OT: World Cup

[meyers7]

Australia taking it right to France. 1-0 in the 9th.

France back in control.

 

[Jay-Bone]

France back in control.

It was fun while it lasted. Australian defense collapsing. Awful give away makes it 2-1.

 

[HuskyHawk]

France back in control.

There's an awful lot of offensive firepower on that squad. Just clearly the better team. But so was USA and they managed to butt fumble it away.

 

[meyers7]

There's an awful lot of offensive firepower on that squad. Just clearly the better team. But so was USA and they managed to butt fumble it away.

Yea but Didier >>>>> Greg

 

[gtcam]

US was fortunate that at least 2 headers from Wales were over the net.

Yet Wales wasn't fortunate that the US twice hit wood in the first half, Right?

 

[LIuconn]

Didier made subs at appropriate times

 

[shizzle787]

The next game for the US will be the decider. If we don't get a point off of England (assuming Wales beats Iran), we are going home. The order in which you play teams is almost as important as who you play. Wales getting to play England last is a huge advantage for Wales as England might be content with a draw if it sees them win the group.

 

[Punkbo]

I was very impressed with the aggressive play of KSA. Full out effort for what seemed like an extra long game. Contrast that with the U.S. sleepwalking for the entire second half. Very disappointing and frustrating. Can’t say I’m a big fan of the Kingdom, but great effort by them.

 

[SubbaBub]

The bulk of the US hasn't been playing. 90-100 min of full out play likely isn't possible. That is also on GGG, but with 5 subs there really is no excuse. Maybe Zimmerman should have been subbed off, but Robinson, Pulisic, Adams, Ream, didn't seem to have issues with fitness. The subs, save for Aaronson and Acosta didn't impact the match at all. Yedlin had just as many gaffes as Dest. Wright and Morris did nothing.

 

[ZooCougar]

The bulk of the US hasn't been playing. 90-100 min of full out play likely isn't possible. That is also on GGG, but with 5 subs there really is no excuse. Maybe Zimmerman should have been subbed off, but Robinson, Pulisic, Adams, Ream, didn't seem to have issues with fitness. The subs, save for Aaronson and Acosta didn't impact the match at all. Yedlin had just as many gaffes as Dest. Wright and Morris did nothing.

Everyone in the 11 yesterday except Zimmerman has been playing in the Euro leagues.

I would have pulled off Sargent and put on another midfielder to transition to a 4-4-2.

Then we would have more space for a counter because Wales would need to push more men up to attack.

Herc Gomez pointed out that the back line had too much pressure making a mistake all but inevitable. Instead we subbed like for like and made no formation adjustments.

Berhalter didn’t do anything to help the team yesterday.

 

[SubbaBub]

Everyone in the 11 yesterday except Zimmerman has been playing in the Euro leagues.

I would have pulled off Sargent and put on another midfielder to transition to a 4-4-2.

Then we would have more space for a counter because Wales would need to push more men up to attack.

Herc Gomez pointed out that the back line had too much pressure making a mistake all but inevitable. Instead we subbed like for like and made no formation adjustments.

Berhalter didn’t do anything to help the team yesterday.

Except he did. He subbed Acosta for Musah moving from a single 6 to a double 6. Which is sbout all he could do.

He also subbed Yedlin for Dest, who is better defensively than the erratic Dest.

If Zimmerman doesn't make a boneheaded challenge, they win.

There are plenty of reasons to dump on GGG. Reyna, for one. Not pressing in the 2nd half, another. The defensive subs were fine. Morris was useless, would have been better to sub in Long as a third CB at the 70-75 mark. Lots of second guessing is possible because of a cheap giveaway PK.

The match played out as expected, we struggle to score or even create in possession and are weak defending our own box. The rest is pretty much chance.

The only surprise was how dominant the 1st half was.

 

[Jay-Bone]

Exciting game between Germany and Japan. 1-1. Germany controlling, but Japan striking with flare. Japan's goalie had like 5 saves in 20 seconds, then Japan scores to tie it up mins later. Reminds me of our game and would be a huge letdown for zie Germans.

 

[Waquoit]

Germany lol!

 

[spsct]

Germany lol!

