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i'll say it. i shit all over BJ Callaghan.

dude has done literally everything you want an interim to do. hope he gets paid by someone, even if it is to say with the USMNT.

happy for him, and congratulations.

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Another sloppy ass game, without any damn sense of urgency, until Canada ties us up. We certainly had some chances earlier in the game but there was not the consistent build up in Canada's half of the field.  It's a lot easier to do the sort of marking in the middle that Canada was doing so effectively when you fail to put the defense actually on defense with pressing and relentless offensive attacks.  Disappointing game in execution, but sometimes you pull one out of your ass, and this is a game honestly we probably should have lost.  Turner takes the pressure off the first take miss of "The Cincinnati Kid" that sailed over the top bar with that little lean back that fucks the take.

Again great teachable moments, clogging the middle anticipating the cross is all well and good, but every time I see the ball roll harmlessly across the face and past the far sideline, I always whisper the same thing to myself, "backside!"  Basically just bend your run slightly away from the goal when you are on the far side of the cross.  The defender nearly always tends to drift inside anticipating your move to the middle, and that little bend away creates more space and thus more opportunity to create a good shot.  Anyhow that's the soap box I will stand upon until I die. That and put your crosses on the penalty spot depth, to make the keeper's decision making a lot, lot tougher to come out and attack the ball.

The one catalyst the last two matches? Cowell.  The kid is raw but he has the killer instinct and size to make him menacing to the defense.  I think it's hard to argue that any US player provided a greater spark to the offense.  Now this is not to say he needs to give up the ball with the easy pass, rather than the thunderous shot in traffic, but that's where experience comes in.  He's not a starter yet, and probably won't be this cycle unless bad things happen, but the kid has provided a spark off the bench.  Again is it the fresh legs? Could be, but hard to point to a more impactful sub for the team right now.

Avoided a bullet in a poorly played game.  A game we needed to win desperately to give the younger kids more true high level experience.  But damn the sense of urgency completely sucked.

 

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  On 7/10/2023 at 12:31 PM, NoName said:

i'll say it. i shit all over BJ Callaghan.

dude has done literally everything you want an interim to do. hope he gets paid by someone, even if it is to say with the USMNT.

happy for him, and congratulations.

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The downside for Callaghan is that I don't see where he get's a job until this coming Fall (unless he goes to Saudi Arabia). I think he could get a look in Europe, but it doesn't seem likely. So his most likely landing spot would be the MLS, with that being after the season.

But I agree, the guy should be a head coach somewhere.

 

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  On 7/10/2023 at 1:26 AM, Knoxtnhorn said:

I'm liking this kid, Jones.

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This “Kid” named Jones is older than Jedi Robinson.

 

  On 7/10/2023 at 4:22 AM, Ted Lange said:

 

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Canada are the Mexicans of the Arctic.

 

  On 7/10/2023 at 2:56 PM, Captain Ron said:

The downside for Callaghan is that I don't see where he get's a job until this coming Fall (unless he goes to Saudi Arabia). I think he could get a look in Europe, but it doesn't seem likely. So his most likely landing spot would be the MLS, with that being after the season.

But I agree, the guy should be a head coach somewhere.

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The 2 games in Nations League and the 4 games so far in the Gold Cup are the only 6 games that he has been a head coach in his entire life

In the Nations League, he led a team with by far the most talent to a win over the worst Mexico team in the last 30 year's, that fired its coach a few days later, and a mediocre Canada team with one star getting back into shape, and three to four other decent players. And both games were in the USA.

In the Gold Cup, he has Tied 2 & Won 2.

He tied a Jamaican team that is learning to play with each other and a weaker Canadian team with only one of its decent European players. 

He beat St. Kitt’s & Nevis, a country of 47K people that didn’t even qualify for the tournament, but was added after another nation was disqualified.

He also beat the Worst Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 team in the last 35 years.

Again, ALL GAMES PLAYED IN THE USA.

Why would any foreign club come after Callaghan? He was the assistant’s assistant up until January. 

I’m happy for the guy, but I wouldn’t hire him (yet) to run my club. 

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Unless there's something going on behind the scenes that we don't know about, Callaghan's decision NOT to start Gaga in the second group match versus St. Kitts & Nevis and instead throw another lifetime achievement award to a 34-year-old Sean Johnson was monumentally stupid, short-sighted and irresponsible.

Though Gaga has played for the US at every level and has refused callups from his ancestral Poland, he is not cap tied as his only appearance for the senior men's team was a friendly back in January against Serbia.

I'm also not willing to forgive some of Callaghan's starting lineups for this tournament and the roster as a whole. Why not include more juniors instead of so many old vets who absolutely won't be involved in 2026? Why so many minutes for Zendejas, Sonora and Gressel?

Maybe he's toeing the line someone else set for him, but he should've done better. It's not like the USSF would fire and replace him for a few matches with Berhalter, Part Deux already announced and waiting in the wings.

