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3 hours ago, Napoleon said:

If he does, I'm starting to wonder where we play him along with Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams, and Gio Reyna. For me, Weston is a player without a defined position. I feel like his "box-to-box" is a box that covers the entire field. From corner-to-corner-to-corner-to-corner... and I'm not sure if that's really want you want out of any of your players. Oh well, I'm not the manager. Hopefully he's learning from Pirlo and continues to play... preferably in a specific role rather than switching roles on a weekly basis.

Its going to be a challenge.  Maybe something like this where Musah has a more defined role on the outside (similar to his club):  

          --- Sargent ---

 Puli ------- Reyna ------- Musah

---- Adams ---- McKennie ---

Dest -- Brooks -- Richards -- Cannon 

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  • @Napoleon You should start the USMNT 2021 thread. Likely lots of news coming in the start of 2021. You made the 2020 thread and this year was successful for the USMNT. Have to keep the same mojo going

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2 hours ago, Ollie Slatt said:

Its going to be a challenge.  Maybe something like this where Musah has a more defined role on the outside (similar to his club):  

          --- Sargent ---

 Puli ------- Reyna ------- Musah

---- Adams ---- McKennie ---

Dest -- Brooks -- Richards -- Cannon 

I like that lineup, but can't see Berhalter leaving out MLS "studs"...

Unfortunately, I can't see a healthy Jordan Morris not making the starting XI with Gyasi or Jozy up top when it goes to the full selection. I'm not sure whether there is an agreed upon, but unwritten, rule that a few MLS players have to start every international game that they are available, but I would think so. Mexico always has domestics, Brazil frequently has domestics, and even Argentina usually has one or two domestic players start each match to promote their leagues.

As for Musah, I got a Paul Pogba vibe, but with a little more youthful exuberance and desire for some trickeration[sic] when watching him this past window. I've never seen him play anytime other than this window, so I wasn't imagining him out on the wing. I only was thinking of him mixing stuff up in the middle.

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Reminder:

USMNT* vs EL SALVADOR 

WEDNESDAY: December 9th @ 6:30pm CST

*MLS PLAYERS. 

Probably FS1.’

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3 hours ago, Zepol87 said:

Just doing his thing

 


With English announcers from the CBS broadcast.


The Spanish version is more exciting, but this one might be easier to understand for most.

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The game tonight, featuring MLS players from crappy teams, is on...

 ESPN NEWS & UniMas

No FS1.

4 hours ago, Napoleon said:

The game tonight, featuring MLS players from crappy teams, is on...

 

Don't forget about Sebastian Soto.  Apparently he got a red and got suspended for two games so he decided to jump on a plane and join the USMNT camp.  Also why didn't they call up Johnny Cardoso?

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25 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

just turned it on.  we're up 5-0 after 29 minutes.  wtf?

Same. 
 

I must have seen EASTERN time and not realized it. FURK!!

35 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

just turned it on.  we're up 5-0 after 29 minutes.  wtf?

El Salvador gonna El Salvador

El Salvador gonna El Salvador

This, but Mueller does look sharp.
3 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Same. 
 

I must have seen EASTERN time and not realized it. FURK!!

I did the same damn thing.  I wonder if the listings were wrong.  I could have sworn it was 8:30 EST.  I happened to flip it on at 6:50 and it was already 30 mins in.  

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10 hours ago, shnsajax said:

This, but Mueller does look sharp.

He had 2 goals and 2 assists...

...from what I could tell from watching the replays, but he's only listed as having 1 assist.

Either way, he seemed a little Taylor Twellman-ish from the short but physical striker (though I think that he wasn't technically the striker) willing to put his head on the all and with two taped wrists. (I seem to recall that Twellman taped his wrists, but I could be wrong.)

I was surprised to see that he was already 24. I kind of expect that the first time I hear of a player, they should be 22 or younger. 

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10 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

 


I still don’t understand how Mueller was listed as having one assist. 

Which ball that he laid off to a guy who scored did NOT count as an assist?

Just odd. 

On 12/9/2020 at 7:08 PM, Jive Turkey said:

just turned it on.  we're up 5-0 after 29 minutes.  wtf?

i left the UT hoops game at the U8 TO of the 2H and hit up my DVR of the USMNT game. I decided that i would ffwd at least the 1H just to save time, and when it minute 20-something and we were up 4-0 i had to stop, rewind, and watch. that shit was insane. 

also, shouts out to Mueller, the debutant- dude really looked the part from what i watched. he looked like he expected to do everything that he did. i like seeing that. 

