USMNT 2023

[Captain Ron 13133]

1 hour ago, horn4life said:

… I can't remember who had the whiff in front of the goal, but nearly any firm contact from the trailing foot results in a shot on the frame. (maybe Roldan?) …

It absolutely was Roldan. What a waste of space that guy is. 

[Napoleon 8852]

11 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

It absolutely was Roldan. What a waste of space that guy is. 

He’s not…

He’s not…

How do I say this?

🤔

Oh, yes…

.

He’s not good. 

[The Dog 44865]

Aaronson official to Union Berlin.

Puli tells Lyon to fuck off: (ETA Lyon would pay the higher transfer fee but salary for Puli would be more at Milan)

 

Edited July 3, 2023 by The Dog

[Captain Ron 13133]

What bottles the mind is that at his age, he isn’t going to the next World Cup. So he’s basically there for one thing: winning this tournament. Given the chance to score a goal, he flubs it.

That just tells me he isn’t doing what he was brought in for. So he’s wasting a roster spot. 

[Bottlecap 1523]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

I would be fucking amazed if Cowell is ever a better player than healthy and in-form CP. Regardless of situation. He has about a third of the technical ability as it stands (and markedly less pace with the ball) and will almost assuredly never close that gap. 

I think he can be a really nice player for us but we're a ways away from him being on the 2 deep let alone starting for our A team.

Cowell is 19. Pulisic is 24. Theres not gonna be that much overlap between the two potentially. Puli has 5 years experience on Cowell, and while we did see flashes of the American GOAT when Puli was 19, we now know that Puli was already maxing out near his ceiling. Yeah, he's been able to maintain that level (i guess, nationally, at least), but what we do know is Cowell has not even remotely approached maxing out. This is a young, moldable player who isn't technical in the least, but quick, strong, and shoots like a grown ass man. I'm eager to see what Cowell looks like at 24. He could potentially be an A-teamer with his current trajectory. He needs a move to Eredivisie 

[shnsajax 3607]

Aaronson official to Union Berlin.
Puli tells Lyon to fuck off: (ETA Lyon would pay the higher transfer fee but salary for Puli would be more at Milan)
 

Aaronson from relegation to the Champions League. Germany will be a better fit for him for now, but curious as to his minutes for Union.

[shnsajax 3607]

Also Ligue 1 has dropped to the 7th league in Europe, 1 below Holland where Serie A currently ranks 2nd.

[ztejas 44281]

16 minutes ago, shnsajax said:

Also Ligue 1 has dropped to the 7th league in Europe, 1 below Holland where Serie A currently ranks 2nd.
 

How does UEFA calculate that? I know the bottom of Ligue 1 is terrible but I have a hard time believing Belgium is a better league (I mean - it isn't).

(So it looks like that is just the point tallies from last season - the typical ranking is a 5 year rolling coefficient)

I generally use this list as it's always seemed fairly accurate - I think they borrow the data from 538. 

https://www.globalfootballrankings.com/

Here's the actual UEFA list - not sure if this is updated yet to reflect last season but I'm assuming it is (it is).

I will say - France is a ways behind Serie A and virtually at the same tally as the Eredivise and Portugal with another big gap separating Portugal and Belgium.

Edited July 3, 2023 by ztejas

[MoJames 8258]

1 hour ago, The Dog said:

Puli tells Lyon to fuck off: (ETA Lyon would pay the higher transfer fee but salary for Puli would be more at Milan)

Chelsea will not be selling him to AC Milan for 15mil. Unlike Inter, AC Milan actually has the money to spend.

Interesting piece with Lyon is that they are now owned by an American with a decent amount of youth talent. Would be an interesting project for him to hop over to. He also owns 40% of Palace.

Edited July 3, 2023 by MoJames

[NoName 17171]

11 minutes ago, ztejas said:

How does UEFA calculate that? I know the bottom of Ligue 1 is terrible but I have a hard time believing Belgium is a better league (I mean - it isn't).

