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grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Yanks abroad 2023-2024 thread.
Still, 9 goals, 15 assists in all comp. 24 goal contributions in 2000+ mins is nice progress as was 3 assists in 8 champions league...
Apr 25, 2024 at 5:19 PM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Yanks abroad 2023-2024 thread.
I also think its hard to evaluate a player when the roster design itself is a disaster. The Gold Cup roster this past summer was...
Apr 25, 2024 at 5:15 PM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Copa v Olympics.
A little side update related to Olympics: As expected, the Uzbeks and Vietnam clinched advancement from the last group, so we've got...
Apr 24, 2024 at 5:02 PM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Copa v Olympics.
I don't know what I was thinking, I think, trying to imagine where I was at yesterday when I wrote that, what I meant was that they both...
Apr 24, 2024 at 11:53 AM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Yanks abroad 2023-2024 thread.
the eye test pretty much settles it, but even the #'s tell the story too: Scally's goal contributions are at 3, 1 and 4 the past 3...
Apr 23, 2024 at 5:34 PM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Copa v Olympics.
Yeah, point taken, he should be in there, especially considering his xG related bits from qualifying (I think the best on the team).
Apr 23, 2024 at 3:48 PM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Copa v Olympics.
What makes Dest special is simple: he's a uniquely talented attacking weapon, period, in the past his defense was a liability, period,...
Apr 23, 2024 at 1:15 PM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Copa v Olympics.
Iraq beat the Saudi's to jump ahead of them into the C1 spot while the Saudi's dropped to C2. Matchups are now: Qatar vs Japan Iraq vs...
Apr 23, 2024 at 11:35 AM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Copa v Olympics.
Update on one of our group stage opponents at the Olympics: Australia, a semi-regular at this level was knocked out in the group stage....
Apr 22, 2024 at 1:45 PM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Yanks abroad 2023-2024 thread.
I don't think anyone really thinks that anymore, unless you're thinking of an individual or two that are probably set to "ignore" on...
Apr 22, 2024 at 11:35 AM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread AllWright AllWright AllWright : Haji moving to the Coventry.
That was hideous, like the NFL does in the offseason, FIFA, EPL, whatever, need to consider changing this up. I don't think anyone, ever...
Apr 22, 2024 at 11:15 AM -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Copa v Olympics.
Man, no Dest for the Copa was/is absolutely brutal, he made my list of the dozen guys we absolutely could not afford to lose to injury...
Apr 21, 2024 at 12:53 PM -
grandinquisitor28 liked Paul Berry's post in the thread Yanks abroad 2023-2024 thread.
You can see why Serie A is more competitive just by looking at the payrolls. Ligue Un 1. PSG $315M 2. Marseille $79M 3. Monaco $62M...
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grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Are people really OK with losing to Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, and Colombia?.
Yeah, I'm not sure, if they play like they've done in '23-'24, they are making it out of the group but currently Chile and Peru are...
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grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Yanks abroad 2023-2024 thread.
I think they're just too far apart in money, and when you combine that with the fact that they're unlikely to do anything in Serie A in...
Apr 19, 2024 -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Dempsey calls out USMNT stars, including himself, for MLS moves.
Kate Abdo & Tony Meola open up like NEVER before in emotional Kickin' It | Episode 21 | CBS Sports - YouTube Pretty eye-opening stories...
Apr 19, 2024 -
grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Yanks abroad 2023-2024 thread.
Will be interesting to see, they are the only team to win twice in the past year, but I do think it's telling that it's gone like this:...
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grandinquisitor28 replied to the thread Are people really OK with losing to Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, and Colombia?.
Superficially it looks straight forward, it definitely seems like conmebol is breaking down into clear tiering right now: The Powers:...
Apr 19, 2024