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Ah, football. Eleven men on each side fighting it out on the gridiron. The pinnacle of human endeavor. Sadly that's not what this thread is about. Instead we're here to talk about soccer. Yes, it's World Cup time and the  is competing. Yes, my fellow Americans, apparently this is thing. Foreigners with functional governments seem to like it so it can't be that bad. I even hear that it's played by professionals in some of our larger cities. And our smaller cities too. Yeah, I know, right?All kidding aside, there's not much to remember about Team in the World Cup. In fact, I'll show you the only two moments where we've ever mattered. Both involve Landon Donovan.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7eZmKWW9s4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX2D7L-v8uI And since we're playing again this year, I guess I'd better tell you about Are Troops: GOALKEEPERS Ethan Horvath (Luton Town), Sean Johnson (New York City FC), Matt Turner (Arsenal) DEFENDERS Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic), Sergino Dest (AC Milan), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls), Shaq Moore (Nashville SC), Tim Ream (Fulham), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) MIDFIELDERS Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Kellyn Acosta (LAFC), Tyler Adams (Leeds United), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Yunus Musah (Valencia), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) FORWARDS Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), Josh Sargent (Norwich City), Tim Weah (Lille), Haji Wright (Antalyaspor) Vincent Van Goatse fucked around with this message at 04:58 on Nov 11, 2022 |
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Death to America
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Nov 11, 2022 02:02
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Death to America In the World Cup? Yeah, probably.
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Nov 11, 2022 02:03
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Nov 11, 2022 02:08
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So who is the starting keeper for this? Turner’s barely played this season right? Also I don’t know if Dest is still just adjusting but he’s been pretty loving bad for Milan.
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Nov 11, 2022 03:02
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Gigi Galli posted:So who is the starting keeper for this? Turner’s barely played this season right? Turner if healthy. He has played in most of the Europa League matches except the last 2 due to injury. He didn't play the Carabao Cup match too. So he played 4 matches this season. He must be fresh.
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Nov 11, 2022 03:21
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Please post choice meltdowns of USMNT twitter on Pepi not making the team plz and ty
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Nov 11, 2022 03:26
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stab posted:Please post choice meltdowns of USMNT twitter on Pepi not making the team plz and ty Such a thing exists?
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Nov 11, 2022 03:42
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Interesting team, all things considered. They got the roster turnover and fresh blood they've badly needed for years (Yedlin is the only holdover from the 2014 team), but inexperience is a big factor -- it's the youngest World Cup team by average age. Plus you got weird poo poo going on like Pulisic who can't see the field at Chelsea, and a 50-year-old Tim Ream who might be starting next to a bunch of kids. I don't expect them to get out of group play, but it should be more fun to watch than the last few USMNT cycles.
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Nov 11, 2022 04:17
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I think a lot of outcomes are possible with this team. Our backline is very shaky, i do not feel confident in any of the fit CBs and Dest is a fun player but not always especially good at defending. Harry Kane might score 4. The attacking players have tons of potential, but its more potential than actual so far (which to be fair half of them are like 20 years old.) If you're not familiar with them, other than the obvious (Pulisic), Musah and Reyna are extremely talented teenagers who might end up being the best two of this bunch, if Reyna can stay fit anyway. Aaronson and Adams have been in very good form for Leeds. Mckennie has been choppy but often is pretty useful for Juventus. Tim Weah is also kind of good. The striker situation is more of a question mark, Josh Sargent has risen from the dead by rampaging in the Championship for 6 weeks, which is in fact a better league than the league the other 2 options play in. Ferreira has been featured in the team more recently but lost form somewhere around August. I think the big questions on the starting 11 against Wales will be who gets left out from Mckennie, Reyna, and Aaronson, which CB starts with Zimmerman, and if it is Ferreira or Sargent upfront. My guess right now would be Reyna off the bench, Long, and Sargent but I wouldn't be shocked otherwise and Gregg is usually good for at least one wild card decision - maybe we see Aaronson in the midfield instead if Mckennie isn't fully fit. The other thing I'll mention if you haven't watched this U.S. team, they very deliberately do not play like past U.S. teams, for better or worse. Berhalter (the manager) believes heavily in pressing, passing out of the back, and playing a much more possession oriented style than the U.S. team has traditionally played. His view is that the U.S. needs to develop into a team that dominates the ball, rather than a counter attacking team, and this young group can do it. A lot of these younger players have the technical ability to do so, and when it works its great, but many U.S. fans think the results may be better with a more pragmatic approach. I'd say the big problem is we may have 5-10 players who work in that style but the team is still not deep in terms of technical ability, so the drop off can be rough. Berhalter believes in the long run its the right approach, and he might be right, but in the short term it sometimes looks extremely disjointed. I think getting out of the group is a reasonable goal, but its a young team and none of the opponents are easy. I generally like a lot of these players and think they could be the core of a really good team in 4 years, but the expectations this time are going to be ahead of themselves probably. I hope Gio Reyna does some cool poo poo. G-Hawk fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Nov 11, 2022 |
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Nov 11, 2022 04:46
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G-Hawk posted:Harry Kane might score 4. conte's been making him run up and down hills every day for a year, he's knackered. italians just can't stop trolling england.