(So it looks like that is just the point tallies from last season - the typical ranking is a 5 year rolling coefficient)

I generally use this list as it's always seemed fairly accurate - I think they borrow the data from 538. 

https://www.globalfootballrankings.com/

Here's the actual UEFA list - not sure if this is updated yet to reflect last season but I'm assuming it is (it is).

I will say - France is a ways behind Serie A and virtually at the same tally as the Eredivise and Portugal with another big gap separating Portugal and Belgium.

https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/

13 minutes ago, ztejas said:

How does UEFA calculate that? I know the bottom of Ligue 1 is terrible but I have a hard time believing Belgium is a better league (I mean - it isn't).

(So it looks like that is just the point tallies from last season - the typical ranking is a 5 year rolling coefficient)

I generally use this list as it's always seemed fairly accurate - I think they borrow the data from 538. 

https://www.globalfootballrankings.com/

Here's the actual UEFA list - not sure if this is updated yet to reflect last season but I'm assuming it is (it is).

I will say - France is a ways behind Serie A and virtually at the same tally as the Eredivise and Portugal with another big gap separating Portugal and Belgium.

i spent way too much time looking into results. those idiots were looking for an opportunity to dunk on France evidently?

22-23 rankings:

here is the 5 year totals, which still have France as #5 by a large margin, but they could be at risk in the next 2 years if Netherlands jumps up, they had a wild 20/21 vs 21/22 and Netherlands is RIGHT behind them. look at the huge gap between #4 Italy and #5 France

[The Dog 44865]

30 minutes ago, shnsajax said:

Aaronson from relegation to the Champions League. Germany will be a better fit for him for now, but curious as to his minutes for Union.

The reality is that going from Austria to EPL was too big of a leap for him (I don't think people realize how bad that league is - it's worse than the EFL Championship and arguably worse than MLS).

He should have gone to Germany last year instead of Leeds. IMHO this is a better move than going to another EPL team.

[ztejas 44281]

19 minutes ago, NoName said:

https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/

i spent way too much time looking into results. those idiots were looking for an opportunity to dunk on France evidently?

22-23 rankings:

here is the 5 year totals, which still have France as #5 by a large margin, but they could be at risk in the next 2 years if Netherlands jumps up, they had a wild 20/21 vs 21/22 and Netherlands is RIGHT behind them. look at the huge gap between #4 Italy and #5 France

Yeah - it was a super click-baity post.

[Hagbard Celine 11285]

2 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Perhaps I should write a letter to Earnie Stewart. 

stewart left the sporting director position in january

[Napoleon 8852]

2 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

stewart left the sporting director position in january

 

 

[The Dog 44865]

 

[Napoleon 8852]

3 minutes ago, The Dog said:

 

Ummmm, he’s in for a big surprise. 

You can be short and play in the middle of the park, but you need to be strong and it helps to be stocky. Pulisic is neither of those.

This sounds like a disaster. 

[ztejas 44281]

When he's healthy and in-form (which, granted, has been rare the past few years) he's a fucking world class left wing. Why does everyone overthink this. Managers' obsession with playing him out of position is baffling. From Tuchel to Berhalter to this guy. 

He is so. Fucking. Good. On the left. Can he drift inside and do some sneaky 9 and 10 stuff in front of goal? Absolutely. THAT'S PART OF WHAT MAKES HIM A GREAT LW.

For every RB that is confident about staying in front of him for 90 mins I can find you 10 CBs that would like their chances shutting him down in the middle. 

[ztejas 44281]

20 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

This sounds like a disaster. 

I largely agree but maybe this guy is smarter than us. Most of his other positional escapades at club level so far have been at RW, false 9 and wingback. 

Even if he is good at the 10, though, I just don't get it. Play him at the fucking 11. It isn't difficult. 

