PBP: USA vs France; June 9th, 2018

No because he said it was a good ball from Miazga...it was not. Hard on the the floor is a great pass. Line drive off the turf is a bad pass.

 

This double height sports ticker is effing annoying. Especially when the cameramen/producer have no idea its even there.

 

Trapp is very obviously gonna be that guy who is inexplicably going to get like 40 caps in the Qatar cycle.

 

That was a real nice pass from Miazga to start that build up for us.

So far I think our CDs have done well

 

So slow.

 

Most recent transfer fees paid for each starting XI:

- France: £427 million
- USMNT: £8 million

— Paul Carr (@PaulCarr) June 9, 2018

 

He's not a bad player and can help us

 

Funny how teams prep for the World Cup playing along perceived ethnic lines: France preps for the Aussies playing us, Mexico preps for Sweden playing Denmark (and Denmark for Peru playing Mexico), Sweden prepares for Mexico playing Peru (and Peru for Denmark playing Sweden) and so on.

In reality, we play nothing like the Aussies, the Danes don't play like the Swedes, and the Peruvians don't play like the Mexicans. But it's enough that they sort of look alike in our minds to prep against them. Ha.

 

It was good and hard and any professional player should be able to handle it. It wasn't blasted at him from 2 yards - he had 20 yards to judge that ball and get control of it. There's no excuse other than McKennie had a bad touch, and I'm sure he'd be the first to admit that.

 

I mean, at least we got an assistant coach out of wasting a pre-WC game with Azerbaijan.

 

Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence.

 

I’ll take the under. At least in the 1st 80 minutes

So far this seems like one of those games that Klinsmann wins in the 89th minute with a 6th sub

 

wow that foot skill from Pogba

 

France has been wasteful and if I were a fan I wouldn't be happy with their play in the final tune up game. They need to sharpen up.

 

Twellman: "you could make a real good argument..." drink

 

Shadow Play drill

 

Yea not entirely a fan of the 9 defensive minded players and Bobby Wood & Julien Green formation

 

I could watch and come to the conclusion that our kids aren’t as good as a World Cup favorite

More fun to pick out who is doing wlll. So far that’s mostly Parker and McKinnie

 

He's a slightly above average MLS defensive midfielder at best.

 

And white, so he "has leadership".

 

Miazga to. I don't know that poor Julien Green has even touched the ball yet

 

Bobby Wood is a statue. I'm unimpressed with him so far

 

Has Julian Green come back on yet?

 

Not letting you get away with it. It was a bad pass. Weight of the pass is always key and the weight was terrible. Line drive knuckly ball is not a good pass.

No one is arguing it was a heavy touch but it was not a good pass.

 

Without that Miazga deflection, that Mbappé shot is probably in the back of the net.