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Post by Tank on Dec 7, 2022 18:20:07 GMT -6
I don't think Berhalter is allowed to score
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Post by beasleyisbeastly on Dec 8, 2022 9:17:18 GMT -6
I've seen rumors that GGG and USSoccer are in contract extension talks. If this is the case then Cindy Cone and Ernie Stewart need to go too. We can't have incompetence at the top and that seems to be the case currently.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 9, 2022 12:20:42 GMT -6
I don't think Berhalter is allowed to score Such a profound statement. It follows him where ever he goes. Torstin Fringe handball. “No. Berhalter cannot score.”
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Post by beasleyisbeastly on Dec 9, 2022 12:48:14 GMT -6
And just like that Brazil are out. Big credit to Croatia, came up clutch in defensive moments and put away their best chance of the game. I'm actually very happy to see Brazil go out today. They flop on the ground and cry like little girls every time they're challenged. I will always cheer against the teams that do that garbage. Good riddance.
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Post by ski on Dec 9, 2022 13:21:45 GMT -6
Wow….
Brazil was the more skilled talented team but Croatia did their individual jobs and played courageously….just wow. Really good to see a determined, fearless team overcome overwhelming odds like this.
Really let’s all those underdog teams, out there, know that if you play hard, fearless and courageous….. it is absolutely possible to be victorious.
Bravo!!
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Post by Tank on Dec 10, 2022 7:02:18 GMT -6
I don't think Berhalter is allowed to score Such a profound statement. It follows him where ever he goes. Torstin Fringe handball. “No. Berhalter cannot score.” No worries - I'm just trying to figure out how Portugal scoring 5 goals in 55 minutes is a testament to Greg's job status. It's not like Pulsic was inside the 6-yard box and shot a ball at the Dutch goalkeeper that could have put USA up 1-0 in the first 3 minutes of the match. Greg probably should have told Pulsic to finish that maybe?
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 9:45:42 GMT -6
Such a profound statement. It follows him where ever he goes. Torstin Fringe handball. “No. Berhalter cannot score.” No worries - I'm just trying to figure out how Portugal scoring 5 goals in 55 minutes is a testament to Greg's job status. It's not like Pulsic was inside the 6-yard box and shot a ball at the Dutch goalkeeper that could have put USA up 1-0 in the first 3 minutes of the match. Greg probably should have told Pulsic to finish that maybe? View Attachment1 chance is not attacking soccer. Berhalter’s 433 system hasn’t generated chances for the past year. Good teams miss chances all the time. What they do unlike Berhalter’s team is they take more chances.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 9:47:40 GMT -6
Speaking of chances….
Morocco up 1-0 right before half on Portugal.
Half 1-0 Morocco
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Post by Tank on Dec 10, 2022 10:13:22 GMT -6
No worries - I'm just trying to figure out how Portugal scoring 5 goals in 55 minutes is a testament to Greg's job status. It's not like Pulsic was inside the 6-yard box and shot a ball at the Dutch goalkeeper that could have put USA up 1-0 in the first 3 minutes of the match. Greg probably should have told Pulsic to finish that maybe? View Attachment1 chance is not attacking soccer. Berhalter’s 433 system hasn’t generated chances for the past year. Good teams miss chances all the time. What they do unlike Berhalter’s team is they take more chances. So 17 shots with 6 shots on frame is not generating chances against the Dutch? Again, how does this relate to Portugal scoring 5 goals?? How they looking now?
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 10:47:25 GMT -6
Portugal look like quarterfinalist. The USA chances were not like these other countries.
Look at Portugal here. They have come close and generated attack, which being 1-0 down, they should.
The USA at no point against the Dutch looked like they had the stones to compete. It came down to Berhalter’s system not being sufficient to compete at that level.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 10:50:56 GMT -6
Portugal are going to argue that Ronaldo should have started.
Morocco are going to have a chance to equal or better USA’s 1930 WC finish.
Ooh, that yellow was iffy that led to a red card. Portugal got time to equalize. Almost did there.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 10:57:38 GMT -6
Morocco are now the best African soccer team of all time.
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Post by Tank on Dec 10, 2022 11:33:36 GMT -6
I just think you are being inconsistent - if you want Greg fired, by all means fire him - who you got to replace him? Either way, the US generated attacks against the Dutch and if Pulisic puts that first goal in 3 minutes, it obviously becomes a very different game. Out possessed the Dutch and outshot them but was not clinic inside the box.
To say good teams miss chances means we are a good team that missed our 17 chances (8 on frame) - scoring 5 goals in 55 minutes is highly against the norm, so using that example as a reason to fire Greg is just not a good argument.
This was not the Belgium game in 2014 where we got pounded with 39 shots (17 on frame - 15 saves from Timmy). This was certainly not our efforts in 2018's World Cup where we didn't qualify. We can compete with these teams.