Yeah, I'm going to enjoy my visit to the bar after work... They gave a me a ton of flack (to avoid autocorrect) after the US performance. Beers gonna taste good!

 

[ZooCougar]

Except he did. He subbed Acosta for Musah moving from a single 6 to a double 6. Which is sbout all he could do.

He also subbed Yedlin for Dest, who is better defensively than the erratic Dest.

If Zimmerman doesn't make a boneheaded challenge, they win.

There are plenty of reasons to dump on GGG. Reyna, for one. Not pressing in the 2nd half, another. The defensive subs were fine. Morris was useless, would have been better to sub in Long as a third CB at the 70-75 mark. Lots of second guessing is possible because of a cheap giveaway PK.

The match played out as expected, we struggle to score or even create in possession and are weak defending our own box. The rest is pretty much chance.

The only surprise was how dominant the 1st half was.

He subbed in Wright for Sargent. It should have been a midfielder and a formation change.

 

[ZooCougar]

Except he did. He subbed Acosta for Musah moving from a single 6 to a double 6. Which is sbout all he could do.

He also subbed Yedlin for Dest, who is better defensively than the erratic Dest.

If Zimmerman doesn't make a boneheaded challenge, they win.

There are plenty of reasons to dump on GGG. Reyna, for one. Not pressing in the 2nd half, another. The defensive subs were fine. Morris was useless, would have been better to sub in Long as a third CB at the 70-75 mark. Lots of second guessing is possible because of a cheap giveaway PK.

The match played out as expected, we struggle to score or even create in possession and are weak defending our own box. The rest is pretty much chance.

The only surprise was how dominant the 1st half was.

Also I’ve looked at the Zimmerman challenge from other angles and he was actually closer to the ball than Bale. There is a solid argument to be made that it wasn’t a penalty.

This is all on Berhalter not supporting the back line.

 

[Kolumbo]

spoilers

Argentina offsides controversy. After watching Mexico and Poland yesterday, I don't think Argentina has to worry about scoring many goal. Neither Mexico nor Poland can finish.

Now the offsides. They are focusing on the player who scored the goal. But wouldn't Messi be considered offsides anyway even if he didn't touch the ball? He was still kind of involved in the play since he was running alongside Martinez

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[UConnSwag11]

What a game by Japan

 

[UConnSwag11]

Can't wait to watch Davies later today. Love his game.

Wish Halaand was in the World Cup. I think he would smash the goal scoring records

 

[HuskyHawk]

What a game by Japan

Japan has always had a dangerous counter-attack game, but Germany just blew too many chances and didn't tighten things up.

 

[LIuconn]

Japan looked so so good. Wanted to see how far each man ran. What a performance

 

[LIuconn]

Haaland needs service. His national team isn’t exactly Man City

 

[meyers7]

Also I’ve looked at the Zimmerman challenge from other angles and he was actually closer to the ball than Bale. There is a solid argument to be made that it wasn’t a penalty.

This is all on Berhalter not supporting the back line.

No, no there's not. Maybe a stupid argument it wasn't a penalty. But definitely not a solid argument.

 

[meyers7]

spoilers

Argentina offsides controversy. After watching Mexico and Poland yesterday, I don't think Argentina has to worry about scoring many goal. Neither Mexico nor Poland can finish.

Now the offsides. They are focusing on the player who scored the goal. But wouldn't Messi be considered offsides anyway even if he didn't touch the ball? He was still kind of involved in the play since he was running alongside Martinez

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No. Messi is in an offside position. But he didn't play the ball. Nor was he interfering with an opponent. So he wouldn't be sanctioned for an offside offense.

 

[meyers7]

spoilers

Argentina offsides controversy. After watching Mexico and Poland yesterday, I don't think Argentina has to worry about scoring many goal. Neither Mexico nor Poland can finish.

Now the offsides. They are focusing on the player who scored the goal. But wouldn't Messi be considered offsides anyway even if he didn't touch the ball? He was still kind of involved in the play since he was running alongside Martinez

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No. Messi is in an offside position. But he didn't play the ball. Nor was he interfering with an opponent. So he wouldn't be sanctioned for an offside offense.