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[notredomer23]

Mexico also didn't have Corona, Vela, Chicharito, and biggest of all, Lozano.

Dude sorry but Bradley suuuuucks. He'll play two good diagonal passes a game and then lose the ball over and over and over and over again. Doesn't have the athleticism or positional awareness to win the ball back either. Cannot fucking stand him.

Adams would play the Bradley role to perfection and be a top CM in the contient the second Berhalter gets his head out of his ass about trying him at RB.

 

[fightingirish26]

Adams would play the Bradley role to perfection and be a top CM in the contient the second Berhalter gets his head out of his ass about trying him at RB.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">y’all. I have watched this Tyler Adams assist like 300x since yesterday &#55357;&#56873; <a href="https://t.co/iRco8jc3hU">pic.twitter.com/iRco8jc3hU</a></p>— A West (@ayyy_west) <a href="https://twitter.com/ayyy_west/status/1112376289447555072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


but it's everything. work rate, positioning, tackling. yedlin/cannon are perfectly fine for right back moving forward.

 

[NDMIA]

Mexico also didn't have Corona, Vela, Chicharito, and biggest of all, Lozano.

Dude sorry but Bradley suuuuucks. He'll play two good diagonal passes a game and then lose the ball over and over and over and over again. Doesn't have the athleticism or positional awareness to win the ball back either. Cannot fucking stand him.

Bradley’s biggest issue was his speed last night unfortunately. I think he’s been frankly incredible for the US for the last decade but a couple of times he had some attacking guys run straight passed him like he was standing. He’s still clever with the ball and has some awesome deep passes to the wings and full backs up the flank but as a defensive midfielder I can’t wait to see what having Tyler Adams and his athleticism in the middle will do. Obviously the US is gonna need to find something where their possession numbers can go up but they could do with some more athleticism. Also, Tim Ream played well and the US didn’t lose because of him but he offers nothing going forward and will not be at the World Cup in 2022 so it’s a waste of time to have him on the roster when a younger dude who needs the experience and minutes isn’t playing. He played well but it doesn’t do anything for the squad in preparation for 2022. Take the lumps and warts with Greg Garza, Antonee Robinson, Daniel Lovitz, and Ben Sweat. Look out for George Bello once he recovers from his groin injury. He could be somebody exciting on the left side in the next 3.5 years.

 

[IrishFaninTX]

I just want a really good forward. Zardes and Altidore aren't it. Altidore is better than Zardes IMO but still isn't going to cut it if we truly want to compete with the top teams of the world.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Yep. This team will be (should be) pretty good in all of the defensive and midfield positions (calling Pulisic a 10 midfielder.) We need goal scorers at the three major attack positions. The difference between our possibilities everywhere else and there looked like oozing sores in this Gold Cup. Please bring up every striker attacker we can dredge up. Then I'll start thinking that we're on our way past Mexico and onto challenging some of South America.

 

[Rogue219]

Mexico also didn't have Corona, Vela, Chicharito, and biggest of all, Lozano.

That's what got lost in this for a lot of people.

This Gold Cup wasn't so much about the process for me. The roster they picked was for winning it now, not the process.

So they didn't win it and it's disappointing. Now we see what comes next. It looked like CONCACAF has improved.

 

[notredomer23]

That's what got lost in this for a lot of people.

This Gold Cup wasn't so much about the process for me. The roster they picked was for winning it now, not the process.

So they didn't win it and it's disappointing. Now we see what comes next. It looked like CONCACAF has improved.

We were without 3 of our 5 best players too. It's not like Mexico brought their B squad to play our A squad.

 

[IrishLion]

You're right, that makes me feel so much better. You can pump sunshine all you want, we still lost to mexcio and there is NEVER a silver lining there if you care about this team... ever. The WC failure made this all the more important, mexcio didn't play well all tourney and should have been out twice imo, we played above the expectations of many heading into the final and... still lost. I'm not happy, not even pissed, I'm mostly just defeated... I have to be one of the oldest USMNT fans around, I've been watching religiously and such since the early 90s, my passion is just shot. I don't know what to tell you.

