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Rafa, that's the logical way of thinking.

Amazingly, they think that plays into their favor.

If Belgium looks normal against all opponents, but looks like Barcelona against the U.S. -- advantage U.S.

If Argentina looks average against Belgium-- advantage U.S.

Grit

 

The funny thing about the US WC performance was that most of the spin on this is that it was a successful campaign. You barely beat Ghana in a game they should have won, you let a depressingly awful Portugal team tie you at the last second, you lose to Germany, then you allow your goal keeper to get clobbered by an overrated Belgium team. I'll take Mexico's performance over that any day.

 

More Martin Rogers hilarity. He finds a random quote from the mirror where a Millwall coach states that England can learn from the USA NT. Lmao. Millwall! They dig deep to validate their bullshit.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/e...ing-cues-from-u-s--team-164910649-soccer.html

Martin Rogers. Stay a hack! @katara

 

Of course they'll spin it into something positive...

 

http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/freddy-adu-2018.2007692/

 

Best post I've read in a very long time.

Hats off.

 

This post should be on the U.S. men's national soccer team Wikipedia page.

 

I came for lulz... I lold

 

I have been amazed by some of the predictions people are throwing around about this team looking forward to 2018 and 2022. The funny thing is that these were the same predictions that were being thrown around in 2002 (under better circumstances) and that turned out to be horribly wrong (a simple search can point this out).

I think it has to do with the fact that every US fans feels like they are selling the sport to the casuals and like all salesman, they are far from objective and blindly optimistic. I would even wager very few new posters were following the sport 4 years ago and therfore, have absolutely no perspective in making this predictions.

 

The best salespeople set realistic expectations so that the prospect can make an informed decision and curb disappointment when the product doesn't deliver in certain areas. If I were selling soccer to the US sportsman I would market it as a year round party where you follow your local team then segue into the summer tournaments and create a loveable bad guy (Mexico) and play up the underdog aspect which Americans love. Tell them they likely won't win the World Cup anytime soon but playing in a WC is like buying a lottery ticket. There's hope until you lose. They mess up by setting unrealistic expectations and hyping the casual fanbase based on falsehoods. It's too bad they're so spastic. They could actually get a good thing going.

 

If I were a US soccer salesman I would be all about promoting the Copa America 2016. Two years off from World Cup hype and it's in home soil. The USA actually plays soccer when they play at home. So Americans can actually see some real Sawker. They only bunker when going to foreign lands like Brazil, Costa Rica & California.

 

They may drum up enough hype, though, that they'll be so conservative about getting results that it happens anyway, especially from quarterfinals on. Don't know how they'll set up the groups, but I'd count on the US getting an easy-ish one, so in the primary stage they may actually open up.

 

Could've worded it better- they're not trying to sell to the fan looking for attractive football, IMO, but rather to the 'merica crowd, who wouldn't recognize it anyway, and just care about results and chest-thumping
US fans who like football will support anyway.

 

American spazz HAS to be a sock

 

In before USA only allowed 1 goal vs Germany. Therefore, USA > Brasil

 

You're a few hours late.

 

by nad logic we are better than spain then.

 

We don't need nad logic to know that is true.

 

Deep down they all feel this way and it hurts their souls.

 

name?

 

So Chepo's Mexico, the worst Mexican team in years, was vastly superior to the nads at Azteca? I'm flattered!

 

Gareth bale ? hahah

 

First Captain America, now Batman?!?!?!