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[CletiusMaximus]

Norwich have reportedly sacked Dean Smith

 

[The Z Machine]

Norwich have reportedly sacked Dean Smith

Will he return to college basketball?

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Christian Pulisic gets a start for Chelsea FC today against AFC Bournemouth

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Good first half for CP. Drew a penalty that amazingly wasn't given, even after VAR. Had one in the net that was called back due to an earlier foul. Very active and making great runs.

Could be a good thing if Potter decides he likes this setup - 4atb with Mount in more of a 10 role and Pulisic/Sterling on the wings behind Havertz.

Then again, *its only Bournemouth*

 

[NewlyRetired]

Good first half for CP. Drew a penalty that amazingly wasn't given, even after VAR. Had one in the net that was called back due to an earlier foul. Very active and making great runs.

Could be a good thing if Potter decides he likes this setup - 4atb with Mount in more of a 10 role and Pulisic/Sterling on the wings behind Havertz.

Then again, *its only Bournemouth*

here is the PK shout and the disallowed goal

Dubz

Christian Pulisic disallowed goal against Bournemouth 44'

Video Christian Pulisic disallowed goal against Bournemouth 44' was uploaded to Streamin.me on Dec 27, 2022.

streamin.me

 

[NewlyRetired]

This is an in depth scouting report of the best U21 players in the world, broken up into positions.

Gaga is the 4th best ranked keeper (and the youngest in the top 10)
Scally is the 2nd ranked two way right back
Musah is the 4th ranked attacking midfielder

You won't find a more comprehensive report online any where. This is really impressive to say the least

Monthly Report 81

CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report 81 - January 2023

www.football-observatory.com

 

[B Maverick]

Good first half for CP. Drew a penalty that amazingly wasn't given, even after VAR. Had one in the net that was called back due to an earlier foul. Very active and making great runs.

Could be a good thing if Potter decides he likes this setup - 4atb with Mount in more of a 10 role and Pulisic/Sterling on the wings behind Havertz.

Then again, *its only Bournemouth*

here is the PK shout and the disallowed goal

Dubz

Christian Pulisic disallowed goal against Bournemouth 44'

Video Christian Pulisic disallowed goal against Bournemouth 44' was uploaded to Streamin.me on Dec 27, 2022.

streamin.me

Sadly if CP doesn't shoot he probably gets the PK.

On the disallowed goal how was that a foul on Chelsea? He played the ball.

 

[prefontaine]

This is an in depth scouting report of the best U21 players in the world, broken up into positions.

Gaga is the 4th best ranked keeper (and the youngest in the top 10)
Scally is the 2nd ranked two way right back
Musah is the 4th ranked attacking midfielder

You won't find a more comprehensive report online any where. This is really impressive to say the least

Monthly Report 81

CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report 81 - January 2023

www.football-observatory.com

You missed a few.

John Tolkin is rated as the #1 Defensive Left Back. Real shame we are so stacked at left back that he hasn't been good enough to get a call up.

Tayvon Gray is another under the radar guy. Right back at NYCFC. Comes in at #4 on two-way right backs (two behind Scally). He barely has been mentioned in this thread but to be fair, it's hard to displace talents like Shaq Moore. I kid. Gray is talented but hasn't yet produced to a national team level as he's wildly inconsistent. He's barely an average MLS defender at this point (though tbf, so is Moore).

Jackson Hopkins is #5 on Center Forwards. He's likely not even good enough to make our U20 roster so I'm not sure about this whole system. It seems to rate minutes more than it should. There is something to be said for minutes -- non-prospects don't get them -- but if you are rating Hopkins ahead of Pepi, it does make you wonder the point.

 

[NewlyRetired]

This is an in depth scouting report of the best U21 players in the world, broken up into positions.

Gaga is the 4th best ranked keeper (and the youngest in the top 10)
Scally is the 2nd ranked two way right back
Musah is the 4th ranked attacking midfielder

You won't find a more comprehensive report online any where. This is really impressive to say the least

Monthly Report 81

CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report 81 - January 2023

www.football-observatory.com

You missed a few.

John Tolkin is rated as the #1 Defensive Left Back. Real shame we are so stacked at left back that he hasn't been good enough to get a call up.

Tayvon Gray is another under the radar guy. Right back at NYCFC. Comes in at #4 on two-way right backs (two behind Scally). He barely has been mentioned in this thread but to be fair, it's hard to displace talents like Shaq Moore. I kid. Gray is talented but hasn't yet produced to a national team level as he's wildly inconsistent. He's barely an average MLS defender at this point (though tbf, so is Moore).

Jackson Hopkins is #5 on Center Forwards. He's likely not even good enough to make our U20 roster so I'm not sure about this whole system. It seems to rate minutes more than it should. There is something to be said for minutes -- non-prospects don't get them -- but if you are rating Hopkins ahead of Pepi, it does make you wonder the point.

