Looks as though we have two pbp threads going. I'll plan to jump back and forth, as needed, to ensure that when the two threads are combined they will form an unintelligible mess.
Lol i didn’t even know you made a pbp thread, i just do it out of habit now that i have a template for the first post.
3 days rest vs 4 days for them. At least we have the week between the end of the group stage and that win over Jamaica, wonder if that helps in terms of fitness. It's a near ideal lineup, but the rest angle scares me for sure. I think Qatar is scoring, probably multiple goals, due to fatigue, I hope it goes the other way, we'll see.
Let’s hope for the early hook for Lletget when he eventually doesn’t track back, passes back, and gets dispossessed all the time. Other than that, probably our best C team lineup
end of July Austin deep south heat. Weather conditioning advantage: Qatar. This probably feels like a low 70s breeze to them.
Maybe for US fans in Qatar, but stateside this tournament is already a success. A finals appearance would be a resounding success and a trophy would exceed expectations beyond what anyone could have hoped.
actually, it looks like a bit of overcast there. Humidity will still be awful, but not that Austin nastiness I remember. Would strangle an ox for a juiceland slushie or smoothie right now, that is a company that needs to aggressively expand outside of Austin. And that commercial break of Southern Congress street is literally the least amount of traffic I have ever seen on that bridge.
Exactly if they beat us, my students and Qatari friends will never live it down... I don't care what happens after this, just don't lose this one... please...
Have been to Doha. It is literally the most horrible, disgusting weather I have ever experienced in my life. I hated with every fabric of my being my existence there for three days. Never, will I ever visit that region of the world again in my life. I would literally prefer to live in Novosibirsk, Siberia, and thats not an exaggeration. It would take nothing less than a guaranteed USA world cup final ticket to go back there.