i know. i'm watching it on a Spanish channel at work

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i know. i'm watching it on a Spanish channel at work

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I don't think I have that Spanish channel.

i actually switched to ManU v Milan on a different Spanish channel since Theoson wasn't even playing for Young Boys, but they did end up subbing him in the 85th

oh no said:

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i actually switched to ManU v Milan on a different Spanish channel since Theoson wasn't even playing for Young Boys, but they did end up subbing him in the 85th

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Mine are on paramount. Watching spuuuuuuurs.

Favorite random club names

Young Boys
Grasshoppers
Wednesday
Nottingham Forest (although I'm really bothered by the fact that their main color is red instead of green)
Old Boys

Here is the Olympic Tournament Qualifying Schedule:

Thursday, March 18---USMNT v. Costa Rica (FS1, 5:30pm Central)

Sunday, March 21---USMNT v. Dominican Republic (FS1, 7pm Central)

Wednesday, March 24---USMNT v. Mexico (FS1, 9:30pm Central)

Semifinals--Sunday, March 28 (5pm and 8 pm, FS1)

Final--Tuesday, March 30 (8pm, FS1)


The top two teams from both groups advance to the semifinals, the winners of the two semifinals will qualify to the Olympics in Tokyo as well as the tournament final. So getting to a semifinal game and winning it are the keys.

ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; HOMETOWN):

GOALKEEPERS (3): Matt Freese (Philadelphia Union; Wayne, Pa.), JT Marcinkowski (San Jose Earthquakes, Alamo, Calif.), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.)

DEFENDERS (6): Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy; Lompoc, Calif.), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake; Tucson, Ariz.), Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake; Las Cruces, N.M.), Henry Kessler (New England Revolution; New York, N.Y.), Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC; Bolingbrook, Ill.), Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids; Colorado Springs, Colo.)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Johnny Cardoso (Internacional/BRA; Denville, N.J.), Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC; Federal Way, Wash.), Ulysses Llanez (Heerenveen/NED; Lynwood, Calif.), Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montreal/CAN; Lemont, Ill.), Andrs Perea (Orlando City SC; Medelln, Colombia), Sebastian Saucedo (UNAM Pumas/MEX; Park City, Utah), Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes; Bloomington, Minn.)

FORWARDS (4): Jess Ferreira (FC Dallas; McKinney, Texas), Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids; Plantation, Fla.), Benji Michel (Orlando City SC; Orlando, Fla.), Sebastian Soto (Norwich City/ENG; San Diego, Calif.)

Win against Costa Rica makes it so much easier to get into the semi's.

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Win against Costa Rica makes it so much easier to get into the semi's.

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There's no reason why we shouldn't win.

curious about who they brought and didn't bring, but that's the hill they chose to defend.

akm91 said:

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Win against Costa Rica makes it so much easier to get into the semi's.

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Yeah, shame that is the first match, it really is they key one.

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akm91 said:

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Win against Costa Rica makes it so much easier to get into the semi's.

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There's no reason why we shouldn't win.

curious about who they brought and didn't bring, but that's the hill they chose to defend.

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On paper sure we should. However, due to players not being release this team is nowhere close to full strength. Aaronson and McKenzie both moved to Europe and are not released. Robinson was not released by Atlanta. That's your starting CB pairing and your #1 playmaker not available.

Costa Rican players are in mid-season form and many of the players actually play on the same team which are two big advantages.

There is concern on lack of players with creative playmaking abilities, especially in midfield, that may be a big issue.

I guess we shall see what Kreis has seen in camp to leave out some of the players that he did.

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Look guys... said:

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akm91 said:

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Win against Costa Rica makes it so much easier to get into the semi's.

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There's no reason why we shouldn't win.

curious about who they brought and didn't bring, but that's the hill they chose to defend.

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On paper sure we should. However, due to players not being release this team is nowhere close to full strength. Aaronson and McKenzie both moved to Europe and are not released. Robinson was not released by Atlanta. That's your starting CB pairing and your #1 playmaker not available.

