PBP: United States @ England; 11/15; 3:00 ET

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  1. largegarlic

    largegarlic Member+

    Jul 2, 2007
    Weah has made some stuff happen here.
     
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  2. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    Zero dynamic movement once we cross midfield.
     
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  3. Android Cat

    Android Cat Member+

    Sep 16, 2013
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    McKennie, Robinson (injured), Nagbe (injured), Adams, and an in-form Wood all would have had a great chance at making it.
     
  4. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Being honest is how you make yourself hated in these forums.

    It'd be much easier to blame everything on one of the MLSers out there, that's how you get easy reps.
     
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  5. ChrisSSBB

    ChrisSSBB Member+

    Jun 22, 2005
    DE
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    On the pitch? You mean for the US, right?
     
  6. Deep Wilcox

    Deep Wilcox BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 5, 2007
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Pulisic wins a free kick.
     
  7. Casper

    Casper Member+

    Mar 30, 2001
    New York
    WTF are you talking about? England has taken their foot off of the gas and he's been the best player in the pitch in the second half. Granted, that has a log to do with England going passive.
     
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  8. largegarlic

    largegarlic Member+

    Jul 2, 2007
    I'm not sure I'd go as far as saying he's looked bad, but he's demonstrating some of the same issues that are holding him back at the club level. He often is too slow making decisions, makes the wrong decision, or can't finish.
     
  9. Editor In Chimp

    Editor In Chimp Member+

    Sep 7, 2008
    Yeah, no. None of those guys save Pulisic are better than the guys they'd theoretically be replacing.

    That team was legit good; these guys are terrible.
     
  10. matabala

    matabala Member+

    Sep 25, 2002
    You don't get it. Woods has been told to stretch the field, or at least try. He has NO other option but to risk the offside every time. He's been looking for the break. He's been on an island up there. Poor guy has been trying to get something going. He has not been "standing around". It isn't his fault if nothing is getting through to him. There has been zero buildup play through the midfield where we are roundly insufficient against a better, quicker and more physical England side.
     
  11. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Aren't we supposed to let Shrek score one for ol' times' sake?
     
  12. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    lol michael bradley is a deep lying midfielder and pulisic is an attacker who should try things
     
  13. Borrachin

    Borrachin Member+

    Feb 28, 2006
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I coach a 13U girls and 14U boys teams and when we dominate the first half i always tell them to take it easy the second half or else we might hit our goal limit and i get a coach suspension, I'm pretty sure Southgate just told this to his team at halftime.
     
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  14. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    They have a game v Croatia on Sunday.
     
  15. neems

    neems Member+

    Liverpool FC
    United States
    Apr 14, 2009
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It doesn’t make sense and it’s not logical.
     
  16. onefineesq

    onefineesq Member+

    Sep 16, 2003
    Laurel, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Can't tell the fanboys that. As soon as he is criticized, they come out howling. I am used to it now. He has a long way to go, as do MANY of our young guns.
     
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  17. Android Cat

    Android Cat Member+

    Sep 16, 2013
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If that is a bad-looking Pulisic creating all of those chances, then I like it. I can't wait to see a better-looking Pulisic....
     
  18. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Julian Green not only looks old, he also plays old.

    But not as in experienced, more as a guy who's back from two years retired.

    No wonder he has a goal every 850' in the German second division.
     
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  19. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
    --other--
    It does from an organizational standpoint, not from a fan standpoint.
     
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  20. Tmagic77

    Tmagic77 Member+

    Feb 10, 2003
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Maurice Edu and Rico Clark got a ton of time in the midfield for that team. McKennie would have challenged for time. After Charlie Davies' accident we were shit at forward too. I could see Wood getting some time over Hercules Gomez or Robbie Findley.
     
  21. TMBMiles

    TMBMiles Member

    Dortmund
    United States
    Mar 31, 2017
    The second Adams came in for Green our pressure actually made the keeper play the ball deep a couple times.
     
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  22. Sam Hamwich

    Sam Hamwich Member+

    Jul 11, 2006
    now everyone will say, Adam in the match, he completely changed it! 1. the game is over 2. england already ahead. 3. just means another body in midfield to I don't know use as a pinball bumper.

    What really eats at me is we are 20 years on from knowing what it takes to win, and we are utterly unsophisticated at soccer. No combination passing, no movement off the ball, no tight ball control, just run fast, head down, cross.

    It takes a lot of people f*cking up in a lot of ways to build something this bad.
     
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  23. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Yep, but let's be honest: England is in auto-pilot at this point.
     
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  24. Soccerglue

    Soccerglue Member

    Jul 24, 2005
    Atlanta
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I forgot Rooney came on until that fan hugged him .
     
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  25. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    amazing that tyler adams makes such a difference but here we are (and he wasnt even subbed for the right person!)
     
  26. Susaeta

    Susaeta BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 3, 2009
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Trapp off 69’ too late.

    And Guzan hits a pass.
     

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