I haven't been a fan of the USMNT that long... started paying real attention to the national team in 2010 for that World Cup, and still didn't really know anything about the game.

But I feel like I've seen enough of the young guys, and the potential star power that might have a chance at developing, to know that the USMNT is in a much better place than it was in 2010 or even 2014, even with the terrible qualifying miss for WC 2018.

The talent is there to finally look respectable compared to the rest of the world, but they need stability in terms of developing the team for that to come to fruition, and it needs to be a sustained effort for a few years.

 

[BabyIrish]

I haven't been a fan of the USMNT that long... started paying real attention to the national team in 2010 for that World Cup, and still didn't really know anything about the game.

But I feel like I've seen enough of the young guys, and the potential star power that might have a chance at developing, to know that the USMNT is in a much better place than it was in 2010 or even 2014, even with the terrible qualifying miss for WC 2018.

The talent is there to finally look respectable compared to the rest of the world, but they need stability in terms of developing the team for that to come to fruition, and it needs to be a sustained effort for a few years.

I’ve been following since 02 WC. The 02 team was the best I’ve seen out of any US Team. I personally think we have the talent to rival that 02 team. We’ll see if it happens but I’m optimistic.

 

[ACamp1900]

Ryan Christie is easily one of Celtic's best players now (tearing up it again in their UCL qualifier right now)... if not their very best. Crazy because most fans threw a fit when he came in and for a long while there he was a complete liability.

 

[Rogue219]

We were without 3 of our 5 best players too. It's not like Mexico brought their B squad to play our A squad.

Even with this being said, having been better in the first half, all the tactics and everything else baked into the conversation: Mexico has enough quality and depth to outplay the U.S.

The USMNT is a step back from them. I do feel they have made some strides in the last month and look more settled under the new boss, but the gap is there between the US and Mexico full strength vs full strength on paper.

For now.

 

[Rogue219]

 

[NorthDakota]

Lmaoooo its gonna be lit next year when he scores a couple of goals against Man City or something and that's what wins Pool the League.

Divock Origi is love, Divock Origi is life.

 

[Rogue219]

Having seen City without Fernandinho at times last year only to see them sign a more than capable back up for him this summer already just goes to show what everyone else is dealing with. They're not going away and they're gunning for Europe now more than ever. City is going to be a force, and I don't see how Liverpool think they can overtake them without getting a couple of players in this summer to bolster the squad.

We'll see how it goes. Liverpool closed a big gap last season. Someone like Spurs could potentially do the same this season with the right kind of moves.

Same with Juventus. They're doing it a different way, making relationships with agents and signing guys on free transfers but paying them very good wages.

The big guys are not lying down, especially the ones like City, Juventus, PSG and Bayern who have won all there is to win domestically.

 

[Rogue219]

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ne...-out-city-for-leicester-defender-report-says/

The world has gone completely nuts. I'm more sure now than ever before thanks to Manchester United.

I don't see how this market can sustain itself. This is what Cristiano Ronaldo cost ten years ago. Now the same fee gets you Harry Maguire.

 

[NorthDakota]

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ne...-out-city-for-leicester-defender-report-says/

The world has gone completely nuts. I'm more sure now than ever before thanks to Manchester United.

I don't see how this market can sustain itself. This is what Cristiano Ronaldo cost ten years ago. Now the same fee gets you Harry Maguire.

Lmaoooo this shit...is Bananas. B A-N-A-N-A-S.

 

[GowerND11]

How much has Leicester received over the last two or three transfer windows? Good on them, but wow this is not sustainable.

 

[notredomer23]

Poor Acamp deserves better than Steve Bruce

 

[dublinirish]

Poor Acamp deserves better than Steve Bruce

fucking hell what a depressing summer for NUFC

 

[ACamp1900]

It feels like Newcastle is the only English team that can't benefit from the mega money that flooded in...

 

[CTIDANDREW]

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ne...-out-city-for-leicester-defender-report-says/

The world has gone completely nuts. I'm more sure now than ever before thanks to Manchester United.