[MoJames 8258]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

When he's healthy and in-form (which, granted, has been rare the past few years) he's a fucking world class left wing. Why does everyone overthink this. Managers' obsession with playing him out of position is baffling. From Tuchel to Berhalter to this guy. 

He is so. Fucking. Good. On the left. Can he drift inside and do some sneaky 9 and 10 stuff in front of goal? Absolutely. THAT'S PART OF WHAT MAKES HIM A GREAT LW.

For every RB that is confident about staying in front of him for 90 mins I can find you 10 CBs that would like their chances shutting him down in the middle. 

No way he's starting in front of Leao.

[ztejas 44281]

15 minutes ago, MoJames said:

No way he's starting in front of Leao.

Yeah I forgot they had Leao.

I'm being a retard.

(the point about him being amazing at LW stands)

[MoJames 8258]

25 minutes ago, ztejas said:

(the point about him being amazing at LW stands)

Agree

[The Dog 44865]

 

[The Dog 44865]

 

 

[Ted Lange 16438]

 

[The Dog 44865]

 

[Napoleon 8852]

2 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

 

I think that Schalke is the traditional local rival of Dortmund. 

This has a “Going home without slumming it” vibe.

I wonder if Gio sticks around or if Dortmund jettisons him. 

[The Dog 44865]

 

[Hagbard Celine 11285]

so we get canada

guat are part of the doubleheader in cincy

tickets will be difficult

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

5 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

Weston could really "help" Dortmund.

 

[Napoleon 8852]

13 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Weston could really "help" Dortmund.

 

The observations and delivery are just fantastic. 

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

3 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

The observations and delivery are just fantastic. 

That guy hasn't dropped any new videos in ages, but everything he did was hilarious. He's also responsible for the Berhalter-behind-the-back and the CONCACAF-shithousing vids.

[Napoleon 8852]

Just now, Braff Zacklin said:

That guy hasn't dropped any new videos in ages, but everything he did was hilarious. He's also responsible for the Berhalter-behind-the-back and the CONCACAF-shithousing vids.

I think that he drops them to the Patreon group or the Discord. 

His videos are nearly 100% copyright infringements, so my guess is that the hammer came down. 

[Napoleon 8852]

Ticos pulling out their shlongs and dick-slapping the Frenchies all over the field and out of the tournament. 
Costa Rica 5

Martinique 1

71’

[The Dog 44865]

OMG sorry for the oddball post I got lost for a sec.

[ztejas 44281]

23 hours ago, The Dog said:

 

He, TA and Reyna should be our highest transfer value guys right now. Guessing they're all around that number. 

[The Dog 44865]

 

[ztejas 44281]

That should 100% be accepted. 

[A-Tex Devil 2500]

If AC Milan get Musah, too, Surly road trip?  Milan is sneaky fun.  

[ztejas 44281]

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

4 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

If AC Milan get Musah, too, Surly road trip?  Milan is sneaky fun.  

A hearty but qualified, "Yes!" assuming the trip ends in Minsk.

[dogbreath 440]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

I would have liked to see parks added instead but with morris out, I can see the logic in adding him. 

[ztejas 44281]

I've never rated Yueill but he can't play any worse than Sonora did. 

 

Right?

[Napoleon 8852]

30 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I've never rated Yueill but he can't play any worse than Sonora did. 

Right?

They don’t even play the same position. 

Yueill (sp?) is a replacement for Aidan Morris taking a walkabout. But because A. Morris may come back, he is listed as “Left the team” rather than “Muscle Tightness” or some made up injury. 

Ferreira, Busio, Mihailovic… Roldan (😆) can all cover for Soñora, but Sands is pretty much the only #6 on the roster with A. Morris gone.

That said, does Keaton Parks only play an #8? Or does he occasionally play a #6? The guys on The Scuffed Podcast like Keaton Parks as well. If Tanner Tessmann isn’t going to be called in due to marriage commitments (idiot for getting married at this age), then I’d like to see Parks.  

