2022 World Cup Thread

[panda]

Dumfries and Blind love to get forward. Plenty of space behind that Dumfries can make up with speed but Blind is liability.

Weah will be key since Pulisic will be half-assed and when Aaronson replaces Pulisic this is his chance to justify his top place in the substitute pecking order. 

Noppert is huge and easily reaches anything he sees. Plan should be to attack in bunches and create chaos. Touch worried about Weghorst bully ball late.

You're worried about a goalie with 45 professional appearances since 2013? Not caps, but starts at club level? Of course blind and DD love to get forward. They're wingbacks in what amounts to a 5-3-2. What concerns me is they play exactly the way ggg wants to play but with three guys at the back who can all pick a pass and  are comfortable on the ball. They can dominate possession and I'm not sure we're good enough to sit behind the ball and counter for 90 minutes.

[panda]

You're worried about a goalie with 45 professional appearances since 2013? Not caps, but starts at club level? Of course blind and DD love to get forward. They're wingbacks in what amounts to a 5-3-2. What concerns me is they play exactly the way ggg wants to play but with three guys at the back who can all pick a pass and  are comfortable on the ball. They can dominate possession and I'm not sure we're good enough to sit behind the ball and counter for 90 minutes.

Having said that, 2-1 USA after 90 mins !

[shoothoops]

Sargent is unavailable in the starting 11. (ankle) He was great against Iran.

[tower912]

Yeah, that looked like a decent sprain.     Next man up.   

[MuggsyB]

Good grief.  You have to score there.

[Golden Avalanche]

You're worried about a goalie with 45 professional appearances since 2013? Not caps, but starts at club level? Of course blind and DD love to get forward. They're wingbacks in what amounts to a 5-3-2. What concerns me is they play exactly the way ggg wants to play but with three guys at the back who can all pick a pass and  are comfortable on the ball. They can dominate possession and I'm not sure we're good enough to sit behind the ball and counter for 90 minutes.

I wrote that he's huge. He is. He's 6'8" and has no problem covering everything he sees. That's why chaos is important.

Edit: Guess that 6'8" came in handy on Pulisic. Especially now down 1-0.

[MuggsyB]

Big probs. 

[tower912]

... and just like that....

[MuggsyB]

... and just like that....

I know nothing about ⚽️ but that missed opportunity was absolutely brutal. 

[panda]

I wrote that he's huge. He is. He's 6'8" and has no problem covering everything he sees. That's why chaos is important.

Edit: Guess that 6'8" came in handy on Pulisic. Especially now down 1-0.

It's like saying a fat guy would make a great nhl goalie. And the save had more to do with a poor finish than a 6'8 frame.

[MuggsyB]

It's like saying a fat guy would make a great nhl goalie. And the save had more to do with a poor finish than a 6'8 frame.

100% correct.

[panda]

Ferrera needs to come off. Just dreadful

[MuggsyB]

Pulisiac is our best player, correct?  He doesn't look close to 100% to me. 

[tower912]

That should do it.   Identical.

[MuggsyB]

Ball game.  And it seemed to me the USA dominated the action for 45 mins.  They just could do nothing when they had chances in the zone. 

[panda]

Ferrera 0 rating. Unbelievably bad performance. Missed interception leads to second goal. All while Reyna sits on the bench. Pathetic

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

[MUBurrow]

Ferreira has been bad and Pulisic is unfortunately just too compromised and hasn't been useful.

[panda]

Ggg should be fired on the spot if Jesus steps on the field in the second half

[tower912]

Ggg should be fired on the spot if Jesus steps on the field in the second half

Walking on water, curing the sick, raising the dead, and turning water into wine sounds good right now.

[tower912]

Careless defending.

[Golden Avalanche]

It's like saying a fat guy would make a great nhl goalie. And the save had more to do with a poor finish than a 6'8 frame.

NHL goalies are now routinely 6'2" to 6'5". A few are even taller. You think Noppert's size blocking out openings had nothing to do with Pulisic being saved?

Dismissing height as an aspect of goalkeeping, whether on ice or grass, is unwise. Especially when they have a clear look at what's coming.

[panda]

NHL goalies are now routinely 6'2" to 6'5". A few are even taller. You think Noppert's size blocking out openings had nothing to do with Pulisic being saved?

Dismissing height as an aspect of goalkeeping, whether on ice or grass, is unwise. Especially when they have a clear look at what's coming.

I think actual talent is more important than being tall.

[Hards Alumni]

Pulisiac is our best player, correct?  He doesn't look close to 100% to me.

Yeah, he is hurt.

Soccer is fun, you should watch more.  Pick an English Premier league team and throw it on before football (american) on Sundays.  It's lots of fun, but can be extremely stressful once you fall down the rabbit hole.

Oh, and to add only pick one of these EPL teams if you want to have a chance at a championship.

Chelsea
Man U
Man City
Liverpool
Tottenham
Arsenal

[tower912]

Yeah, Muggsy needs another obsession.



I agree with the spirit of the post.