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Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 3:55 am
by MetalFingaz
The floodgates are open. Finally!

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 4:58 pm
by magik9113
as long as US don't get blown away next leg, they qualify for Copa America 2024

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:13 pm
by hermes
does usa have to win to move on or will a tie suffice?

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 12:15 am
by hermes
there is barely anyone at this game, does trinidad and tobago's team not have a terribly big following?

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:11 am
by hermes
tied and down a guy because dest got a red

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:19 am
by hermes
dang, t&t up one

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:47 am
by hermes
with how hot/humid it is and being at 10 men for so long, shouldn't we be doing some more substituting?

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:55 am
by hermes
well, made it to the semifinals anyway

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:55 am
by Baseline81
hermes wrote:with how hot/humid it is and being at 10 men for so long, shouldn't we be doing some more substituting?

It's Berhalter, what more can I, or anyone with knowledge of the sport, say...

Again, as soon as he was rehired, what hope fans had went out the window. I've completely lost interest in the USMNT.

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Fri Dec 8, 2023 7:02 pm
by hermes
copa america 2024 groups got announced:

Spoiler:
Group A

Argentina
Peru
Chile
Concacaf 5 (Canada/Trinidad and Tobago)

Group B

Mexico
Ecuador
Venezuela
Jamaica

Group C

United States
Uruguay
Panama
Bolivia

Group D

Brazil
Colombia
Paraguay
Concacaf 6 (Honduras/Costa Rica)


usa's schedule:

Sunday, June 23
United States vs. Bolivia (Arlington, Texas)

Thursday, June 27
Panama vs. United States (Atlanta, Georgia)

Monday, July 1
United States vs. Uruguay (Kansas City, Missouri)

if we get out of the group we'll probably have brazil or colombia

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:56 pm
by hermes
lost a friendly with slovenia today. bunch of young kids on the roster. probably not much to glean from this but hopefully some good experience for the kids

aren't there usually two games this window? why only one?

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:00 pm
by magik9113
I found it very interesting that Jesse Marsch would openly criticize Gregg after this loss:
"When I watch a game like this, I think we're trying to be Spain 2010 and we just don't have the players to do that and we don't have the time with these small groups to execute what you want that to become," Marsch said post-game in the latest episode of Call It What You Want, a CBS Sports podcast.

"Of course, the players don't perform that great on the day. We can all say that. The overall performances were not good enough but it's hard for them to insert themselves in the game when they're only thinking about where they're positioned and where their spot is supposed to be on the pitch and not thinking about how, as a group, they're going to go after the game."

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/jesse-marsch-on-usmnts-loss-to-slovenia-were-trying-to-be-spain-2010-and-we-just-dont-have-the-players/

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:55 pm
by MetalFingaz
Jesse might be angling for the job. I don't think he's a great manager, but I do think his RB/Leeds-style suits the USMNT squad more than whatever Berhalter is trying.

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:15 pm
by magik9113
I agree. I do believe he wanted the job and was considered but they chose Berhalter...possibly twice.

I do think it's a low blow and a bad look to start criticizing the current manager, but I've always liked him. Also it's not as if Leeds had a turnaround once they got rid of him for no good reason

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:50 pm
by hermes
friendlies against colombia and brazil as tuneups right before copa america

good competition but also potential quarterfinal opponents so that's a little weird.

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:05 am
by hermes
wow, usa advances to the nations league final. needed an own goal from jamaica at the last second to force extra time

skin of their teeth

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:22 pm
by magik9113
great showing from Haji Wright, which we definitely needed from a striker

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:14 pm
by Sactowndog
Does anyone think the U.S. might be better playing a 4-4-2?

Dest, Robinson, Richards, Robinson
Adams
Weah Musah
Reyna
Pulisic Balogun

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:19 pm
by Sactowndog
Sactowndog wrote:Does anyone think the U.S. might be better playing a 4-4-2?

Dest, Robinson, Richards, Robinson
Adams
Weah Musah
Reyna
Pulisic Balogun


Reasons is Reyna distributing to the wings would be pretty useful. Pulisic can move in where he prefers to play anyway. Dest/Weah and Musah/Robinson make for a great pair of overlapping wings who can also play defense.

Re: Official Team USA Soccer Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:07 am
by hermes
great goal by adams just before half