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MNT’s 2022

LIuconn said:
Finally Ggg schedules a decent opponent. Although their golden generation is past its prime
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Everyone is doing Nations league around then it’s not easy finding top opponents.
 
spsct said:
That's a good match. But I'm not sure about KC. ;)
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Also the National Team has a huge training complex next to the stadium. That’s a big reason why KC gets games.

If you ever want to throw things at Berhalter then just go to the Starbucks on the stadium side of the highway when he is in town. I’ve seen him there in his stupid Air Jordans.
 
ZooCougar said:
Why? It’s a hot bed. I’ll be there.

Even Ohio is sick of getting games.
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Just messing with you... I thought it was funny a couple of days after complaining about Ohio always getting games KC got one. I went for the low hanging fruit.
 
navery12 said:
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Injuries to key players have really been stacking up. This will force GGG to finally call in CCV, i've read a some stuff from fans of the Scottish Prem that he has been one of, if not the best player in the league this season. He's always had the talent. Maybe Brooks gets another look in, I still think he's our most talented CB, and its good to have a Left-Footed CB.

I think McKenzie and EPB have been playing better too.
 
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Totally sucks for Miles Robinson, but as @CardiacAndre7 has stated, this will force Berhalter to give others a chance. I don't think Zimmerman's spot should be safe either, to me his floor may be somewhat high, making him a safe choice, but his ceiling is quite low compared to others in the pool; he's going to get eaten up by elite international forwards. We've seen this before with MLS CBs doing decently well against CONCACAF competition and then falling short against better teams.
 
Ugh. Piss on the reporter saying he could miss the WC. A ruptured Achilles is a year minimum and could be career ending.

McKennie is still a ? for a WC return. We are going to get run through in Qatar.
 
MIles has been steady as a rock for the USMNT. Bad loss for the team.
 
Terrible break for the young man. Not a good thing for the USMNT either, but while he has been our most consistent fullback the past year I don't know that's he truly irreplaceable from the pool we have. Between Brooks, Zimmerman, Richards, EPB, Ream, Miazga, CCV and others, I don't view this loss (and he's clearly not playing in this World Cup) as being as hard to overcome as not having McKennie would. (And despite what Subba said, I'd be really surprised if the current injury cost him the World Cup).

As for CCV, Berhalter said he was coming in this summer to get his shot before this happened. He was first team all league in Scotland, and, as said above, some have argued he was one of the best players in the league. Spurs still own his contract. Will be interesting to see if he stays with Celtic, who would like to keep him, or ends up back in England with either a lower tier Premier League team or top level Championship team.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Injuries to key players have really been stacking up. This will force GGG to finally call in CCV, i've read a some stuff from fans of the Scottish Prem that he has been one of, if not the best player in the league this season. He's always had the talent. Maybe Brooks gets another look in, I still think he's our most talented CB, and its good to have a Left-Footed CB.

I think McKenzie and EPB have been playing better too.
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Berhalter would rather lose than call in Brooks and be proven wrong about him.
 
SubbaBub said:
Ugh. Piss on the reporter saying he could miss the WC. A ruptured Achilles is a year minimum and could be career ending.

McKennie is still a ? for a WC return. We are going to get run through in Qatar.
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I think McKennie should be fine, he’s not far from returning i’m pretty sure
 
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ZooCougar said:
Berhalter would rather lose than call in Brooks and be proven wrong about him.
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You'd hate to think that, wouldn't you? But I wouldn't doubt it after where I assume Brooks told Greggg to stick his list.
 
businesslawyer said:
Terrible break for the young man. Not a good thing for the USMNT either, but while he has been our most consistent fullback the past year I don't know that's he truly irreplaceable from the pool we have.
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This is Miles (CB) not Jedi (FB).
 
meyers7 said:
This is Miles (CB) not Jedi (FB).
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I wondered if someone would say this. I reject having to use British nomenclature to describe positions on a soccer field (not football pitch). To me, the two or three deepest central defenders are and will always be fullbacks, not center halfs, with fullbacks reserved for the outside fullbacks. But I fully agree that the Brits would use the terms differently. But, since they can't win world wars without our help, I don't care!
 
businesslawyer said:
I wondered if someone would say this. I reject having to use British nomenclature to describe positions on a soccer field (not football pitch). To me, the two or three deepest central defenders are and will always be fullbacks, not center halfs, with fullbacks reserved for the outside fullbacks. But I fully agree that the Brits would use the terms differently. But, since they can't win world wars without our help, I don't care!
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Honestly, I think American exceptionalism (like shown here) is holding back the sport in the USA. It's an English game, after all.
 
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Waquoit said:
Honestly, I think American exceptionalism (like shown here) is holding back the sport in the USA. It's an English game, after all.
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Yeah, Full Backs are Left and Right backs, certainly not Center-halves.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Yeah, Full Backs are Left and Right backs, certainly not Center-halves.
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center halves are centerbacks. I think.

all this relates to formations that aren’t even used anymore. Sort of like how the single wing isn’t used in football.

american football has its own confusion. Tailbacks, runningbacks, halfbacks….
 
ZooCougar said:
center halves are centerbacks. I think.

all this relates to formations that aren’t even used anymore. Sort of like how the single wing isn’t used in football.

american football has its own confusion. Tailbacks, runningbacks, halfbacks….
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Yes, center halves are center backs, I was just calling them center halves
 
businesslawyer said:
I wondered if someone would say this. I reject having to use British nomenclature to describe positions on a soccer field (not football pitch). To me, the two or three deepest central defenders are and will always be fullbacks, not center halfs, with fullbacks reserved for the outside fullbacks. But I fully agree that the Brits would use the terms differently. But, since they can't win world wars without our help, I don't care!
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You can reject it all you want. Miles is still a CB and Jedi is still a FB.
 
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Happy to see McKennie back but I don't need to see him for much more than a cameo, if you know what I'm saying. Perfectly fine playing Adams, Wusah, and Acosta most of the time plus a few for the younger guys. Huge opportunity for CCV, Long, and Cannon in back. Up front is still looking for partners for Pulisic, but I don't expect CP to play more than 140 minutes total. Another shot for Ferreira to stake a claim, but I'd still like to see Weah tried up top. I don't need to see Morris over any of the others who can actually help off the bench. Need to cap tie the two rooks.

I assume both Turner and Steffen will each get a start but given his recent form for both club and country, I'd rather see Horvath over Steffen. I feel like we know what we are going to get from Steffen and it's not what we need.
 
Why does Gregggggg hate John Brooks so much? Can we launch Ggggg into the sun and get a real manager for the World Cup?
 
We really need to start working on our chemistry. Playing guys together, who will be playing together at the WC.

I would play the presumptive starters for 45 minutes in the style GB wants to play. And than use 45 minutes to experiment with line ups and changes.
 
ZooCougar said:
Why does Gregggggg hate John Brooks so much? Can we launch Ggggg into the sun and get a real manager for the World Cup?
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FWIW, the reason given is that Brooks is in the process of changing clubs. Whether that is justifiable, or an excuse is in the eye of the beholder.
 
SubbaBub said:
FWIW, the reason given is that Brooks is in the process of changing clubs. Whether that is justifiable, or an excuse is in the eye of the beholder.
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There was a thing on Facebook that had a timeline of Berhalter’s reasons. None of which ever correlate. The guy is totally full of it.
 
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