If Greg is fired, there is only one Coach that needs to be inconsideration - Robert Millar. The only Coach to get the USA to the semi's. I wonder if his morse code phone is still operational. Send the man a telegram already! I'll by that man a whiskey.
Agree to disagree is fine - onto England and France.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 11:58:33 GMT -6
France vs England
Has the makings of a final. What kind of game do you think it will be?
It has a lot to do to equal these other 3 Quarterfinals. This World Cup has been spectacular on the field for the most part. I expect another dramatic game, but could also see a hot team blow out a cold one. Who would that hot team be though? If I had to bet on this game, I think I would go with a 3-2 France win.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 12:23:34 GMT -6
I just think you are being inconsistent - if you want Greg fired, by all means fire him - who you got to replace him? Either way, the US generated attacks against the Dutch and if Pulisic puts that first goal in 3 minutes, it obviously becomes a very different game. Out possessed the Dutch and outshot them but was not clinic inside the box. To say good teams miss chances means we are a good team that missed our 17 chances (8 on frame) - scoring 5 goals in 55 minutes is highly against the norm, so using that example as a reason to fire Greg is just not a good argument. This was not the Belgium game in 2014 where we got pounded with 39 shots (17 on frame - 15 saves from Timmy). This was certainly not our efforts in 2018's World Cup where we didn't qualify. We can compete with these teams. If Greg is fired, there is only one Coach that needs to be inconsideration - Robert Millar. The only Coach to get the USA to the semi's. I wonder if his morse code phone is still operational. Send the man a telegram already! I'll by that man a whiskey. Agree to disagree is fine - onto England and France. I do not disagree that if that first goal went in, things may have gone differently. Then again, they may have also gone the same. I can only speculate. Gregg needs to be replaced because his system does not generate attacking football. He was let go in Europe for the same reason. I cannot claim we were attacking against the Netherlands either when you are playing from behind . I give them credit for getting one back, but then they gave it right back up. I think all around, defensively and attacking, we were not playing our best on Monday. It is fine. It is what it is and I can accept it. I never said the reason we should fire Gregg is because Portugal scored more in one round of 16 game than we did in four World Cup games. I said we should move on from him because he is not able to generate consistency in attacking. This was apparent all the way back to nations league and that can be seen in our comments that are on record here. As for the plenty of shots against a Dutch team that sat back and invited them to shoot from long range, and did so to hold on to their 2 goal lead, and wait till the USA to capitalize before they got out of their shell, the USA were outclassed and out coached Monday. Does that mean we were always right? No. That is why we did all of this writing of our feelings about what we see. To see what we were right about and what we wrong about. I was wrong about Using Ferreira Monday as he showed nothing in one half, like most of our central attackers. I was wrong about Qatar. They looked nothing like what they did last summer in the gold cup. I bring up our history of the USA not scoring in World cups. We usually cannot win 1 game and if we win 2, then it is a major success, yet in many chat rooms before the cup, there are a lot of predictions of Pulisic scoring 5 goals (by EA FIFA soccer video game) and the USA winning 4-5 games. One day, that will happen. Hopefully before my life ends. Looking back at the entire cup, where we went wrong was giving up the pk against Wales. We let another WC victory slip through our fingers. WC victories by the USA in all World Cups is less than most of fingers we all have. I am not as avid a critic of Berhalter’s selection of players; although, I cannot say his substitution or halftime adjustments were good, but claiming that if we had this player and not this player is not going to convince me that things would have played out differently. I think we would have benefited if a player like Reyna got a start over Weah in order to extend our fitness throughout the cup , to claim if Reyna wold have played more then that means he would have scored is a stretch to me. We scored 3 goals in four games and we actually got almost as much as you can for scoring that few goals. My analysis seems to be that when we get to our attacking third, we were very poor in generating good quality shot chances. We had that problem in qualifying and even in the gold and nations cup. We never solved it.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 13:18:55 GMT -6
France 1-0 17th min. 30 yards out. Nice shot to the bottom corner.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 13:52:42 GMT -6
Been a real battle of a game. England had chances around the 30th minute that included a deflected Kane shot that Lloris deflected away. Ref is letting a lot of rough tackling get uncalled. Been a tactical chess match in the first half. 1-0 France.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 14:15:11 GMT -6
Saka wins pk in 52n min. Kane blast converts. 1-1.
No argument of it being a penalty. All created by Saka.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 14:39:42 GMT -6
Just when you think England were starting to take over this game, France start peppering goal. Then Giroux heads home a goal off of McGuire’s arm in the 79th min to give France a 2-1 lead.
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Post by usasoccerboy on Dec 10, 2022 14:44:58 GMT -6
VAR checking on a pk for England as France charged Mount going for a cross and knocked him down. Ref reviews it and gives the penalty. Hernandez gets a yellow.
Kane against his Tottenham teammate of over ten years for the all time record of WC goals for England (tied w Wayne Rooney)…
Kane blasts it over the bar. Missed 2-1 84 mins in.
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