

reading on 41 in 22nd (relegation) played 40 with 6 remaining can win 6 and finish on 59

therefore bham's safety number is 60 points, reachable no earlier than 22 april with 4 wins trotting

so any hope of getting him over here for the tri on the 19th is out of the question

 

[Napoleon 8,679]

USMNT vs Mexicans in April

GOALKEEPERS (3): Drake Callender (Inter Miami; 0/0), Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati; 0/0), Sean Johnson (Toronto FC/CAN; 11/0)

DEFENDERS (9): Sergino Dest (AC Milan/ITA; 24/2), Aaron Long (LAFC; 31/3), Julian Gressel(Vancouver Whitecaps/CAN; 2/0), Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati; 22/1), Shaq Moore (Nashville SC; 17/1), Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United; 0/0), Joshua Wynder (Louisville City; 0/0), DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami; 77/0), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 39/3)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Kellyn Acosta (LAFC; 57/2), Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew; 2/0), Cristian Roldan(Seattle Sounders; 32/0), James Sands (New York City FC; 7/0), Alan Soñora (FC Juárez/MEX; 2/0), Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes; 16/0)

FORWARDS (5): Paul Arriola (FC Dallas; 50/10), Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes; 2/0), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas; 17/7), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders; 51/11), Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati; 2/1)

https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usa/story/4922455/destzimmerman-headline-usmnt-roster-vs-mexico-on-april-19

[Captain Ron 12,876]

Is this the least interesting USA-Mexico game of the last .... 10 years?

[Bottlecap 1,523]

Ever.

[Knoxtnhorn 5,976]

6 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

Is this the least interesting USA-Mexico game of the last .... 10 years?

I mean, Roldan and Nipple are on the roster.  I'd make a joke about missing Lletget; however, I'm under the impression he's in treatment somewhere for depression.

[Captain Ron 12,876]

2 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

I mean, Roldan and Nipple are on the roster.  I'd make a joke about missing Lletget; however, I'm under the impression he's in treatment somewhere for depression.

I don't know about you, but I am not missing Lletget.

[ztejas 43,449]

Get Pulisic the fuck out of Chelsea. Please.

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

reyna today:

https://publish.twitter.com/?query=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fusmntonly%2Fstatus%2F1647260635460247552&widget=Tweet

[Schulz2.0 28,951]

Dike carted off from West Brom's game with a suspected achilles injury.

[Napoleon 8,679]

5 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

reyna today:

https://publish.twitter.com/?query=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fusmntonly%2Fstatus%2F1647260635460247552&widget=Tweet

And they still couldn’t hold off a 10-man Stuttgart club. 

Final: 3-3

 

4 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said:

Dike carted off from West Brom's game with a suspected achilles injury.

That sucks!

Not even playing on turf. 

Sucks for Dike, but he has shown that he doesn’t quite fit with the team. Pepi seemed to do much more with less time. 

Again, I’m bummed for the guy, because he seems like such a great dude, but don’t feel that it will affect the USMNT at all. 

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

dike could catch fire at the right club at the right time and get right back in the mix

far more worried about the lack of defenders in europe.....  let's check on trusty

[Hagbard Celine 10,864]

he payed 90' wide left in a 2-1 loss away to sunderland

"Trusty will, at least initially, return to parent club Arsenal after a very fruitful campaign at St Andrew's."

"Auston Trusty - who bravely took a free kick in the face at one point - stuck at his task admirably"

"Sunderland did nudge themselves in front, though, 15 minutes from time when the impressive Diallo collected a raking ball from the left and held off both Auston Trusty and Manchester United teammate Hannibal before firing into the far corner"

+++

"Trusty 6

Unenviable task of keeping more than one eye on the tricky Amad, but he stuck to the challenge and remained alert throughout. Quick cross-field ball to Diallo for the second goal just caught Blues' back-line out."

[dieucla98 2,942]

Speaking of playing out of position as a makeshift fullback.....

Weah has been starting a lot for Lille as of late. But not as wing or striker.... As a fullback, per the ESPN and Google lineups. 

Is that for real or does ESPN and Google have it mixed up?

 

[Ted Lange 16,085]

It’s real.