USMNT 2019

[shnsajax 3592]

4 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

What if it turns out to be SUMMER 2022?

Then you should hate him more than Richie Fucking Williams.

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

1 hour ago, Bottlecap said:

i think i hate wil trapp more at whatever age he is right now than if bradley started in winter 2022

Completely agree.  At the very least, Bradley positions himself well.

[UDontKnow 10450]

5 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Completely agree.  At the very least, Bradley positions himself well.

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

Lineup all backups.  With so little continuity in the starting 11, I'm not sure I agree with this strategy.

[hayden_horn 11365]

42 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Lineup all backups.  With so little continuity in the starting 11, I'm not sure I agree with this strategy.

i tend to agree. 

only thought i have is that we may face panama again.

[LonghornJudas 1102]

‘What if Jozy scores 3 or 4 goals tonight.”

Ha! ha! hahahahahahaha!

Edited June 27, 2019 by LonghornJudas

[ztejas 43545]

Positive from tonight's lineup: if we win from these yahoos I will feel great about this side going forward.

Negative from tonight's lineup: it's tonight's lineup. 

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

This Milhalovicica guy kind of sucks.

[ztejas 43545]

And Mihalovic airmails his first touch. Great. 

[RamjetFDO 10578]

Johnson can look in multiple directions at once... A convenient skill for a goalkeeper.

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

Oh, hey.  It's Altidore.  Forgot he was playing.

[ztejas 43545]

Please leave Georgie in KC. holy shit. 

[Trey3216 15372]

My God, that’s 3 terrible free kicks so far for Mihailovic 

[ztejas 43545]

And now we're praising him for a shitty ball that Morris had to win... okay.

 

On a different note, Morris and Jozy have looked pretty good. 

[drt 640]

Lots of sloppy control. Not encouraging 

[RamjetFDO 10578]

With the all red kit, every time Lovitz gets the ball, I think this ...

[TexasMan 10989]

 

[RamjetFDO 10578]

Omar gonna Omar.

[hayden_horn 11365]

13 minutes ago, TexasMan said:

 

Was the most Jozy thing ever. 

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

This crap is horrible.  Until this team actually beats a decent team, the backups should not be on the field.

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

Lulz.  Johnson more completed passes than Altidore.

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

And Trapp sucks too.

[Braff Zacklin 13665]

Question:

You have a striker in Zardes who, albeit limited, works hard and is full of confidence after scoring four goals in two matches, so why the fuck is a no-account loafer like Altidore playing in his stead?

[drt 640]

Rest.

[Braff Zacklin 13665]

Also, if the future of USA soccer is the likes of Baird, Lovitz, Trapp, Roldan, Mihailovic, et al., then we might as well leave the sunglasses at the store.

Edited June 27, 2019 by Braff Zacklin
forgot Mihailovic

[Blotto 23584]

I'd be pissed if I paid for a ticket to this game and showed up to see this shit squad.

[ztejas 43545]

The Altidore ship has sailed. He is never getting back to the form he displayed in 2010. If this needs to be the nail in the coffin so be it but it's time to bring up Sargent and/or Weah and see who wins the job moving forward. 

Zardes isnt totally useless but he shouldn't be our #1 going into 2022. 

[hayden_horn 11365]

i know it's up to the ref, but not allowing us to take that corner prior to the full minute transpiring is frustrating.

[ztejas 43545]

Also I would love to see 20-30 mins of Pulisic in the 2nd half. Keep him loose and hot. 

[hayden_horn 11365]

2 minutes ago, ztejas said:

The Altidore ship has sailed. He is never getting back to the form he displayed in 2010. If this needs to be the nail in the coffin so be it but it's time to bring up Sargent and/or Weah and see who wins the job moving forward. 

Zardes isnt totally useless but he shouldn't be our #1 going into 2022. 

i was team altidore for quite a while, but he never bloomed.

that shot directly at he goalkeeper was vintage jozy.

[shnsajax 3592]

We could beat Mexico in the final 8-0 and I will still be good with blowing up the entire federation and giving Erik ten Hag a blank check. 

[Braff Zacklin 13665]

3 minutes ago, drt said:

Rest.

I missed pre-game so I don't know if this answer is earnest. Resting Pulisic and a 70-year-old Bradley makes sense, but Zardes?

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

Of course Twellman defends this shit by saying that the backups aren't used to playing together.  Thing is, some of the stuff I'm noticing shouldn't be an issue whether you've got cohesion or not.  Shitty first touches, playing slow, playing a ball to traffic, passes not in motion, etc...  For the latter, I keep seeing players making runs, but they have to stop for the ball.  It's like a Greg Davis offense.

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

1 minute ago, Braff Zacklin said:

I missed pre-game so I don't know if this answer is earnest. Resting Pulisic and a 70-year-old Bradley makes sense, but Zardes?

Agree.  And didn't Pulisic basically miss the last 2 months of the Bundesliga season?

[ztejas 43545]

6 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Agree.  And didn't Pulisic basically miss the last 2 months of the Bundesliga season?

Nah - he played in their last 5 matches. He missed about a month in February and a month in March/April but they were different injuries. Played in 2 matches between those spells. 3 goals and 2 assists in his last 7 in the BL. 

TransferMkt is great for this stuff btw: https://www.transfermarkt.com/christian-pulisic/leistungsdaten/spieler/315779

Edited June 27, 2019 by ztejas

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

Off topic, but I effing love "Your Hand in Mine".  (Song from Pacifico ad.) 

[Braff Zacklin 13665]

Just now, Knoxtnhorn said:

Off topic, but I effing love "Your Hand in Mine".

 

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

Lulz at Altidore encouraging his teammates by stating they're going to get tired.

[drt 640]

Milhalovic has better touch than most everyone else out there, but damn he plays dumb. 

[GlenFromTheMailRoom 1613]

Fucking a the midfielder who shall not be named is awful.  

Cant really hate on Altidore given who he’s playing with.

Zardes only scored three real goals against really bad teams.  You can count the 4th that he scored using his face but that wasn’t on purpose.

[Knoxtnhorn 6066]

I'd keep Cannon, Johnson, Morris, and Miazga.  Send the rest of these scrubs back to the MLS.

[GlenFromTheMailRoom 1613]

How is mihailovic so clueless all the fucking time?  Where the fuck did we even find this guy?

[hayden_horn 11365]

so, yeah, that wasn't a foul, but i'm not sure if we need to coach embracing the ref to talk shop. 

this ref is way to accommodating. this match is chippy, and frankly he should have booked our guy for chirping. i'm glad he didn't, but you got to be better than that.

[Braff Zacklin 13665]

1 minute ago, GlenFromTheMailRoom said:

 You can count the 4th that he scored using his face but that wasn’t on purpose.

As unintentionally hilarious as the moment was, I feel like it should count double.

[LonghornJudas 1102]

Put that on goal!

[Bottlecap 1523]

who is lewis? he plays like a loan transfer from Eredivisie to Qatar FC

[drt 640]

All these guys are MLS specials. Good enough at something to be above average at that level, but not well rounded enough that they’re not exposed against good opposition 

[Braff Zacklin 13665]

Did Cannon have an open header and instead opt to lay it off?

OK, I admit it wasn't entirely open as the keeper was in position, but ... still ... odd choice with no defender.

[hayden_horn 11365]

and i know the iceland chant is fun, but our stealing it kind of sucks

[GlenFromTheMailRoom 1613]

Why does Mihailovic constantly stop and point at others when the action comes to him?  It’s the strangest fucking thing.