86 Snyder Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 They don’t have to be pretty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Wright follows up the worst play with a magic ball that defies the laws of physics. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 Snyder Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Dangerous time for the Dutch. They’ve been on cruise control…hard to turn it back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 This game went from zzzzz to 100 MPH.... I just want to see 20 minutes of pressure. Switzerland played keep away from Serbia for the last 20 minutes, I do not want to go out like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 We're gonna make it 2-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 ... I am sick of them talking about "the US hired a set piece coach"... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 Snyder Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Completely unmarked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 How are these guys so wide open? I feel like I'm watching William Jackson play CB all over again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 Snyder Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Turner needed to be yelling at his back line about the wide open trailer. Shouldn’t come to that but he’s gotta be correcting the defense. Tons of time to notice and call it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 They blew that defensively. Game over. No way the US scores two goals in 15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 That was a beautiful finish. A Rob miss-marked... I actually was surprised Turner didn't come out for it, but don't know how far it was from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 This would be easier to take if every goal wasn’t created by a US defender making a major mental mistake, Three guys undefended in easy scoring position because their defender (in order) was caught jogging back, was ball watching, was defending the wrong player. Perhaps this is just what you have to expect with a very young team. Mental mistakes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbyrwock Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fergasun said: ... I am sick of them talking about "the US hired a set piece coach"... Maybe they made a mistake and got a coach for dining room set pieces...so our guys are probably great at picking out a sideboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 It wouldn't surprise me if every other team actually has a set piece coach as a standard.... its just annoying to hear about especially for how garbage they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 US generating chances, but they just can't finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 Snyder Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Well, a step forward overall. Back in the cup and out of group is a decent result. With eyes on 2026, the goal should be to WIN the group and get to the final 8. I’d say we are tier 3 internationally but this group has the talent to get to the tier 2 level of teams like Netherlands, Morocco, etc in 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 I like how the announcer said the Netherlands were set up for a date with Argentina, totally dismissing Australia as having any chance against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 We weren’t good in group play either. The game was indicative of how not good we are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 Just now, China said: I like how the announcer said the Netherlands were set up for a date with Argentina, totally dismissing Australia as having any chance against them. They have a chance... like a Dumb and Dumber chance. I expect a 3 goal difference for Argentina. Australia's best chance is to hope for a 0-0 draw and win on PKs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxito Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) These games showed the Wright (even though he scored today) Ferreira, Morris should have never been selected to this team. Edited December 3, 2022 by Maxito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Alright well. Good moral effort see you all in 4 years where we can justify not being any good by saying it’s all about the next one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, tshile said: Alright well. Good moral effort see you all in 4 years where we can justify not being any good by saying it’s all about the next one I came to the conclusion long ago that it will always be that way for US soccer. But to be fair, it's that way for most countries. In the history of the World Cup there have only been 8 countries to ever win it: Brazil (5 times), Germany (4), Italy (4), Argentina (2), France (2), Uruguay (2), England (1), and Spain (1). Edited December 3, 2022 by China 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Destino said: This would be easier to take if every goal wasn’t created by a US defender making a major mental mistake, Three guys undefended in easy scoring position because their defender (in order) was caught jogging back, was ball watching, was defending the wrong player. Perhaps this is just what you have to expect with a very young team. Mental mistakes. The strategy is there to focus on defense while waiting for talent to show up as strikers. We might not have good ones every world cup, but defense to me is more about effort then talent. And yes, young teams sometimes learn the hard way when it comes to playing defense. I can accept talent deficiencies in context to American sports and talent allocation, but not effort. Edited December 3, 2022 by Renegade7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, China said: I came to the conclusion long ago that it will always be that way for US soccer. But to be fair, it's that way for most countries. In the history of the World Cup there have only been 8 countries to ever win it: Brazil (5 times), Germany (4), Italy (4), Argentina (2), France (2), Uruguay (2), England (1), and Spain (1). Don't worry, It took us 68 friggin years. In the mean time Brazil beat us in 1958 because we lost a player early to a broken leg and there were no substitutions allowed. Then we've been robbed twice by the MaFifa refs in 1978 vs Argentina and in 1982 vs Germany. Finally this stupid ass by the name of Zidane decided to headbutt Materazzi. We should have won 1958, 1982 and 2006, I think Dutch were better in 1978. Edited December 3, 2022 by FrFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraCommander Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 US will never be able to compete on a world stage. All our best athletes are drawn to other sports. The US men's team is the best of the rest and it showed today against a much bigger and more skilled European team. It's like watching a team full of Taylor Heineckes. That said I thought they played well on the offensive side but really lacked discipline on defense. They should be proud of what they accomplished. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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