The big name missing is Reyna who would be way up on what ever position the decided for him but with almost no game time last season, he does not show up.

 

[encaitar]

Good first half for CP. Drew a penalty that amazingly wasn't given, even after VAR. Had one in the net that was called back due to an earlier foul. Very active and making great runs.

Could be a good thing if Potter decides he likes this setup - 4atb with Mount in more of a 10 role and Pulisic/Sterling on the wings behind Havertz.

Then again, *its only Bournemouth*

here is the PK shout and the disallowed goal

Dubz

Christian Pulisic disallowed goal against Bournemouth 44'

Video Christian Pulisic disallowed goal against Bournemouth 44' was uploaded to Streamin.me on Dec 27, 2022.

streamin.me

What? Everyone bitching about diving while watching their first soccer for the last 8 years this past month needs to be shown this. That right there is why guys dive. If refs aren't going to call penalties because the guy got the shot off, even though the shot was hugely affected by a clear foul, then guys will continue to dive in the box when they feel any touch. Stupid.

 

[encaitar]

Good first half for CP. Drew a penalty that amazingly wasn't given, even after VAR. Had one in the net that was called back due to an earlier foul. Very active and making great runs.

Could be a good thing if Potter decides he likes this setup - 4atb with Mount in more of a 10 role and Pulisic/Sterling on the wings behind Havertz.

Then again, *its only Bournemouth*

here is the PK shout and the disallowed goal

Dubz

Christian Pulisic disallowed goal against Bournemouth 44'

Video Christian Pulisic disallowed goal against Bournemouth 44' was uploaded to Streamin.me on Dec 27, 2022.

streamin.me

And how was that a foul against Havertz? He was the one with the ball.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Jackson Hopkins is #5 on Center Forwards. He's likely not even good enough to make our U20 roster so I'm not sure about this whole system. It seems to rate minutes more than it should. There is something to be said for minutes -- non-prospects don't get them -- but if you are rating Hopkins ahead of Pepi, it does make you wonder the point.

I don't know much about the player but Rooney seems high on him

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlA6J7yWQAU-VdJ?format=png&name=large

 

[prefontaine]

Jackson Hopkins is #5 on Center Forwards. He's likely not even good enough to make our U20 roster so I'm not sure about this whole system. It seems to rate minutes more than it should. There is something to be said for minutes -- non-prospects don't get them -- but if you are rating Hopkins ahead of Pepi, it does make you wonder the point.

I don't know much about the player but Rooney seems high on him

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlA6J7yWQAU-VdJ?format=png&name=large

Rooney sees him every day in training and I've only seen him play 3-4 games ever but he's been incredibly meh in what I've watched (all U20 games). Usually even if a guy is off, he shows some spark but I've yet to see anything that suggests he's a real prospect. He's a 2004 that has gotten several calls though so maybe he just hasn't shown out in games.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Sounds almost 100% that Weston will be on the move in January...I hope he lands some where decent for him.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Adams TV interview before the game today. He mentions Copa America

https://twitter.com/usmntonly/status/1608178980066041856?s=20&t=0zYFBlY7zGJWdr-4KrL1qw

 

[FreeBaGeL]

I forgot that Adams is suspended for today's game

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

The "Come On the Show, We Will Love you Forever; Don't Come on the Show and You're Dead to Us" vibe has gotten to be a bit much.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Another goal for Tillman today

https://twitter.com/FootballReprt/status/1608209972323651589?s=20&t=x81kcBwfTfKzRStME6xAUg

 

[NewlyRetired]

Ream, Bradley, Howard, Jozy, and Adams....

Can any other MLS team claim to have produced 5 better players for the USMNT over the years?

 

[NewlyRetired]

sweet goal by Balogun today

https://twitter.com/usmntonly/status/1608531685330632706?s=20&t=mTC_ipy3AThT2UHKtklb8Q

He had a brace on the day, the second was a headed tap in off a defensive mistake

 

[NewlyRetired]

USMNT Only

@usmntonly

Only Mbappe and Neymar have scored more goals in Ligue 1 than 21-year-old USMNT eligible striker Folarin Balogun. He would be a gamechanger for the USMNT

 

[Sand]

USMNT Only
@usmntonly

Only Mbappe and Neymar have scored more goals in Ligue 1 than 21-year-old USMNT eligible striker Folarin Balogun. He would be a gamechanger for the USMNT

A true nine may be something not in fantasyland for us? Holy moly.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

How likely is it that he picks US at this point? Is there a deadline on when he's going to decide?

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

“Just like my future at club level, I am not closing any doors regarding international selection,” Balogun said. “All options remain open. Above everything, I feel English, but I also have an American side, because I have family in New York and I love going there. I have my grandmother and cousins in Lagos, even if I haven’t been there since I was very young. My mother sometimes speaks to me in Yoruba and it is important to me,” he added.

