June 24, 20232 yr This can be the thread for general observations, complaints, and comments about games that may or may not have an impact on our boys. Groups:
June 24, 20232 yr They invited Qatar back? Effin why? So which one would you say is the "Group of Death?"
June 25, 20232 yr Author Check your local listings for the Haiti v Qatar match in Spanish. All games in English on FS1. The 1st & 3rd games are also on Univision.
June 25, 20232 yr TnT has long been one of my favorite teams from the region (I bear them no ill will for 2017) for one ridiculous reason: their nickname is in dialect. Go Soca Warriors!
June 25, 20232 yr Author This T&T v St. Kitts & Nevis match is a little rough on the ol’ eye balls. Full scale middle-aged former athletes’ competitive weekend league vibes. The players definitely care. The field is soaked. The play is ugly. You don’t feel a goal is nearly as likely as a straight red card sometime in the second half. Edited June 25, 20232 yr by Napoleon
June 25, 20232 yr This field is a swamp. IF there are any scores, the first one will come from someone falling, be it a defender that leaves an attacker in free against the keeper, or an offensive player who then is generously awarded a PK. EDIT: WRONG. TnT scores off a nice looping ball out wide that's received off the chest, settled and quickly struck. Surprisingly nice goal. Edited June 25, 20232 yr by Braff Zacklin
June 25, 20232 yr Author I guess that body slams are fine as long as you touch the ball first. I can definitely see a straight red in the 2nd half. And just like that, T&T gets a good goal. Nice!
June 25, 20232 yr 10 minutes ago, Napoleon said: The players definitely care. The field is soaked. The play is ugly. You don’t feel a goal is nearly as likely as a straight red card sometime in the second half. Really out of character for CONCACAF.
June 25, 20232 yr Author White defender for SKN channeled Miazga/J. Morris by keeping the opposing goal scorer onside. It this guy chose to raise his hand for the flag as he was clearly keeping a the T&T guy on. Shocked that a squad like SKN would have a defensive breakdown. PS- T&T’s #20 has a Zardes-level first touch. Edited June 25, 20232 yr by Napoleon
June 25, 20232 yr Author Apparently the combined population of St. Kitts AND Nevis is about 47,000 people. That is smaller than UT. I was checking the area out. And it looks like there are a couple of places that I would like to visit. Booby Island, for obvious reasons. And I am interested to find out whether all of the ladies in Gingerland are descended from “Ginger” on “Gilligan’s Island”.
June 25, 20232 yr Author That should have been a second yellow in the Qatari defender who went from holding both hands behind his back and then moved his arm out to block a shot as he turned his body. Dr. Joe just said that Qatar should have gotten a yellow. Then Qatar boots the ball away after fouling ear their own box and THAT should have also been a yellow. Qatar, and their futbolistas, suck(s)!
June 25, 20232 yr I like this Haiti team. I do not like the Qatari team. Or its government. Fuck 'em. Deserved yellow for simulation. Fuckface. EDIT: And fuck "Dr." Joe Machnik. He has no business being involved with this broadcast. Edited June 25, 20232 yr by Braff Zacklin
June 26, 20232 yr Honduras is so bad. But full credit to El Tri--they are being ruthlessly opportunistic.
June 26, 20232 yr On 6/24/2023 at 6:57 PM, Braff Zacklin said: So which one would you say is the "Group of Death?" I wouldn't be shocked to see Costa Rica fail to make it out of Group C. I wouldn't call it the Group of Death, but they don't have the drop off the rest of the groups have.
June 26, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, Ted Lange said: Gold Cup. Serious business Why are we singling one guy out? Just arrest all of them.
June 26, 20232 yr Casual el tri fan… is this tournament unrelated to the US beat down last week? I saw Mexico fired their coach and the fans were gonna boycott because the team has been so shitty the past few years. Shocked that they put on Honduras that heavily. Is Honduras just that bad? No way can a team improve that much that quick by firing a coach.
June 26, 20232 yr Martinique jumps out to a 2-0 lead vs El Salvador after 15 minutes. In the last 3 USMNT/ El Salvador matches, 270 minutes, a Gregg lead USMNT managed to outscore El Salvador 2-1 (1-1, 0-0, 1-0). Edited June 26, 20232 yr by Ted Lange
June 27, 20232 yr Author 6 minutes ago, Ted Lange said: It’s like a JNIP family reunion. This shit will never not be funny. 😂 Panama 1 - 0 Costa Rica 1st half No Costa Rican pressure on a Panamanian throw in on the left side. Then the Panamanian sends in a lovely curling cross and anothe Panamanian comes flying In towards the near post and heads a quick ball between the near post and the keeper for a 1-0 lead. Just about halftime
June 27, 20232 yr 39 minutes ago, Napoleon said: This shit will never not be funny. 😂 Panama 1 - 0 Costa Rica 1st half No Costa Rican pressure on a Panamanian throw in on the left side. Then the Panamanian sends in a lovely curling cross and anothe Panamanian comes flying In towards the near post and heads a quick ball between the near post and the keeper for a 1-0 lead. Just about halftime The Costa Rican back line is a mess. Como se dice Aaron Long? Now 0-2. And agree on the JNip thing. That shit is funny.
June 28, 20232 yr So Guadaloupe takes a 1-0 advantage into intermission, but the Canucks equalize right out of the half. About 20 minutes later, an own goal from Guadaloupe gives the Maple Leafs a 2-1 lead. And that was gonna be all she wrote ... until Canada returns the favor with an own goal of their own deep into stoppage time, leaving it 2-2. Kind of a shit game despite all the scoring, though.
June 28, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Ted Lange said: We are by far the best team in CONCACAF right now. Which is scary for the other teams because we could still be managed from the top down much better.
June 28, 20232 yr Thierry Henry's parents were from Guadelupe and Martinique - would have been cool to see him in a Gold Cup match for either. Edited June 28, 20232 yr by The Dog
June 28, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, The Dog said: Thierry Henry's parents were from Guadelupe and Martinique - would have been cool to see him in a Gold Cup match for either. Transfermkt has their current roster at €10M. Not exactly stacked.
June 28, 20232 yr 33 minutes ago, ztejas said: Transfermkt has their current roster at €10M. Not exactly stacked. it is relative to the rest of CONCACAF (outside of the top 4): this is from 3 days ago so the actual games for many had yet to occur.
June 28, 20232 yr LoL poor Cuba and St. Kitts. And double lulz at Costa Rica. That's $8M starting value with an aging Joel Campbell playing ... so I guess the rest of the team is worth about ... tree fiddy? Thought exercise: why does Jamaica so routinely underdeliver? Must be an organizational issue because it seems like the Reggae Boyz have always had some talent at key positions.
June 28, 20232 yr 18 minutes ago, The Dog said: it is relative to the rest of CONCACAF (outside of the top 4): this is from 3 days ago so the actual games for many had yet to occur. Well yeah but he was talking about the game they just played against Canada.
June 28, 20232 yr 39 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said: Thought exercise: why does Jamaica so routinely underdeliver? Must be an organizational issue because it seems like the Reggae Boyz have always had some talent at key positions. It all depends on how many dual nats born in England they can convince to play for them. 11 of the 13 players they have playing in England were born in England. It's like the entire team is Baloguns and Musahs. 35 minutes ago, ztejas said: Well yeah but he was talking about the game they just played against Canada. I get it but the point is that Guadeloupe is more like playing a team like Costa Rica or Honduras rather than St. Kitts or Barbados.
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