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  On 7/10/2023 at 3:48 PM, Braff Zacklin said:

Unless there's something going on behind the scenes that we don't know about, Callaghan's decision NOT to start Gaga in the second group match versus St. Kitts & Nevis and instead throw another lifetime achievement award to a 34-year-old Sean Johnson was monumentally stupid, short-sighted and irresponsible.

Though Gaga has played for the US at every level and has refused callups from his ancestral Poland, he is not cap tied as his only appearance for the senior men's team was a friendly back in January against Serbia.

I'm also not willing to forgive some of Callaghan's starting lineups for this tournament and the roster as a whole. Why not include more juniors instead of so many old vets who absolutely won't be involved in 2026? Why so many minutes for Zendejas, Sonora and Gressel?

Maybe he's toeing the line someone else set for him, but he should've done better. It's not like the USSF would fire and replace him for a few matches with Berhalter, Part Deux already announced and waiting in the wings.

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Good point

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  On 7/9/2023 at 6:00 PM, Knoxtnhorn said:

Good.  In watching many of his games, he didn't seem to fit Leeds' system very well.  Nothing against Leeds or BA.  Some just don't "fit" well in certain places.

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He did well when they ran a pressing system. Aaronson best quality is his fitness and ability to run his ass off. 

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  On 7/10/2023 at 2:56 PM, Captain Ron said:

The downside for Callaghan is that I don't see where he get's a job until this coming Fall (unless he goes to Saudi Arabia). I think he could get a look in Europe, but it doesn't seem likely. So his most likely landing spot would be the MLS, with that being after the season.

But I agree, the guy should be a head coach somewhere.

 

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he's going to be with the MLS again, which short term is fine. i hope he gets paid.

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  On 7/10/2023 at 5:43 PM, Schulz2.0 said:

He did well when they ran a pressing system. Aaronson best quality is his fitness and ability to run his ass off. 

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Yep.  Aaronson isn't supremely skilled on the ball, doesn't have a lot of power behind a shot, and a host of other things.  What he does have is a competitive marathon runner's stamina and the will and determination to relentlessly press the ball (both ways).  He's an ideal 60th minute sub because he has the energy to kill the midfield and backline by making them work way harder to maintain possession than anyone on the pitch, which leads to openings for his teammates to do what they do best.  

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Last night was the first Gold Cup game that I watched, and I only turned it on after Mikey’s game against LA Galaxy 2 was finished. So I saw from about the 84th minute on.

Has our team been playing that lineup the whole time? 

Fuck Canada.

They were doing enough talking in the little bit, plus OT, that I saw, they should just go home and get ready for hockey, maybe they can win a Stanley Cup for the first time in 30 years.

 

canada blame GIF

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  On 7/10/2023 at 12:31 PM, NoName said:

i'll say it. i shit all over BJ Callaghan.

dude has done literally everything you want an interim to do. hope he gets paid by someone, even if it is to say with the USMNT.

happy for him, and congratulations.

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From what little I seen, I would gladly take Callaghan over Berhalter.

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Gold Cup semis today, starting with the US versus Panama @ 6:30 p.m. Central.

Not much margin of error for the US. The Canaleros are playing well of late; their last loss was a 1-0 decision to Mexico in the Nations League semis. Hope to see Cowell - Vazquez - Ferreira up top with Mihailovic feeding and Sands and Busio supporting underneath.

But we know that's not gonna happen so ...

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  On 7/12/2023 at 7:57 PM, Braff Zacklin said:

Gold Cup semis today, starting with the US versus Panama @ 6:30 p.m. Central.

Not much margin of error for the US. The Canaleros are playing well of late; their last loss was a 1-0 decision to Mexico in the Nations League semis. Hope to see Cowell - Vazquez - Ferreira up top with Mihailovic feeding and Sands and Busio supporting underneath.

But we know that's not gonna happen so ...

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your lineup is precisely correct and agreed by us and i'm sure many with the usual exceptions up in here

therefore it can't happen because it needs a game together for 60-75 minutes starting before the final

gergg will call down from the pressbox on 75' against mexico and shift to this lineup down 2 goals

  On 7/12/2023 at 10:37 PM, alincoln said:

Long starting.  Lol

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gtfo

where are you seeing this

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Not wild about Long but I guess Callaghan is punishing Neal for the latter's shaky showing versus the Canucks.

 

Otherwise, shocked that Cowell and Vazquez are starting. My nitpick against Long notwithstanding, that's a solid lineup and better than we could've hoped. Hope they prove us right!

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  On 7/12/2023 at 11:29 PM, kingkoopa6 said:

It’s hot at this mofo

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Fuck yeah, dude. Vegas last weekend, now back in sunny San Diego--you're everywhere!!!

 

And Cowell with an immediate impact. Sooooo close.

EDIT: Cade does a fantastic job of keeping his feet through contact. If only he'd get the ball off his feet sooner ...

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I don't care about time of possession, but what concerns me is every deflection, every goal kick (from either side), and every 50/50 ball is settling at the feet of a Panamanian player. That indicates a lack of energy, of effort.

It's like this is the first hot day the team has seen.

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