Oso planning to go pro
Pretty much all of it.
Educate yourself folks. https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/11/30/gregg-berhalter-usmnt-manager-us-soccer-earnie-stewart-jay
Educate yourself.https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy
The quoted and your point #2 is not some grand conspiracy. Adam Schefter does it with the NFL. Writers do it with the NBA, even moreso when Stern was around, MLB, etc... Favorable and deferential coverage means access and scoops and perks. But serious question, both to Pakuni and Jesu...look at the hiring of Berhalter. Look back to the stories about candidates at the time, including Lopetegui who actually approached US Soccer himself. I don't know how anyone can look at the circumstances of Berhalter's hiring and go "nothing to see here, this is a well run Federation committed to winning a WC. This is an incredible thread highlighting it...https://twitter.com/FootyMoments21/status/1600210519889018881
Ironically, I had read that thread a few days ago and discussed with other soccer friends.As I posted earlier, the hiring of GGG was, at best, poor in its transparency
Argentina looked dominant today. Can France break through the Moroccan defense?
“Googles burying head in sand”
Yea it was more for Pak. I'm not trying to pretend I'm unbiased against Berhalter, but I'm also baffled anyone thinks the USSF is on the up and up and has been worthy of the benefit of the doubt for a long time.
Can you point out where I said or even implied this?
Point number 1 in your 5 point manifesto earlier.
Not close.
jwags, did you think for one nano-second that Croatia could win? After the first few minutes, Argentina was inevitable. Croatia possessed the ball but never sustained a threat. The only two questions were final margin and why leave Messi in with a big lead?
Sorry I misunderstood you. Can you clarify your original point ?
Sure.Wags claiming that Berhalter was hired "for no other reason" than his brother and loyalty to "inner goals" is suggestive of a conspiracy. To wit, Berhalter's hiring was in furtherance of a secret plan - or at least unspoken plan - to do something he views as harmful, in this case sacrificing the national team's potential to prop up MLS and boost the federation's revenues.I would suggest this is untrue. But even if it were, it's still a conspiracy.
Most of that is true
Maybe. I don't know. Neither do you. Or Wags.I have an old friend pretty high up in the USMNT hierarchy. Maybe I'll ask him some day.
Your only arguments to the alternative seem to be acting like we’re crazy and implying it’s far fetched. Like “let me be contrarian to the guys who passionately believe something negative about US soccer, even though they present ample evidence. Cause of Occams Razor or something”You keep mocking everything we say about the circumstances about Berhalter’s hiring without a word of support for why it would be anything less than questionable at best. Look at the thread I posted, none of that was baseless speculation or conspiracy theory
I'll give it a go, Tower. Argentina were dominant and Croatia never really had a chance. Argentina did to Croatia what the Netherlands did to the US; that is, let them/us think we had a chance and had opportunities, but really just baited them/us into their traps.It was actually about the most boring game of this entire Cup. I sure hope tomorrow is better.How about all you others...what did you think about today's game?
Surfin 7th rocks. DAMN STRAIGHT!As I said, it felt inevitable to me. Like a Hallmark movie. France-Morocco... if France gets a goal in the first half, I expect them to pull away like Argentina. But, if Morocco keeps it scoreless for the first 70 or so, I expect them to score late and win.
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