This was October 18th.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

“Just like my future at club level, I am not closing any doors regarding international selection,” Balogun said. “All options remain open. Above everything, I feel English, but I also have an American side, because I have family in New York and I love going there. I have my grandmother and cousins in Lagos, even if I haven’t been there since I was very young. My mother sometimes speaks to me in Yoruba and it is important to me,” he added.

This was October 18th.

Dike also has Nigerian roots. Maybe he can convince Balogun. In Yoruba.

 

[McBokonon]

Above everything, I feel English,

Whatever, he sucks anyway

but I also have an American side,

BALOGUN THE KING!

 

[NewlyRetired]

, what ever scouting it takes I guess

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ChuckMe92 Soccer

@ChuckMe92Soccer

Thanks to @marinonachison for confirming striker Dustin Aguirre was born in Virginia. Aguirre was first spotted with US nationality on Football Manager 2023 by a BigSoccer user. A late '04 (nearly '05) who's been scoring for the U19s of Nacional, the Uruguayan Primera champions

 

[Sammy3469]

, what ever scouting it takes I guess

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ChuckMe92 Soccer

@ChuckMe92Soccer

Thanks to @marinonachison for confirming striker Dustin Aguirre was born in Virginia. Aguirre was first spotted with US nationality on Football Manager 2023 by a BigSoccer user. A late '04 (nearly '05) who's been scoring for the U19s of Nacional, the Uruguayan Primera champions

I don’t think this is the first time FM has been used like this especially in the 2000s.

 

[McBokonon]

I got COVID at the end of June and isolated in the bedroom. I had tried FM in the past but it never took. Isolation made me try it again and now I’m more addicted to that game than I’ve ever been addicted to anything in my life. It’s almost crippling.

 

[NewlyRetired]

**** me, I can barely speak my only language of English...

https://twitter.com/usmntonly/status/1608860517296373767?s=20&t=Os3UZoTiG1tVrWD5L7nHZQ

 

[gianmarco]

**** me, I can barely speak my only language of English...

https://twitter.com/usmntonly/status/1608860517296373767?s=20&t=Os3UZoTiG1tVrWD5L7nHZQ

His Spanish is fantastic. His Italian is also pretty good although he threw in a few Spanish words in there

 

[NewlyRetired]

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USMNTProspects

@ProspectsUsmnt

Not promising anything as I stress I am not sure about it, but I heard there will be a surprise name on the January USYNT rosters, a player from a big academy that wasn’t previously suspected as being American.

 

[McBokonon]

We just need to suspect everyone is an American until proven otherwise.

 

[Rustoleum]

We just need to suspect everyone is an American until proven otherwise.

If they run, they’re Americans. If they stand still, they’re organized and well-disciplined Americans.

 

[prefontaine]

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USMNTProspects
@ProspectsUsmnt

Not promising anything as I stress I am not sure about it, but I heard there will be a surprise name on the January USYNT rosters, a player from a big academy that wasn’t previously suspected as being American.

Scouring FM for American youths......

 

[NewlyRetired]

3 points again for Fulham today. I think this moves them up to 7th now. Ream and Jedi with their normal full 90.

 

[gianmarco]

3 points again for Fulham today. I think this moves them up to 7th now. Ream and Jedi with their normal full 90.

Biggest surprise of the year for EPL?

 

[NewlyRetired]

3 points again for Fulham today. I think this moves them up to 7th now. Ream and Jedi with their normal full 90.

Biggest surprise of the year for EPL?

Them and Newcastle would be my two picks. I assumed coming in Fulham would be battling relegation and that Newcastle would be mid table fodder at best.

 

[gianmarco]

3 points again for Fulham today. I think this moves them up to 7th now. Ream and Jedi with their normal full 90.

Biggest surprise of the year for EPL?

Them and Newcastle would be my two picks. I assumed coming in Fulham would be battling relegation and that Newcastle would be mid table fodder at best.

Yep. This is the time of year I like to look at the EPL table and find a few fun facts/wacky results.

1. So yeah, raise your hand if you had Fulham in 7th after Boxing Day. Now, Chelsea probably jumps them as they have 2 games in hand and only 1 pt behind, but still.
2. Even crazier, now that I look closer, but raise your hand if you predicted Newcastle to have fewer losses than Man City after Boxing Day. They've lost once all year. And, they have only given up 11 goals through 17 matches, which is better than 1st place Arsenal and 50% better than City who is 3rd in goals against. Newcastle in UCL?
3. Everton, West Ham, Wolves, and Southampton all real threats to be relegated making up 4 of the bottom 5 teams. They are all between 12-15 points, Southampton are in last place, and WH and Southampton have both lost 5+ in a row.
4. Man United has scored only 24 goals and has given up 20 goals. Leeds has scored 23 goals and given up 29 goals. MU is in 4th place with 32 points (10 wins) and Leeds is in 14th place with half the points at 16 (and only 4 wins). Crazy discrepancy given almost identical goals scored and not a huge difference in goals against.
5. 10th place Brentford has a 0 GD. Every team above them has a (+) GD and every team below them has a (-) GD. There's almost always a couple flukes when it comes to that, but so far, not this year.
6. Haaland has scored more goals than Chelsea.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Maybe we find something out on Tuesday?