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Nov 11, 2022 05:33
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Ferreria and Sargent both kinda suck and the US should maximize their talent by getting as many midfielders on the field as possible 4-6-0 baby!
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Nov 11, 2022 05:40
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Ferreria and Sargent both kinda suck and the US should maximize their talent by getting as many midfielders on the field as possible Well, we are managed by a bald fraud...
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Nov 11, 2022 05:45
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Of course there is a player called Shaq Moore
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Nov 11, 2022 07:29
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USA are no joke and could very easily top the group and go on a run into the later stages. Im basing this entirely on Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams aka the A team who will carry these other clowns on their backs
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Nov 11, 2022 07:43
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Remember when the only American players of note were the CTE dodgers who could catch and carved out decent goalie careers?
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Nov 11, 2022 07:49
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the sex ghost posted:USA are no joke and could very easily top the group and go on a run into the later stages. Im basing this entirely on Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams aka the A team who will carry these other clowns on their backs  no clue what to think of the USMNT yet. My guess is squeak through the group and get flushed in the last 16, or finish 3rd in the group on Some Bullshit in the final match day. Either way, can't see this collection getting farther than that.
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Nov 11, 2022 15:25
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Get beaten by Iran and they do a celebration that causes a diplomatic incident
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Nov 11, 2022 15:58
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Nov 11, 2022 16:01
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Pulisic has his rare bright moments for Chelsea but when that's your team's best player, good luck. They might squeak out a win against Wales since Gareth Bale's best days are behind him now, but I don't see them beating England or a deep Iran team ranked higher than most of the B-tier European teams
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Nov 11, 2022 16:50
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how did they do last time? lmao
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Nov 11, 2022 16:51
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Ginger Messi will win the Golden Boot
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Nov 11, 2022 17:53
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paddyboat posted:Ginger Messi will win the Golden Boot What's De Bruyne got to do with the USA
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NinpoEspiritoSanto posted:What's De Bruyne got to do with the USA Ginger Maradona it is then paddyboat fucked around with this message at 18:09 on Nov 11, 2022 |
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Nov 11, 2022 18:07
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NinpoEspiritoSanto posted:What's De Bruyne got to do with the USA He’s ugly, rich, and in bed with oil states?
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Nov 11, 2022 18:26
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excited for the footy
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Nov 11, 2022 18:36
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It's coming home.
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Nov 11, 2022 19:08
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We could lose every other match by 80 points, so long as we keep our record of never losing to England in the World Cup. Another tie is acceptable, but preferably we win so that we can say that we beat them at their own sport that we don't even care about.
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Nov 11, 2022 20:54
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The Lord of Hats posted:tie is acceptable unamerican!! can't wait to find out who gets injured this weekend
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Nov 11, 2022 21:06
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One of my favorite things in watching the world cup from the US is the absurd American media attempts to hype up the US team. Pusilic as the Lebron of soccer is cool. I miss the days where they'd list Landon Donovan as like a top 5 forward in the world.
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Weston McKennie is a national treasure and a good lad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1rGnxehvak
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Nov 12, 2022 04:12
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:DEFENDERS
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Nov 12, 2022 07:10
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drake no: "pulisic should move to a mid-table club for more playing time" drake yes: chelsea are the mid table club now
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Nov 12, 2022 23:15
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:Cristian Roldan sewooooo
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builds character posted:Weston McKennie is a national treasure and a good lad. He's a midfield workhorse OP. If he goes down, the side are screwed. These guys are talented, but like 4 years away from being actual. joepinetree posted:One of my favorite things in watching the world cup from the US is the absurd American media attempts to hype up the US team. Pusilic as the Lebron of soccer is cool. The Spanish announcers on Univision call him Captayn Amerrieca with a very pronounced hispanic accent and it's hilarious.
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Nov 13, 2022 00:10
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Doctor Teeth posted:drake no: "pulisic should move to a mid-table club for more playing time"
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Nov 13, 2022 00:42
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Is this the thread we post about it coming home?
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davecrazy posted:Is this the thread we post about it coming home? Yes. It's coming home.
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Ohtori Akio posted:Yes. It's coming home. Look out Georgie!
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davecrazy posted:Is this the thread we post about it coming home?
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