I don't see how this market can sustain itself. This is what Cristiano Ronaldo cost ten years ago. Now the same fee gets you Harry Maguire.

I agree that the Harry Maguire point is crazy, but I am way more bothered by players like Lewis Dunk going for close to 45 million euros (reportedly).

For comparison, Nicolas Oatmendi was sold from Valencia to Manchester City for 28.5 million euros (reportedly) just four years ago.

Oatmendi had just been named in the La Liga team of the year. He had played in World cups, Copa Americas, champs league, europa league etc...

Lewis Dunk has never played an competitive game for England, and has only been a Premier League player for two seasons, at the age of 27 (same age as Oatmendi when he was transferred).

That is way more ludicrous in my opinion, and I'm not sure how much longer this model can sustain itself.

 

[Old Man Mike]

Agree with everything about overinflated payoffs ... but having said that, if you want to compete with ManCity and Liverpool, you better have really good centerback play. Harry Maguire is a really good centerback.

If money is like water, you let it flow regardless to get the solidity you need. (I've become a Liverpool fan, and a ManCity appreciator, so anything ManU does to compete doesn't cheer me ... but I get the "philosophy.")

Money is just a tool ... an unfair one given not all have the same amount.
All don't have the same admin brains nor player gifts either, so there's little "fairness" to be found anywhere.

 

[dublinirish]

Agree with everything about overinflated payoffs ... but having said that, if you want to compete with ManCity and Liverpool, you better have really good centerback play. Harry Maguire is a really good centerback.

If money is like water, you let it flow regardless to get the solidity you need. (I've become a Liverpool fan, and a ManCity appreciator, so anything ManU does to compete doesn't cheer me ... but I get the "philosophy.")

Money is just a tool ... an unfair one given not all have the same amount.
All don't have the same admin brains nor player gifts either, so there's little "fairness" to be found anywhere.

Shane Duffy is a better CB than Maguire though. Maguire's value is heavily inflated because of him being English and a senior international.

 

[Rogue219]

Harry Maguire is overvalued because he's English. He might well get exposed that he will be playing in the fish bowl.

Newcastle have one of the worst owners in all of sports. Steve Bruce is a Geordie, so of course he was going to take the job. For them to lose Rafa and now losing players is going to be a disaster. I think Newcastle will be relegated again.

 

[Rogue219]

How much has Leicester received over the last two or three transfer windows? Good on them, but wow this is not sustainable.

They keep using their money pretty wisely when you look at who they bought in. They're cashing in hard on Maguire. Wonder if Hull City had a sell off clause because they could see some Maguire money too if so.

Rodgers got rid of scouting staff at Swansea, Liverpool and Celtic. This could be interesting if he does the same at Leicester considering some of the guys they have found over the years.

 

[notredomer23]

Leicester will be able to cash out in a big way on Ndidi too when that time comes to sell him.

 

[Rogue219]

Leicester will be able to cash out in a big way on Ndidi too when that time comes to sell him.

Consider he was Kante's replacement and the money they got for Kante, I'd say they're doing very well for themselves when it comes to ROI on defensive midfielders.

They're likely going to cash in on Gary, Chilwell and Maddison sooner or later too, and all will have the inflated English fee on them as well.

 

[GowerND11]

Very much reminds me of Southampton over the years for Leicester right now. Cash out, get the new up and coming cheap, then sell high when he performs. Consistent cash flow

 

[ACamp1900]

Very much reminds me of Southampton over the years for Leicester right now. Cash out, get the new up and coming cheap, then sell high when he performs. Consistent cash flow

Historical giants outside of the leagues with money pouring into them like Celtic and AJAX have had to do this to differing degrees too... BVB has often followed this model over the years also but it seems they have recently changed direction.

 

[Rogue219]

Very much reminds me of Southampton over the years for Leicester right now. Cash out, get the new up and coming cheap, then sell high when he performs. Consistent cash flow

Leicester hasn't had to dance on the razor blade of relegation the way Southampton has recently, though. They're more of a mid table kind of club.

Van Dijk, Lovern, Lallana and Mane are all Southampton guys. Where'd that money go?