OT: We may win the World Cup in 2026
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Surprised that Poch is putting his WC starting lineup out there for this friendly but I pretty much had it all in this post.
The center backs are already getting exposed since Germany is a quality team and Freese hasn't looked great thus far. I've been beating these points home for awhile now. This is why they will not advance deep into the tournament.
Not really...wouldn't be at all surprised if he doesn't start every game.
I just think it isn’t necessary to make political statements in sports - none of them for any cause- just play the game
Well I wouldn’t say hate but irritated if it being such a big deal All the time with everything and pushed in our faces in spirits and almost all TV shows nowadays
I'm talking about the whole game up to that point. His positioning had not been great.
It's a 3 back, it may not look like it because Dest has the green light to be forward whenever he wants.
Hopefully, we reach a point where everyone is accepting of each other and people's lifestyle choices are an afterthought. But as long as people "hate" the team for supporting a group of Americans that are ridiculed/judged/hated, (or feel the need to call the jerseys "ghay") then we aren't there yet.
It would have been a really good read to get off his line and stop that goal...tough play. But we'll need really good goalkeeping if we're to make any noise.
Might be dating myself...but reminded me of the Benny goal in Chicago (and as I type it, the announcers say the same thing).
And Dest. But he and Jedi spend a lot of their time forward, so you could really call it either a back 5 or back 3, but it's what we've been playing.
I’m with you. I respect everyone and don’t like our jersey as I don’t think it’s needed but I wouldn’t call it ghay. It’s not that important to me but I like keeping politics out of sport.
Jedi has not been forward as much as in the past, I still think he's not totally in form yet.
Dest though is definitely in some of the best form I can remember. He's becoming an issue for defenses.
Brilliant move by Poch to essentially make Dest an attacking MF as that’s what he’s best at
Really good showing...came out on the back foot, but really found our game and were the more dangerous team for long stretches. Now, put everyone in bubble wrap and bring out the subs.
I'm very stressed now watching this 2nd half with the lack of subs. Maybe it'll be the 60th minute, so please get us through 10 more minutes.
Germany definitely playing an unfriendly lol.
This is the type of hammer and nail approach missing from the US.
This is the type of hammer and nail approach missing from the US.
Germans acting like their usual cry baby selves when on the receiving end of physicality.
Great news for USA... Richards was a full participant at practice today for the first time. I know Poch is worried about match fitness but I think there is no choice here. You have to start him and worse-case you sub him at HT or sometime 2H if he's tired. But we don't want to get in the hole vs. Paraguay which will have a large fanbase in LA (again, stupid decision by US Soccer to put the game there (yes, we control where we as hosts play!) so close to South America. Complete idiots!
The entire scheduling makes no sense. Would have been smarter to put us in Arrowhead. If anything for the start times. A 10pm est time start on a Thursday night for a domestic tournament game is ludicrous. I get the desire for maximized exposure but besides the Juneteenth game - which still makes no sense to have a noon game in the CA heat - start times are horrible. How are kids going to watch….not that fifas shown they actually care about soccer with this tournament.
More than half the country is already done with school. The Northeast is probably the largest area still in school. Teachers will put the games on if they can stream them since many will be in their last week to week and half when the WC starts.
What’s the advantage of starting US national team games at times other than prime time?
There was a way to do this that was not going to be terribly disruptive.
There was a way to do this that was not going to be terribly disruptive.
Playing 2 games in LA is lunacy. Playing 1 in Seattle may be on as US gets good fan support there but I think it’s vs austrailia so west coast helps their fans
KC, Columbus, Minny, Cincy, Nashville - all better choices for US support and less for the opponent
I just hope US fans turnout and we need the support
Can't play having Dest hesitant to go forward, he is the key to the offense.
It’s tough though, because getting them forward leaves Ream and Freeman on an island to defend 1v1 in space, and it’s not their strength. Ream will get eaten alive if we’re pushing forward hard against a top team.