Edited July 5, 2023 by Napoleon

[horn4life 3838]

I hope Pulisic doesn't have the nagging injury issues he had at Chelsea, and I think got on the wrong side of things emotionally with the coach.  So hopefully Milan is a fresh start for him.  What Pulisic needs more than anything on the pitch is space.  He's not a thick guy so he is undersized against even back line player he faces.  He's also quicker than most he faces, and that's his advantage, but he only has it in space to use that speed.  When you are dinged in the least, that size disadvantage and potential to additionally tweak an injury when trying to use the speed advantage are exacerbated IMHO.  

I could actually see Pulisic playing as an high attacking mid on the left.  Depending on who is playing in front of him.  There his speed might allow him to close the gap very quickly moving towards the goal disrupting the defenders.  But he needs a little space to do this.  If he is in that gap attacking then a defender will be forced to engage him, releasing from his marked player.  Pulisic is pretty darn good about being unselfish, and his gap closing speed is probably more valuable to the players he would pass to, rather than him specifically being the danger.  If they don't come out he gets off a shot.  I wish he was a bit thicker, but then he might lose some of that speed. And a lot of folks wished Messi were taller, you get what you get.

Mainly I want hime to get more minutes on the field.  And if I am him, I don't give a shit where you play me, if I am standing on the pitch on game day.

Edited July 5, 2023 by horn4life

[ztejas 44281]

8 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

They don’t even play the same position. 

Looks like Yueill has played a lot of RM for San Jose lately. It might be a minutes by committee type deal with 270 that we need to fill.

9 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

If Tanner Tessmann isn’t going to be called in due to marriage commitments (idiot for getting married at this age), then I’d like to see Parks.  

I don't care what age he gets married at. Dude has one cap at the senior level and chose to be unavailable for one of the windows he could have potentially gotten called up for. That isn't someone who is serious about playing for country. 

[Napoleon 8852]

9 minutes ago, horn4life said:

I hope Pulisic doesn't have the nagging injury issues he had at Chelsea, and I think got on the wrong side of things emotionally with the coach.  So hopefully Milan is a fresh start for him.  What Pulisic needs…

Which “coach” are you talking about?

Christian signed with the first manager on the list in January of 2019, but never played for him. He then played (usually sparingly) under all of the rest of the managers on this list.

It wasn’t like one manager didn’t think much of him.

For the most part, all of these guys didn’t think much of him.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chelsea_F.C._managers

NOTE: Bruno Saltor was an interim manager for only 5 days.

 

[tokamak 6687]

I don't really understand soccer transfers and contracts. Regarding Pulisic, so does every professional player have a defacto no-trade/no-transfer clause? He can just say, "I'm not going to agree to a new deal with Lyon" and prevent the transfer from happening?

I don't see why any player getting 1st team minutes would ever agree to a transfer if that's the case. Just play out your deal and then sign with the highest bidder, like free agents do in American sports.

[dogbreath 440]

Pulisic was excellent in the Covid period until his hamstring issues. Since then he hasn’t been as good or fast except for some games when Chelsea won the champions league. 
He seems to be getting a little bit smarter in his play at least internationally. Hope that Carrie’s over for his new team. If not then I can see a Carrie breakdown. (Might as well how with the auto correct change). 

 

 

 

 

[The Dog 44865]

21 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

It wasn’t like one manager didn’t think much of him.

For the most part, all of these guys didn’t think much of him.

IIRC he started a lot before the injuries.

I think his injury history played a role in his lack of playing time and lack of starts as much as his performance - especially considering that Chelsea was going to move him. 

[Napoleon 8852]

4 minutes ago, The Dog said:

IIRC he started a lot before the injuries.

I think his injury history played a role in his lack of playing time and lack of starts as much as his performance - especially considering that Chelsea was going to move him. 

After starting in the bench, Lampard started putting him into the starting lineup. 

If Lampard’s teams had been playing well, he would t have been fired. 

No other manager played Pulisic as much… and they were all fired as well.