MLS Summer Interregnum Thread (Nations League, Euros, Copa, Gold Cup, Other PBP)

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by Ismitje, Jun 3, 2021.

  1. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    CONCACAF gonna CONCACAF
     
  2. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    I'm so glad I didn't have to care about penalties earlier.
     
    JasonMa and onefineesq repped this.
  3. onefineesq

    onefineesq Member+

    Sep 16, 2003
    Laurel, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My exact thought while watching this pk spectacle between Mexico and Costa Rica.
     
  4. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    That felt inevitable.
     
  5. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So the US wins the inaugural Nations League 1-0-0-0!!
     
  6. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The biggest problem for me with the US is that you have 3 players all attacking an area between the penalty spot and the 6 yard box at the same time.

    One player needs to stay wide while the center-forward needs to occupy defenders to create space for Pulisic or Reyna to run into.
     
  7. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So...4 teams...180 minutes...1 goal.

    CONCACAF, ladies and gentlemen!
     
    sitruc and JasonMa repped this.
  8. SetPeace

    SetPeace Member+

    Jun 22, 2004
    SC Illinois
    Club:
    Torquay United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not just 4 teams, but supposedly the 4 best teams in the confederation. There were promising looking moments throughout both contests, but they petered out the closer the ball got to the goal. Any of the 4 could have won their matches, but I think the Mexico-Costa Rica match was much less sloppy than the USA-Honduras affair. Oh well, World Cup Qualifiers should provide more goals, but probably less skill quality this weekend to take our minds off Thursday's dross.
     
    Bluecat82 repped this.
  9. AeroNaught

    AeroNaught Member+

    Atlanta United
    Feb 14, 2007
    Birmingham, AL
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well...if you were to believe twitter, it was all the fault of the two MLS players in the starting lineup along with the MLS coach. :rolleyes:
     
    sitruc and JasonMa repped this.
  10. An Unpaved Road

    An Unpaved Road Member+

    Mar 22, 2006
    Club:
    --other--
    Funny how club affiliation dictates whether you lost the game for your team or you’re incapable of having a bad game and your poor play is someone else’s fault.
     
    sitruc and JasonMa repped this.
  11. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [​IMG]

    Even when they try to do something righteous.....the jokes and memes write themselves....
     
    sitruc repped this.
  12. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Just for reference, Paramount+ is streaming all of these CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers this window. Many of them have a lot of bearing in determining the six group winners that will advance to the playoffs later this month.

    Times are EDT.

    Friday, June 4
    (C) Guatemala v. St. Vincent & the Grenadines 6:00 pm
    (D) Dominican Rep. v. Barbados 7:00 pm
    (E) Nicaragua v. Belize 9:00 pm

    Saturday, June 5
    (E) Turks & Caicos v. Haiti 3:00 pm
    (F) Bahamas v. Trinidad & Tobago 5:00 pm
    (C) B. Virgin Islands v. Curacao @ Guatemala 5:00 pm
    (A) US Virgin Islands v. El Salvador 7:00 pm
    (B) Aruba v. Canada @ Bradenton, FL 8:00 pm
    (D) Anguilla v. Panama @ Panama 8:00 pm

    Tuesday, June 8
    (E) Haiti v. Nicaragua 5:00 pm
    (C) Curacao v. Guatemala 8:00 pm
    (A) El Salvador v. Antigua and Barbuda 9:00 pm
    (B) Canada v. Suriname Chicago, IL 9:00 pm
    (D) Panama v. Dominican Rep. 9:00 pm

    I'd expect them to also have the playoffs on June 12 and 15.
     
    mbar, TheJoeGreene and AlbertCamus repped this.
  13. SccrDon

    SccrDon Member+

    Dec 4, 2001
    Colorado Springs
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My Mute button is my friend
     
  14. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Chucky!
    Chucky!!
    Chucky!!!

    If Chucky had scored I would have felt very dirty.
     
  15. SccrDon

    SccrDon Member+

    Dec 4, 2001
    Colorado Springs
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Let's be honest - as much as I'm a MLS fan and I get tired of hearing people talk down MLS players, Yeuill really was poor and Lletget wasn't much better, and Berhalter's coaching decisions, especially around not subbing anybody until almost too late, were debatable at best.

    But the only players I would've rated higher than 5/10 were Brooks and McKenzie (and Siebatchu ;)).
     
  16. An Unpaved Road

    An Unpaved Road Member+

    Mar 22, 2006
    Club:
    --other--
    I’d say Yueill was poor and Lletget was kind of “just there.” But that latter description also applied to a few guys who seemingly can’t be criticized because of their club affiliation.
     
  17. pr0ner

    pr0ner Member+

    Jan 13, 2007
    Alexandria, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Gio Reyna really should have scored in the first half. Game probably goes totally differently if he gets that, since Honduras can't just sit back and wait for the counter.
     
  18. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well everyone can relax about World Cup Qualifying. With a stunning result today the Bahamas held Trinidad & Tobago to a scoreless draw, which means St. Kitts and Nevis wins the group and T&T are eliminated. No return trip to Couva for the U.S.!
     
    SccrDon, sitruc, mbar and 3 others repped this.
  19. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Entertaining night of USL action. Next round of games commence at 10:30 Eastern.
     
  20. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #45 Paul Berry, Jun 5, 2021
    Last edited: Jun 5, 2021
    Canuckia strolled to a 7-0 win in Aruba. Panama almost doubled that in Anguilla.
     
    EvilTree and JasonMa repped this.
  21. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    8 LAFC players in the Las Vegas squad.
     
  22. Elninho

    Elninho Member+

    Sacramento Republic FC
    United States
    Oct 30, 2000
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sac Republic just capitalized on 10-man advantage.
     
  23. SetPeace

    SetPeace Member+

    Jun 22, 2004
    SC Illinois
    Club:
    Torquay United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Talk about an unadulterated shocker! :eek: Bahamas had been outscored 15-0 in its first 3 Group Stage games.

    USA doesn't have to worry about T & T to kick that beach sand in their faces this time! But, how are they gonna handle potential trips to Curacao, Suriname, or St. Kitts & Nevis? Re-building America's soccer fortunes is a time-consuming process, and I get that. But, I'm also skeptical that this team of younger stars is playing appreciably better than the one that lost at Trinidad & Tobago in 2017.

    Tonight's game with Mexico and next month's Gold Cup will hopefully, put me in a better frame of mind by the time the U.S. begins its WCQ campaign in September.
     
  24. AeroNaught

    AeroNaught Member+

    Atlanta United
    Feb 14, 2007
    Birmingham, AL
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I love that the top tier of CONCACAF is getting more competitive (and I'd argue the middle half as well), but man some of those scores from last night are kind of terrible...13-0? I guess eventually they think this Nations League will sort itself out with the relegation/promotion among tiers, but some of these teams like Canada and Panama are probably thinking their time could be spent much better.
     
    SetPeace repped this.
  25. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Those were World Cup Qualifying scores, not Nations League scores
     
    sitruc repped this.

Share This Page