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Re: General Soccer Thread
Posted: October 9 17, 3:24 pm
by lukethedrifter
ESPN FC talking heads were arguing about whether CONCAACAF needed to do something about protecting Pulisic from the punches and kicks or if the Golden Boy needed to basically toughen up.
Re: General Soccer Thread
Posted: October 10 17, 6:47 am
by thrill
They do need to do something in that refereeing soccer is the most physically demanding and difficult sport to officiate so they inevitably miss a ton of stuff so they need to find ways to keep improving in general.
The other thing that needs to happen however, is that the US needs to have more than one game breaker on the field so teams can't just focus on Pulisic. That's probably coming in the next world cup cycle, so he'll have to just get tougher and smarter and the US will have to find a way to enforce for him a little bit for now.
Re: General Soccer Thread
Posted: October 10 17, 8:09 am
by Fat Strat
T&T tonight. Win and we're in. Draw and we're probably in. Lose and we still might get in (or at least get into a playoff), but man...
Re: General Soccer Thread
Posted: October 10 17, 6:44 pm
by Freed Roger
Down 2-0 to a country the size of Saint Louis County.
Edit: ouch. They lost.
Oh well, TBH was not too thrilled with the WC venue - Russian mafia as hosts
Re: General Soccer Thread
Posted: October 10 17, 8:03 pm
by Gashouse
Thanks Trump
Re: General Soccer Thread
Posted: October 10 17, 8:23 pm
by lukethedrifter
Yuk
Re: General Soccer Thread
Posted: October 10 17, 8:31 pm
by Schlich
Bummer
Re: General Soccer Thread
Posted: October 11 17, 6:57 am
by thrill
Sports are trash. We don't deserve nice things. I hate everything.
Re: General Soccer Thread
Posted: October 11 17, 6:59 am
by Hoot45
Trump just needs to call Putin and tell his daddy to let us in instead of Mexico. It will be fine.
Re: General Soccer Thread
Posted: October 11 17, 7:06 am
by Fat Strat
What a letdown. I still think, from a talent perspective, this is one of the more talented USMNT's that we have fielded. Pulisic, Wood, Altidor, Bradley, Dempsey still hanging around. Nagbe. A few pretty good backs. We should have challenged for the top spot in CONCACAF with the talent we have. We were either incredible or terrible... not much inbetween.