2022 World Cup Thread

[MuggsyB]

Wow...that was crazy.  We'll take it. 

[Golden Avalanche]

Wow...that was crazy.  We'll take it.

Chaos is the way to beat Noppert. Someone wrote that.

[tower912]

It isn't dull.

[panda]

Chaos is the way to beat Noppert. Someone wrote that.

Maybe he would've saved it if he was taller

[StillAWarrior]

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

Sunderland till I die. 😉

[MuggsyB]

That sucked. 

[tower912]

Careless defending.

Bump

[panda]

Bump

First two were careless. Third was committing numbers forward and getting hit on the counter.

[Hards Alumni]

Sunderland till I die. 😉

How does one actually enjoy watching a team in EFL if you don't live in England?

Also, yuck.

[Golden Avalanche]

Bump

Bump the bump.

Back door wide open all night. Exact opposite of what happened in the group.  Robinson had zero idea anyone was behind him. No help.

[Its DJOver]

Losing your man at the back post, missing a runner, all individual mistakes that are fixable with experience and a better coach. The talent is there, the future is bright. 2026, anything less than a quarterfinal is a disappointment.

[mu_hilltopper]

Worst TV Comment:  "2026 IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER."

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

My tower912-like comment.
1. All three goals I was screaming at the TV, "There's a Dutch player open for a pass and shot.  Need to get in front of him!". Simple geometry.
2.  Needed the first half play to look like the second half. 
3. This is a young fun exciting team.  They will learn from this.  I can't wait to see the growth and it should be a fun future.

[21Jumpstreet]

I mentioned to some friends before the match that it would come down to our fullbacks. What I meant was making things happen going forward not forgetting how to defend. This one stings because while the Dutch are a better side, we did not give it our all.

It seemed like the Dutch had two extra players, their defensive shape was extraordinary and their counter attacks were clinical.

I thought Gio struggled and didn't give it his all. He was slow, disinterested, and checked out. I did think GGG should bring in forwards (I didn't realize Sargent was unavailable) and move Reyna back. It seemed to give him some life, but in the end he put out a young player's effort. Aaronson, on the other hand, immediately made a difference the second he was subbed on. Work rate, bravery, risk taking, strength. Yeah, Aaronson has what it takes.

Wanted a win, thought we could pull it out before the game, what I really wanted was our best effort. We did not deliver.

[Golden Avalanche]

Reyna was fine. 6/10. Perhaps if he wasn't played out of position for 23 minutes he'd have been more noticeable. Going false 9 is a choice. Putting Reyna in that spot and not Weah is a choice no manager outside of Berhalter would make. Otherwise, the roster makeup left limited options.

van Gaal ran rings around Berhalter. To be expected. Adjustments came late. To be expected. Awful defending making youth soccer level mistakes was not to be expected.

Clean house and elevate expectations from the top to the bottom.

[21Jumpstreet]

Reyna was fine. 6/10. Perhaps if he wasn't played out of position for 23 minutes he'd have been more noticeable. Going false 9 is a choice. Putting Reyna in that spot and not Weah is a choice no manager outside of Berhalter would make. Otherwise, the roster makeup left limited options.

van Gaal ran rings around Berhalter. To be expected. Adjustments came late. To be expected. Awful defending making youth soccer level mistakes was not to be expected.

Clean house and elevate expectations from the top to the bottom.

I must have had way higher expectations of Reyna. Effort should be there regardless of position, and I just didn't think he had it. 3/10 for me, but I might be a little hard when it comes to the effort piece. Four years will hopefully make a difference to the positive.

The Dutch game plan was really good, we were out coached to be sure.

[StillAWarrior]

How does one actually enjoy watching a team in EFL if you don't live in England?

Also, yuck.

It was a joke...kind of. I don't really watch Sunderland, but I did enjoy Sunderland 'Til I Die on Netflix and I do check the EFL standings every couple of weeks to see how they are doing.

[MuggsyB]

Who's the 🐐?

Pele?

[Hards Alumni]

Who's the 🐐?

Pele?

Maradona
Pele
Messi
Ronaldo
Christiano Ronaldo

No order, but I put Maradona first.

[BM1090]

How does one actually enjoy watching a team in EFL if you don't live in England?

Also, yuck.

Most teams have streaming services for 100-150 per season. I had no issue watching Fulham three of the past five years. And some games are on ESPN+.

[Hards Alumni]

Most teams have streaming services for 100-150 per season. I had no issue watching Fulham three of the past five years. And some games are on ESPN+.

Yeah, but you ignored the word, "enjoy".   

[MuggsyB]

Maradona
Pele
Messi
Ronaldo
Christiano Ronaldo

No order, but I put Maradona first.

5'5??  Cool. 

[MuggsyB]

It sounds like things are going badly for Pele. 

[Hards Alumni]

It sounds like things are going badly for Pele. 

He's old.  Don't look up how Maradona went out.

Here is something more upbeat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_v_Brazil_(1950_FIFA_World_Cup)

[ZiggysFryBoy]

How does one actually enjoy watching a team in EFL if you don't live in England?

Also, yuck.

Plenty of EFL on ESPN+.