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2 hours ago, shadow_operative said:

also, shouts out to Mueller, the debutant- dude... looked like he expected to do everything that he did. i like seeing that. 

One does not simply tape one’s wrists if one does not expect to do big things. 
 

🥷🏻

Ledezma tore his acl in Europa yesterday for PSV. 

On 12/7/2020 at 7:36 AM, Napoleon said:

Weston is a player without a defined position. I feel like his "box-to-box" is a box that covers the entire field. From corner-to-corner-to-corner-to-corner... and I'm not sure if that's really want you want out of any of your players. Oh well, I'm not the manager. Hopefully he's learning from Pirlo and continues to play... preferably in a specific role rather than switching roles on a weekly basis.

 

3 hours ago, shnsajax said:

Ledezma tore his acl in Europa yesterday for PSV. 

 

In 2002, Frankie Hejduk had an opportunity to replace a sidelined David Regis at left back, and held on to the role through the World Cup in Korea that summer.  Roster and program construction is a 4-year process building up to 3 games in as little at 7 days depending on the draw.  An injury in the first group match can wreak havoc on your strategy and deployment for the remainder of the group stage and beyond.

A true Full International (TM Jack Edwards) program is prepared for this with multiple players who can play anywhere on the pitch at any time given need and opponent and it is one of the reasons the 2002 program with a razor-thin talent pool was 1 of the 3 "achieving" US World Cup campaigns (1930, 2002, 2014).

Speaking of 2002, Chris Mueller's flying header evokes the memory of the moment when the US National Team stood on top of the mountain and stopped traffic in europe, at 0439am central time, 5 June, 2002.

 

this is the only video i can find that has all the key highlights from 2002.  the editorial music is annoying but you can hear the espn commentary under it (ty keough and jack edwards).

 

On 12/8/2020 at 6:04 PM, shnsajax said:

Nice photo

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oh yes, forgot to add, that pic is worth €100m to the valuation of all us players in europe

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1 hour ago, Hagbard Celine said:

oh yes, forgot to add, that pic is worth €100m to the valuation of all us players in europe

Juventus is already looking at another FC Dallas player (can't remember which one), so they must like that photo.

It would be nice if he had a position that allowed other players to know where he is before looking.

4 hours ago, Schulz2.0 said:

I think he ends up selling for a bit more the 2 mill tbh.  I'm happy the MLS is beginning to become a selling league.  I think the reasonable prices of the players though is really helping them.  the Liga MX keeps on trying to overcharge european clubs for players and I think it will end up being a detriment to their NT.  

as long as the league stays single-entity, mls will never achieve that to which it aspires and has claimed was it's goal, which was?/is? to become one of the top leagues on the planet.

95% of the talent moving to europe is doing so before said talent ever plays first-team minute-1.

but i am more than happy to see that talent flee over the ocean to the detriment of mls, because it makes the national team a viable proposition.

Gio > Sancho. Seriously he might be our first $100 million American transfer.

8 minutes ago, shnsajax said:

Gio > Sancho. Seriously he might be our first $100 million American transfer.
 

Ho. Lee. Shit. Doesn't get more world class than that. 

The only way he isn't our first 9 figure is if Pulisic goes somewhere before he does. But I'm not sure Puli's price-tag would be that high anymore given the health concerns.

At this point in terms of what they are doing on the pitch, Gio is WAY better than Sancho.  

In case some didn’t know, Gio’s dad played for MC so Gio grew up rooting for MC...

 

9 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

 

 

We need to keep him as a sub until he can show that kind of quality on a rainy Tuesday in Portland. 

Shit, I thought it was his left on the original video. Even better seeing the other angle.

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1 hour ago, Ted Lange said:

In case some didn’t know, Gio’s dad played for MC so Gio grew up rooting for MC...

 

Gio was born in Sunderland. 

He’d never play for Citeh. 

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1 hour ago, Ted Lange said:

The keeper was really not amused. 
 

😁

Gio was born in Sunderland. 
He’d never play for Citeh. 

Claudio played for City and was Gio’s brothers favorite team before he passed. He absolutely would play for City and Pep.
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28 minutes ago, shnsajax said:


Claudio played for City and was Gio’s brothers favorite team before he passed. He absolutely would play for City and Pep.

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