Dolfan in NYC Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Nationwide tournaments are going on right now as Euro 2024 has kicked off and now Copa America starts tonight! Canada takes on Argentina in a match to determine who's polar regions are better! Also to juice ratings because Messi will play for La Albiceste tonight. The USMNT kicks off their tournament on Sunday vs. Bolivia. Can Coach Berhalter pull off the impossible... and get fired mid-tournament? Let's see! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 Espanyol return to La Liga after winning the second leg of the Segunda playoff final over Real Oviedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 US Soccer has arrived v7.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 Found something worse than CONCACAF refs. CONCACAF and CONMEBOL referees being combined. Headbutts are no longer red cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 26 Author Share Posted June 26 Semi-surprise (but not really)... Alex Morgan has been left off the US Olympic team roster for the Paris games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 Mexico committed a very very stupid foul in the zone, so Venezuela scored and pulls a huge 1-0 upset in their Copa match. Also of note, Mexico was awarded a penalty kick of their own, but... *insert Price is Right losing horn* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 And speaking of very very stupid fouls, Tim Weah, take a bow! (also take a red card for punching a Panama player in the back of the head) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Apparently, hitting a Cross Body Block on a Keeper playing the ball is now legal under CONMEBOL Rules. Not disagreeing about Weah's foul, that was very very stupid. But not even a "Hey, don't do that" on the Panama player (or players) straight up American Football tackling US players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-manchester-city-fc-launch-new-merchandise-collaboration/ Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Here's an all time blunder: https://x.com/wpiootbgw/status/1807230915304697887?t=J14vCzyPJTAlGk6pH0au4A&s=19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 I'd laugh about Mexico Down, but the US is gonna join them tomorrow so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Eh. I was going to do my "Mexico in shambles" bit, but really, have they been UN-shambolic the last.. what.. three? four years? And yeah, they could go out even if they win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 2 hours ago, Raziel said: I'd laugh about Mexico Down, but the US is gonna join them tomorrow so... I'm going to laugh either way. Berhalter should have NEVER been brought back. The sooner he's shown the door for realsies, the better. The tears of the Mexican media who supported the lie that has been El Tri since at least 2014 are going to be glorious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 I don't get the Berhalter hate for the Copa. It's really fucking hard to get a result when one of your players has a complete brain fart and leaves you down a man for SEVENTY minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 1 Author Share Posted July 1 The theory is, and this is across any sport... a good manager or coach knows how to control a guy like Weah and get him to see the bigger picture. In 1984 that would have been via benching and cutting his playing time. In 2024, it's having a conversation or two or ten with him. Either way, losing to fucking Panama is unacceptable. And recent results, like the Colombia obliteration, make Berhalter sit on an increasingly heated seat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 (edited) 11 hours ago, SirFozzie said: I don't get the Berhalter hate for the Copa. It's really fucking hard to get a result when one of your players has a complete brain fart and leaves you down a man for SEVENTY minutes. It was a boneheaded play, and then you quickly go up 1-0. At that point, you should probably focus more on defense to secure the result. Instead, you concede the tying goal four minutes later and spend the rest of the game playing on your heels as your team increasingly tires. This was especially noticeable as commentary frequently highlighted the challenge of playing a man down and the resulting fatigue in tonight's game. Not having Turner in the second half, due to poor play from Panama that caused him to take an ugly landing, did not help matters either. The US mishandled the Berhalter situation after the World Cup, which forced their hand into giving him another shot. Otherwise, I'm not sure he would be the manager heading into the Copa, given the team's performances since then. EDIT: My grammar was not great here, as I wrote it a bit stream of consciousness. Edited July 1 by Chaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 The thing is, even with Weah getting carded, in this timeline there's no way the US should be losing to Panama. Yes, the officiating was fucked, but that was their game plan and the US retaliated and it cost them. There was no control. There should have been. Now, instead of just keeping tonight close, they HAVE to beat a team that's plain better than the US. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 And the US wasn't able to beat Uruguay. Mexico and USA out in the group stage. The hot seats should be on fire for both Berhalter and Jimmy Losano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 I hope we get Uruguay vs Canada for the Leeds Derby between Bielsa and Marsch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 9 hours ago, cubbymark said: And the US wasn't able to beat Uruguay. Mexico and USA out in the group stage. The hot seats should be on fire for both Berhalter and Jimmy Losano. It was such a frustrating game with brief glimpses of brilliance and inspiration from USMNT, but attacking third/around the box play just completely crumbled every time. Pulisic was getting openly frustrated about bad follow through on set pieces as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 So close, Ecuador. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Raziel Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Well the USSF finally fired Berhalter. I'm guessing Canada making the Quarters was the final nail. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 2 hours ago, Raziel said: Well the USSF finally fired Berhalter. I'm guessing Canada making the Quarters was the final nail. Ironic that in the end the the son of a legend got Berhalter sacked after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Hold up, apparently they DIDN'T fire Berhalter yet, for some fucking reason... Oh, wait, they're trying to KEEP HIM????? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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