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Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Everyone talks about the assists, but I'm just happy to have the contemptuous glares at his teammates back. Love that haughty p***k.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Someone's going to sit, but hell if I know.
Can't really recall a time when the US had so many players in form. Let alone playing in big leagues. Qatar can't get here soon enough.
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Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Ages at the World Cup
Jedi - 28
CP, McKennie, Adams - 27
Weah - 26
Dest - 25
Aaronson - 24
Reyna - 23
Musah - 22
The NEXT World Cup.
We find a couple of stud CBs, one kick *** center forward, and fill in the #s with a few more top players in the next four years and this will be a core of tested veterans, in their primes, playing at home. Especially if Slolina or one of the other GKs develops they could really make some noise.
As tasty as it might be this year is still just the appetizer.
ETA: looking at each age, it's one player per birth year -- except for the 27s. So who's your single best player out there playing today at 16,17,18? Slolina maybe? And...
Jedi - 28
CP, McKennie, Adams - 27
Weah - 26
Dest - 25
Aaronson - 24
Reyna - 23
Musah - 22
The NEXT World Cup.
We find a couple of stud CBs, one kick *** center forward, and fill in the #s with a few more top players in the next four years and this will be a core of tested veterans, in their primes, playing at home. Especially if Slolina or one of the other GKs develops they could really make some noise.
As tasty as it might be this year is still just the appetizer.
ETA: looking at each age, it's one player per birth year -- except for the 27s. So who's your single best player out there playing today at 16,17,18? Slolina maybe? And...
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CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Someone's going to sit, but hell if I know.
Can't really recall a time when the US had so many players in form. Let alone playing in big leagues. Qatar can't get here soon enough.
At what point does the coach have to consider Pulisic in a super-sub role?
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
It seems like sacrilege, but it's a good question with the way everyone else is playing.
Beating a dead horse, but I'd look at him in the center.
McBokonon
Footballguy
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
I sometimes fantasize about Weston dominating in the air on set pieces in the World Cup, but then I remember we don't have anyone who's very good at taking them.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Dude is a beast crashing that box on set pieces. Elevation, strength, finishing, and knows how to time his jump perfectly.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Dest on for his debut for Milan
AAABatteries
Footballguy
So we have guys playing CL today from Chelsea, Milan, Juve, Dortmund and Celtic - anybody I’m missing?
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
The one odd ball in Cohen starting in goal for Maccabi Haifa
Brooks dressed for Benfica but did not play.
Tomorrow we could have Sands and Tillman both playing. Owen will likely dress but possibly not play.
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prefontaine
Footballguy
I don't think he played today but John Brooks signed with Benfica last week.
But maybe wrong thread
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
Can't remember if it was Nation's League or Gold Cup, but he straight beasted on set pieces. Scored one or two and was just consistently winning the first ball.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
might have been the most interesting US game ever. So much happened in this game
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Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
I got roasted on this very thread for suggesting this waaaaaay back during the last round of WCQ games earlier this year. About time everyone caught up to me.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
GGG sat Pulisic during a couple of crucial WCQiers so we know he is not scared to sit him if he has to. And to Pulisic's credit, both times he was benched, responded with goals when he came on as a sub.
DJackson10
Footballguy
Other then the goal he's looked so bad this year.
Calabria is not a CCL defender. Hoping Pioli Plays Dest on the RWB during the CCL but Calabria is the captain too.
Can't hurt. Good chance the new coach either plays him more or loans him out. Worst case, things remain the same.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Wow - didn’t see that coming. I can’t imagine this is a bad thing for CP.
Someone's going to sit, but hell if I know.
Can't really recall a time when the US had so many players in form. Let alone playing in big leagues. Qatar can't get here soon enough.
At what point does the coach have to consider Pulisic in a super-sub role?
At the point he wants repeatedly smash his thumb with a hammer and then be fired.
You should have been roasted then and broiled now.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I’m not in favor of CP being a super sub as I still think he’s seen as the captain/leader of the team, he’s still consistently played well despite injuries and he’s just that talented. However, the idea isn’t crazy but I think that says more about his “competition” than it does about him. Gio is Gio; Aaronson has made the leap and is a defenders nightmare; Weah looks super dangerous.
