USMNT 2023

[The Dog 43771]

yeah i thought it was a heck of a save. 

[dieucla98 2931]

I agree, good save. But a low PK halfway to the post wasn't great. Not high enough or not right enough or not center enough depending on what his intent was. I doubt that was the intended spot.

Regardless though, calm cool collected rebound finish though, which is something he's been great at since his days at Dortmund.

[Captain Ron 12789]

Good save, but on a sub par PK.

 

That said - it's a friendly, who really cares?

[The Dog 43771]

 

[ztejas 43244]

[dieucla98 2931]

3 hours ago, The Dog said:

 

Better than relegated Leeds. 

That's my best attempt at optimism.

[The Dog 43771]

 

[Bottlecap 1519]

Robinson has been deserving of a move for a while, so thats cool. Not sure i'd wanna hone my defensive craft in the eredivisie tho 😬

[The Dog 43771]

 

[The Dog 43771]

 

[Braff Zacklin 13399]

He's got size, speed and effort, but lacks polish (skill, precision, etc.). Dunno if it's too late for that at 19, but I suppose if he's willing to really put in the work, sky's the limit.

In other words, would LOVE to see CC move to Europe.

[Bottlecap 1519]

you CANNOT teach size, speed, and effort but you CAN teach an elastico or a chop. This would be a great move if he plays.

[Napoleon 8596]

16 hours ago, The Dog said:

 

 

13 hours ago, dieucla98 said:

Better than relegated Leeds. 

That's my best attempt at optimism.

Time to give Pulisic the arm band full time, because you really need your captain to be playing with his club. 

Also, this could be the excuse to go to a Musah/McKennie double pivot behind Reyna playing the #10, leaving Tyler Adams to come in for Musah or McKennie to close out games. 

[ztejas 43244]

10 hours ago, Napoleon said:

 

Time to give Pulisic the arm band full time, because you really need your captain to be playing with his club. 

Also, this could be the excuse to go to a Musah/McKennie double pivot behind Reyna playing the #10, leaving Tyler Adams to come in for Musah or McKennie to close out games. 

Adams will play for Chelsea whether he starts or not, he will still start for the NT and he will still wear the arm band. He was playing too much last season for Leeds, anyway. 

Pulisic was struggling for time last season then he came in and kicked Mexico and Canada's asses in Nation's League.

The ceiling for TA at Chelsea is through the fucking roof. The floor is obviously concerning but let's only worry about crossing that bridge if we get to it. 

[The Dog 43771]

cross posting from the transfer thread.

Brighton is the other who was interested. Maybe Liverpool goes after him after losing out on Caicedo.

[ztejas 43244]

Yeah there's also that^

I guess he's their back up plan for Caicedo. 

[tokamak 6350]

I wonder why. Assume they do physicals as part of a transfer? Maybe something turned up no bueno.

[ztejas 43244]

 

 

[ztejas 43244]

15 minutes ago, tokamak said:

I wonder why. Assume they do physicals as part of a transfer? Maybe something turned up no bueno.

Theory that I've seen that makes the most sense is that Brighton wants him and isn't going to sell Caicedo to Chelsea if they sign TA. 

[The Dog 43771]

or maybe not (from earlier):

 

Edited August 11, 2023 by The Dog

[Rudiger 1160]

3 hours ago, The Dog said:

[The Dog 43771]

[shnsajax 3589]

Theory that I've seen that makes the most sense is that Brighton wants him and isn't going to sell Caicedo to Chelsea if they sign TA. 

Adams to Brighton would be awesome!

[ztejas 43244]

Really nice 2nd half from Turner today.

 

 

Edited August 12, 2023 by ztejas

[shnsajax 3589]

Haji with his first goal in the championship. Will be an interesting year to watch him and really see who he is.

[shnsajax 3589]

Sargent Goal!

[ztejas 43244]

I'd love to see JF in the Championship.

[Napoleon 8596]

8 hours ago, ztejas said:

I'd love to see JF in the Championship.

Jesús Ferreira?

Johnny Futebol?

Jesus Fucking (in the Championship)?

 

8 hours ago, shnsajax said:

Sargent Goal!
 

#9-1!!

1) Sargent

2) Wright

3) Pefok

4) Ferreira

5) Vazquez

6) Pepi

7) Balogun

Edited August 13, 2023 by Napoleon

[Ted Lange 15991]

Was trying to decipher the JF thing too. 

[dogbreath 431]

What’s up with Reyna?  Is he hurt again? Not suited up for the pokal game. 

[MoJames 8241]

Did alright.

[The Dog 43771]

 

[ztejas 43244]

Try not to get relegated 2.0?

I'd hope he can go somewhere better than that.

[The Dog 43771]

Liverpool needs a guy like Adams:

 

[shnsajax 3589]

Try not to get relegated 2.0?
I'd hope he can go somewhere better than that.

Hoping for a last minute Brighton swoop. They got cash to burn.

[The Dog 43771]

TIL release causes expire.

Adams' expired yesterday so he's at Leeds for now.

Probably not a bad thing for both Tyler and Leeds - if he comes back from the hammy and plays well Leeds might get even more for him in the next window and Adams is guaranteed a lot of minutes. Just MHO.

[Napoleon 8596]

3 hours ago, The Dog said:

TIL release causes expire.

Adams' expired yesterday so he's at Leeds for now.

Probably not a bad thing for both Tyler and Leeds - if he comes back from the hammy and plays well Leeds might get even more for him in the next window and Adams is guaranteed a lot of minutes. Just MHO.

Adams at Brighton would likely be better than at Leeds, unless the Leeds manager/coaching staff can find a way to improve his passing to advanced teammates looking to attack.

The Javier Mascherano career arc of skill improvement would be wonderful. 

[The Dog 43771]

The plot thickens:

 

[The Dog 43771]

EARNIE GETTING THE GANG TOGETHER

 

[Ted Lange 15991]

 

 

[ztejas 43244]

Guess we'll see if the medical was the reason for Chelsea backing out. I'm guessing it had more to do with Caicedo. 

[The Dog 43771]

NO NO NO NO NO

Sources: Leeds United now turn attention to signing Josh Sargent

[ztejas 43244]

Lol that's as lateral as it gets. 

Leeds might be slightly better poised for promotion but I'm not seeing it this season. 

Edited August 18, 2023 by ztejas

[The Dog 43771]

NO NO NO NO

 

[Captain Ron 12789]

Why would Arsenal sell him to Chelsea?

[ztejas 43244]

1 hour ago, Captain Ron said:

Why would Arsenal sell him to Chelsea?

Better question is why the fuck would Balogun agree to terms with Chelsea. They already have a young phenom in Jackson.

Edited August 18, 2023 by ztejas

[The Dog 43771]

Adams passed physical 

[ztejas 43244]

7 hours ago, ztejas said:

Guess we'll see if the medical was the reason for Chelsea backing out. I'm guessing it had more to do with Caicedo. 

Narrarator: he was right

[Napoleon 8596]

1 hour ago, The Dog said:

Adams passed physical 

I’m thinking that a coastal town and a depressed mining(?) or manufacturing(?) town are going to be drastically different living experiences.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bournemouth

[Napoleon 8596]

1 hour ago, The Dog said:

Adams passed physical 

I’m thinking that a coastal town and a depressed mining(?) or manufacturing(?) town are going to be drastically different living experiences.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bournemouth