ASUCHRIS
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Not a serious football country.
No not at all. I actually thought this group of players were different in the way they could play with the ball, but they really looked like armatures against Colombia yesterday, especially after multiple subs were made by both sides. that is troubling. they have no depth to speak of and their back line only has 3 players that are capable of playing at a global level. one of those 3 is out for a year with an ACL, the other is Tim Ream who is pushing 40 years old.Not a serious football country.
When I had referee training, it was from a gentleman who grew up in England. He talked bout referee discretion, and one of the scenarios was this, a team getting killed by the other, so no extra time needed at the end of the game.I tuned in around the 60 minute mark and suffered through the last 30 minutes. Never Have I ever seen so many players get stripped clean of the ball like the US did last night. I'm not sure I have ever witnessed an uglier 30 minutes of soccer in my life. Thank God the ref decided to end this debacle at the 90 minute mark. Absolutely no depth in the back line. This team is so ill prepared to play in any tournament at this point.
Totally agree with this.When I had referee training, it was from a gentleman who grew up in England. He talked bout referee discretion, and one of the scenarios was this, a team getting killed by the other, so no extra time needed at the end of the game.
am i wrong for saying (as a prank) i would have put up 10 mins, just to piss off berhalter....When I had referee training, it was from a gentleman who grew up in England. He talked bout referee discretion, and one of the scenarios was this, a team getting killed by the other, so no extra time needed at the end of the game.
The contrast is evident when compared to our women's team. The women's team was struggling. They brought in a new coach and it paid dividends almost immediately.I just don't see the progress with this team. They were running on all cylinders when they beat Mexico 3-0 at allegiant stadium, the night that they awkwardly announced the rehire of berhalter. I still think that is arguably the best attacking US Soccer performance that I have ever seen. it wasn't just the score-sheet, it was the way they played with the ball from start to finish. the way they made mexico look completely irrelevant for 90 mins. since Greg has come back they look like they are in a holding pattern waiting to lose in Copa America and the World Cup. And there is no qualification build up to hold them accountable for being average. Greg called yesterday's game a wake up call. Idk how you aren't up to play a team like Colombia who have world class talent and are on a 21 game unbeaten streak. If they lose like that to Brazil he needs to be fired.
yeah, I'm not a fan of keeping a manager beyond one WC cycle. the players get too comfortable. they need to have pressure on them to perform. the longer greg stays there, the more it becomes a good ol boy club. USMNT has always had that problem with trying to hire and retain managers and players that make them comfortable.The contrast is evident when compared to our women's team. The women's team was struggling. They brought in a new coach and it paid dividends almost immediately.
That's what happened with Klinsmann. Those players knew their jobs were safe and became lazy. Bradley really pissed me off.yeah, I'm not a fan of keeping a manager beyond one WC cycle. the players get too comfortable. they need to have pressure on them to perform. the longer greg stays there, the more it becomes a good ol boy club. USMNT has always had that problem with trying to hire and retain managers and players that make them comfortable.
Absolutely. The only time I wouldn't be for this is in a tourney where goal difference might matter.When I had referee training, it was from a gentleman who grew up in England. He talked bout referee discretion, and one of the scenarios was this, a team getting killed by the other, so no extra time needed at the end of the game.
Perfect example. For all the good things that JK did in his first few years, it all went to crap after the WC.That's what happened with Klinsmann. Those players knew their jobs were safe and became lazy. Bradley really pissed me off.
Giving the players a voice in whether to retain the coach is almost always a fail.The players share blame too as they lobbied for him to come back.
Yeah, defense is still a little shaky and we were definitely not the best team on the pitch (nor will we ever will be against Brazil), but we had several chances and were right in the game the whole time. Definitely takes a lot of the sour taste from Colombia out in advance of when the games really matter.I'll take 1-1 against Brazil no matter the circumstance.
Watching this, I had the thought, we are exporting players from the USA to the best soccer leagues in the world now. That took a long time to get out talent to be able to do this. The coaches are behind the players at this point, imho. We need to have coaches get into the best leagues in the world in much greater numbers and develop their coaching acumen at the top levels. Either that, or just get a coach from outside like many other nations do.I found this a couple of days ago and found the analysis interesting. It's a review of the Columbia game.
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He made good points, but a lot of this is hindsight being 20/20. the team improved in a lot of these areas that he complained about in the next game and there was less experimenting vs. brazil. greg kept his best lineup out there for the entire match.I found this a couple of days ago and found the analysis interesting. It's a review of the Columbia game.
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