USA v Belgium thread.

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Belgium is more than an average European team. They are ranked 9th in the world. Argentina isn’t #1 either. That would be France. Argentina is either 2nd or 3rd.

Just ignore him. The guy is trolling and has been forever.

 

[The Cooterpoot]

We got a bunch of LeBron's out there begging on flops

 

[L4Dawg]

This is going a bit better.

 

[sigma_dawg]

Belgium is more than an average European team. They are ranked 9th in the world. Argentina isn’t #1 either. That would be France. Argentina is either 2nd or 3rd.

You are incorrect. #1 Argentina, #2 Spain, #3 France, #4 England, #5 Brazil… according to FIFA world rankings

 

[GomJabbar]

wtf

 

[L4Dawg]

What in the heck was that keeper doing?

 

[sigma_dawg]

Our goalie and Ream are next level special.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

That’s embarrassing

 

[L4Dawg]

You are incorrect. #1 Argentina, #2 Spain, #3 France, #4 England, #5 Brazil… according to FIFA world rankings

FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking

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[ETK99]

That goalie pulled a Marlin

 

[L4Dawg]

This is going a bit better.

Ok, that’s my fault, I jinxed us.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Well, it was a fun run...

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

That goalie pulled a Marlin

He wanted to show us how lonely he felt.

 

[Perd Hapley]

I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure a play like that should absolutely never happen at this level of the sport. Good lord.

 

[patdog]

What in the heck was that keeper doing?

Like I said. He’s shaky. As bad as our back line situation is, GK is much worse.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Goalkeeper has been a big concern for a while. We’ve never been this poor at keeper. That was just embarrassing.

 

[L4Dawg]

Well, it was a fun run...

I actually thought we had improved more than this. i was fooled by the opposition we had been playing. The WC really has been watered down. One observation own our best player, Pulisic….tonight is a perfect example of why I don‘t rate him. I hope the Liverpool rumors are untrue. I expect they aren’t.

 

[Irondawg]

Yep - goalie and back line were the concerns and they made some really really poor plays in this game

keeper coming out was fine - kicking the ground instead of the ball was just embarrassingly bad

 

[She Mate Me]

I had a feeling watching Ream and Richards pushed so far forward that we were gonna surrender an easy one before we scored one. Wish I had been wrong.

 

[ReverseCowbell]

For the love of Tony Meola what the hell
was that?

 

[patdog]

Goalkeeper has been a big concern for a while. We’ve never been this poor at keeper. That was just embarrassing.

Man I remember the good old days when we had good premier league goalkeepers who could get on the field because there was a better premier league goalkeeper ahead of them. Now we’ve got goalkeepers who might not start for Gaffa FC. That’s a slight exaggeration. Slight.

 

[Irondawg]

Yeah I had hopes we had improved more than what we are showing.

even on offense a lot of sloppy passes and bad touches

 

[L4Dawg]

I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure a play like that should absolutely never happen at this level of the sport. Good lord.

You would be correct. That being said it does on occasion. That was a howler. Keepers lose their jobs over that kind of antics.

 

[patdog]

I actually thought we had improved more than this. i was fooled by the opposition we had been playing. The WC really has been watered down. One observation own our best player, Pulisic….tonight is a perfect example of why I don‘t rate him. I hope the Liverpool rumors are untrue. I expect they are.

Pulisic better stay in Italy. England, Spain or even German leagues would eat him up.

 

[L4Dawg]

Pulisic better stay in Italy. England, Spain or even German leagues would eat him up.

Agree. I don’t know how he makes it in Italy.

 

[HotMop]

Good lord you have to be kidding.

Actually, he is that stupid.

 

[patdog]

You would be correct. That being said it does on occasion. That was a howler. Keepers lose their jobs over that kind of antics.

It was either him or Turner. That’s a lose-lose proposition.

 

[sigma_dawg]

We are getting our a**es handed to us by a country that has a population equal to the state of Georgia. All the cheating over Folarin and he has been a complete non issue.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Man I remember the good old days when we had good premier league goalkeepers who could get on the field because there was a better premier league goalkeeper ahead of them. Now we’ve got goalkeepers who might not start for Gaffa FC. That’s a slight exaggeration. Slight.

There used to be American goalkeepers all over the Premier League. Kasey Keller, Brad Freidel, Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Marcus Hanneman were all Premier League starters. Now our keepers couldn’t sniff Europe.

 

[She Mate Me]

Pulisic can be a nifty dribbler against lesser competition, but he got seriously exposed tonight as simply overrated. Completely ineffective.

 

[HotMop]

It’s not…(again) the best we have to offer are playing football & basketball.

And baseball, hockey, etc.

 

[L4Dawg]

Man I remember the good old days when we had good premier league goalkeepers who could get on the field because there was a better premier league goalkeeper ahead of them. Now we’ve got goalkeepers who might not start for Gaffa FC. That’s a slight exaggeration. Slight.

Yeah, the problem then is everybody else was in MLS or worse. we have improved on that front, some.

 

[Irondawg]

I thought we’d probably lose this one, I just hate we’ve looked this poor doing it.

Poch is probably writing his resignation email. He’s trying to win with a defense that rivals our past few football defenses

 

[patdog]

Agree. I don’t know how he makes it in Italy.

It’s not a fluke italy didn’t even make the World Cup.

 

[L4Dawg]

Pulisic can be a nifty dribbler against lesser competition, but he got seriously exposed tonight as simply overrated. Completely ineffective.

Yep, and he is also fragile as heck.

 

[theoriginalSALTYdog]

USA soccer is a club level sport and we have club level talent. In two months we'll have real football.

 

[L4Dawg]

It’s not a fluke italy didn’t even make the World Cup.

It’s not, but still, it’s Pulisic. That’s pretty stiff competition for someone at his level.

 

[dawgman42]

Ream may get some BBC before this is over.

 

[patdog]

Yep, and he is also fragile as heck.

Fra-geeel-ay. Must be Italian.

 

[FlotownDawg]

You can’t be the face of USA soccer if you can’t even stay on the field. Pulisic didn’t play the full 90 of any game this World Cup. He’s so fragile.