Costa Rican players are in mid-season form and many of the players actually play on the same team which are two big advantages.

There is concern on lack of players with creative playmaking abilities, especially in midfield, that may be a big issue.

I guess we shall see what Kreis has seen in camp to leave out some of the players that he did.

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Heck, every country in the world has players that aren't released, shouldn't be an excuse. EVER.

Daryl Dike scored a brace today for Barnsley.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2021/03/17/daryl-dike-scores-brace-barnsley-3-1-win-over-wycombe-wanderers

There's two parts the player release issue. One, the talent level drops off significantly. Two, the players that aren't released are in mid-season form compared to the MLS players. That is a disadvantage the US has been battling since MLS was created.

USA is winning 1-0 at the 60 minute mark.

Just saw a Tico get booked for a dive in the penalty box.

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USA is winning 1-0 at the 60 minute mark.

Just saw a Tico get booked for a dive in the penalty box.

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They need another goal bad. They haven't been playing well in the last 39 minutes.

USA has had two really dangerous chances in last 10 or 15 minutes.

But it's an uphill battle. Costa Rica has dominated for long stretches.

Whew!

It wasn't a thing of beauty, but it's a win.

Imagine diving instead of shooting in the last 10 seconds.

Woah that was heart pounding.

Ochoa is the man.

Overall very poor soccer. Bad touches and inaccurate passes. And I'm forgiving them for not being on the same page.

I've certainly seen a lot worse u-23 games.

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Here is the Olympic Tournament Qualifying Schedule:

Thursday, March 18---USMNT v. Costa Rica (FS1, 5:30pm Central)

Sunday, March 21---USMNT v. Dominican Republic (FS1, 7pm Central)

Wednesday, March 24---USMNT v. Mexico (FS1, 9:30pm Central)

Semifinals--Sunday, March 28 (5pm and 8 pm, FS1)

Final--Tuesday, March 30 (8pm, FS1)

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Just a note that these look to be EST and not CST times, missed the first half today

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I've certainly seen a lot worse u-23 games.

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True and that's the flaw with the Olympics. Our national team is practically a u23 team.

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jeffk said:

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I've certainly seen a lot worse u-23 games.

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True and that's the flaw with the Olympics. Our national team is practically a u23 team.

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Not the flow with the Olympics. It's the problem with our youth development and we're finally catching up. Next cycle, the national team won't be Olympic eligible for a change.

Absolutely there's a flaw. The best U23 worldwide aren't released.

My second sentence had nothing to do with the flaw.

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Here is the Olympic Tournament Qualifying Schedule:

Thursday, March 18---USMNT v. Costa Rica (FS1, 5:30pm Central)

Sunday, March 21---USMNT v. Dominican Republic (FS1, 7pm Central)

Wednesday, March 24---USMNT v. Mexico (FS1, 9:30pm Central)

Semifinals--Sunday, March 28 (5pm and 8 pm, FS1)

Final--Tuesday, March 30 (8pm, FS1)

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Just a note that these look to be EST and not CST times, missed the first half today

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I failed you.

Got them from the US Soccer site, and they said central. Sorry.

No worries, and match replay actually just started on FS2 if anyone wants to check it out.

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Absolutely there's a flaw. The best U23 worldwide aren't released.

My second sentence had nothing to do with the flaw.

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All the U-XX competitions, including the Olympics, are flawed as you never have best U-XX represented. The problem isn't with the Olympics.

You do often see teams send close to the best 20ish players to the actual Olympics though. It's complicated this year because it runs up close against WCQ and the Gold Cup.

I'd almost rather the Federation reach out to all the cluibs our best players are at and say "we wont call them for the Gold Cup if you release them for the olympics" (if we make it to the Olympics)

Which player in our pool has the highest xSH? It has to be Weston, right?

Who is the USMNT all time leader in that stat?

Either Dempsey or McBride?

Clint was my first thought as well. In my opinion we haven't had as many masters of the dark arts of the game as we should have.

If jeremaine Jones had more tenure he would probably be tops