I still think out #9 problem is staring us in the face - put Weah or CP up there and get after it.
I still think out #9 problem is staring us in the face - put Weah or CP up there and get after it.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
CP probably blasting Philadelphia Freedom in the locker room at this very moment.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
LOL at Chelsea going out and picking up Auba at the deadline because of Tuchel's comfort with him and then firing Tuchel a game later. Definitely a team with a plan.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
At least I'll have company.
Someone's going to sit, but hell if I know.
Can't really recall a time when the US had so many players in form. Let alone playing in big leagues. Qatar can't get here soon enough.
At what point does the coach have to consider Pulisic in a super-sub role?
At the point he wants repeatedly smash his thumb with a hammer and then be fired.
You should have been roasted then and broiled now.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Can loans happen after the window closes?
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Seems a bit off to let your manager spend a gazillion dollars and then fire him a couple of games into the season. I get you don't want a start to be so bad you can't recover from it but this does not seem like good team management from the front office/owner IMO.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Valencia put together a short video on GGG's visit
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Chelsea were never challenging Liverpool and City for the league (IMO) - if he wins that CL match yesterday then I'm unsure what the panic is for. Makes me wonder if Tuchel had worn out his welcome and that loss gave them a great excuse to get rid of him.
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AAABatteries
Footballguy
CP and Gio have been doing some extra shoulder presses in the gym
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
??? I don't get the shoulder presses comment.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Iran have fired their manager. Old friend Carlos Queiroz takes over for the WC
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
I don't know whether he's sincerely saying that he's impressed with their physiques in the picture or whether he believes (as I do) that they badly photoshopped the heads onto different bodies in the picture. Gio in particular looks wrong to me.
prefontaine
Footballguy
Both Sands and Tillman starting for Rangers today vs Ajax
AAABatteries
Footballguy
As scooby said, it's a horrible photoshop job. lots of them look off but those 2 in particular.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I'm definitely an admirer of their physiques though. /WetDream
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Add fondness for old movies and homoerotic jokes to the ways in which we are uncannily compatible.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I'm only joking when it's not Ryan Reynolds involved - when he bought Wrexham FC I'm not sure my boner went away for 3 days. My Oliver Giroud. Maybe we could double date one day.
prefontaine
Footballguy
welp....at least they are playing
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
The talking heads ((Dempsey, Henry etc) discussing Pulisic and his situation. Some fair points made I think
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
These are DEEP waters for the Scottish teams. This is how the best MLS teams would fair IMO. The talent gap is too big in the group stage.
TripItUp
Footballguy
If he's "not good enough to play for Chelsea" then transfer him already. Ridiculous.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Is GGG contractually obligated to do this stuff? He has been making the rounds like crazy the last 3 months
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
I guess my only question is what does it mean to be "good enough for Chelsea?" I'm not sure Pulisic is good enough for Chelsea, but I'm also not sure that Chelsea has any attacker that is good enough for Chelsea. Maybe Sterling. Certainly not Havertz or Ziyech. Mount has looked it at times, but he's as hot and cold as Pulisic. Since Hazard left Tammy Abraham, Timo Werner, and Romelu Lukaku have all been deemed "not good enough for Chelsea." But aside from the CL run, there's not a ton of evidence that Chelsea has really consistently been a higher caliber team than Inter Milan or even Leipzig (I'll grant they've been better than Roma for the most part).
For all that, Chelsea has still scored more goals in Tuchel's last 50 games in charge than they did in his first 50. The big difference is the defense has been much worse, in part because Mendy has stopped looking like a candidate for the best keeper in the world.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
1. It's the end of the fiscal year so he's spending the excess money in the budget.
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2. He's trying to get the bounce pass to catch on in baseball.
McBokonon
Footballguy
I wouldn’t be surprised if he was expected to drum up interest in the USMNT by doing stuff like this, sure.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
The only person likely more happy than Pulisic with the sacking is Ziyech. The guy came to the team as one of the most dynamic players in the world and he currently barely looks like a pro. His confidence is shot
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