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USMNT Only
https://twitter.com/usmntonly
@usmntonly

Today is the last day of Gregg Berhalter's current contract as USMNT head coach.

 

[NewlyRetired]

you can take the player out of Concacaf but can you ever really take Concacaf out of the player?

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https://twitter.com/USMNTvsHaters/status/1609232336960520198?s=20&t=Jg8_dJOXUN6cuWx4-FUUTQ

 

[McBokonon]

you can take the player out of Concacaf but can you ever really take Concacaf out of the player?

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https://twitter.com/USMNTvsHaters/status/1609232336960520198?s=20&t=Jg8_dJOXUN6cuWx4-FUUTQ

Adams played really well and was the leader he always is. Aaronson was pretty invisible if not kind of bad.

 

[McBokonon]

CP gets the start again.

 

[prefontaine]

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USMNTProspects
@ProspectsUsmnt

Not promising anything as I stress I am not sure about it, but I heard there will be a surprise name on the January USYNT rosters, a player from a big academy that wasn’t previously suspected as being American.

@ChuckMe92Soccer

Dec 31, 2022

Everton U18 midfielder Shae Cahill, son of the Australian international legend, is US-eligible according to his new profile on Everton's website. Thanks to
@amcalabrese12 for finding. Also spotted in Football Manager by a BigSoccer poster.

 

[TLEF316]

That seems like a very unlikely pull. Gotta think he plays for Australia

 

[The Z Machine]

That seems like a very unlikely pull. Gotta think he plays for Australia

Kinda like George Weah's son, right?

 

[TLEF316]

That seems like a very unlikely pull. Gotta think he plays for Australia

Kinda like George Weah's son, right?

Fair. Did he (cahil) grow up here?

 

[NewlyRetired]

That seems like a very unlikely pull. Gotta think he plays for Australia

Kinda like George Weah's son, right?

Fair. Did he (cahil) grow up here?

I don't quite see how he is US eligible yet.

Tim is not a US citizen and neither is his wife from what I can tell (she is Aussie I think). Shae was born in Australia. I assume Shae lived in NY when his dad played for NY but I don't know for sure but I don't think it was any where near long enough to gain citizenship.

Does the mom have US citizenship

 

[prefontaine]

That seems like a very unlikely pull. Gotta think he plays for Australia

Kinda like George Weah's son, right?

Fair. Did he (cahil) grow up here?

I don't quite see how he is US eligible yet.

Tim is not a US citizen and neither is his wife from what I can tell (she is Aussie I think). Shae was born in Australia. I assume Shae lived in NY when his dad played for NY but I don't know for sure but I don't think it was any where near long enough to gain citizenship.

Does the mom have US citizenship

Player Profiles | Everton Football Club

Find out in-depth information and the latest stats from the Everton squad.

www.evertonfc.com

Shae Cahill joined Everton aged 14.

A creative midfielder with a varied passing range, Shae is the son of former Everton favourite Tim Cahill. He is eligible to play for Australia, England and the USA.

Shae's father is his football hero and his favourite current Everton player is Richarlison.

I'm not sure what to think that his favorite player is Richarlison though (besides they probably need to update their site). Maybe he dreams of being a world class ****houser one day.

 

[encaitar]

That seems like a very unlikely pull. Gotta think he plays for Australia

Kinda like George Weah's son, right?

Fair. Did he (cahil) grow up here?

I don't quite see how he is US eligible yet.

Tim is not a US citizen and neither is his wife from what I can tell (she is Aussie I think). Shae was born in Australia. I assume Shae lived in NY when his dad played for NY but I don't know for sure but I don't think it was any where near long enough to gain citizenship.

Does the mom have US citizenship

Player Profiles | Everton Football Club

Find out in-depth information and the latest stats from the Everton squad.

www.evertonfc.com

Shae Cahill joined Everton aged 14.

A creative midfielder with a varied passing range, Shae is the son of former Everton favourite Tim Cahill. He is eligible to play for Australia, England and the USA.

Shae's father is his football hero and his favourite current Everton player is Richarlison.

I'm not sure what to think that his favorite player is Richarlison though (besides they probably need to update their site). Maybe he dreams of being a world class ****houser one day.

Would work well in CONCACAF then.